ITHACA, N.Y. — Returning to northern New England for the second consecutive weekend as it continues its eight-game road trip, the Cornell baseball team (11-16, 6-9 Ivy League) travels to Hanover, N.H., for its final Ivy League regular-season road series, facing Dartmouth (7-21, 5-10 Ivy League) at Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park.

Due to unfavorable weather forecasts in the Hanover area, the series will now begin on Friday at 2:30 p.m. The remaining games of the series will take place as a doubleheader on Sunday, with the first game beginning at 11:30 a.m. All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 

Cornell (11-16, 6-9 Ivy League) at Dartmouth (8-21, 5-10 Ivy League)
When	Friday, April 25 & Sunday, April 27
Where	Hanover, N.H. // Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park
Watch	Friday | Sunday - Game One | Sunday - Game Two
Radio	None
Live Stats	Friday | Sunday
Game Notes	Cornell | Dartmouth

 

Probable Starting Pitchers
Day	Cornell		Dartmouth
Fri. 2:30 p.m. ET	RHP Carson Mayfield (1-1, 4.25 ERA)		TBA
Sun. 11:30 a.m. ET	LHP Huxley Holcombe (3-1, 7.83 ERA)		TBA
Sun. 2:30 p.m. ET	LHP Sam Keene (1-1, 12.23 ERA)		TBA

WEEKEND REWIND
Senior first baseman Kyle Musser delivered a pivotal one-out RBI single in the ninth inning during the Big Red's series finale against Harvard last Sunday, granting Cornell a three-run advantage. Musser's hit provided enough insurance for the Big Red as junior two-way player TJ Swidorski staved off Harvard's ninth-inning rally to secure his first career save in Cornell's 14-13 triumph over the Crimson. The victory thwarted Harvard's attempt to sweep the three-game series while marking the end of the Big Red's seven-game losing streak.

Musser paced the Cornell offense in the three-game series, batting .571 (8H in 14AB) with a double, triple, and home run, driving in a team-high five RBI, and also notched one of the Big Red's four stolen bases over the weekend. He registered a 1.625 OPS, highlighted by his 1.000 slugging percentage.

Sophomore infielder Owen Carlson (5H in 15AB) and senior outfielder Jakobi Davis (3H in 9AB) each had a .333 batting average over the weekend. Carlson drove in all three of his RBI in the Big Red's slugfest victory last Sunday, while Davis hit a home run, recorded four RBI, and stole a base. In addition to his leadoff home run on Sunday, Davis's three other RBI came from sacrifice flies in each game of the series.

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Ethan Van Sice secured his first collegiate victory last Sunday.

BROOKS WALLACE WATCH LIST
Sophomore shortstop Kevin Hager was named to the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award, as announced by the College Baseball Foundation last Friday afternoon (April 18).

Awarded annually to the nation's top shortstop, Hager was one of three Ivy League shortstops named to the watch list, joining Penn junior Davis Baker and Columbia junior Sam Miller. The trio from the Ancient Eight represented three of the 100 players on the list, which features athletes delivering exceptional offensive and defensive performances.

The award is named for former Texas Tech shortstop Brooks Wallace, who played for the Red Raiders from 1977-80 and died of leukemia at the age of 27.

"It's a great time of the year when we get to start diving into looking at all the shortstops from around the country and who might best represent the Brooks Wallace Award this year," said Larry Wallace, co-chair of the Brooks Wallace Award. "This list doesn't disappoint with some stellar offensive numbers along with some outstanding gloves to represent the shortstop position."

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 it also played eight straight road contests during the 2022 season.

That road trip began when the Big Red achieved an impressive 11-10 come-from-behind victory over Canisius in Buffalo, N.Y., on April 5, avenging a 10-3 third-inning deficit. The Big Red then traveled to Princeton (April 9-10) for a three-game series, which the Tigers won thanks to a 10-6 victory in the rubber match. After losing a midweek contest to Binghamton, 5-3, on April 12, the Big Red concluded the road swing being swept in a three-game series at Penn (April 16-17).

This weekend marks the end of Cornell's two consecutive trips to northern New England. Last weekend, the Big Red went 1-2 in its three-game series against Harvard at O'Donnell Field in Cambridge, Mass.

Although the Big Red traditionally played Harvard and Dartmouth on the same weekend between 1970 and 2017, this marks only the second time in program history that Cornell is traveling to northern New England on consecutive weekends to face the Crimson and Big Green. The only other instance occurred when the Big Red played twin bills on May 17, 1947 (Dartmouth) and May 24, 1947 (Harvard).

STAYING STRONG IN THE FIELD
Building on its program-record .975 fielding percentage (35 errors in 1,407 chances) from last season, Cornell has continued its fielding success into the 2025 campaign, committing only 24 errors in 981 opportunities (.976 fielding percentage).

The Big Red's fielding percentage ranks 54th in Division I baseball following Wednesday's contests, surpassing all Ivy League programs in fielding percentage by seven points (Penn — .969).

Cornell's 24 errors are tied with Arkansas and Charlotte for the fourth-fewest miscues in Division I baseball. Only UTRGV (21), Ball State (22), and Vanderbilt (23) have recorded fewer errors. The Big Red has 10 fewer errors than Dartmouth (34), which holds second place in the Ancient Eight.

FEWEST ERRORS COMMITTED
This Season (as of April 23, 2025)
1. 21, UTRGV (1020 putouts, 342 assists, 21 errors, .985 fielding percentage in 40 games)
2. 22, Ball State (1075 putouts, 354 assists, 22 errors, .985 fielding percentage in 42 games)
3. 23, Vanderbilt (1053 putouts, 307 assists, 23 errors, .983 fielding percentage in 41 games)
T4. 24, Arkansas (1091 putouts, 340 assists, 24 errors, .984 fielding percentage in 43 games)
T4. 24, Charlotte (1051 putouts, 306 assists, 24 errors, .983 fielding percentage in 40 games)
T4. 24, Cornell (693 putouts, 264 assists, 24 errors, .976 fielding percentage in 27 games)
T7. 26, Cal Poly (1047 putouts, 350 assists, 26 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 39 games)
T7. 26, Florida (1053 putouts, 292 assists, 26 errors, .981 fielding percentage in 43 games)
T7. 26, Missouri State (978 putouts, 314 assists, 26 errors, .980 fielding percentage in 39 games)
T7. 26, Stony Brook (939 putouts, 369 assists, 26 errors, .981 fielding percentage in 37 games)

Since last season, Cornell has a fielding percentage of .975 (59E in 2,388 chances), ranking 41st among Division I programs. The Big Red has an eight-point lead over Penn (.968 — 92 errors in 2,856 fielding chances) for the highest fielding percentage in the Ivy League.

Cornell's 59 errors committed since last season ranks behind Notre Dame (58) for the fewest miscues in Division I baseball. The Big Red is one of seven programs with fewer than 70 errors, joining Notre Dame, Arkansas (63), Cal Poly (64), Northwestern (64), Dallas Baptist (66), Florida (68), and UTRGV (68).

FEWEST ERRORS IN DIVISION I BASEBALL
Since Start of 2024 Season (as of April 23, 2025)
1. 58, Notre Dame (2315 putouts, 786 assists, 58 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 90 games)
2. 59, Cornell (1686 putouts, 643 assists, 59 errors, .975 fielding percentage in 65 games)
3. 63, Arkansas (2662 putouts, 783 assists, 63 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 103 games)
T4. 64, Cal Poly (2595 putouts, 922 assists, 64 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 96 games)
T4. 64, Northwestern (2290 putouts, 841 assists, 64 errors, .980 fielding percentage in 90 games)
6. 66, Dallas Baptist (2574 putouts, 894 assists, 66 errors, .981 fielding percentage in 100 games)
T7. 68, Florida (2793 putouts, 860 assists, 68 errors, .982 fielding percentage in 109 games)
T7. 68, UTRGV (2408 putouts, 829 assists, 68 errors, .979 fielding percentage in 93 games)

WE GOT ICE!
Sophomore catcher Mark Quatrani was hit by two pitches in last Sunday's series finale against Harvard, marking the third time this season that multiple pitches have hit him in a game.

Quatrani is one of three Big Red players to have been hit by multiple pitches in at least three games during the same season, joining Glenn Morris (four times in 2003) and Frank Hager (four times in 2011).

Entering this weekend with 12 hit by pitches, Quatrani is tied with Randy Koch (1992), Vinnie Santo (2002), Seth Gordon (2006), and Dale Wickham (2018) for the third-most hit by pitches in a season. Only Marlin McPhail (15 in 1979) and Chris Hanson (14 in 1995) have been hit by more opposing pitches.

Sophomore shortstop Kevin Hager has also been plunked by 10 pitches this season, marking the first time in the Cornell modern era that multiple hitters have been hit by 10 or more opposing pitches in a season. Hager's 10 hit by pitches is tied with his brother, Frank, for the 11th-most HBPs in a season.

SINGLE-SEASON HIT BY PITCH RECORDS
Cornell Modern Era (Since 1947)
1. 15, Marlin McPhail (1979)
2. 14, Chris Hanson (1995)
T3. 12, Randy Koch (1992)
T3. 12, Vinnie Santo (2002)
T3. 12, Seth Gordon (2006)
T3. 12, Dale Wickham (2018)
T3. 12, Mark Quatrani (2025)
T8. 11, Randy Koch (1991)
T8. 11, Brenton Peters (2012)
T8. 11, Mark Quatrani (2024)
T11. 10, Frank Hager (2011)
T11. 10, Kevin Hager (2025)

After being hit 11 times last year as a freshman, Quatrani's 23 career HBPs rank as the fifth-highest total in the Big Red modern era (since 1947), trailing Brian Billigen (29 in 2009-12), Koch (27 in 1989-92), Ellis Bitar (26 from 2015-18), and Hager (24 in 2009-12).

CAREER HIT BY PITCH RECORDS
Cornell Modern Era (Since 1947)
1. 29, Brian Billigen (2009-12)
2. 27, Randy Koch (1989-92)
3. 26, Ellis Bitar (2015-18)
4. 24, Frank Hager (2009-12)
5. 23, Mark Quatrani (2024-Present)
6. 22, Kaleb Hutchinson (2004-08)
7. 21, John Telford (1992-95)
8. 20, Vinnie Santo (1999-02)
T9. 19, Chris Hanson (1992-95)
T9. 19, JD Whetsel (2012-15)
T9. 19, Dale Wickham (2015-18)

The Big Red's 42 hit by pitches is tied with the totals from 2008 and 2009 for the fifth-highest HBP total in program history, trailing figures from 2006 (58), 2012 (56), 2024 (55), and 2010 (54).

SINGLE-SEASON HIT BY PITCH RECORDS
Cornell Modern Era (Since 1947)
1. 58, 2006
2. 56, 2012
3. 55, 2024
4. 54, 2010
T5. 42, 2008
T5. 42, 2009
7. 42, 2025
T8. 41, 2002
T8. 41, 2018
T10. 37, (4x), Last: 2013

STARTING OFF STRONG
Batting leadoff for the first time since March 4, 2023, against Purdue Fort Wayne in Winston-Salem, N.C., senior outfielder Jakobi Davis made a significant impact in the Big Red's series finale last Sunday against Harvard, registering the Big Red's first leadoff home run since Wils Guy on March 25, 2022, also against Harvard.

Each of Cornell's last three leadoff home runs has come against Harvard, as Adam Saks also led off an April 19, 2019, contest against the Crimson at O'Donnell Field with a round-tripper.

Davis became the sixth Big Red player to record a leadoff home run since 2002, joining Seth Gordon (April 28, 2004, at Siena), Brian Billigen (March 22, 2011, at James Madison), and Ellis Bitar (April 24, 2016, at Penn).

LEADOFF HOME RUNS TO BEGIN GAME
Since 2002
• Seth Gordon (April 28, 2004, vs. Siena)
• Brian Billigen (March 22, 2011, at James Madison)
• Ellis Bitar (April 24, 2016, at Penn)
• Adam Saks (April 19, 2019, at Harvard)
• Wils Guy (March 25, 2022, vs. Harvard)
• Jakobi Davis (April 20, 2025, at Harvard)

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 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.

With his next home run, Quatrani will officially enter the top 10 in career home runs, tying Kirby, Raul Gomez (1998-01), and Andrew Luria (1999-02) for the ninth-most home runs in program history (16).

MOST CAREER HOME RUNS
Cornell Modern Era (Since 1947)
1. 25, Chris Cruz (2011-15)
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 31 home runs this season, marking the sixth-most in a single season. Cornell has recorded a top-10 home run total in each of the last four seasons, having achieved 33 round-trippers in 2022 (5th), 30 four-baggers in 2023 (T-6th), and setting the program record for home runs last season with 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
6. 31, 2025
T7. 30, 1995
T7. 30, 2010
T7. 30, 2023

REACHING THE CENTURY MARK
Junior right-handed pitcher Carson Mayfield and junior left-handed pitcher Noah Keller each surpassed the century mark for strikeouts during the Big Red's three-game series against Penn (April 13-14).

Mayfield raised his career strikeout total to 108 after striking out five Harvard batters in the opening game of last Saturday's doubleheader. The 108 strikeouts currently rank as the 34th-most by a Cornell pitcher in the Big Red's modern era (since 1947). He needs three more strikeouts to enter a four-way tie with Ivan Tylawsky (1965-67), John Dougherty (1970-72), and Bob Dutkowsky (1975-77) for the 31st-most strikeouts.

Should Mayfield match his career high of eight strikeouts this weekend, he would tie Paul Balestrieri (2014-17) for the 25th-most strikeouts in program history.

Keller, whose last outing came against Binghamton on April 15, registered one strikeout in relief against the Bearcats, increasing his career total to 102, which is tied with Dan Baysinger (2001-04) for the 39th-highest total on the Big Red's strikeout list.

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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25. 116, Paul Balestrieri (2014-17)
T26. 115, Ted Thelander (1955, 1957-58)
T26. 115, Dan Gala (2001, 2003-05)
28. 114, Brian McAfee (2012-15)
T29. 112, Mike Murphy (1976-79)
T29. 112, Rich DeSa (1984-87)
T31. 111, Ivan Tylawsky (1965-67)
T31. 111, John Dougherty (1970-72)
T31. 111, Bob Dutkowsky (1975-77)
34. 108, Carson Mayfield (2023-Present)

Mayfield and Keller are the first pair of Big Red teammates to simultaneously achieve at least 100 strikeouts since Tim Willittes (130 — 2014-18) and Balestrieri (116 — 2014-17) in 2017.

THESE CLEATS WERE MADE FOR WALKING
Through the completion of Tuesday's games, Cornell ranks 77th in walks per game in Division I baseball, averaging 5.15 walks per game (139 walks in 27 games).

In the Big Red's modern era, dating back to 1947, Cornell's 5.15 walks per game average stands as the third-highest rate in program history among seasons with at least 25 games played. Cornell has also averaged at least five walks per game on two other occasions: 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 (Since 1947)
1. 5.52, 1969 (160 walks in 29 games)
2. 5.51, 1971 (204 walks in 37 games)
3. 5.15, 2025 (139 walks in 27 games)
4. 4.93, 1991 (197 walks in 40 games)
5. 4.71, 1970 (179 walks in 38 games)
6. 4.62, 1988 (217 walks in 47 games)
7. 4.57, 2018 (169 walks in 37 games)
8. 4.49, 1998 (166 walks in 37 games)
9. 4.42, 2022 (159 walks in 36 games)

Cornell has drawn at least five walks in 13 games this season, highlighted by its season-high of 11 walks against UMBC (March 1) and Binghamton (April 15).

Since the start of Ivy League play, Cornell has drawn five or more walks in five of its 15 Ancient Eight contests, highlighted by nine-walk performances against Yale (second game of March 22 doubleheader) and Brown (first game of March 29 doubleheader).

Senior outfielders John Quinlan and Jakobi Davis head into this weekend ranked among the top 85 nationally in walks per game, with averages of 0.85. Cornell is one of 16 Division I baseball programs with multiple players drawing at least 0.85 walks per game, joining VMI (four), Duke, Fairfield, and Miami (Ohio) (three), while Cincinnati, Clemson, Delaware, Grambling, Longwood, Northwestern State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Wright State each have two representatives.

WHEN IT RUNS, IT POURS
Cornell has scored 193 runs in its 27 games this season, which is the third-most runs scored through 27 games in a season, behind the outputs from 1900 (200) and 1991 (203).

MOST RUNS THROUGH 27 GAMES OF SEASON
Cornell Program History
1. 203, 1991 (7.52 runs per game)
2. 200, 1900 (7.41 runs per game)
3. 193, 2025 (7.15 runs per game)
4. 191, 2012 (7.07 runs per game)
5. 190, 2024 (7.01 runs per game)

The Big Red's average of 7.15 runs per game entering this weekend is the third-highest for a single season, with at least 25 games played, trailing figures set in 1891 (9.28 — 232R in 25G) and 1900 (7.45 — 246R in 33G).

MOST RUNS PER GAME IN A SEASON
Cornell Program History (Min. 25 GP)
1. 9.28, 1891 (232 runs in 25 games)
2. 7.45, 1900 (246 runs in 33 games)
3. 7.15, 2025 (193 runs in 27 games)
4. 7.11, 2024 (270 runs in 38 games)

Of the Big Red's 193 runs, 153 have come in innings with multiple runs, accounting for 79.3 percent of the team's scoring production. Including last year's totals, 81.6 percent of Cornell's runs (378 of 463) have come in multi-run frames.

The Big Red has registered a multi-run inning in 28 of its last 32 contests, dating back to last season. The only games without a multi-run inning were against No. 17-ranked Duke (Feb. 23), Michigan State (March 7), Columbia (April 4), and Penn (April 14).

SCOUTING DARTMOUTH
Dartmouth enters this weekend with an overall record of 8-21 and is tied with Harvard for seventh place in the Ivy League standings with its 5-10 Ivy League mark.

The Big Green are coming off a 9-4 victory over Holy Cross on Tuesday in Worcester, Mass., which concluded its eight-game road trip. Seven of Dartmouth's final eight regular-season games will be held at Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park, with the lone road game being a contest against Merrimack this Wednesday, April 30.

Junior infielder Taer Rodriguez, who ranks third overall among qualified Ivy League hitters with his .356 average, is hitting .381 in Ivy League contests (24H in 63AB), good for the sixth-best figure in conference play. Rodriguez's 24 hits in Ancient Eight play are tied with Brown's Mika Petersen and Columbia's Cole Fellows for the second-most hits in conference play, trailing Fellows' teammate, Sam Miller (29).

Rodriguez also enters this weekend riding an Ivy League-leading 16-game hitting streak, five games better than Yale's Kaiden Dossa's 11-game streak, and has a base knock in 21 of his last 22 contests.

Ethan Brown is right behind Rodriguez with a .371 average in Ivy League play (23H in 62AB), making Dartmouth one of three Ivy League teams with multiple players ranking in the top 10 in conference batting average, joined by Penn (four) and Columbia (two).

119 YEARS, 301 MILES, 191 MEETINGS
Cornell and Dartmouth have met 191 times prior to this weekend's series in Hanover, dating back to the first meeting between the Ancient Eight rivals at Percy Field in Ithaca on April 10, 1906.

Despite Cornell winning five of the last six meetings, dating back to the 2023 season, Dartmouth owns the advantage in the series, 101-89-1.

After sweeping last year's three-game regular-season series against Dartmouth at Booth Field, Cornell is looking to register its first four-game win streak over the Big Green since collecting wins in five straight games between May 7, 1983, and May 5, 1985.

LONGEST WIN STREAKS OVER DARTMOUTH
Cornell Program History
1. 11 games, May 15, 1976 - May 7, 1982
2. 5 games, May 7, 1983 - May 5, 1985
T3. 3 games, April 10, 1906 - May 7, 1910
T3. 3 games, May 27, 1949 - May 23, 1951
T3. 3 games, May 6, 1990 - May 4, 1991
T3. 3 games, April 1, 1994 - April 10, 1995
T3. 3 games, April 1, 2012 - May 5, 2012
T3. 3 games, March 30, 2024 - Present

Cornell is also looking to claim its third consecutive series victory over Dartmouth, a feat not accomplished since it won seven straight regular-season series between 1976 and 1982, which came during the Big Red's program record 11-game win streak over Dartmouth. The Big Red and Big Green only played once during the streak in the 1977, 1978, and 1981 seasons.