*Lafayette enters the series with a 9-12 overall record and 8-10 in conference action. The Leopards are coming off a series win over the Crusaders. The Maroon and White beat Holy Cross 6-2 on Saturday and then split Sunday's doubleheader winning game one 5-2 and dropping game two 4-5.
*The four-game series was originally scheduled to be played Saturday and Sunday but due to the threat of inclement weather on Sunday, the series will now be played Friday and Saturday. Games one and two will be played in Easton on Friday with first pitch of game one slated for a 1 p.m., while games three and four will be played in West Point on Saturday with first pitch of the first game slated for 2 p.m.
*Sophomore right-handed pitcher
Jordan Yoder was named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. The Allen, Texas, native threw 9.0 innings in one start and one relief appearance last week, striking out 12. He threw a career-long 7.0 innings in the Leopards 3-2 win over Lehigh on April 14, earning his third win of the season and striking out eight Mountain Hawks.
*Freshman
Justin Grech leads the way for the Leopards in multiple categories, including batting average (.313), runs scored (24), hits (25), triples (2) and total bases (33). Freshman
Blaze Fadio leads the way for the Maroon and White in slugging percentage (.650) and home runs (2). Sophomore
Pete Ciuffreda leads the way in RBIs (21) and is tied with senior
Ethan Stern and sophomore
Seif Ingram in doubles (6).
*On the mound, freshman
Adam Bogosian leads the staff in ERA (3.95), Yoder and sophomore
Jake Bloss are tied in wins (3), sophomore
Nolan Morr has a team-high saves (4), while Yoder also leads the pitching staff in innings pitched (31.0).
*As a team in the nation, the Leopards are 99
th in on base percentage (0.372), 95
th in stolen bases (35) and 25
th in stolen bases per game (1.67). Individually, Morr ranks 71
st in the nation in saves (4), Stern ranks 39
th in stolen bases per game (0.48) and junior
Justin Johnson ranks 81
st in stolen bases per game (0.41), and Grech is 92
nd in triples per game (0.10).
*As a team in the Patriot League, the Leopards are first in stolen bases per game (1.67), second in on base percentage (.372), scoring (5.4) and stolen bases (35), third in base on balls (100), doubles per gae (1.62) and is tied for third in shutouts (1).
*Individually in the Patriot League Ciuffreda is tied for first in RBIs (21), Grech is second in runs scored (24), Stern leads the league in stolen bases (10) and Morr leads the league in saves (4).
* Army comes into the four-game series with a 15-14 overall record and a 9-5 record in Patriot League action. The Black Knights are coming off an 8-2 midweek win on Tuesday over Fordham.
*Junior Nick Manesis leads the Black Knights in batting average (.291), freshman Sam Ruta leads the team in slugging percentage (.571), RBIs (19), triples (3), home runs (4) and total bases (46) while senior Jeremiah Adams leads in runs scored (21) and doubles (8).
*On the mound, freshman Connelly Early leads the pitching staff in ERA (2.70), freshman Tanner Greshman leads the pitching staff in wins (3), senior Ray Bartoli leads in saves (2), and sophomore Patrick Melampy leads in innings pitched (36.1) and batters struck out (40).
*The last time these two squads met was earlier in April and saw Army sweeping the four-game series. The Black Knights lead the all-time series, 98-65-2 dating back the first meeting in 1896.