Friday, April 24
Washington, D.C
3 p.m.
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George Washington
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Wildcats Visit George Washington in A-10 Series
4/23/2026 3:18:00 PM | Baseball
Having won its last four Atlantic 10 series, the Davidson baseball team will visit league foe George Washington this weekend.
It's the seventh of 10 conference weekends and the Wildcats' fourth on the road.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• The Wildcats are 20-18 overall and 11-7 in the A-10.
• Through 18 of 30 league games, Davidson is tied with VCU for second in the 12-team standings, five games behind frontrunner Saint Joseph's.
• In A-10 play, the Wildcats have earned 2-1 series victories over Dayton, George Mason and Saint Louis and swept St. Bonaventure. They dropped series to Fordham and La Salle.
• Davidson is in a stretch of playing eight of nine games on the road.
• Prior to last Sunday's series finale loss at Saint Louis, the Wildcats had won seven straight league games and eight of their last nine overall.
• The Wildcats have lost their last two games, including 18-2 to Radford on Tuesday in their final midweek home contest.
• Davidson's offense leads the A-10 with 13 triples, including a team-high four from Matt Manjooran.
• The Wildcats' pitching staff is second in the league with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, led by Saturday starter Cooper Cavanaugh's 10.47 mark, which ranks second.
• Cavanaugh leads the league with 5.82 hits allowed per nine. In his last four starts, Cavanaugh is 4-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 23.0 innings, while holding opposing hitters to a .118 average.
• Last weekend, reliever Simon Yochum struck out a career-best eight while throwing a career-high 5.1 innings against Saint Louis.
• Outfielder Scotty Edwards leads the Wildcats with a .342 average and a 1.078 OPS and has hit six home runs.
• Freshman infielder/outfielder Matt Manjooran is hitting .333 with five home runs and team-highs of 10 doubles, four triples, 81 total bases and 42 RBIs.
• Sophomore center fielder Jamie Daly is the team leader with eight homers and nine stolen bases. He's hitting .311 with a 1.013 OPS.
SCOUTING THE REVOLUTIONARIES
• George Washington enters the series 17-22 overall and 9-9 in the A-10.
• The Revolutionaries are in a three-way tie for sixth with Fordham and Rhode Island.
• GW has won its last five games, including midweek contests against Navy and Georgetown and a road sweep of VCU last weekend.
• Also in the A-10, the Revs have posted 2-1 series wins against La Salle and Rhode Island. They dropped series to Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure and were swept by league leader Saint Joseph's.
• Catcher/first baseman Robbie Lavey is GW's top hitter this season. He's batting .357 with a 1.033 OPS, nine doubles, six home runs and 30 RBIs.
PITCHING PROBABLES
• Game 1: Wilson Perkins, RHP (DAV) vs. Max Haug, RHP (GW)
• Game 2: Cooper Cavanaugh, LHP (DAV) vs. Andrew Cutler, RHP (GW)
• Game 3: Ed Hall, RHP (DAV) vs. Declan Wywoda, RHP (GW)
SERIES HISTORY
• Davidson and George Washington first met in 1907, Davidson's sixth season.
• The Wildcats lead the all-time series 24-12 and won two of three at home last year.
It's the seventh of 10 conference weekends and the Wildcats' fourth on the road.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• The Wildcats are 20-18 overall and 11-7 in the A-10.
• Through 18 of 30 league games, Davidson is tied with VCU for second in the 12-team standings, five games behind frontrunner Saint Joseph's.
• In A-10 play, the Wildcats have earned 2-1 series victories over Dayton, George Mason and Saint Louis and swept St. Bonaventure. They dropped series to Fordham and La Salle.
• Davidson is in a stretch of playing eight of nine games on the road.
• Prior to last Sunday's series finale loss at Saint Louis, the Wildcats had won seven straight league games and eight of their last nine overall.
• The Wildcats have lost their last two games, including 18-2 to Radford on Tuesday in their final midweek home contest.
• Davidson's offense leads the A-10 with 13 triples, including a team-high four from Matt Manjooran.
• The Wildcats' pitching staff is second in the league with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, led by Saturday starter Cooper Cavanaugh's 10.47 mark, which ranks second.
• Cavanaugh leads the league with 5.82 hits allowed per nine. In his last four starts, Cavanaugh is 4-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 23.0 innings, while holding opposing hitters to a .118 average.
• Last weekend, reliever Simon Yochum struck out a career-best eight while throwing a career-high 5.1 innings against Saint Louis.
• Outfielder Scotty Edwards leads the Wildcats with a .342 average and a 1.078 OPS and has hit six home runs.
• Freshman infielder/outfielder Matt Manjooran is hitting .333 with five home runs and team-highs of 10 doubles, four triples, 81 total bases and 42 RBIs.
• Sophomore center fielder Jamie Daly is the team leader with eight homers and nine stolen bases. He's hitting .311 with a 1.013 OPS.
SCOUTING THE REVOLUTIONARIES
• George Washington enters the series 17-22 overall and 9-9 in the A-10.
• The Revolutionaries are in a three-way tie for sixth with Fordham and Rhode Island.
• GW has won its last five games, including midweek contests against Navy and Georgetown and a road sweep of VCU last weekend.
• Also in the A-10, the Revs have posted 2-1 series wins against La Salle and Rhode Island. They dropped series to Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure and were swept by league leader Saint Joseph's.
• Catcher/first baseman Robbie Lavey is GW's top hitter this season. He's batting .357 with a 1.033 OPS, nine doubles, six home runs and 30 RBIs.
PITCHING PROBABLES
• Game 1: Wilson Perkins, RHP (DAV) vs. Max Haug, RHP (GW)
• Game 2: Cooper Cavanaugh, LHP (DAV) vs. Andrew Cutler, RHP (GW)
• Game 3: Ed Hall, RHP (DAV) vs. Declan Wywoda, RHP (GW)
SERIES HISTORY
• Davidson and George Washington first met in 1907, Davidson's sixth season.
• The Wildcats lead the all-time series 24-12 and won two of three at home last year.
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