Game Notes

The Franklin & Marshall baseball team (13-8) plays a three-game home stand this week, including starting its Centennial Conference (CC) slate this weekend. The Diplomats play their final non-conference game of the 2025 regular season against Albright (8-9) at Penn Medicine Park on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. F&M then heads over to Caplan Field on Saturday to start its CC schedule and host No. 4 Johns Hopkins (16-2) for a doubleheader, starting at noon. 

Last Week

The Diplomats went a perfect 5-0 since returning from their Spring Break trip to California with wins over Lebanon Valley, Cairn, Rutgers-Newark and Moravian. Bobby Falese recorded 11 hits with eight RBI, two doubles, one triple and a home run during the stretch. Falese now just needs two hits to reach 200 hits for his career. Tanner Wolpert also had a solid week with eight hits, two doubles and one home run. Wolpert registered 10 RBI during the week with five RBI in the win over Moravian. On the mound, Colin Mackenzie highlighted the week by striking out five and allowing five hits and no earned runs in 7.0 innings of relief to be named Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week.

Last Time vs. Albright

The Diplomats exploded for 18 hits to score 18 runs in the 18-4 victory at Albright last season. Falese tied the program single-game record for seven RBI in the contest. Falese also tallied two doubles and one home run to lead F&M to its sixth win of the season. Mateo Sucre earned his first-collegiate win with two strikeouts and no earned runs in two innings of relief. Read the full recap here. 

Last Time vs. Johns Hopkins

The Diplomats split its doubleheader with then-ranked No. 8 Johns Hopkins in last year's regular season finale. The Blue Jays outlasted F&M, 17-16, in game one before the Diplomats earned a 6-3 game two victory to lock up the No. 4 seed in the CC Tournament. In a high-scoring game one, Falese broke the program's single-game home run record with three, while also tying the single-game RBI record of seven, which he set earlier in the season. Even with the loss, a Swarthmore loss at Dickinson allowed F&M to clinch a playoff spot. In game two, the Diplomats score two runs in both the second and fourth innings to jump ahead on the scoreboard. Meanwhile, the F&M bullpen limited JHU to just three hits to secure a home playoff game for the Diplomats. Read the full recap here.

Albright  Team Preview

The Lions are looking to bounce back after being swept in a three-game set to Messiah over the weekend. Roman Berretta leads Albright with a .467 average and 1.181 OPS. Berretta has eight doubles, one triples, 17 runs and 12 RBI. Pitcher Dominic Yeager holds a 4.71 ERA with 12 strikeouts and 11 earned runs in 21.0 innings pitched.

Johns Hopkins  Team Preview

No. 4 Johns Hopkins takes on Hood on Tuesday, followed by a home game against Catholic on Wednesday before coming to Lancaster on Saturday. The Blue Jays are currently on a three-game winning streak with victories over UMass Boston, Saint John's University and Salem State. Shawn Steuerer leads the JHU offense, averaging .400 with a 1.307 OPS. Steurer has recorded five doubles, eight home runs, 24 RBI and 22 runs scored so far this season. Pitcher Drew Grumbles has a team-low 0.41 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 22 innings, while Kieren Collins has an 0.93 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 29 innings. 

2025 Team Stats

Overall Record: 13-8

Conference Record: 0-0

Home Record: 5-2

Away Record: 8-6

Neutral Site Record: 0-0

Hitting:

Batting Average: .324

OPS: .896

Slugging: .468

On-Base Percentage: .428

Doubles: 55

Triples: 6

Home Runs: 12

RBI: 169

Runs Scored: 186

Walks: 109

Stolen Bases: 43

Pitching:

ERA: 5.83

Strikeouts: 140

Saves: 6

Complete Games: 0

2025 Team Leaders

Hitting:

Batting Average: Bobby Falese (.404)

Slugging: Bobby Falese (.660)

On-Base Percentage: Nick Lorenzo (.517)

Doubles: Bobby Falese (11)

Triples: Bobby Falese / AJ Desautels (2)

Home Runs: Bobby Falese / Matt Hollender / Tanner Wolpert (3)

RBI: Tanner Wolpert (27)

Runs Scored: Bobby Falese (26)

Walks: Nick Lorenzo (20)

Stolen Bases: AJ Desautels (13)

Pitching:

ERA: Bijan Anvar (3.00)

Strikeouts: Dan Galef (21)

Innings Pitched: Dan Galef (23.0)

Wins: Dan Galef (3)

Saves: Shane Rebane (2)

Complete Games: N/A