ITHACA, N.Y. — For the first time in over 12 years, the Cornell and Ithaca baseball programs will face each other on Tuesday afternoon at Hoy Field.

Series Information

TUESDAY, APRIL 4 - 3:30 P.M.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP: RHP Von Baker (0-3, 11.78 ERA) vs. TBA
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Last Weekend Rewind

Cornell went 1-2 last weekend against its fellow Ivy League and Empire State rival Columbia at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium in the Bronx.

Columbia posted victories of 12-6 and 15-1 before the Big Red prevented the series sweep with a 13-6 victory in the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader.

In the nightcap of Sunday's twin bill, Cornell registered six doubles which was the most by a Big Red team since also hitting six doubles against Yale exactly one year to the date (April 2, 2022).

Junior catcher Nathan Waugh batted a team-leading .667 on the weekend, going 6-of-9 with three doubles, a home run, and five RBI. In total, four Big Red players registered batting averages of .400 or better. Senior infielder Joe Hollerbach (.462 — 6-of-13), sophomore infielder Ryan Porter (.444 — 4-of-9), and senior outfielder Sam Kaplan (.417 — 5-of-12) were the others.

Freshman right-handed pitcher Carson Mayfield recorded his first collegiate victory on Sunday, registering five innings of relief, allowing three runs on two hits, walking two and striking out three.

91 Years | 2 Miles | 79 Meetings

Cornell and Ithaca are meeting for the 80th time in program history on Tuesday afternoon at Hoy Field, dating back to the first meeting between the two Ithaca-based programs in 1933.

Tuesday will be just the second time the crosstown rivals are meeting in the last 21 years.

The last game between the Big Red and Bombers came on May 6, 2010, in which Cornell prevailed by a 12-7 score. Kyle Groth went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in the victory over the Bombers. Mickey Brodsky, Frank Hager, and Jerry Vitiello each had two RBI apiece.

The Big Red has hosted the last five meetings against the Bombers, posting a 3-2 record in that span.

Cornell is 22-23-1 all-time at home against Ithaca, and has scored 10-plus runs in four of its last six meetings against the Bombers.

Joining the Hit Parade

In last weekend's series with Columbia, the Big Red recorded 10-plus hits in all three games. The Big Red totaled 38 hits in the series and posted a team batting average of .336.

Cornell logged a season-high 18 hits in the victory over Columbia last Sunday, marking the most hits in a single game by the Big Red since also having an 18-hit day against Princeton on April 30, 2017. The output is tied for the third-most by the Big Red under Ted Thoren Head Coach of Baseball Dan Pepicelli. 

Of the 38 hits recorded by Cornell last weekend, 18 went for extra bases (11 doubles, one triple, six home runs). Cornell's six home runs in the series were the most in a single weekend since also hitting six against Dartmouth last year at Hoy Field on April 23 and 24.

After having 12 hits in the victory on March 26 at Yale, Cornell has four consecutive games with at least 10 hits. During the stretch, the Big Red is hitting at a .338 clip (50-of-148) with a  24 extra-base hits (15 doubles, two triples, seven home runs), leading to a .608 slugging percentage.

No Cornell team has recorded five straight games with a 10-plus hits since the 2018 season when it strung together five 10-hit games during a span from April 21-28.

Keep the Streak Going

Sophomore infielder Max Jensen enters Tuesday's contest riding a seven-game hitting streak, which serves as the longest by a Big Red batter this season.

Jensen had an eight-game hit streak last season after batting .433 during the stretch (13-of-30) from April 16 to April 30.

Senior outfielder Wils Guy (4 games) and junior catcher Nathan Waugh (4 games) are both one game shy of matching the longest hit streak of their respective collegiate careers.

Guy has had four five-game hit streaks previously, most recently doing so three times last year. Waugh had a pair of five-game hit streaks with the most recent one coming over the course of last year and this season.

Touch 'Em All!

In last weekend's three-game series with Columbia, Cornell recorded six home runs at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium.

So far in three games played in April, the Big Red has six home runs. In February and March combined, Cornell had 10 home runs.

The six home runs hit by Cornell against Columbia were the most in a single weekend since also recording six against Dartmouth last year on April 25 and 26.

Tough to Touch

Over 11 relief outings so far during his senior campaign, left-handed pitcher Spencer Edwards has been tough to hit off of this season.

Edwards enters today's contest with opponents batting .205 off of him (15 hits in 73 at-bats), which ranks as the fourth-best average in the Ivy League, after games completed on Monday.

After allowing five hits in his first appearance of the season on Feb. 25 at James Madison, Edwards has allowed just 10 hits over his last 17.1 innings pitched.

Mayfield Shining Early

Freshman right-handed pitcher Carson Mayfield been a bright spot for the Cornell bullpen so far this season through his seven relief outings.

Currently owning a 5.25 ERA that leads all Cornell pitchers with at least 15 innings pitched, Mayfield has 20 strikeouts compared to just five walks.

His 4.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio is tied for eighth among freshman pitchers and is second in the Ivy League, trailing Dartmouth's Jake Metzger (29 SO, 3 BB — 9.67).

Mayfield's five walks allowed in 24 innings pitched leads to a 1.88 walks-per-9-inning ratio, which is the ninth-best figure by a first-year pitcher this season. He also trails Metzger (3 BB in 31.2 IP — 0.85) for the Ivy League lead.

Over his 24 innings pitched, Mayfield has struck out 20 batters this season, ranking second on the Big Red behind classmate Noah Keller (26).