Baseball Travels to Shenandoah University on Friday for the Mr. V Classic

Immaculata University Baseball at Mr. V Memorial Classic
Hosted by Shenandoah University
Friday, February 28 vs. Shenandoah | 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 vs. Wittenberg | 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, March 1 vs. Cortland | 12:15 p.m.
Kevin Anderson Field at Bridgeforth Stadium

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THE STORYLINE

The Immaculata baseball team (0-3) will travel to Winchester, Virginia to participate in the Mr. V Memorial Classic hosted by Shenandoah University. Immaculata will play the host Shenandoah on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. They will play Wittenberg at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, and follow that game playing Cortland at 12:15 p.m.
Immaculata is familiar with Kevin Anderson Field at Bridgeforth Stadium having won the Atlantic East Conference Championship on that field in May of 2024.
Immaculata enters the weekend after falling to Kean University 10-5 on Wednesday afternoon.

THE SERIES

Immaculata and Shenandoah are meeting for the fifth time in a series that began in 2010. Immaculata is 1-3 all-time vs Shenandoah. Their last meeting came on May 20, 2023, in Winchester when Shenandoah beat Immaculata 11-7 in NCAA Regionals. Josh Crowding went 3-5 with a double and two RBIs for Immaculata.
Immaculata and Wittenberg are meeting for the second time. Wittenberg defeated Immaculata 6-5 on March 3, 2024, in Fayetteville, NC. Joey Wright went 3-5 with a home run and three RBIs for the Mighty Macs.
Immaculata and Cortland are meeting for the first time in baseball.

MIGHTY MAC NOTES

Robert Woodward went 1-3 with two RBIs on Wednesday at Kean. For the season Woodward is hitting .455 with a home run and five RBIs.
Steven Theisen had two RBIs on Wednesday at Kean. Theisen has four RBIs this season.
Nick Turnage is hitting .385 with an RBI, and Matt Passerini is hitting .375 with one RBI.
Immaculata starter Alex LePage will look to bounce back from the loss in the season opener against Rutgers-Camden.

SCOUTING SHENANDOAH

The Hornets are off to a 6-2 start to their season including a doubleheader sweep of defending National Champion Misericordia.
Noah Cromwell is hitting .308 with a home run and six RBIs.
Brody Pickette is hitting .375 with six RBIs.
Parker Farrington is 1-0 in two starts with no runs allowed and has seven strikeouts.

SCOUTING WITTENBERG

The Tigers are 2-1 on the season. They defeated #13 Baldwin Wallace 6-1 in their opener, and split a doubleheader with Bethany (WV).
Tommy Chilicki is hitting .455 with three RBIs to lead Wittenberg.
Luke Thomas is batting .300 with one RBI.
Nate Floyd earned the win in their opener against Baldwin Wallace, pitching five innings, allowing three hits, no runs, and had eight strikeouts.

SCOUTING CORTLAND

Cortland is off to a 2-2 start to their season. They have wins over Marietta and #14/11 Christopher Newport, and losses to #7/9 Lynchburg and #4/5 Denison.
Dylan Tierney is hitting .375 with one home run, and seven RBIs.
Luke Schartner is batting .308 with four RBIs.
Nick Jenssen earned the win over Christopher Newport pitching six innings, allowing three hits, one earned run, and had two strikeouts.

UP NEXT

Immaculata baseball will be back in action on Wednesday, March 5^th when they visit Swarthmore for a 3 p.m. game.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Josh Crowding: C; 6' 1"; Graduate Student; R/R

#2 Steven Theisen: INF; 5' 11"; Senior; R/R

#18 Robert Woodward: C/OF; 6' 2"; Sophomore; R/R

#26 Joey Wright: INF; 6' 2"; Senior; R/R

#27 Matt Passerini: OF/INF; 5' 11"; Junior; L/R

#35 Alex LePage: P; 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R

#47 Nick Turnage: OF; 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#25 Josh Crowding
: 6' 1"; Graduate Student; R/R
: C

#2 Steven Theisen
: 5' 11"; Senior; R/R
: INF

#18 Robert Woodward
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; R/R
: C/OF

#26 Joey Wright
: 6' 2"; Senior; R/R
: INF

#27 Matt Passerini
: 5' 11"; Junior; L/R
: OF/INF

#35 Alex LePage
: 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R
: P

#47 Nick Turnage
: 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R
: OF