Cabrini University Cavaliers (7-3, 0-0 AEC) vs. Hilbert College Hawks (2-7, 0-0 AMCC)
Sunday, March 10, Noon
Cabrini-Carroll Field, Radnor, PA
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Scouting the Hawks
Hilbert enters Sunday's matchup having just completed their spring break trip in which they played eight games in five days. The Hawks finished the trip with a 2-6 record, highlighted by a pair of one run victories over Wentworth Institute of Technology. 

Tristan Aldinger leads the Hilbert offense with a .353 average and a .529 slugging percentage. The outfielder has tallied nine total bases, including a double and triple, in just 17 at bats. Catcher Austin O'Shei leads the team with 1.007 OPS and three stolen bases. 

Pitcher Anthony DiNizo hasn't allowed an earned run through 3.2 innings of work and has limited opposing offenses to just a pair of hits, while striking out three. Veteran Michael Goodberry has been solid on the bump as well, as the righty has logged four innings and allowed one earned run. Goodberry has tallied three strikeouts and is the only pitcher on the staff to not issue a free pass. 

Entering the program's ninth year, Hilbert has seen steady improvement over the last two seasons since head coach Drew Fittry entered the fray. The Hawks played to an 8-24 record in Fittry's first season, but added three wins last year as they finished with an 11-24 record. The Hawks will be aiming for their first 12 win season in their program's short history in Fittry's third season at the helm. 

Cabrini Last Time Out: Cabrini 0, Hanover 2 (3/2/19)
The Blue and White rallied in the top of the ninth as they put runners on second and third with only one out, but Hanover reliever George Dant escaped trouble as recorded the final two batters he faced, including a strike out for the final out of the game. 

Cabrini starter Drew Jackson was saddled with the tough luck loss as the junior tossed seven strong innings of one run ball, limiting the Hanover offense to just four hits, while striking out eight. 

The Panthers' Zach Chapman countered Jackson for six innings and collected with win after allowing just three hits. Dent and fellow reliever Eli Copner combined for three shutout innings and five strikeouts, while allowing just three hits. 

Freshman Garrett Laraia paced the Cavalier offense with a pair of hits, while sophomore's Mack Mckisson, JD Barrett and Brendan Van Belle, along with junior Henry Peguero, collected one hit a piece. 

The offense had their opportunities throughout the game as they left 12 men on base, compared to Hanover's five left on base. 

Hilbert Last Time Out: Hilbert 8, SUNY Oneonta 9 (3/7/19)
The Hawks found themselves down by five runs by the time they picked up their bats in the bottom of the 3rd.  Hilbert inched their way back, scoring seven runs through the next three innings but still trailed, 8-7 at the top of the 6th.

Hilbert held Oneonta scoreless in the 6th, but found themselves right back on defense at the top of the 7th after going through only four batters iin the bottom half of the 6th.

Oneonta tacked one more run on and now led by two runs before Hilbert had their last at bats in the 7th.

With one out on the board, Tristan Aldinger doubled down the left field line and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Shaun Wright's RBI ground out cleared the bags and Hilbert's next batter went down swinging in an attempt to extend play.

Daniel Munn dropped to 1-1 on the mound giving up eight hits and five earned runs through 3.2 innings. Michael Goodberry closed the game with 2.1 innings of solid pitching, earned the Hawks only strikeout while giving up one hit and one earned run.

5 Factors for Cabrini

• The Cavaliers are off to their best 10 game start in program history, as they own a 7-3 record. 
• Cabrini has already had two players named the Atlantic East Player of the week in freshman Mike Gama and senior Tyler Norris.
• Norris, Aurite and freshman Garrett Laraia all own batting averages north of the .300 mark, led by Norris' .333 average.
• Five of sophomore JD Barrett's seven hits have been doubles, as the third baseman ranks third on the team with 12 total bases.
• Aurite's .829 OPS (OBP + SLG) and 10 RBI's currently rank tops among the Cavaliers.

5 Factors for Hilbert

• After a 2-1 start to the season, the Hawks have dropped their last six games.
• Through nine games, the Hilbert offense has posted a .258 team batting average, but has struck for 17 extra base hits, including three triples. 
• The Hawks are susceptible to the strikeout, however, as they average nearly seven K's per game.  
• As a team, Hilbert is 18-21 in stolen base attempts. 
• Hilbert pitchers have combined for just 34 strikeouts, but have allowed 59 walks, in 61 total innings.

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Hilbert
7-3 (0-0 AEC)	Record	2-7 (0-0 AMCC)
.270	Batting Average	.258
61	Runs	51
.348	Slugging %	.336
16	Stolen Bases	18
3.86	ERA	12.69
78	Strikeouts (Pitching)	34
.253	Batting Average Against	.356

	TEAM LEADERS
Tyler Norris (.333)	Batting Average	Tristan Aldinger (.406)
Tyler Norris (1)	Home Runs	NA
Joe Aurite (10)	RBI	Benjamin Heilig (8)
Tyler Norris (6/7)	Stolen Bases/Attempted	Austin O'Shei (4/4)
Drew Swire (2.25)	ERA (Min. 6IP)	Michael Goodberry (2.89)
Drew Jackson (15)	Strikeouts (Pitching)	Zachary Crane (6)