4/29/22
 
SCRANTON, Pa. – The Lackawanna College baseball team heads into the final weekend of the regular season with a big opportunity to ease their road to a possible Region XIX championship. Lackawanna College enters the weekend with the same region record as Delaware Tech CC. If the Falcons can match results with the Terry Hawks through the first games on Friday and Saturday, then that will set up massive doubleheader on Sunday that could decide the top-seed, and host school, for next week's Region XIX tournament.
 
The upcoming schedule for Lackawanna College looks like this: On Friday, April 29^th, the Falcons will host Mercer County CC for a Region XIX doubleheader at Scranton HS, with the first game starting at 1:00pm ET. Then, on Saturday, April 30^th, the Fighting Owls of Harford CC will come to Scranton for a nine-inning contest with the Falcons at 3:30pm ET, also at Scranton HS. Finally, on Sunday, May 1^st, the Delaware Tech Terry Hawks will return to Scranton to finish the doubleheader that was delayed by torrential rain earlier this month.
 
As the standings are right now, Delaware Tech is the top-seed and host for the Region XIX playoffs next weekend, while the Falcons, despite having the same record, would be the two-seed. Each team still has four Region games to play. Delaware Tech, before they come to Scranton, will play a doubleheader against County College of Morris on the road on Saturday, April 30^th.
 
 
About The Falcons
The Falcons (21-12, 8-0) were last in action on Wednesday, when they hosted the Montgomery County CC Mustangs for a nine-inning contest at Scranton HS. The Falcons scored four runs in the first, and slowly expanded their lead into an eventual 9-1 victory. Lackawanna had nine extra base hits, all doubles, and were led by Quinn Hanafin, who was 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored, and Cody Fleischer was 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Jason Carpenter had a solid outing, going four innings and allowing just two hits, with three strikeouts. Dan Petrouskie picked up the win, pitching three innings of relief, allowing three hits and striking out four. You can read the recap HERE.
 
Lackawanna is hitting, as a team, .358 so far this season, with a combined 1.021 OPS. They have 130 extra base hits, including 83 doubles and 31 homeruns already this season. They're slugging .573 as a team, and have stolen 90 bases so far this year. The Falcons have a .448 OBP on the year, and are averaging around 8.5 runs per contest this season.
 
On the mound, the Falcons are holding their opponents to a .249 batting average, and have a staff ERA of 5.34 this year. In 219 combined innings, the Falcons have given up 214 hits and 153 runs, 130 earned, while striking out 250 batters and walking 131. The Falcons have picked off seven base runners so far this season, and have turned eight double plays, while committing 51 errors as a team so far this year.
 
Quinn Hanafin is the team leader in batting average, hitting .495 so far this season in his 30 appearances. Hanafin has a 1.287 OPS, and leads the Falcons with 45 hits on the year. Hanafin is also the team leader with 13 doubles so far this season, and he has 17 total extra base hits. He's first on the Falcons with 35 RBIs, and is second on the team in total bases, with 69. His .758 slugging is second on the team, among players who have played in 23 or more games. Quinn also has a .529 OBP, good for second on the Falcons for the year. Hanafin has 13 multi-hit games so far this year, and has recorded a hit in 24 of his 30 appearances so far this year. Hanafin had struggled in his last four games, going just 1-for-10 with two runs and an RBI, but snapped out of it against Montco, going 3-for-3 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored.
 
Cody Fleischer has a .449 batting average so far this year, and is the team leader with a 1.318 OPS, among players who have played at least 23 games. Fleischer is second on the team with 44 hits so far this season, and leads the Falcons with 44 runs scored on the year. Fleischer's 28 RBI are second on the team, and he's got 19 extra base hits on the season, including five homers, first on the team. Fleischer's .542 OBP is first among players who've played in 23 or more games for the Falcons, and he leads the team with 17 walks this year, while also pilfering nine bases on the year. Fleischer has 14 multi-hit games on the year, and was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a pair of doubles in the win against Montco.  
 
Daniel Keenan is hitting .356 so far this year in his 27 appearances, with a .930 OPS. Keenan has 48 total bases, good for third on the team, and has driven in 27 RBI, also putting him third on the team. Keenan has eleven extra base knocks, including seven doubles, two triples, and two homers. He's scored 23 runs, tied for third on the Falcons with Hanafin, and is third on the team with 31 total hits this year. Keenan has eleven multi-hit games on the year, and was 1-for-3 with a run scored, and a two-run double against Montco on Wednesday. 
 
Daniel Helfgott is hitting .377 on the year, and is fourth on the Falcons with 26 hits so far this season. Helfgott has scored 18 runs on the year, and has an OBP of .463. Helfgott has three doubles on the year, and has driven in eleven runs at the plate. Helfgott has nine multi-hit games so far this season, and was 0-for-1 with a run scored in the win over Montgomery County.   
 
Eli Riley, in 20 games of work for the Falcons, is hitting .417 on the year, and has a 1.183 OPS. Riley has 25 hits, good for fifth on the squad, and 24 runs scored, ranking him second on the team. Riley has a .650 slugging percentage, and has nine extra base hits on the year. He also has twelve stolen bases, tied for the team lead with Jacob Simpson. Riley is fourth on the Falcons with 18 RBI so far this year, and has 39 total bases. Riley has six multi-hit games this year. Riley was 1-for-3 with a two-RBI double against Montco on Wednesday.  
 
George Castro is hitting around .262 on the year, has a .914 OPS, and is slugging at .554 on the year. Castro has 16 RBI this season, and is tied with Fleischer for the team lead with five homeruns this season. Castro has six steals on the year, and has scored 14 runs for the Falcons. George has three multi-hit games this year, and went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a double against Montco on Wednesday
 
Zachary Walsh is hitting .425 so far this season in his 20 appearances, with an OPS of 1.364. Walsh has 17 hits in 40 at-bats, with ten extra base hits, including three homers, and has driven in 17 runs so far this season. Walsh is slugging at .875 on the year, and has also stolen seven bases this season. Walsh has five multi-hit games this year, and was 1-for-3 in the win over Montco on Wednesday.
 
Aiden Starn leads the team in innings pitched at 28.2 so far this year. Starn is 2-2 in six starts, giving up 29 hits and 24 runs, 17 earned, while striking out 26 batters. He has a 5.34 ERA on the year, and opponents are hitting .242 against him. Starn was the first of two pitchers who combined for a no-hitter against the Monroe Mustangs, pitching 4.2 innings, and giving up two runs on four walks and four strikeouts.  
 
Jason Carpenter has pitched 22.2 innings so far this season, making six starts in seven appearances. Carpenter is 0-3 with a 5.16 ERA. Carpenter has given up 23 hits and 16 runs, 13 earned, while striking out 16 batters on the year. Carpenter pitched four scoreless innings in his last appearance, the start against Montgomery County, giving up two hits and striking out three batters.  
 
Marc DeNunzio has pitched in 20.1 innings this season, holding an 9.74 ERA and a 2-2 record. DeNunzio has eight appearances, the most on the team, with four starts, and has given up 22 runs and 32 hits, while striking out a team-high 31 batters. DeNunzio has also walked a team-high 16 batters. DeNunzio took the loss in his last outing, going three innings against UConn Avery Point, giving up five runs on eight hits, while striking out just one batter.  
 
Dan Petrouskie has pitched 16.2 combined innings on the season, appearing in eight games, two starts, and going 3-0 with an 8.64 ERA. Petrouskie has allowed 19 runs, 16 earned, and 26 hits, while striking out 20 batters. Opponents are hitting .342 against Petrouskie on the year. Petrouskie pitched three innings of relief for the win on Wednesday against Montgomery, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out four batters.
 
Cameron King has made three starts in five appearances, going 2-0 with a 3.63 ERA on the year. King, in 17.1 innings pitched, has given up nine runs, seven earned, on 15 hits, while striking out 18 and walking eight batters. Opponents are hitting .234 against King on the year. King's last appearance was a good one on Sunday against Sussex, where he pitched a complete game, giving up three runs on seven hits, while striking out a season-high six batters.  
 
Kyle Scott has pitched 16 innings so far this year, holding a 2.25 ERA and a 2-0 record in five appearances, four starts. Scott has struck out 30 batters, and has allowed eleven hits and four runs in his action. Scotthad his best start against Morris, where he went a complete seven innings, giving up just one hit, a homerun, while striking out a season best 14 batters in a 12-1 win for the Falcons. Scott's last appearance was a start against UConn Avery Point, where he went just one inning, giving up three hits and a run, while striking out a pair. He did get the start against Delaware Tech, where he gave up one run through four innings, while striking out ten batters, before that game was halted due to weather, so the stats are not official or reflected in his season totals.
 
Samuel Daniels has been great for the Falcons this year, appearing seven times, twice as a starter, and allowing ten hits and seven runs in 14.2 innings of work, all while striking out 19 batters. Daniels has a 4.30 ERA so far this season, and is 2-0. Opponents are hitting just .182 on the year against Daniels, who got the start, but no decision, against Sussex County CC, pitching two innings, and giving up two runs on three hits, with four walks.  
 
Matthew Stam has pitched 13.1 innings in his six appearances so far this year, giving up eight hits and five runs, all earned, while striking out 15 batters. Stam has a 3.38 ERA, and opponents are hitting just .182 against him so far this year. Stam got a win earlier this year, going four innings in relief against PSU New Kensington, allowing just three hits and striking out five batters. Stam was the second half of the no-hitter against Monroe, relieving Aiden Starn by pitching 2.1 innings of no-hit ball, striking out three and walking just one batter.  
 
Coach Mike McCarry enters his fourth season at the helm for Lackawanna College. McCarry has helped elevate the Falcon program in his short time, guiding Lackawanna to a pair of NJCAA World Series appearances in his first three seasons, one of which was shortened and ultimately cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Before his time at Lackawanna, McCarry was the pitching coach at Stephen F. Austin and LaSalle Universities. As a pitching coach with both schools, he had multiple pitchers sign professional contracts, and, especially in his time at LaSalle, McCarry brought four NJCAA All-Americans to be a part of the Explorer program. Before that, McCarry spent his time in baseball in the Philadelphia Suburbs in Bucks County with Central Bucks West and the Colts Collegiate Summer Team. McCarry is a Keystone College graduate, where he played baseball for Jamie Shevchik and the vaunted Giants program. McCarry is 91-50 in his career at Lackawanna College.   
 
About Mercer County CC
The Vikings (23-15, 8-2) come into the contest with Lackawanna College sitting in third behind the Falcons and Delaware Tech in the Region XIX standings. Mercer lost its last game, a contest this past Thursday at Northampton CC, 7-6. The Vikings and Spartans battled, and were tied at three heading into the bottom of the fifth, when Northampton scored four runs over the next two innings to take a 7-3 lead. Mercer rallied, and managed to score a run in the top of the ninth to cut it to one, but the Spartans managed to hang on for the win.  
 
Mercer is hitting .345 as a team so far this season, averaging just under nine runs per game. The Vikings have a collective OPS of .950, and have hit 122 extra base hits this year, including 67 doubles and 29 homeruns. Mercer has drawn 142 walks, and struck out 214 times, and they also have 87 successful steals on the season. The Vikings are slugging at .519, as a team.
 
Mercer County CC has a team ERA of 6.26 so far this season, giving up 227 runs, 190 earned, on 227 hits in 273 innings of work this year. They've struck their opponents out 233 times this year, averaging just over seven-and-a-half strikeouts per nine innings pitched. The Vikings have held their opponents to three or fewer runs in 11 games this year, including three shut-outs, and have turned five double plays this year, while committing 50 errors in 38 games.
 
Josearmando Diaz leads the Vikings with a .457 batting average this season. Diaz also leads Mercer in OPS (1.239) and OBP (.572), and is second in slugging (.667). His 48 total hits have him ranked third on the team this year, and he's scored 37 runs, fourth on the Vikings. He's got 13 extra base hits and 33 RBI, ranking him third on the team. Diaz has drawn 18 walks, second on the Vikings, and has five stolen bases on the year. Diaz has 15 multi-hit games on the season, but was held without a hit against Northampton, going 0-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI.
 
Matt Ervolina is second on the team with a .406 batting average this season. Ervolina has an OPS of 983, buoyed by his .519 slugging percentage. Ervolina has a team-high 54 total hits, and also leads the Vikings with 35 stolen bases on the year. He's tied for the team lead in runs scored (41), and has ten total extra base hits, including six doubles and three triples, and has driven in 27 runs this year. Ervolina has 15 multi-hit contests this year, including the game against Northampton, where he was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base.
 
Xavier Delgado has a .404 batting average this year, and a 1.105 OPS. His .633 slugging percentage is third on the team, and Delgado has 14 extra base hits, including a team-high five triples, while driving in 28 runs, good for fourth on the team.  Delgado is tied with Ervolina for the team lead in runs scored at 41 on the season, and has 44 total hits this year, good for fourth on the team. Delgado has 15 multi-hit games this season, including against Northampton in his last appearance, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored against the Spartans.
 
Randy Steen is fourth on the team with a .345 batting average this season. Steen is second on the squad with 50 total base hits, and is also second on the Vikings with 20 stolen bases this year. Steen has scored 38 runs, good for third, and has driven in 35 RBI this year, second on the team. Steen has eleven extra base hits this season, including four doubles and four triples. Steen has 14 multi-hit games on the season, including his last appearance against Northampton, where he was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk.  
 
Jarrett May has a .336 batting average, and leads the Vikings in slugging (.720), RBI (37), walks (22), homeruns (9), doubles (10), and extra base hits (21). May has a 1.199 OPS, second on the team, and has scored 33 runs so far this season. May has also struck out a team-high 27 times this season. May has eight multi-hit games, but struggled in his last appearance against Northampton, where he was 0-for-5 with three strikeouts.  
 
Zach Zuchowski has a .278 batting average so far this season, and has 25 hits in 28 appearances. He's driven in 25 RBI this year, and has nine extra base hits, including four doubles and three homers. Zuchowski has a .467 slugging percentage, and has scored 13 runs so far this year. Zuchowski has seven multi-hit games on the year, and did not play against Northampton on Thursday.
 
On the mound, Brett Mutz has made eight appearances, six of which have been starts, and is 5-3 with a 4.81 ERA this season. Mutz, in 33.2 innings pitched, allowing 22 runs, 18 earned, on 30 hits, while striking out 22 batters. Mutz was unsuccessful in his last start, back on April 23^rd against Delaware Tech, where he went 4.2 innings, giving up three runs on four hits, but got saddled with the loss in the 3-1 defeat.
 
Charles Kelley has made six appearances, all starts, and is 2-1 with a 5.60 ERA so far this season for the Vikings. In 27.1 innings pitched, Kelley has allowed 27 runs, 17 earned, on 28 hits, while striking out a team-high 33 batters this season. Kelley is averaging just under eleven strikeouts per nine innings this year. Kelley took the loss in his last outing, game one against Delaware Tech, lasting just 3.2 innings, and giving up ten runs on seven hits. His start before that was his best of the year, throwing a five-hit shutout over Morris, and striking out a season-high eleven batters.  
 
Clemente Orozco has made a team-high seven starts in eight appearances, going 1-1 with an 8.17 ERA. In 25.1 innings pitched for Mercer, Orozco has given up 27 runs, 23 earned, on 34 hits, while striking out 15 and walking a team-high 19 batters. Orozco got the start against Monroe College on April 24^th in his last game, going four innings and giving up three runs on four hits, but he didn't get a result in that game.
 
Collin McLaughlin is the main reliever for the Vikings this season, making the most appearances for Mercer with 13 on the year. McLaughlin is 0-2 with a 3.57 ERA and three saves this year. In 17.2 innings of work, he's given up eight runs on ten hits, while striking out 30 batters, good for second on the team. McLaughlin averages 15.28 strikeouts per nine innings so far this season. McLaughlin last saw action on Wednesday, April 27^th, when he pitched an inning for the save against Bucks County CC, allowing a hit and striking out a batter to secure the 7-5 win.  
 
The head coach for Mercer County CC is Fred Carella, now in his fourth season at the helm, but really in his 20^th season with the program. Carella had been an assistant with the Vikings since 2003, present for their run to the NJCAA World Series in 2003, as well as being a key assistant for six Region XIX titles, four district championships, and a total of four NJCAA World Series appearances. As the head coach, Carella got the Vikings into the Region XIX playoffs in his first year, before falling to Lackawanna College. Carella has an 87-47 career record in his four years at Mercer.  
 
About Harford CC


The Fighting Owls (39-6) have had a stellar season this year, and come into the weekend's action on a nine-game winning streak. The Owls will face Garrett College in a doubleheader on Friday, April 29^th, before traveling up to Scranton to take on Lackawanna College in a single, nine-inning contest on Saturday, the last of the regular season for Harford. In their last game, the Fighting Owls beat up on Montgomery County CC on Thursday, winning 21-3 in seven innings. The Owls scored all 21 of their runs in the first four innings, pounding out 16 hits, including five doubles.
 
As a team, Harford CC is hitting .350, and has a stellar combined 1.125 OPS, which includes a .501 OBP. They have 183 extra base hits, which includes 108 doubles and a whopping 75 homeruns on the year. They have 34 stolen bases on the season, and have struck out 285 times this year, while drawing 351 walks as a team. Harford is averaging 10.6 runs per game this season.  
 
On the mound, the Owls hold a combined 4.43 ERA. In 305 combined innings, Harford has given up 272 hits and 197 runs, 150 earned, while striking out 383 batters so far this season. The Fighting Owls have held their opponents to three or less runs in 21 games this season, throwing four shutouts on the year. Harford has turned 27 double plays, and committed 75 errors in 45 games this season.  
 
Joe Quelch leads the Owls with a 4.11 batting average this season. Quelch leads Harford in several categories, including OPS (1.367), slugging (.804), runs scored (60), total hits (46), homeruns (12), total bases (90), walks (39) and steals (23). Quelch is second on the team with a .563 OBP, and has 20 extra base hits to go with his 38 RBI, second on the team. Quelch has 13 multi-hit games so far this season. Against Montco, he drew three walks and scored all three times against the Mustangs.
 
Jeremiah Guzman is second on the team with a .385 batting average this year, with a 1.318 OPS, also second on the team. Guzman is slugging at .771, third on the team, and has a team-high 14 doubles this year. Guzman has 22 extra base hits, second on the team, and has driven in 41 RBI, also second-best on the Fighting Owls. He's also second on the team with 21 stolen bases this season. Guzman has drawn 34 walks this year, and has a .547 OBP, third on the team. Guzman has eleven multi-hit games for Harford this season, but was 0-for-2 with a run scored in his last game against Montco.
 
Braedon Karpathios has a .378 batting average, and a 1.305 OPS. Karpathios leads the Fighting Owls with a .575 OBP, and his .730 slugging percentage is fourth on the team. Karpathios has 14 extra base hits this year, including six homeruns, and has driven in 30 runs this year. Karpathios is second on the team with 37 walks this year, and has ten stolen bases on the season. Karpathios has eight multi-hit games so far this season, including his latest against Montgomery County, where he was 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBI, and two runs scored.    
 
Trey Cruz has a .365 batting average this season for the Fighting Owls, driving in a team-high 45 runs on the year, and leading the team in extra base knocks with 24 this season. Cruz has 12 doubles and eleven homeruns, and has scored 44 runs, second on the Owls. His 42 total hits are also second on the team, as are his 89 total bases. Cruz has eight steals this year, and has drawn 23 walks. Cruz has twelve multi-hit games on the season, and was 0-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored against Montgomery County in his last game.  
 
Blake Mayberry has a .339 batting average this season, and a .980 OPS. Mayberry has 13 extra base hits, including nine doubles, and has driven in 30 runs so far this year. He's also scored 39 runs, good for third on the team, and his 40 total hits are also third on the squad. Mayberry has drawn 27 walks this season, and has stolen ten bases. Mayberry has ten multi-hit games this year, and was 1-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI in the win over Montgomery County CC.   
 
Zack Oswald had made eight starts in nine appearances, going 4-0 with a 2.52 ERA on the year for the Fighting Owls. Oswald, in a team-high 35.2 innings, has given up 14 runs on 28 hits, ten runs earned, while striking out a team-best 49 batters. Opponents are hitting .209 against Oswald this year. Oswald hasn't appeared since April 21^st, where he pitched six innings against Delaware Tech to get the win, giving up three runs on four hits. Oswald has struck out a season-high nine batters three separate times this year.  
 
Bobby Spencer has seven starts in nine appearances this year, going 4-1 with a 4.19 ERA for Harford. Spencer, in 34.1 innings pitched, has given up 21 runs, 16 earned, on 40 hits, while striking out 37 batters. Opponents are averaging .290 at the plate against Spencer. Bobby was the winning pitcher against Montgomery County CC, going six innings and giving up three runs on seven hits, while striking out five.  
 
Connor Blantz has seven starts in eight appearances, going a team-best 6-1 with a 3.55 ERA. Blantz, in 33 innings of work, has given up 17 runs, 13 earned, on 20 hits, while striking out 48 batters, and walking a team-high 23. Blantz has held opponents to just .172 at the plate against him. Blantz has not pitched since April 9^th, when he didn't get a decision against Chesapeake, going five innings and giving up two runs on four hits, while striking out four. He struck out a season-high eleven in his previous start on April 3^rd against Cecil College.   
 
Joe Clancy is the main reliever for the Fighting Owls, appearing in 13 games, sporting at 2-0 record with a 2.45 ERA and two saves. In 29.1 innings, Clancy has given up just eleven runs, eight earned, on 21 hits, striking out 27, but walking 22 batters. Opponents are hitting .208 against Clancy this year. He was last in action on Tuesday, April 26^th, where he pitched a two-inning save against Monroe College giving up just one hit and striking out a batter to secure the win.  
 
The head coach for Harford is Josh Houser, now in his third season leading the Fighting Owls. Houser, who was the interim head coach in 2020, was hired as the full-time head coach in June of 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic had cut the season short. Houser started as an assistant coach in 2019, helping the Owls to an impressive 46-9 record, snagging their fourth straight Region XX championship. Houser is a Harford grad, having spent two seasons with the Owls in 2015 and 2016. He helped the Owls to two conference championships, a Region XX title, and a trip to the NJCAA DI World Series in 2016. Houser is 75-21-1 in his three years in charge of the Owls.
 
About Delaware Tech CC


The Terry Hawks come in with a sparkling 29-6 overall record, and a #10 national ranking in the latest NJCAA DII Baseball polls. Del Tech, which is 8-0 in Region XIX play, won 19 straight to open the year, but has lost its last two in a row, and is 3-4 in its last seven games.  The Terry Hawks come into the weekend after dropping a pair of games at CCBC Catonsville last Sunday. Catonsville won game one 6-3, scoring three runs in the bottom of the fourth to turn a two-run deficit into a one-run lead, then scoring two more in the sixth to give themselves a cushion. In game two, the Cardinals put nine runs on the board in the first four innings, then held the Terry Hawks to just one run the rest of the way for a 9-1 win.
 
Delaware Tech is hitting .350 as a team, so far this season. The Terry Hawks have a collective 1.046 OPS, and have scored 343 runs on 362 hits so far this season, averaging just shy of ten runs per contest. Del Tech has hit 48 homeruns on the season, while smacking a total of 137 extra base hits. They've drawn 163 walks and have a team OBP of .460, while striking out 202 times, and are 84-for-91 on stolen base attempts so far this season.
 
On the mound, the Terry Hawks have a 4.30 ERA on the year. In 247 collective innings, they've given up 145 runs on 224 hits, 118 of those runs earned, while striking out 227 batters and walking 125. The pitching staff is averaging around eight strikeouts per nine innings, and has given up 20 homers on the year. The pitching staff has two shutouts on the year, and has allowed three or less runs on 18 different occasions. The Terry Hawks have turned seven double plays, and have committed 41 errors on the year.
 
Matt Rodriguez leads Del Tech in hitting, with a team-best .475 batting average this season. Rodriguez leads the Terry Hawks in several categories, including OPS (1.437), OBP (.595), slugging (.842), total hits (48), runs (40), doubles (13), extra base hits (21), and walks (27). He's tied for the team-lead in homeruns with eight dingers on the year, and is second on the team with 42 RBI. Rodriguez has recorded a hit in 31 of 34 games this season, and has 14 multi-hit games. Rodriguez only played in game one against Catonsville, being held hitless at 0-1 with a pair of walks.
 
Chase Boyle is second on the team with a .400 batting average so far this season. Boyle leads the Hawks in stolen bases (19), and is second on the team in total hits (40) so far this year. Boyle has scored 32 runs, and has 20 RBI on the year. Boyle has eleven multi-hit games, and has stolen multiple bags in a game on five separate occasions, including a season-high three steals against both Raritan and Lehigh Carbon. Boyle has recorded a hit in his last six games, and was a combined 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored against Catonsville. 
 
Mike Pagliei is third on the team with a .363 batting average this year. Pagliei is second on the team in slugging percentage (.791), and is tied with Rodriguez with eight homers on the year. He leads the Terry Hawks with 50 RBI this season, and is second on the team with 20 extra base hits, including team-best three triples. Pagliei has 31 runs scored so far this season. Pagliei has nine multi-hit games this season, but has struggled as of late, going 2-for-his-last-18, including a combined 0-for-2 with two RBI against Catonsville.  
 
Ethan Watkinson is fourth on the team with a .352 batting average on the year. Watkinson is third on the squad with 37 total hits, and has 31 runs scored. He's also third with 28 RBI, and has 16 extra base hits, including eight doubles and seven homeruns. His eight strikeouts are second lowest among players who have seen time in 28 or more games, and his .648 slugging percentage is good for fourth on the team. Watkinson has ten multi-hit games this year, and went 0-for-3 in one game against Catonsville.
 
Jonathan Golebiowski has a .333 batting average this year, and has six homeruns and 24 RBI on the season for Del Tech. He's got 17 extra base hits overall, and has scored 38 runs, second on the team. He's got 14 steals on the season, good for third on the Terry Hawks, and is third on the squad among the main players with a .488 OBP. Golebiowski has nine multi-hit games this year, and was a combined 2-for-5 with a double in the two games against Catonsville.  
 
Sam Courtney has played in 27 games, but has a .412 batting average, and a 1.083 OPS on the year, including a .524 OBP. Courtney has 28 hits and scored 25 runs, and has driven in 21 runs on the year. He's also stole eleven bases on the season. Courtney has nine multi-hit games on the year, but was held without a hit in the two games against Catonsville, going a combined 0-for-5 against the Cardinals.
 
Riley Culver has pitched the most for the Terry Hawks this season, making nine starts in nine appearances, going 7-1 with a 2.87 ERA in 47 innings. He's given up 18 runs, 12 earned, on 40 hits, while striking out a team-high 39 batters. Culver had won six starts in a row, after not getting a decision in his first of the year, before his first loss, a defeat against Cecil College. His last appearance was a one-run, five-hit performance against Mercer County, where he went the full seven innings, striking out four, back on April 23^rd.  
 
Cade Williams has appeared more times (10) but has pitched four less innings than Culver (43.1). Yet, he still has an impressive 6-1 record with a 2.49 ERA. Williams has given up 20 runs, just twelve earned, on 38 hits, while striking out 28 batters so far this season. His 16 walks are a team-high. Williams had won his last five starts, before taking the loss in game one against Catonsville last Sunday. Williams went four innings, giving up four runs on ten hits, while striking out a batter, and walking another.
 
Zach Hart has made six starts in eight appearances, going 5-0 with one save and a 1.93 ERA. Hart, in 37.1 innings of work, has given up just ten runs, eight earned, on 24 hits, while striking out 36 batters, good for second on the squad. Hart is averaging just shy of nine strikeouts per nine innings pitched. Hart has won his last four starts, including his latest, a three-run, nine-hit performance against Mercer back on April 23rd, where he went seven innings and struck out three batters.  
 
Zac Cole has the most appearances on the team this year for Delaware Tech, with 13 times he's taken the mound. He has five starts, and is 2-2 with a 6.75 ERA this year. In his 29.1 innings of work, he's given up a team-high 22 runs on 32 hits, while striking out 26 batters and walking 15. Cole started his first game in over a month this past Sunday against Catonsville, where he went three innings, giving up five runs on six hits, and striking out three batters. He had primarily been a relief option up to that point.
 
The head coach for Delaware Tech is Stu Madden, now in his fifth season in charge. Madden came to Del Tech after spending three seasons at Seaford High School in Delaware, where he won Henlopen Conference Coach of the Year in 2017. Madden is a Langhorne, PA native, and played centerfield for Wesley College for three years. At Wesley, he was a two-time all-conference player, and still is among the all-time leaders in several categories. Madden played professional baseball in Australia for the WA Whips for two years, making an all-star game and winning a gold glove award. In his five years, Madden is 101-65-1, helping guide the Terry Hawks to the Region XIX Championship game last year, before falling to Lackawanna College in the final. 
 
 
Game(s) Information
The Friday, April 29^th doubleheader against Mercer County CC will start with game one at 1:00pm ET, followed by game two around 3:30pm ET. The action will happen at Scranton High's baseball field, and there will be video livestreamed via the Lackawanna College Athletics YouTube Channel at www.lackawannafalcons.com/YouTube.
 
The Saturday, April 30^th game against Harford CC will start at 3:30pm ET at Scranton High's baseball field. There will be a video livestream available via the Lackawanna College Athletics YouTube Channel at www.lackawannafalcons.com/YouTube.
 
The Sunday, May 1^st doubleheader against Delaware Tech will start at 2:00pm ET with the fifth inning of game one from two weeks ago, with the scored tied at one, and Del Tech batting. The second game will follow soon after. Both games will have a video livestream available via the Lackawanna College Athletics YouTube Channel at www.lackawannafalcons.com/YouTube.
 
The Falcons have one more regular season game scheduled before the Region XIX playoffs next weekend. That game will be Monday, May 2^nd, when the Falcons travel to take on the Northampton CC Spartans to close the regular season. First pitch of that single, nine-inning game will be at 3:30pm ET.
 
Check lackawannafalcons.com for scheduling updates.