PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. — The Villanova baseball team returns home on Tuesday, April 28, to host Saint Joseph's in a midweek matchup at Villanova Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 3:35 p.m.
  THIS WEEK
• Tuesday, April 28 — vs. Saint Joseph's, 3:35 p.m.
  LAST TIME OUT
Villanova enters Tuesday's contest after earning its first BIG EAST win of the season with an 11-6 victory at Seton Hall. The Wildcats moved to 13-25 overall, taking the finale after dropping the first two games of the series.

Seton Hall opened the weekend with a 9-3 win on Friday. The game remained close early before the Pirates used four combined runs in the third and fourth innings to pull away. Senior Collin Quintano paced Villanova offensively with two hits and a pair of RBI.

Due to inclement weather, the final two games were played as a Sunday doubleheader, with the opener shortened to seven innings. In game one, sophomore JoJo Montgomery led off with a first-pitch home run to give Villanova an early spark. Seton Hall answered in the second inning, and the game remained tied until the bottom of the sixth, when a squeeze bunt brought home the go-ahead run in a 3-2 Pirates win.

Villanova bounced back in the series finale with an 11-6 victory. Montgomery continued his strong performance, driving in two runs in the first inning. Trailing 4-2 in the sixth, the Wildcats responded with a three-run frame to take the lead for good, highlighted by a two-run homer from redshirt sophomore Mark Gialluisi. Montgomery added two more RBI in the seventh, and Quintano provided insurance with a two-run homer in the eighth—his eighth of the season.
  VILLANOVA LEADERS
Senior Collin Quintano leads the Wildcats with eight home runs, 35 RBI, and a .333 batting average. He is coming off a strong weekend at Seton Hall, recording five hits and four RBI, including a home run.

Sophomore JoJo Montgomery also impressed in the doubleheader, driving in five runs across the two games while adding a home run.
On the mound, senior Graham Moore owns a team-best 3.86 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched.

Sophomore Matthew Kahn delivered a standout relief performance in the series finale, striking out six over three scoreless innings while allowing just two hits.
  SERIES HISTORY
Villanova holds a 97-49-4 advantage all-time against Saint Joseph's, including a 50-19 mark at Villanova Ballpark. The Hawks won last year's meeting, 17-8.
  SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S
Saint Joseph's enters Tuesday's game with a 29-14 overall record and a 19-2 mark in Atlantic 10 play. The Hawks are coming off a series sweep of La Salle.

Blake Primrose leads the team with 16 home runs and 52 RBI while batting .372 on the season.
  UP NEXT
Villanova hits the road for a three-game BIG EAST series at Georgetown beginning Friday, May 1. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. at Capital One Park.