VILLANOVA, Pa. – A four-game non-conference stretch opens for Villanova on Wednesday as the Hawks of Saint Joseph's visit the Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth for a 3 p.m. first pitch.

Villanova (17-21-1) has played six consecutive BIG EAST contests, making this the first out-of-league tilt since defeating Delaware for the Liberty Bell Classic title back on April 19. That victory extended the group's unbeaten streak in non-conference games to eight consecutive games. Since the face-off with Delaware, the Wildcats have gone 3-3, taking the first two games from St. John's in this past weekend's series before falling in the Sunday finale, 11-8.

This will be the second meeting this season with Saint Joseph's (24-17), with the 'Cats walking away with an 11-7 loss, snapping a four-game winning streak in the series. Cameron Hassert led the team with a four-RBI day, going 3-for-5 from the dish and hammering a home run. Chris Rotondo reached in every at bat in the game, going 4-for-4 and reaching on a walk.

In 141 games, Villanova still leads the series, 93-44-4 and has a stout home record of 49-17, winning two of the last five meetings in Plymouth Meeting. The last game played on the home turf between the two was an 8-7 victory in 11 innings.

Racking Up the Hits: Four Wildcats this season have accounted for at least 10 multi-hit games. Jack O'Reilly became the latest addition to that list on Sunday when he went 3-for-5 against St. John's, scoring twice and driving in a run. He and Pat O'Neill have had 10 such games with Rotondo at 13 and Joey Castellanos at a team-high 15.

Relievers: Since April 19, Jonathan Cole has pitched 4 2/3 relief innings with no earned runs against him. In that span, he has scattered three hits and walked five while striking out two. Before allowing a run on Sunday, Cole Vanderslice had gone 4 1/3 innings in four appearances without a run scored, as well, giving off two hits and striking out four.

Combined Shutouts: Devin Rivera and Tyler Arella combined for the shutout against St. John's in Saturday's win. Rivera pitched an inning to now sit tied for third in Villanova history for single-season combined shutouts with two. As for Arella, this is his tied for third for career combined shutouts with three.

Scouting the Hawks: Saint Joseph's comes into Wednesday on the heels of a 7-3 loss to Fordham in A-10 play that snapped a four-game winning streak. Outside of the conference, the Hawks are 15-11 on the year, going 3-2 in their last five such games. Saint Joseph's is batting .308 on the year as a team, the 19^th best average in the nation, with the 30^th most hits at 454. The group has launched 54 home runs. Andrew Cossetti leads the team with 15 of those, placing him at 25^th nationally, while also driving in a team-high 55 runs. He has reached base in every game this season for the Hawks, as well, the longest streak on the team. The Hawks' pitching staff has put together a 6.19 ERA on the year, allowing 304 runs on 432 hits with 34 home runs against while striking out 309 batters. In 15 appearances, Matt McShane has gone 5-0 with a 1.91 ERA and a 1.18 ERA, sitting down 39 batters. The only pitcher to strike out more batters has been Mike Falco at 41.