Columbia University
Monmouth
Lions Return to Robertson Field at Satow Stadium Wednesday to Host Monmouth
4/16/2019 10:38:00 AM | Baseball
Fresh off its sweep at Yale, Columbia comes back to the friendly confines of its home ballpark.
NEW YORK – The Columbia baseball team makes its first April appearance at home when Monmouth comes to town Wednesday, April 17, for a 3:30 p.m. contest.
COLUMBIA'S STATUS
• The Lions are coming off a three-game sweep of Yale over the weekend. Columbia won both ends of a doubleheader in extra innings, 8-2 in 13 in game one and 3-2 in 10 in the nightcap. On Sunday, the Lions claimed a 4-1 triumph to surge after 7.2 innings of one-run ball from Ben Wereski.
• Columbia is now ahead of Penn and Harvard by one game in the Ivy League standings at 9-3 with nine conference games left to play.
• Josh Nicoloff continued his tear, hitting .353 (6-for-17) with three doubles and five RBI in four games on his way to Ivy League Player of the Week honors. His two-run double in the top of the 13th plated the go-ahead scores in game one against the Bulldogs. Over his last 10 contests, Nicoloff is hitting .405 with nine RBI.
• Junior relief pitcher Leo Pollack made his 50th career outing on Satruday in New Haven, moving him into seventh all-time on the program's appearance list.
MONMOUTH'S STATUS
• The Hawks hold a 14-19-1 overall record and a 4-5 mark in the MAAC heading into a Tuesday matchup against Seton Hall.
• Monmouth took 2-of-3 against Niagara at home over the weekend, splitting a doubleheader on Saturday (9-3 win, 5-0 loss) and earning an 8-3 decision Sunday. The Hawks are also 2-0 against teams in the Ivy League, posting wins over Princeton and Penn.
• Clay Koniecki paces the club with a .322 batting average, four homers and 18 RBI. JD Andreessen is right behind, hitting .317 and leads the squad with 10 doubles, five homers and 27 RBI.
• On the base paths, Kyle Norman and JP Walsh each have 10 stolen bases in 12 tries.
• As a team, the Hawks boast a 4.80 ERA with 268 strikeouts, compared to 123 walks.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Columbia is 7-5 all-time against Monmouth, but the Hawks have won four-straight. Last season, the Lions took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on a Chandler Bengtson homer, but Monmouth answered with five in the bottom of the frame and went on for a 9-3 victory.
ON DECK
The Lions remain at home for one last Ivy League series against Brown. The teams will meet for a twinbill on Saturday, April 20, beginning at 11:30 a.m. followed by a single game Sunday, April 21 at noon. Sunday's contest will mark Columbia's senior day. All three games will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
