Friday, April 10
Davidson, NC
5 p.m.
Davidson College Athletics
vs
St. Bonaventure
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Set to Host Bonnies at Wilson This Weekend
4/9/2026 4:26:00 PM | Baseball
In a stretch of playing mostly on the road, the Davidson baseball team will host Atlantic 10 Conference foe St. Bonaventure at Wilson Field this weekend.
The three-game series begins Friday at 5 p.m., with early afternoon games set for Saturday and Sunday.
It's the only home series in April for the Wildcats, who are playing 12 of 16 games on the road this month.
The series is sponsored by LKN Auto Repair.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson enters the weekend playing .500 baseball at 15-15 overall and 6-6 in the A-10. The Wildcats are in a three-way tie for fifth in the 12-team league alongside Fordham and Richmond.
• Davidson has won its last two A-10 series, going 2-1 against Dayton (March 27-29) and George Mason (April 3-4).
• The Wildcats rallied to win the third game of both of those series, beginning with a 9-8, 12-inning win over Dayton, when Aidan Rice delivered a walk-off RBI-single. Last weekend, the Wildcats earned a 7-4 series-clinching win at George Mason by scoring five runs in the ninth, including three on an Anthony Torreso triple.
• Also at Mason, the Wildcats notched their league-leading third shutout of the season, as Cooper Cavanaugh (7 IP) and Simon Yochum (2 IP) limited the Patriots to four hits in a 4-0 win.
• The Wildcats also posted an 8-3 non-conference win over Queens on Tuesday, thanks in part to a Matthew Vannoy grand slam.
NUMBERS, ETC.
• Davidson's nine triples are second-most in the A-10.
• The Wildcats rank fourth in team batting average (.272) and on-base percentage (.389).
• The Davidson pitching staff is third with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• With 26 walks, Vannoy ranks second in the league.
• Forrest Lietz's team-leading .360 average is eighth-best in the A-10.
• Three Wildcats are tied for the team's home run lead with four: Lietz, Torreso and Jamie Daly.
• Matt Manjooran is hitting .324 and leads the Wildcats with seven doubles and 31 RBIs.
• In his last two starts, Cavanaugh has thrown 12 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out 13. He's held opposing hitters to a .103 average.
PITCHING PROBABLES
• Game 1: Wilson Perkins, RHP (DAV) vs. David James, RHP (SBU)
• Game 2: Cooper Cavanaugh, LHP (DAV) vs. Nolan Feidt, LHP (SBU)
• Game 3: Ed Hall, RHP (DAV) vs. Enger Paulino, RHP (SBU)
SCOUTING THE BONNIES
• St. Bonaventure is 9-21 overall and 3-9 in the A-10, tied for 11th with La Salle.
• The Bonnies have won four of their last five games, including an 11-2 non-conference victory over Canisius on Wednesday.
• St. Bonaventure earned its first A-10 series win of the season last weekend, taking two of three games from George Washington.
• Also in league play, the Bonnies took one game from Saint Louis and were swept by George Mason and VCU.
• Pitcher David James was named A-10 Pitcher of the Week on Monday after throwing a complete-game shutout in the series opener with the Revolutionaries.
• In the 11-0 win, James allowed five hits and struck out six and notched the first nine-inning shutout for a Bonnies pitcher since 2018.
• James ranks third in the A-10 with a 2.47 ERA.
• Anthony Fernandez and Manuel Castro are the top-hitting Bonnies with averages of .342 and .339, respectively. Castro ranks third in the A-10 with 13 doubles.
SERIES HISTORY
• Davidson holds a 17-2 series advantage, dating to 2015, the Wildcats' first season in the A-10.
• The Wildcats have won 12 of the last 13 series games and took two of three on the road last season.
The three-game series begins Friday at 5 p.m., with early afternoon games set for Saturday and Sunday.
It's the only home series in April for the Wildcats, who are playing 12 of 16 games on the road this month.
The series is sponsored by LKN Auto Repair.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson enters the weekend playing .500 baseball at 15-15 overall and 6-6 in the A-10. The Wildcats are in a three-way tie for fifth in the 12-team league alongside Fordham and Richmond.
• Davidson has won its last two A-10 series, going 2-1 against Dayton (March 27-29) and George Mason (April 3-4).
• The Wildcats rallied to win the third game of both of those series, beginning with a 9-8, 12-inning win over Dayton, when Aidan Rice delivered a walk-off RBI-single. Last weekend, the Wildcats earned a 7-4 series-clinching win at George Mason by scoring five runs in the ninth, including three on an Anthony Torreso triple.
• Also at Mason, the Wildcats notched their league-leading third shutout of the season, as Cooper Cavanaugh (7 IP) and Simon Yochum (2 IP) limited the Patriots to four hits in a 4-0 win.
• The Wildcats also posted an 8-3 non-conference win over Queens on Tuesday, thanks in part to a Matthew Vannoy grand slam.
NUMBERS, ETC.
• Davidson's nine triples are second-most in the A-10.
• The Wildcats rank fourth in team batting average (.272) and on-base percentage (.389).
• The Davidson pitching staff is third with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• With 26 walks, Vannoy ranks second in the league.
• Forrest Lietz's team-leading .360 average is eighth-best in the A-10.
• Three Wildcats are tied for the team's home run lead with four: Lietz, Torreso and Jamie Daly.
• Matt Manjooran is hitting .324 and leads the Wildcats with seven doubles and 31 RBIs.
• In his last two starts, Cavanaugh has thrown 12 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out 13. He's held opposing hitters to a .103 average.
PITCHING PROBABLES
• Game 1: Wilson Perkins, RHP (DAV) vs. David James, RHP (SBU)
• Game 2: Cooper Cavanaugh, LHP (DAV) vs. Nolan Feidt, LHP (SBU)
• Game 3: Ed Hall, RHP (DAV) vs. Enger Paulino, RHP (SBU)
SCOUTING THE BONNIES
• St. Bonaventure is 9-21 overall and 3-9 in the A-10, tied for 11th with La Salle.
• The Bonnies have won four of their last five games, including an 11-2 non-conference victory over Canisius on Wednesday.
• St. Bonaventure earned its first A-10 series win of the season last weekend, taking two of three games from George Washington.
• Also in league play, the Bonnies took one game from Saint Louis and were swept by George Mason and VCU.
• Pitcher David James was named A-10 Pitcher of the Week on Monday after throwing a complete-game shutout in the series opener with the Revolutionaries.
• In the 11-0 win, James allowed five hits and struck out six and notched the first nine-inning shutout for a Bonnies pitcher since 2018.
• James ranks third in the A-10 with a 2.47 ERA.
• Anthony Fernandez and Manuel Castro are the top-hitting Bonnies with averages of .342 and .339, respectively. Castro ranks third in the A-10 with 13 doubles.
SERIES HISTORY
• Davidson holds a 17-2 series advantage, dating to 2015, the Wildcats' first season in the A-10.
• The Wildcats have won 12 of the last 13 series games and took two of three on the road last season.
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