VILLANOVA, Pa.-Villanova will compete against St. Joseph's for the 144^th time in program history Tuesday. The Wildcats currently have the upper hand in the series, 96-43-4. First pitch is at 3:00 p.m.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Villanova:TBD
St. Joseph's: TBD
 
 
Tough out: In three games last week, Chris Rotondo went 6-for-10 with an RBI and four stolen bases. The center fielder is currently hitting .347 with three homers, 10 runs batted in and seven stolen bases. Rotondo also has an on-base percentage of .467 and currently has a 12-game hitting streak.
 
Delivery man: Jack O'Reilly delivered for Villanova last week with a 5-for-9 effort with four runs driven in against NJIT and Lafayette. The first baseman played hero Friday when he hit a walk-off single for a 6-5 Wildcats victory over the Highlanders. O'Reilly is now tied for second on the team in runs batted in (9).
 
Patten pending: Cole Patten delivered another solid start Friday against the NJIT Highlanders. The Villanova ace tossed five and two third innings of one-run ball with eight strikeouts. Patten has allowed one earned run or less in his first four starts this season. The Seton Hall transfer is currently sporting a 1.03 ERA
 
Scouting the Hawks

• St. Joe's enters the week with an 8-4 record with a four-game winning streak.
• Catcher Andrew Cossetti leads the Hawks with eight homers and 25 runs batted in. Cossetti is the all-time leader in homers for St. Joe's with 32.
• Brett Callahan leads the team with a .383 batting average and eight stolen bases.
• Luke Smith and Ian McCole headline the Hawks' rotation. Smith is 4-0 with a 3.92 ERA and McCole sports a 3.27 ERA with eight earned runs allowed in 22 innings pitched.