Leading Off
Lafayette hosts Bucknell for a three-game series starting on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

Senior Day
On Saturday, the Leopards will honor the nine senior members of the class of 2025 - #1 Ben Petrone, #3 Kaleb Willis, #7 Easton Brenner, #16 Michael Zarrillo, #17 Mike Romano, #28 Corey Savedoff, #30 Trevor Dutra, #35 Joe Skapinetz and #37 Jack McMullen.

Schedule Adjustment
Lafayette's series-opening doubleheader against Bucknell has been moved to a 10:30 a.m. start, due to expected weather in the region.

New Home Run King
On Wednesday in Lafayette's game against Manhattan, senior Michael Zarrillo blasted a solo home run to left field, breaking the Lafayette career home run record. Zarrillo now has 23 career home runs, after passing Bob Osipower and current Leopards' head coach A.J. Miller, who shared the previous program record of 22 home runs.   

Patriot League Awards
Senior outfielder Easton Brenner earned Patriot League Baseball Player of the Week honors on Feb. 17. Brenner batted .700 (7-for-10) during the Leopards' series at Southern Miss. The Houston, Texas. native had five RBIs, seven hits, three doubles, a home run and he reached base 11 times in Hattiesburg. The Economics and Policy Studies major slugged 1.300 and recorded a .781 on-base percentage on the week. On April 14, freshman second baseman Alex Barrist earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors. Barrist batted. 364 with four hits, while slugging .636 during the reporting week. His swing included six RBIs along with scoring three runs. The Newtown Square, Pa. native ripped a league-best fifth triple down the right field line in Lafayette's series opener against Navy that scored two runs and propelled the Leopards to victory.


The Lafayette Nine
The Leopards are led by senior Easton Brenner, who is batting .350, along with three home runs and 30 RBIs. The senior has 15 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games. Freshman Jack Mislan has belted a team-best six home runs in his freshman campaign. Sophomores Tristan Helmick and Owen Basso each have earned three wins for the Leopards and senior Mike Romano has collected four saves. The Leopards are currently in sixth place in the Patriot League standings, coming into this weekend's series after dropping their final non-conference matchup of the season to Manhattan, 5-3, on Wednesday. The Maroon and White have a 13-36 overall mark and an 8-14 record in the Patriot League.

The Bison
Bucknell comes into the weekend with a 16-26 record and an 8-14 mark in the Patriot League. Tyler Dunn paces the Bison offense. The senior has a .319 batting average with 35 hits, nine doubles and 29 RBIs. Tyler O'Neill anchors the Bucknell pitching staff. O'Neill has three wins, a 3.08 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 76.0 innings pitched.