Friday, May 1
Davidson, NC
5 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
vs
Richmond
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
Baseball Hosts Richmond in A-10 Series This Weekend
4/30/2026 12:51:00 PM | Baseball
Having played eight of its last nine games on the road, the Davidson baseball team starts a six-game homestand Friday afternoon when it opens a weekend series against Atlantic 10 foe Richmond at Wilson Field.
It's the eighth of 10 league series on the schedule.
Friday's first pitch is set for 5 p.m.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• The Wildcats are 23-19 overall and 14-7 in the A-10.
• They are alone in second in the league standings behind 19-2 Saint Joseph's and three games ahead of Fordham, Richmond and VCU.
• The Wildcats have won their last five A-10 series, including last weekend's sweep at George Washington.
• Also in A-10 play, the Wildcats swept St. Bonaventure and have won series against Dayton, George Mason and Saint Louis. Davidson dropped series against Fordham and La Salle.
• Davidson leads the A-10 with 14 triples and ranks fourth in on-base percentage (.396) and with 6.9 runs per game.
• Wildcat pitchers rank fourth in the league with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Saturday starter Cooper Cavanaugh is the A-10 leader with 5.44 hits allowed per nine and ranks second with 11.28 strikeouts per nine. He's sixth with a 3.83 ERA.
• In four starts in April, Cavanaugh is 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 24.0 innings.
• Infielder/outfielder Matt Manjooran ranks fourth in the league with four triples.
• Outfielder Jamie Daly is the team leader with a .336 batting average, a 1.064 OPS, nine home runs and nine stolen bases. He's also contributed six doubles, two triples and 29 RBIs.
• Manjooran is hitting .331 with a .970 OPS and along with the four triples, leads the Wildcats with 10 doubles, 43 RBIs and 86 total bases. He's also got the most multi-hit (18) and multi-RBI (12) games.
PITCHING PROBABLES
• Game 1: Wilson Perkins, RHP (Dav) vs. Chase Topolski, RHP (UR)
• Game 2: Cooper Cavanaugh, LHP (Dav) vs. Joey Giordano, LHP (UR)
• Game 3: Ed Hall, RHP (Dav) vs. Jackson Hinchliffe, RHP (UR)
SCOUTING THE SPIDERS
• Richmond comes to town with a 25-19 overall record, and the Spiders are 12-9 in the A-10.
• Richmond is in a three-way tie for third in the league standings, alongside Fordham and VCU.
• Most recently, the Spiders earned a 2-1 home series win over VCU last weekend.
• Also against A-10 competition, Richmond has series victories over Rhode Island, George Mason and Dayton, and the Spiders swept La Salle.
• The Spiders are 11-4 in league play since being swept by league leader Saint Joseph's and dropping two games to Fordham.
• Overall, the Spiders have won five of their last six games.
• Richmond has one of the top pitching staffs in the conference, ranking first in WHIP (1.39) and walks per nine innings (3.91) and second in ERA (5.15), hits allowed per nine (8.63) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (1.89).
• Chase Topolski is the league leader with a 2.70 ERA, while Joey Giordano ranks third (3.34) and has the most wins (10). Jackson Hinchliffe (4.00 ERA) is second in the A-10 with a 1.09 WHIP.
• Richmond's offense ranks second in the A-10 with 92 doubles, a .396 on-base percentage and a .472 slugging percentage and third with 57 home runs.
• Catcher Dylan Winebrenner leads the Spiders with a .347 average and a 1.121 OPS and ranks among the league leaders with a .671 slugging percentage (2nd), 14 home runs (3rd) and 112 total bases (3rd).
• Outfielder RJ Johnson, Jr. is hitting .345 with a 1.035 OPS.
• Spiders head coach, Mik Aoki, is in his third year. He's a 1990 Davidson graduate and former Wildcats infielder.
SERIES HISTORY
• The series dates to 1907, Davidson's sixth season.
• Richmond holds a 36-29 advantage.
• Davidson won two of three games in Richmond last year and two of three in Davidson in 2024.
It's the eighth of 10 league series on the schedule.
Friday's first pitch is set for 5 p.m.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• The Wildcats are 23-19 overall and 14-7 in the A-10.
• They are alone in second in the league standings behind 19-2 Saint Joseph's and three games ahead of Fordham, Richmond and VCU.
• The Wildcats have won their last five A-10 series, including last weekend's sweep at George Washington.
• Also in A-10 play, the Wildcats swept St. Bonaventure and have won series against Dayton, George Mason and Saint Louis. Davidson dropped series against Fordham and La Salle.
• Davidson leads the A-10 with 14 triples and ranks fourth in on-base percentage (.396) and with 6.9 runs per game.
• Wildcat pitchers rank fourth in the league with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Saturday starter Cooper Cavanaugh is the A-10 leader with 5.44 hits allowed per nine and ranks second with 11.28 strikeouts per nine. He's sixth with a 3.83 ERA.
• In four starts in April, Cavanaugh is 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 24.0 innings.
• Infielder/outfielder Matt Manjooran ranks fourth in the league with four triples.
• Outfielder Jamie Daly is the team leader with a .336 batting average, a 1.064 OPS, nine home runs and nine stolen bases. He's also contributed six doubles, two triples and 29 RBIs.
• Manjooran is hitting .331 with a .970 OPS and along with the four triples, leads the Wildcats with 10 doubles, 43 RBIs and 86 total bases. He's also got the most multi-hit (18) and multi-RBI (12) games.
PITCHING PROBABLES
• Game 1: Wilson Perkins, RHP (Dav) vs. Chase Topolski, RHP (UR)
• Game 2: Cooper Cavanaugh, LHP (Dav) vs. Joey Giordano, LHP (UR)
• Game 3: Ed Hall, RHP (Dav) vs. Jackson Hinchliffe, RHP (UR)
SCOUTING THE SPIDERS
• Richmond comes to town with a 25-19 overall record, and the Spiders are 12-9 in the A-10.
• Richmond is in a three-way tie for third in the league standings, alongside Fordham and VCU.
• Most recently, the Spiders earned a 2-1 home series win over VCU last weekend.
• Also against A-10 competition, Richmond has series victories over Rhode Island, George Mason and Dayton, and the Spiders swept La Salle.
• The Spiders are 11-4 in league play since being swept by league leader Saint Joseph's and dropping two games to Fordham.
• Overall, the Spiders have won five of their last six games.
• Richmond has one of the top pitching staffs in the conference, ranking first in WHIP (1.39) and walks per nine innings (3.91) and second in ERA (5.15), hits allowed per nine (8.63) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (1.89).
• Chase Topolski is the league leader with a 2.70 ERA, while Joey Giordano ranks third (3.34) and has the most wins (10). Jackson Hinchliffe (4.00 ERA) is second in the A-10 with a 1.09 WHIP.
• Richmond's offense ranks second in the A-10 with 92 doubles, a .396 on-base percentage and a .472 slugging percentage and third with 57 home runs.
• Catcher Dylan Winebrenner leads the Spiders with a .347 average and a 1.121 OPS and ranks among the league leaders with a .671 slugging percentage (2nd), 14 home runs (3rd) and 112 total bases (3rd).
• Outfielder RJ Johnson, Jr. is hitting .345 with a 1.035 OPS.
• Spiders head coach, Mik Aoki, is in his third year. He's a 1990 Davidson graduate and former Wildcats infielder.
SERIES HISTORY
• The series dates to 1907, Davidson's sixth season.
• Richmond holds a 36-29 advantage.
• Davidson won two of three games in Richmond last year and two of three in Davidson in 2024.
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