ITHACA, N.Y. — Continuing its eight-game road trip this weekend, the Cornell baseball team (10-14, 5-7 Ivy League) heads to northern New England for a three-game series against Harvard (6-21, 3-8 Ivy League) at O'Donnell Field in Cambridge, Mass.
The series begins on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 11:30 a.m., setting up the series finale on Easter Sunday at noon. All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
| Probable Starting Pitchers |
| Day |
Cornell |
Harvard |
| Sat. 11:30 a.m. ET |
RHP Carson Mayfield (1-1, 3.92 ERA) |
RHP Callan Fang (1-3, 3.63 ERA) |
| Sat. 2:30 p.m. ET |
LHP Huxley Holcombe (3-1, 8.34 ERA) |
RHP Truman Pauley (2-5, 5.63 ERA) |
| Sun. 12 p.m. ET |
TBD |
TBD |
MIDWEEK REWIND
Playing its first midweek non-conference contest of the season, Cornell fell to Binghamton, 8-5, on Tuesday at the Bearcats Baseball Complex despite three-hit performances from sophomore designated hitter
Mark Quatrani and junior third baseman
TJ Swidorski.
Quatrani and Swidorski combined for six of Cornell's nine hits on the night and contributed all three of the Big Red's extra-base hits. Quatrani went 3-for-4 with a home run and scored two runs, while Swidorski was 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, and two RBI.
Senior two-way player
William Jaun earned the start for the Big Red, facing one over the minimum in his two-inning outing. Jaun induced five flyouts, struck out one, and issued a leadoff walk in the second.
Junior left-handers
John Gerfen and
Noah Keller, freshman southpaw
Will Siwinski, and junior right-handers
Ethan McHugh and
Josh Shea also saw action on the mound for the Big Red.
McHugh struck out two in his two innings of relief in his collegiate debut, which included setting down the first batter he faced. Shea matched McHugh's strikeout total, fanning the last two batters he faced.
WEEKEND REWIND
Cornell was swept in its three-game weekend series against Ivy League-leading Penn (16-12, 10-2 Ivy League) as the Quakers swept Sunday's doubleheader, 4-3 and 9-4, before scoring 16 unanswered runs yesterday to cruise to their 16-1 victory.
Junior outfielder
Caden Wildman paced the Big Red offense on the weekend, batting .400 (4-for-10) with a home run, two RBI, and registering a 1.238 OPS (.538 on-base percentage and .700 slugging percentage). Senior two-way player
Ryan Porter, senior outfielder
Kyle Musser, and sophomore infielder
Luke Johnson also joined Wildman in hitting home runs on the weekend.
Junior right-handed pitcher
Carson Mayfield excelled on the mound during his start in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader, registering a career-high seven innings pitched while striking out eight Penn hitters, to match his single-game high for strikeouts. Mayfield held the Quakers to just a .167 batting average over his start, allowing three runs on four hits, walking two, and hitting one batter.
Senior two-way player
William Jaun, junior right-handed pitchers
Josh Shea and
TJ Swidorski, and freshmen
John Hegarty and
Will Siwinski did not allow any runs in their relief outings.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Cornell's current eight-game road trip is its longest stretch of true road games in the middle of a season since also playing eight straight contests away during the 2022 season.
That road trip began when the Big Red posted an impressive 11-10 come-from-behind victory over Canisius in Buffalo, N.Y., on April 5, where it avenged a 10-3 third-inning deficit. The Big Red then trraveled to Princeton (April 9-10) for a three-game series, which the Tigers claimed thanks a 10-6 victory in the rubber match. After dropping a midwest contest to Binghamton, 5-3, on April 12, the Big Red closed out the road swing being swept in a three-game series at Penn (April 16-17).
This weekend is the first of Cornell's two consecutive trips to northern New England as the Big Red will return to the area next weekend for a three-game series against Dartmouth (7-18, 5-7 Ivy League) at Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park in Hanover, N.H.
Although the Big Red traditionally played both Harvard and Dartmouth in the same weekend between 1970 and 2017, this will be Cornell's second time in program history it will be traveling to New England in consecutive weekends to face the Crimson and Big Green. The only other occurrence came when the Big Red played doubleheaders on May 17, 1947 (Dartmouth) and May 24, 1947 (Harvard).
STAYING STRONG IN THE FIELD
Coming off its program-record .975 fielding percentage (35 errors in 1,407 fielding chances) last season, Cornell has carried its fielding success into the 2025 campaign, committing just 20 errors in 880 fielding opportunities (.977 fielding percentage).
The Big Red's fielding percentage ranks 31st in Division I baseball after the conclusion of Wednesday's contests, leading all Ivy League programs in fielding percentage by seven points (Penn — .971).
Cornell's 20 errors committed rank as the third-fewest miscues in Division I baseball, trailing UTRGV (17 errors in 36 games) and Ball State (18 errors in 38 games). The Big Red has 10 fewer errors than the second-place holders in the Ancient Eight (Dartmouth and Penn— 30 errors).
FEWEST ERRORS COMMITTED
This Season (as of April 17, 2025)
• 17, UTRGV (924 putouts, 316 assists, 17 errors, .986 fielding percentage in 36 games)
• 18, Ball State (976 putouts, 329 assists, 18 errors, .986 fielding percentage in 38 games)
• 20, Cornell (617 putouts, 243 assists, 20 errors, .977 fielding percentage in 24 games)
• 21, Arkansas (962 putouts, 299 assists, 21 errors, .984 fielding percentage in 38 games)
• 21, Cal Poly (939 putouts, 310 assists, 21 errors, .983 fielding percentage in 35 games)
• 22, Arizona State (980 putouts, 311 assists, 22 errors, .983 fielding percentage in 37 games)
• 22, Vanderbilt (945 putouts, 280 assists, 22 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 37 games)
• 23, Charlotte (944 putouts, 281 assists, 23 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 36 games)
• 23, Rutgers (945 putouts, 330 assists, 23 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 37 games)
Since last season, Cornell has a cumulative .976 fielding percentage (55 errors in 2,287 fielding chances), which ranks 38th among Division I programs in the span. The Big Red has a seven-point lead over Penn (.969 — 85 errors in 2,704 fielding chances) for the top fielding percentage in the Ivy League during the span.
Cornell's 55 errors committed since last season trails only Notre Dame (54 errors in 86 games) for the fewest miscues in Division I baseball. The Big Red enters the weekend one of three programs that has committed under 60 errors since the start of last season, joined by Cal Poly (59 errors in 92 games).
FEWEST ERRORS COMMITTED IN DIVISION I BASEBALL
Since Start of 2024 Season (as of April 17, 2025)
• 54, Notre Dame (2213 putouts, 752 assists, 54 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 86 games)
• 55, Cornell (1610 putouts, 622 assists, 55 errors, .976 fielding percentage in 61 games)
• 59, Cal Poly (2487 putouts, 882 assists, 59 errors, .983 fielding percentage in 92 games)
• 60, Arkansas (2533 putouts, 742 assists, 60 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 98 games)
• 61, Northwestern (2194 putouts, 810 assists, 61 errors, .980 fielding percentage in 86 games)
• 63, Dallas Baptist (2489 putouts, 869 assists, 63 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 96 games)
• 65, Virginia Tech (2359 putouts, 708 assists, 65 errors, .979 fielding percentage in 91 games)
TOUGH TO TOUCH
Since the beginning of Ivy League play, junior right-handed pitcher
Carson Mayfield and sophomore left-handed pitcher
Huxley Holcombe have been two of the best Ivy League pitchers at holding the opposition without hits.
Opponents are hitting .220 (18 hits in 82 at-bats) off Mayfield, which ranks third among qualifying Ivy League pitchers, and Holcombe is holding the opposition to hit .233 (20 hits in 86 at-bats) off him in conference play, the sixth-lowest figure in the Ancient Eight.
LOWEST BATTING AVERAGE AGAINST IN CONFERENCE GAMES
This Season (as of April 17, 2025)
• .135, Jack Ohman, Yale
• .167, Truman Pauley, Harvard
• .220, Carson Mayfield, Cornell
• .228, Thomas Santana, Columbia
• .230, Luke Trout, Brown
• .233, Huxley Holcombe, Cornell
• .236, Will Tobin, Penn
Mayfield and Holcombe are the only Ivy League starting tandem that hold conference opponents to a batting average below .235, making Cornell one of 25 Division I programs with multiple pitchers starting in at least 75 percent of their appearances in conference play to achieve this feat. UNC Wilmington is the lone team nationally with three starters averaging under .235. Alongside Cornell, Army, Austin Peay, Ball State, Coastal Carolina, Coppin State, Florida State, George Mason, Gonzaga, Holy Cross, Illinois, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, Kent State, Kentucky, Liberty, NJIT, North Alabama, North Carolina, Northern Kentucky, Oral Roberts, Rhode Island, and Troy also feature multiple starters with a conference batting average against under .235.
Entering this weekend, Mayfield owns the ninth-lowest BABIP (batting average of balls in play) in Division I baseball among qualifying pitchers, leading all eligible Ivy League pitchers by 18 points (Yale's Jack Ohman — .225).
TOP BATTING AVERAGE OF BALLS IN PLAY (BABIP)
This Season (as of April 17, 2025)
• .167, Eli DeRossi, Mount St. Mary's
• .168, Nic McCay, Kentucky
• .171, Liam O'Brien, Hawai'i
• .185, Gavin Eddy, California
• .202, Mason Patel, Georgia Tech
• .202, Drew Horn, Middle Tennessee
• .202, Alex Valentin, Texas State
• .206, Ryan Bilka, Richmond
• .207, Carson Mayfield, Cornell
• .214, Wilson Magers, Creighton
REACHING THE CENTURY MARK
Junior right-handed pitcher
Carson Mayfield and junior left-handed pitcher
Noah Keller each surpassed the century mark for strikeouts this past weekend in the Big Red's three-game series against Penn.
After matching his career high for strikeouts with eight in the opening game of Sunday's doubleheader, Mayfield upped his career total to 103 punchouts, which enters the weekend stanfing as the 38th-highest total in the Big Red's modern era (since 1947).
Keller registered three strikeouts in relief in the nightcap of Sunday's twin bill to reach the century mark and upped his his career total to 102, which is tied with Dan Baysinger (2001-04) for 39th on the strikeout list, with a strikeout against Binghamton on Tuesday.
MOST CAREER STRIKEOUTS BY A PITCHER
Cornell Modern Era (Since 1947)
1. 217, Greg Myers (1979-82)
2. 203, Steve Hamrick (1973-74)
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T31. 111, Ivan Tylawsky (1965-67)
T31. 111, John Dougherty (1970-72)
T31. 111, Bob Dutkowsky (1975-77)
34. 107, Thomas MacLeod (1969-70)
35. 106, Blake Hamilton (2004-06)
36. 105, Erik Rico (1999-02)
37. 104, Harvey Kaufman (1960-62)
38. 103, Carson Mayfield (2023-Present)
T39. 102, Dan Baysinger (2001-04)
T39. 102, Noah Keller (2023-Present)
T41. 100, John Giese (1969-71)
T41. 100, Tony Siedl (1975-76)
Mayfield and Keller are the first set of Big Red teammates to simultaneously have at least 100 strikeouts since Tim Willittes (130 — 2014-18) and Paul Balestrieri (116 — 2014-17) in 2017.
THESE CLEATS WERE MADE FOR WALKING
Through the completion of Wednesday's games, Cornell owns the 62nd-highest walks per game average in Division I baseball, drawing 5.37 walks across its 24 games played (129 walks).
In the Big Red's modern era, dating back to 1947, Cornell's 5.37 walks per game average is the third-highest clip in program history, with at least 20 games played. Cornell has averaged at least five walks per game on two other occasions, coming in 1969 (160 BB in 29 games — 5.52) and 1971 (204 BB in 37 games — 5.51).
HIGHEST WALKS PER GAME AVERAGES
Cornell Modern Era (Min. 20 GP) (Since 1947)
• 5.52, 1969 (160 walks in 29 games)
• 5.51, 1971 (204 walks in 37 games)
• 5.13, 2025 (118 walks in 23 games)
• 4.93, 1991 (197 walks in 40 games)
• 4.71, 1970 (179 walks in 39 games)
• 4.62, 1988 (217 walks in 47 games)
• 4.57, 2018 (169 walks in 39 games)
• 4.49, 1998 (166 walks in 37 games)
• 4.42, 2022 (159 walks in 36 games)
Cornell has had at least five walks in 13 games this season, highlighted by its season-high 11 walks drawn against UMBC (March 1) and Binghamton (Tuesday).
Since the beginning of Ivy League play, Cornell has drawn five-plus walks in five of its 12 Ancient Eight contests, showcased by nine-walk efforts against Yale (second game of March 22 doubleheader) and Brown (first game of March 29 doubleheader).
Senior outfielders
John Quinlan and
Jakobi Davis enter this weekend both ranked within the top 100 nationally in walks per game with their respective 0.96 and 0.88 averages, making Cornell one of 19 Division I programs to have multiple players to have a top-100 walks per game average. Duke, Fairfield, Miami (Ohio), and VMI each have three players that meet the criteria, while Cornell is joined by Central Connecticut State, Cincinnati, Clemson, Grambling State, Indiana, Kansas, Longwood, Mercer, Northwestern State, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, UCLA, West Virginia, and Wright State with having multiple representatives.
DIGGING THE LONG BALL
Sophomore catcher
Mark Quatrani led the Big Red in home runs last season with 11, tying Eric Kirby (1995) and Erik Rico (2002) for the second-most blasts in a season. Quatrani's 11 home runs were the most by a Cornell freshman player in program history, shattering the previous record that was held by former infielder Bill Walkenbach — who later became the Big Red's head coach from 2009-15 — for 29 years after his six-home run campaign in 1996.
After hitting an eighth-inning home run against Binghamton on Tuesday, Quatrani enters this weekend's series one home run shy of matching Kirby, Raul Gomez (1998-01), and Andrew Luria (1999-02) for the ninth-most home runs in program history. Quatrani is tied with John DeMayo (1979-82), Mike Kalfopoulos (1982-85) and
Max Jensen for the 12th-most home runs.
MOST CAREER HOME RUNS
Cornell Program History
1. 25, Chris Cruz (2011-14)
T2. 21, Gary Kaczor (1977-80)
T2. 21, Bill Walkenbach (1995-98)
T4. 20, Brian Kaufman (2005-08)
T4. 20, Brian Billigen (2009-12)
6. 18, Nathan Waugh (2022-24)
T7. 17, Marlin McPhail (1979-82)
T7. 17, Erik Rico (1999-02)
T9. 16, Eric Kirby (1993-95, 1997)
T9. 16, Raul Gomez (1998-01)
T9. 16, Andrew Luria (1999-02)
T12. 15, John DeMayo (1979-82)
T12. 15, Mike Kalfopoulos (1982-85)
T12. 15, Max Jensen (2022-Present)
T12. 15, Mark Quatrani (2024-Present)
Entering this weekend, Cornell has hit 28 home runs this season, standing as the 11th-most round-trippers in a season. With its next home run, Cornell will officially enter the top 10 for home runs for a fourth consecutive year after it had 33 round-trippers in 2022 (5th), 30 four-baggers in 2023 (T-6th), and set the program record for home runs last season with its 52 blasts.
MOST HOME RUNS IN SINGLE SEASON
Cornell Program History
1. 52, 2024
2. 38, 2009
3. 35, 1999
4. 34, 2001
5. 33, 2022
T6. 30, 1995
T6. 30, 2010
T6. 30, 2023
T9. 29, 1997
T9. 29, 2012
11. 28, 2025
12. 27, 2002
13. 26, 1985
WHEN IT RUNS, IT POURS
Cornell has scored 166 runs across its 24 games so far this season, computing to a 6.92 runs per game average.
The Big Red's seven runs per game average stands as the seventh-highest clip in a single season, serving as one of six teams in Big Red history to average at least seven runs per game, with a minimum of 20 games played.
This year's average trails the clips set by the teams from 1891 (232 runs in 25 games), 1901 (7.50 runs per game in 24 games), 1900 (7.45 runs per game in 33 games), 2024 (7.11 runs per game in 38 games), 1899 (7.05 runs per game in 22 games), and 1902 (6.96 runs per game in 27 games).
MOST RUNS PER GAME IN A SEASON
Cornell Program History (Min. 20 GP)
• 1891 — 232 runs in 25 games (9.28 runs per game)
• 1901 — 180 runs in 24 games (7.50 runs per game)
• 1900 — 246 runs in 33 games (7.45 runs per game)
• 2024 — 270 runs in 38 games (7.11 runs per game)
• 1899 — 155 runs in 22 games (7.05 runs per game)
• 1902 — 188 runs in 27 games (6.96 runs per game)
• 2025 — 166 runs in 24 games (6.92 runs per game)
• 1984 — 278 runs in 42 games (6.619 runs per game)
• 1982 — 258 runs in 39 games (6.615 runs per game)
Of the 166 runs scored this season, 130 have come in multi-run innings, computing to 78.3 percent of the team's scoring production. Including last year's totals, 81.4 percent of Cornell's runs (355 of 436) have come in multi-run frames.
Dating back to the start of the 2022 season, Cornell has had at least one multi-run inning in 105 of its 130 games (80.7 percent). The Big Red has had a multi-run inning in 25 of its last 29 contests, dating back to last season, with its lone contests without a multi-run inning coming this season against then-No. 17-ranked Duke (Feb. 23), Michigan State (March 7), Columbia (April 4), and in this past Monday's setback to Penn (April 14).
QUATRANI HONORED BY D1BASEBALL
Sophomore catcher
Mark Quatrani was honored by D1Baseball.com with preseason honors on Jan. 28, being selected as one of the nation's top 50 Division I catchers heading into the 2025 season.
Fresh off being named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Year in 2024, Quatrani came in ranked at No. 39 on the list after posting a .362 batting average in his first year with the Big Red. Paired with his batting average, Quatrani led the team in numerous batting categories, including home runs (11), RBI (43), slugging percentage (7.14) and OPS (1.206).
Among the 50 players named to the preseason list, Quatrani was the only representative from the Ivy League and was just one of 12 sophomores honored, three of which were redshirt sophomores. Quatrani was one of 18 non-Power Four catchers named to the list.
Of the 49 players who have at least one season of college baseball under their belts, Quatrani had the highest OPS (1.206) of any player named on the list. His figure was 31 points higher than Virginia graduate student Jacob Ference (1.175).
Quatrani also had the third-highest batting average of those named to D1Baseball's list (.362), trailing Bowling Green sophomore Garrett Wright (.380) and Oklahoma junior Easton Carmichael (.366).
SCOUTING HARVARD
Harvard enters this weekend's series with a 6-21 overall record and 3-7 mark in Ivy League play. The Crimson, who will be concluding its six-game homestand this weekend, are coming off a 19-4 run-rule victory over Stonehill on Tuesday, which featured Harvard leaping out to a 14-0 lead after the second inning. Tuesday's victory was Harvard's second consecutive victory and its fourth win in its last seven games, dating back to its semifinal victory over UMass in the Baseball Beanpot on April 1.
George Cooper leads the Crimson's offense with his .320 batting average and also holds the lead in hits (32), home runs (5), RBI (21), slugging percentage (.540), and OPS (.928). Cooper is tied with two-way player Gio Colasante for the team lead in doubles with five.
Callan Fang (1-3, 3.63 ERA) and Truman Pauley (2-5, 5.63 ERA) have been two of Harvard's reliable starting pitchers this season. Pauley, who was named the Ivy League's Pitcher of the Week after taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Princeton last weekend, leads the team in innings pitched (40.0), strikeouts (50), and batting average against (.191) across his eight starts. Fang has issued just 12 walks in 34.2 innings over his six outings, striking out 29 batters and holding the opposition to a .260 batting average.
Colasante has served as the Crimson's Sunday starter since Ivy League play began, posting a team-best 2.53 ERA among starters in Ivy League play, striking out 12 in 10.2 innings over three appearances. In four conference games, Pauley has struck out 28 batters in 20.1 innings, averaging a league-leading 12.39 strikeouts-per-9-innings pitched.
138 YEARS, 328 MILES, 173 MEETINGS
Harvard leads the all-time series with Cornell, 113-60, dating to the first contest between the Ivy League programs on May 19, 1887, at Holmes Field in Cambridge, Mass.
Cornell, winners of four of the last five games against Harvard, has claimed each of the last two regular-season series from the Crimson, marking the first time it has registered consecutive series victories over its Ancient Eight rival since sweeping doubleheaders in 1994 (Ithaca) and 1995 (Cambridge).
With a series victory this weekend, Cornell will have won three consecutive series against Harvard for the first time since sweeping two-game series in 1939, 1940, and 1941.
In the Big Red's last trip to O'Donnell Field, the Big Red swept a doubleheader on April 15, 2023, marking the program's third time registering a doubleheader sweep on the Crimson's home turf, joining sweeps on May 27, 1933 (5-0 and 1-0) and April 9, 1995 (3-2 in nine innings and 7-4 in seven innings).
