CU Baseball Preview - at Cortland State (3/29)

Men's Baseball | 3/28/2023 12:17:00 PM

Fresh off a three-game conference sweep, the Clarkson University Baseball team will head down Route 81 to take on Cortland State in a midweek nine-inning contest Wednesday afternoon.

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The Series: The two teams have met three times in the past seven seasons, including a doubleheader in 2021, with Cortland winning all three games. The Red Dragons won 5-3 in Florida back in 2016 and won both games in 2021 by scores of 8-1 and 6-1.

Key Stats for Clarkson (4-8, 3-0 Liberty League): The bats came alive on Saturday against Hobart, as the team produced 31 hits in a doubleheader sweep of the Statesmen. A few batting averages ticked up with the effort, including Caleb Doyle's team best average (.405) and on-base percentage (.519). Cam Jerrett was 4-for-7 in the twinbill and is now slashing .385/.515/.462, while Colby Brouillette homered for the first time in 2023 on Friday, pushing his numbers to .383/.442/.511. Jake Millich is the team's leader in extra base hits with eight, thanks to five doubles and three triples, and he is hitting .340/.380/.574 overall.

Key Stats for Cortland State (11-7, 3-0 SUNYAC): Ranked in the top 15 in the country in the preseason, the Red Dragons have played a difficult schedule and slipped out of the top 25, but regrouped this past weekend with a dominant effort against Oswego State. Cortland is hitting .331/.416/.451 as a team with 12 home runs. Chris Bonacci is not one of those sluggers, but a pesky hitter who gets on base frequently with a .493/.568/.522 slash line with 26 runs scored. Mat Bruno has nine extra base hits with a .424/.493/.644 line, and Dylan MacKenzie has driven in 31 runs thanks to three home runs and a .389/.413.597 line. Cortland's staff has used 21 pitchers already, with 13 having tossed at least five innings.

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Players Mentioned

#14 Colby Brouillette: C/UT; 6' 0"; Junior; L/R

#9 Caleb Doyle: UT; 5' 9"; Senior; R/R

#7 Jake Millich: IF; 6' 0"; Junior; R/R

#4 Cam Jerrett: IF; 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#14 Colby Brouillette
: 6' 0"; Junior; L/R
: C/UT

#9 Caleb Doyle
: 5' 9"; Senior; R/R
: UT

#7 Jake Millich
: 6' 0"; Junior; R/R
: IF

#4 Cam Jerrett
: 5' 10"; Freshman; R/R
: IF