Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall baseball team (12-9) readies for three games, including its Centennial Conference opener this week. F&M travels to TCNJ (8-8) Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. before kicking off the CC slate with a doubleheader at Swarthmore (10-8) Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Last Week

F&M went 2-1 last week, picking up wins at Elizabethtown and No. 23 Montclair State.

The Diplomats defeated Elizabethtown, 8-3, Tuesday afternoon. Spencer Berson led the game with two hits and four RBI in the contest. Pat Elliott and Bobby Falese also tallied two hits in the win. AJ Desautels led the game in runs scored with three. Bijan Anvar collected his first win of the season on the mound, striking out five and allowing just one hit in four innings. Read the full recap here. 

Franklin & Marshall split its doubleheader against No. 23 Montclair State on Friday. The Diplomats knocked off the Red Hawks, 12-2, in game one before falling in game two, 8-2. Drew Butera and Falese each hit a home run in game one. The duo also drove in a combined seven RBI in the victory. Dan Galef earned the win in game one, striking out four while allowing just three hits and no earned runs in five innings of work. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. TCNJ

The Diplomats erupted for 19 runs on 18 hits in their 19-0 victory over the Lions last season. Michael Cole '22 led the game with five hits, followed by Berson and Desautels each tallying three. Berson also hit also hit a home run and drove in five RBI in the win. Kyle Roche was dominate on the mound, striking out nine and allowing just two hits and no earned runs in six innings. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Swarthmore

F&M and Swarthmore split its doubleheader to end last year's regular season. The Diplomats claimed game one, 11-2, before being defeated, 7-1, in game two. 

In the 11-2 victory, seven Diplomats ended the game with multiple hits - led by Will Samuel '22 with three in the contest. Patrick Cettina drove in three RBI, followed by Berson, Desautels, and Falese each tallying two. With his two RBI, Falese broke the single-season program RBI record by ending the regular season with 51 total. Greg Nieskens was the winning pitcher in the game, striking out two and allowing one earned run in seven innings of work. Read the full recap here.

TCNJ Team Preview

TCNJ enters Tuesday's matchup after splitting a doubleheader at Dickinson on Saturday, falling 6-5 in game one before claiming game two, 5-1. Chris Reeder leads the Lions in batting average (.356), with 21 hits this season. Ryan Goodall leads the team in home runs (four) and slugging percentage (.542). Pitcher Jackson Malouf (2-0) currently has 35 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.88 in 24 innings on the mound. 

Swarthmore Team Preview

The Garnet travel to Rowan on Tuesday and host Widener on Thursday before playing F&M on Saturday. Catcher Matthew Silvestre leads Swarthmore in batting average (.358), RBI (15), and doubles (four). Pitcher Liam Alpern (1-0) boasts the second-lowest ERA in the CC (1.57) with 28 strikeouts and 23 innings pitched this season. 

Centennial Conference Leaders from Franklin & Marshall (Top 10)

Hitting

Stolen Bases

1. AJ Desautels - 15

Triples

2. Bobby Falese - 4

3. Spencer Berson - 3

Pitching

Earned Run Average

5. Dan Galef - 2.10