Friday, April 3
New York, N.Y.
2:00 P.M.
Columbia
vs
Penn
Columbia Baseball Returns Home to Host Penn
4/2/2026 1:54:00 PM | Baseball
Series shifts to a single-game Friday and a doubleheader on Saturday at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium
NEW YORK — Columbia baseball returns home to host Penn this weekend at Robertson Field at Satow Stadium as Ivy League play continues. Originally scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, the three-game series has been adjusted due to inclement weather in the forecast on Sunday. The series opener is set for Friday, April 3, at 2 p.m., followed by a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 11:30 a.m.
All three games this weekend are being broadcast on ESPN+
Game 1 – Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)
Game 2 – Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)
Game 3 – Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)
Projected Pitching Matchups
Game 1 – RHP Will Harrigan
Game 2 – RHP Alex Sotiropoulos
Game 3 – RHP Thomas Santana
Last Time Out
Columbia (5-16, 3-3) returns home following a challenging four-game road stretch. The Lions are coming off a narrow 9-8 loss to Fordham on Tuesday and dropped 2-of-3 at Dartmouth on Sunday and Monday.
On the mound, Thomas Santana (2-3) worked 8.0 innings while allowing just one run on seven hits in the Lions' lone win over the Big Green. The senior struck out four, walked two and came up with big outs throughout the ballgame to keep Columbia in front after grabbing an early lead in game two of the Dartmouth series.
In a midweek contest against Fordham, Jack McWilliams belted his second homer in as many at-bats this season in the ninth inning to pull the Lions within one. Anthony Temesvary was 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs scored. Ben Fishel also posted two hits.
Scouting the Quakers
Penn is 8-14 overall and 3-3 in Ivy League play entering the weekend series against Columbia. The Quakers came off a tough 0-6 road stretch before earning a 10-5 win over Delaware State at home on Tuesday.
Penn opened conference play with a home sweep of Dartmouth before dropping a three-game set to Yale last weekend. The Quakers bounced back with a 10-5 win over Delaware State in the Liberty Bell Classic on Tuesday.
Penn's offense during the Ivy stretch has been powered by Jarrett Pokrovsky, hitting .545 with a 1.615 OPS. Pokrovsky has recorded six hits in 11 at-bats, including two doubles and a home run, while driving in three runs.
Gavin Degnan anchors the Penn lineup, batting .256 with a .775 OPS while leading the team with 21 RBIs. He has recorded 21 hits, including six doubles and three home runs, and carries a .463 slugging percentage.
Penn's pitching staff is anchored by the trio Marty Coyne, Jake Moss and Thomas Shurtleff. Coyne has posted a 3.00 ERA across 36.0 innings with 31 strikeouts while allowing just 12 earned runs. Moss has thrown 29.2 innings with 29 strikeouts, recording a 5.46 ERA. Shurtleff has worked 32.1 innings with 19 strikeouts, posting a 3.90 ERA while allowing 14 earned runs.
Series History
Columbia holds a 136-144-3 all-time record against Penn, a series dating back to 1888. The Lions won three of four meetings last season, including a first-round Ivy League Tournament victory.
Columbia claimed the regular-season series in Philadelphia (4-3, 8-9, 11-3) before edging the Quakers, 4-3, in a 10-inning conference tournament matchup.
By Any Means Necessary
Columbia has found ways to manufacture runs in different ways this season, recording 15 runs via productive outs. The Lions have four sacrifice flies and have driven in runners from third on groundouts 11 times on the season, including five on March 31 at Fordham.
Santa-na! I Know Him!
Thomas Santana has been dominant in his last two outings against conference foes, turning in back-to-back winning starts for Columbia. Across the two starts, Santana logged 15.0 innings and allowed only three earned runs.
Against Harvard (March 22), Santana went 7.0 innings, allowing two earned runs while striking out eight to earn the win. He followed that with an even stronger performance at Dartmouth (March 29), tossing 8.0 innings and giving up just one run on seven hits with four strikeouts.
Santana earned his 13th career win, moving into a tie for 10th place on Columbia's all-time list.
Up Next
Columbia will remain home to face Fordham for the second time in as many weeks on Wednesday, April 8, with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia baseball, follow @CULionsBaseball on X and Instagram, and the web at GoColumbiaLions.com.
All three games this weekend are being broadcast on ESPN+
Game 1 – Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)
Game 2 – Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)
Game 3 – Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+)
Projected Pitching Matchups
Game 1 – RHP Will Harrigan
Game 2 – RHP Alex Sotiropoulos
Game 3 – RHP Thomas Santana
Last Time Out
Columbia (5-16, 3-3) returns home following a challenging four-game road stretch. The Lions are coming off a narrow 9-8 loss to Fordham on Tuesday and dropped 2-of-3 at Dartmouth on Sunday and Monday.
On the mound, Thomas Santana (2-3) worked 8.0 innings while allowing just one run on seven hits in the Lions' lone win over the Big Green. The senior struck out four, walked two and came up with big outs throughout the ballgame to keep Columbia in front after grabbing an early lead in game two of the Dartmouth series.
In a midweek contest against Fordham, Jack McWilliams belted his second homer in as many at-bats this season in the ninth inning to pull the Lions within one. Anthony Temesvary was 2-for-3 with a homer and two runs scored. Ben Fishel also posted two hits.
Scouting the Quakers
Penn is 8-14 overall and 3-3 in Ivy League play entering the weekend series against Columbia. The Quakers came off a tough 0-6 road stretch before earning a 10-5 win over Delaware State at home on Tuesday.
Penn opened conference play with a home sweep of Dartmouth before dropping a three-game set to Yale last weekend. The Quakers bounced back with a 10-5 win over Delaware State in the Liberty Bell Classic on Tuesday.
Penn's offense during the Ivy stretch has been powered by Jarrett Pokrovsky, hitting .545 with a 1.615 OPS. Pokrovsky has recorded six hits in 11 at-bats, including two doubles and a home run, while driving in three runs.
Gavin Degnan anchors the Penn lineup, batting .256 with a .775 OPS while leading the team with 21 RBIs. He has recorded 21 hits, including six doubles and three home runs, and carries a .463 slugging percentage.
Penn's pitching staff is anchored by the trio Marty Coyne, Jake Moss and Thomas Shurtleff. Coyne has posted a 3.00 ERA across 36.0 innings with 31 strikeouts while allowing just 12 earned runs. Moss has thrown 29.2 innings with 29 strikeouts, recording a 5.46 ERA. Shurtleff has worked 32.1 innings with 19 strikeouts, posting a 3.90 ERA while allowing 14 earned runs.
Series History
Columbia holds a 136-144-3 all-time record against Penn, a series dating back to 1888. The Lions won three of four meetings last season, including a first-round Ivy League Tournament victory.
Columbia claimed the regular-season series in Philadelphia (4-3, 8-9, 11-3) before edging the Quakers, 4-3, in a 10-inning conference tournament matchup.
By Any Means Necessary
Columbia has found ways to manufacture runs in different ways this season, recording 15 runs via productive outs. The Lions have four sacrifice flies and have driven in runners from third on groundouts 11 times on the season, including five on March 31 at Fordham.
Santa-na! I Know Him!
Thomas Santana has been dominant in his last two outings against conference foes, turning in back-to-back winning starts for Columbia. Across the two starts, Santana logged 15.0 innings and allowed only three earned runs.
Against Harvard (March 22), Santana went 7.0 innings, allowing two earned runs while striking out eight to earn the win. He followed that with an even stronger performance at Dartmouth (March 29), tossing 8.0 innings and giving up just one run on seven hits with four strikeouts.
Santana earned his 13th career win, moving into a tie for 10th place on Columbia's all-time list.
Up Next
Columbia will remain home to face Fordham for the second time in as many weeks on Wednesday, April 8, with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
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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