Friday, May 17
3:00 P.M.
Columbia University
vs
(4) Penn
Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Josh Wang
Baseball Begins Ivy Tournament Against Penn on Friday
5/16/2024 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
Ivy Champion Lions seek eighth regionals appearance
NEW YORK — The top-seeded Columbia baseball team begins Ivy League Tournament play on Friday against the No. 4 seed Penn. First pitch between the Lions (26-16, 17-4) and Quakers (20-22, 11-10) from Robertson Field at Satow Stadium is set for 3 p.m. and can be watched live on ESPN+.
Ivy League Tournament Information
The second-ever Ivy League Baseball Tournament features Columbia, Cornell, Princeton, and Penn. All tournament games will be played at host site Robertson Field at Satow Stadium. The tournament will follow a double elimination format.
Fans looking for additional information related to this weekend's tournament can visit https://ivyleague.com/feature/24basetournament. The home page includes ticket information, the schedule, and more. A direct link to purchase tickets can be found by clicking here. Please contact the Columbia Athletics Ticket Office by calling 888-LIONS-11 or by emailing lionstickets@columbia.edu with any questions.
Game Coverage
All Ivy League Tournament games will air live on ESPN+ with Ryan Young and John Stuper on the call. Live stats for all games can be followed by clicking here. Live in-game updates will be posted to the Columbia baseball team's X account (@CULionsBaseball). Stay tuned to the Columbia baseball schedule page for updated watch links for each Lions game.
Ivy Champs
Columbia powered past Cornell on April 28 at Booth Field to capture its 16th Ivy League Championship. With three road conference sweeps over Dartmouth, Brown, and Cornell, Columbia has won all of its road league games this season for the first time since Ivy League baseball's inception in 1993. The Lions tied their program record with 17 conference wins this year.
The Lions have now won seven Ivy League titles under head coach Brett Boretti, with six of them coming since 2012.
Home Run Kings
Five of the six Ivy League hitters with double-digit home runs are from Columbia (Jack Cooper, Cole Hage, Sam Miller, Skye Selinsky, and Anton Lazits). Penn's Wyatt Henseler is the only other Ivy League hitter with double-digit home runs. The Lions enter the Ivy League Tournament with 86 home runs, which is 37 more than Penn, who rank second in the category.
Single-Season Records Smashed
On May 14 at Wagner, Columbia set a new single-season record for runs scored in the third inning on a Cole Fellows two-run double, giving the Lions 404 on the year. The Lions also set a new single-season record in total bases against the Seahawks, with 880 on the year. Both marks were previously set in 2022.
In game two against Princeton on May 4, Jack Cooper's RBI single in the fifth inning gave Columbia 360 runs batted in for the year, setting a new single-season program record. Cole Hage's double in the second inning of the series finale against the Tigers set a new single-season program record as well, giving the Lions 119 on the year.
On April 27 at Cornell, Griffin Palfrey hit Columbia's 73rd home run of the year and set a new program single-season record that was previously broken last season.
Columbia's .577 slugging percentage through 42 games this year is the highest ever in a season. The previous mark of .531 was set in 1984.
National Stat Rankings
-First in the country with 3.0 doubles per game
-Sixth in the country with 127 doubles
-Fourth in the country with 9.7 runs per game
-Sixth in the country with a .579 slugging percentage
-10th in the country with 2.1 home runs per game
-23rd in the country with a .310 batting average
-33rd in the country with 86 home runs
-43rd in the country with 406 runs
Fast Facts
-Columbia has scored 10 or more runs in 18 games this season and 15 or more runs in seven contests
-The Lions have scored five runs or less in only 10 games this season
-Columbia scored the fourth-most runs in a game this season by a division I team on April 24 with a 31-0 victory in seven innings
-The Lions are 18-0 when their opponent doesn't hit a home run
-Columbia has recorded two separate nine-game winning streaks this year
-The Lions are the lone Ivy League team with a record above .500
Pitching in Ivy Play
In Ivy League play as a pitching staff, Columbia recorded the second-lowest ERA in the conference. The Lions pitchers have also allowed the least amount of hits, second-least number of runs scored, and have the lowest opponent batting average over 21 Ivy League games.
Individually, Thomas Santana (.167), Will Parkinson (.184), and Joe Sheets (.207) are three of the top four leaders in opponent batting average in league play. Parkinson and Santana are two of just three pitchers who have allowed single-digit runs and have each allowed the least amount of hits in the conference season.
Sheets and Santana have each surrendered just one home run to Ivy League hitters, which is tied for a conference-best mark.
Among The Best of the Nation
Sam Miller checked in at No. 39 on D1 Baseball's Week 12 Top 50 Shortstops List. The Sophomore is slashing .354/.414/.652 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs.
Another Boretti Milestone
Columbia baseball head coach Brett Boretti became the program's all-time wins leader with a 19-6 victory on April 6 over Dartmouth from Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park.
It was the 360th win of Boretti's 19-year Columbia career, surpassing Hall of Famer Paul Fernandes for the all-time rank in program history. Boretti is now sixth all-time in wins amongst Ivy League coaches since the conference was formed in 1956.
Up Next
If Columbia beats Penn on Friday, the Lions move into the winners bracket and will play Saturday at 3 p.m. If Columbia drops its first game to the Quakers, the Lions will move to the losers bracket and will play Saturday at 11 a.m.
The winner of the Ivy League Tournament will earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The selection show for the tournament is set for Monday, May 27 at 12 p.m. on ESPN2 with regional competition taking place from May 31-June 3.
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia baseball, follow @CULionsBaseball on X and Instagram, and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
Ivy League Tournament Information
The second-ever Ivy League Baseball Tournament features Columbia, Cornell, Princeton, and Penn. All tournament games will be played at host site Robertson Field at Satow Stadium. The tournament will follow a double elimination format.
Fans looking for additional information related to this weekend's tournament can visit https://ivyleague.com/feature/24basetournament. The home page includes ticket information, the schedule, and more. A direct link to purchase tickets can be found by clicking here. Please contact the Columbia Athletics Ticket Office by calling 888-LIONS-11 or by emailing lionstickets@columbia.edu with any questions.
Game Coverage
All Ivy League Tournament games will air live on ESPN+ with Ryan Young and John Stuper on the call. Live stats for all games can be followed by clicking here. Live in-game updates will be posted to the Columbia baseball team's X account (@CULionsBaseball). Stay tuned to the Columbia baseball schedule page for updated watch links for each Lions game.
Ivy Champs
Columbia powered past Cornell on April 28 at Booth Field to capture its 16th Ivy League Championship. With three road conference sweeps over Dartmouth, Brown, and Cornell, Columbia has won all of its road league games this season for the first time since Ivy League baseball's inception in 1993. The Lions tied their program record with 17 conference wins this year.
The Lions have now won seven Ivy League titles under head coach Brett Boretti, with six of them coming since 2012.
Home Run Kings
Five of the six Ivy League hitters with double-digit home runs are from Columbia (Jack Cooper, Cole Hage, Sam Miller, Skye Selinsky, and Anton Lazits). Penn's Wyatt Henseler is the only other Ivy League hitter with double-digit home runs. The Lions enter the Ivy League Tournament with 86 home runs, which is 37 more than Penn, who rank second in the category.
Single-Season Records Smashed
On May 14 at Wagner, Columbia set a new single-season record for runs scored in the third inning on a Cole Fellows two-run double, giving the Lions 404 on the year. The Lions also set a new single-season record in total bases against the Seahawks, with 880 on the year. Both marks were previously set in 2022.
In game two against Princeton on May 4, Jack Cooper's RBI single in the fifth inning gave Columbia 360 runs batted in for the year, setting a new single-season program record. Cole Hage's double in the second inning of the series finale against the Tigers set a new single-season program record as well, giving the Lions 119 on the year.
Bottom 5 | Jack Cooper rips an RBI single into left to extend the lead! Columbia has now set a new single-season record for RBIs as a team with 360.
— Columbia Baseball (@CULionsBaseball) May 4, 2024
Lions 3, Tigers 1
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On April 27 at Cornell, Griffin Palfrey hit Columbia's 73rd home run of the year and set a new program single-season record that was previously broken last season.
Top 2 | GONE! Home run No. 7⃣3⃣ for the Lions this year! Griffin Palfrey's long ball sets a new program single-season record!
— Columbia Baseball (@CULionsBaseball) April 27, 2024
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Columbia's .577 slugging percentage through 42 games this year is the highest ever in a season. The previous mark of .531 was set in 1984.
National Stat Rankings
-First in the country with 3.0 doubles per game
-Sixth in the country with 127 doubles
-Fourth in the country with 9.7 runs per game
-Sixth in the country with a .579 slugging percentage
-10th in the country with 2.1 home runs per game
-23rd in the country with a .310 batting average
-33rd in the country with 86 home runs
-43rd in the country with 406 runs
Fast Facts
-Columbia has scored 10 or more runs in 18 games this season and 15 or more runs in seven contests
-The Lions have scored five runs or less in only 10 games this season
-Columbia scored the fourth-most runs in a game this season by a division I team on April 24 with a 31-0 victory in seven innings
-The Lions are 18-0 when their opponent doesn't hit a home run
-Columbia has recorded two separate nine-game winning streaks this year
-The Lions are the lone Ivy League team with a record above .500
Pitching in Ivy Play
In Ivy League play as a pitching staff, Columbia recorded the second-lowest ERA in the conference. The Lions pitchers have also allowed the least amount of hits, second-least number of runs scored, and have the lowest opponent batting average over 21 Ivy League games.
Individually, Thomas Santana (.167), Will Parkinson (.184), and Joe Sheets (.207) are three of the top four leaders in opponent batting average in league play. Parkinson and Santana are two of just three pitchers who have allowed single-digit runs and have each allowed the least amount of hits in the conference season.
Sheets and Santana have each surrendered just one home run to Ivy League hitters, which is tied for a conference-best mark.
Among The Best of the Nation
Sam Miller checked in at No. 39 on D1 Baseball's Week 12 Top 50 Shortstops List. The Sophomore is slashing .354/.414/.652 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs.
Sam Miller checking in at 3⃣9⃣! 👀📈#RoarLionRoar🦁 #OnlyHere🗽 https://t.co/QKLfeDKjja
— Columbia Baseball (@CULionsBaseball) May 13, 2024
Another Boretti Milestone
Columbia baseball head coach Brett Boretti became the program's all-time wins leader with a 19-6 victory on April 6 over Dartmouth from Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park.
It was the 360th win of Boretti's 19-year Columbia career, surpassing Hall of Famer Paul Fernandes for the all-time rank in program history. Boretti is now sixth all-time in wins amongst Ivy League coaches since the conference was formed in 1956.
Up Next
If Columbia beats Penn on Friday, the Lions move into the winners bracket and will play Saturday at 3 p.m. If Columbia drops its first game to the Quakers, the Lions will move to the losers bracket and will play Saturday at 11 a.m.
The winner of the Ivy League Tournament will earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The selection show for the tournament is set for Monday, May 27 at 12 p.m. on ESPN2 with regional competition taking place from May 31-June 3.
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia baseball, follow @CULionsBaseball on X and Instagram, and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
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