VILLANOVA, Pa.- Due to the Wednesday's weather forecast, Villanova's home opener has been moved up to Tuesday, March 8 with first pitch at 2:30 P.M.
PROBABLE STARTERS
Lafayette: TBD
Villanova: TBD
Patten pending:
Cole Patten continues to impress for the Wildcats. The senior from Manasquan, New Jersey tossed five innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts. In 20 and 2/3 innings, Patten has allowed just two earned runs on 13 hits and struck out 21 batters. The Seton Hall transfer's current ERA is a miniscule 0.87.
The streak lives on:
Chris Rotondo extended his hitting streak to nine games after belting a leadoff homer against Georgia State Sunday. The outfielder is hitting .282 with three homers and nine runs batted in through 10 games this season.
Scouting the Leopards
- Lafayette currently has a 2-9 record heading into Tuesday's matchup.
- Pete Ciuffreda leads the Cougars offense in batting average (.366), homers (2) and runs batted in (15).
- Infielder Kyle Chmielewski has already collected 12 hits in his first 10 games this season (.364 average).
- Junior southpaw Nolan Moor has fanned 21 batters in 14 innings pitched.
- As a team, the Cougars are 13-for-16 in stolen base attempts in 11 games played this season.
