Cornell (10-13, 8-4 Ivy League) at Binghamton (13-18, 3-9 America East)
When	April 16
Where	Vestal, N.Y. // Bearcats Baseball Complex
Watch	Tuesday
Radio	None
Live Stats	Tuesday
Notes	Cornell | Binghamton

 

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Cornell		Binghamton
Tue. 6:30 p.m. ET	LHP Nathaniel Jennewein (0-1, 9.00 ERA)		RHP Dan McAliney (1-1, 10.12 ERA)

ITHACA, N.Y. — Coming off an impressive series victory over Ivy League preseason favorite Penn at Tommy Lasorda Field at Meiklejohn Stadium in Philadelphia this past weekend, the Cornell baseball team travels south on Interstate 81 for the first of two scheduled midweek contests on the season against its Central New York rival Binghamton.

WEEKEND REWIND
• Cornell posted its first series victory over Penn for the first time since 2019, and its first on the Quakers' home turf since 2018, staking a two-game lead over Penn, Princeton, and Yale for third place in the Ivy League standings.

• Freshman Mark Quatrani led the Big Red in batting with a .462 average (6-for-13) while chipping in a double and six RBI. Junior infielder Max Jensen (five RBI) and junior outfielder John Quinlan (seven runs, triple, two RBI) both batted 6-for-14 (.429) on the weekend.

• The highlight of the weekend was sophomore outfielder Caden Wildman, who became the first player in the 153-year history of Cornell baseball to hit multiple grand slams in a game, doing so in consecutive at-bats in the seventh and eighth innings in the Big Red's 18-11 victory in the nightcap of last Saturday's doubleheader.

• Wildman was named the Ivy League's Co-Player of the Week, and Quatrani was tabbed the Ancient Eight's Rookie of the Week for the second time in the last three weeks.

OFF TO A GOOD START
• After its first four weekends of Ivy League play, Cornell has an 8-4 record against Ancient Eight opponents, including the Big Red's 8-2 record over its previous 10 conference matchups.

• Since the disbandment of the EIBL following the 1992 season, Cornell has registered eight-plus wins over its first 12 Ivy League games one other time as the Big Red opened Ivy League play with a 10-2 record in 2012.

• Cornell's pair of victories over Penn last weekend marked the 11th instance since 1930 — when the Big Red joined the now-defunct EIBL — that it has posted a record of 8-4 or better in its first 12 conference games. The other instances came in 1939 (9-3), 1941 (8-4), 1971 (8-4), 1972 (8-4), 1973 (8-4), 1977 (10-2), 1978 (8-4), 1980 (8-4), 1982 (8-4), and 2012 (10-2).

LOVING THE LONG BALL
• Despite having its 12-game home run streak snapped in its 6-5 loss to Penn on Saturday, Cornell has hit round-trippers in 14 of its last 15 games, registering 27 of its 30 blasts during the span. The Big Red is averaging 1.80 home runs per game over the 15-game stretch.

• Cornell's 30 home runs are tied with the squads from 1995, 2010, and 2023 for the fifth-most round-trippers in a season in program history.

• Freshman infielder Kevin Hager's three-run blast in the first inning of Sunday's 11-9 victory over Penn was the 30th home run hit by Cornell on the year, marking the third consecutive season it has reached the 30-home run plateau. It is the first time in program history that the Big Red has registered 30-plus home runs in three straight seasons, as it had consecutive 30-home run seasons in 2001-02 and 2009-10.

LOOKING TO EXTEND THE STREAKS
• Senior catcher Nathan Waugh enters tonight's game riding a 27-game on-base streak that dates back to last season.

• Waugh's slash line during his 27-game on-base streak stands at .305/.406/.505. The senior catcher also had his 19-game hit streak snapped in the opening game of a March 30 doubleheader against Dartmouth. During his on-base streak, Waugh has recorded six doubles, five home runs, and scored 28 runs.

• Sophomore outfielder Caden Wildman and freshman catcher Mark Quatrani both enter tonight riding 11-game on-base streaks. Wildman has a hit in his last 11 games, slashing .426/.491/.660 while driving in 17 of his 19 RBI on the season. Quatrani has a .381/.490/.833 line over his previous 11 games with two doubles, a triple, five home runs, and 22 RBI.

WHEN IT RUNS, IT POURS
• Cornell has shown a knack for scoring runs in bundles this season, as 131 of its 160 runs have come in multi-run innings (81.9 percent of its run production).

• Of the Big Red's 327 runs scored since the beginning of last season, 260 have come in innings featuring at least two runs crossing home plate (79.5 percent).

• Cornell has 38 multi-run innings this season through its first eight weekends of play. In last weekend's series at Penn, 32 of the Big Red's 34 runs scored came in multi-run frames (94.1 percent).

IMPROVING IN ALL FACETS
• Cornell has improved in numerous statistical categories on both sides of the baseball since opening Ivy League play against Princeton on March 22.

• Over its last 12 games, Cornell has improved its batting average by 59 points, batting .311 with 107 runs scored (7.13 runs per game) and 21 home runs (1.40 home runs per game). The Big Red has seen a 113-point increase in slugging percentage (.498) and a 160-point improvement in OPS (.891).

• Cornell has an 8-4 record over its last 12 games, including winning eight of its previous 10 contests. After having a 9.60 ERA over its first 11 games, the Big Red has logged a 5.57 ERA over its last 12 outings, a 403-point decrease. Cornell's walks-per-9-innings have decreased by 282 points (4.98), and opponents are hitting .257, down 61 points from its .318 average in the opening 11 contests.

Q'S PROVIDING THE A'S
• Junior outfielder John Quinlan and freshman catcher Mark Quatrani have been two of Cornell's most reliable hitters since the beginning of Ivy League play.

• Quinlan is hitting a team-leading .418 (23-of-55) in Ivy play, trailing Penn's Wyatt Henseler (.428) for the conference lead in batting average. Quinlan's 23 hits are the most by any player in the Ancient Eight, and he is joined by sophomore outfielder Caden Wildman (20) and junior infielder Max Jensen (20) as the lone trio of players with 20-plus hits in Ivy League play this season.

• Quatrani has five home runs in Ivy play, tied with Columbia's Sam Miller for the second-most homers in conference action, trailing Henseler (six) for the conference lead. Quatrani's 21 RBI lead the conference and is four more than Wildman and Columbia's Eric Jeon, who have 17 ribbies.

• Four Cornell players have OPS figures in Ivy League play above 1.000, with Quatrani leading the way (1.310). Quinlan (1.066), Wildman (1.044), and Jensen (1.044) are right behind the first-year catcher.

SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
• Binghamton enters tonight's contest with a 13-18 overall record and a 3-9 mark in America East play. This past weekend, the Bearcats were swept in a three-game series against Bryant in Smithfield, R.I., falling by scores of 10-3, 10-2, and 7-2.

• The Bearcats have won its last six non-conference games, dating back to an 8-7 victory in 10 innings over St. Bonaventure on March 12. Along with its win over the Bonnies, Binghamton has claimed a come-from-behind 11-10 win as it avenged a 10-1 deficit to Canisius on March 26, swept a three-game series against Middle Tennessee on March 28-30, and defeated Le Moyne, 10-3, last Tuesday in the first meeting between the two programs since 2008.

• Logan Haskell leads Binghamton's offense with his .320 average, while Mike Gunning has a .319 batting average and leads the Bearcats in home runs (13) and RBI (32). Evin Sullivan is the other Binghamton hitter with a .300 average, hitting for a .304 clip.

• Gabe Driscoll (4-3, 3.50 ERA in eight starts), Nelson Berkwich (2-4, 5.77 ERA in nine starts), and Ryan Bates (1-1, 5.88 ERA in seven starts) have been reliable in the Bearcats' weekend rotation.

• Theo Farynick has shined out of the bullpen for Binghamton, fashioning a 1.32 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP, allowing two runs in 13.2 innings across nine relief outings. He has held opponents to a .152 batting average, yielding just seven hits against.

• Chris Sleeper, Justin Rosner, Jackson Mitchell, and John Lumpinski all have one save apiece on the season.

40 YEARS, 52 MILES, 46 MEETINGS
• Cornell and Binghamton will meet for the 47th time tonight, the fifth time in the last six contests where the Bearcats will be hosts. The Big Red owns the series lead, 26-19-1, and has won three of the last five. Cornell is 7-4-1 over its previous 12 games against its Central New York rival.

• In the last meeting between the two programs last year on April 11, seven Binghamton pitchers combined to throw a four-hit shutout in a 6-0 triumph at the Bearcats Baseball Complex. Kevin Gsell and Nick Roselli teamed up to drive in five of Binghamton's six runs on the day, while both players had multi-hit days for the Bearcats.

• Wils Guy registered two of Cornell's four hits on the day for the Big Red in the setback. John Quinlan and Sam Kaplan each tallied one hit in the contest. Beck Urofsky made his first collegiate start for the Big Red, allowing two runs on two hits in his two-inning outing. He also walked two and struck out two.