NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Villanova University baseball team will face Lipscomb in a three-game series this weekend (Feb. 28-March 2) at Ken Dugan Field.
Quick Hitters
- Villanova will hit the road to take on Lipscomb for a three-game series in Nashville, Tenn.
- Friday will be the first-ever matchup between the Wildcats and the Bisons.
- Villanova enters the weekend at 4-3, having won three of its last four games.
- The Wildcats took two of three games last weekend at Winthrop. The series was highlighted by incredible play at the plate by catcher Jason Neff, who was named BIG EAST Player of the Week.
- Third Baseman Michael Whooley heads into Friday's game with a home run in three straight games.
- Outfielder Austin Lemon currently has a seven-game hitting streak entering the weekend.
- RHP Bobby Olsen has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll each of the last two weeks, with a 1.50 ERA and 0.83 WHIP through two starts.
Never E-Neff
Catcher
Jason Neff has been off to a blistering hot start to his sixth season of collegiate baseball. The West Palm Beach, Fla., native has career- and team-bests in batting average (.478), on-base percentage (.600) and slugging percentage (1.043) through seven games. As of Wednesday (Feb. 26), those figures each rank in the top 60 nationally, with his slugging percentage ranked 15th in Division I. He has hit three home runs and drove in 11 RBI on the season, spearheading a productive start for the Wildcat offense.
Whooley Mammoths
After hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday's (Feb. 25) win over Coppin State, Junior
Michael Whooley now has hit a long ball in three straight games. This is the first time a Wildcat has homered in three straight games since Dan Terpak in 2008. Despite only having six career home runs heading into the season, Whooley already has three through seven games in 2025.
Superb Starters
Starting pitchers
Bobby Olsen and
Luke McCollough have each been excellent for Villanova so far. In 24.1 innings combined, the two have only given up six earned runs while striking out 18.
Lipscomb at a Glance
The Bisons currently have a 2-6 record and come into Friday's game on a five-game losing streak after getting swept by West Virginia over the weekend (Feb. 21-23) and falling to Belmont on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Lipscomb is led by Damion Kenealy Jr., who has three home runs and six RBI. On the mound, Lyne Turner has shined with a 1.04 ERA and 1.27 WHIP through two starts and 8.2 innings.
Where to Watch
Friday's game will be available to stream on ESPN+, with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. Follow
@villanovabaseball on Instagram and
@VUBaseball on X (formerly Twitter) for more coverage of the entire series.
