Friday, April 17
St. Louis, MO
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Baseball Visits Saint Louis This Weekend
4/16/2026 2:05:00 PM | Baseball
Davidson's baseball team will begin the second half of the 10-series Atlantic 10 Conference slate with a three-game set at Saint Louis this weekend.
The Wildcats enter Friday night's opener 18-16 overall and 9-6 in the A-10.
In league play, they are in a three-way tie for third with George Mason and Rhode Island.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson is coming off an 8-6 non-conference loss at South Carolina Tuesday, when the Wildcats matched their season-high with three home runs.
• Prior to that setback, Davidson had won six straight, including an A-10 series sweep of St. Bonaventure last weekend.
• In the series finale against the Bonnies, the Wildcats rallied from a five-run deficit to tie it in the ninth inning, and they won it on a Scotty Edwards walk-off solo home run in the 10th.
• It was the third sweep of the year for the Wildcats, who also swept Fairfield (two games) and Lehigh in February and March, respectively.
• The series victory was also the third consecutive in the A-10 after the Wildcats also won two of three games against both Dayton and George Mason.
• On Monday, infielder Matt Manjooran earned his second A-10 Rookie of the Week honor, after hitting .471 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and seven RBIs in a 4-0 week.
• In his last three outings, left-handed starting pitcher Cooper Cavanaugh has an 0.50 ERA and 17 strikeouts, while allowing five hits and one earned run in 18.0 innings.
• Davidson's offense ranks first in the A-10 with 11 triples and second with a .399 on-base percentage.
• Wildcat pitchers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings, second-best in the A-10.
PITCHING PROBABLES
Game 1: Wilson Perkins, RHP (DAV) vs. Ben Cherico, RHP (SLU)
Game 2: Cooper Cavanaugh, LHP (DAV) vs. TBD
Game 3: Ed Hall, RHP (Dav) vs. Noah Andrunas, RHP (SLU)
SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS
• Saint Louis enters the weekend 15-22 overall and 6-9 in the A-10.
• At the midway point of the conference schedule, the Billikens are in a three-way tie for seventh with Fordham and George Washington.
• In league play, the Billikens have earned 2-1 series wins over Dayton, George Washington and St. Bonaventure and been swept by George Mason and Saint Joseph's.
• Ian Blazier is the top Billikens hitter with a .314 average and an .842 OPS.
• Chase Beattie has hit a team-best nine home runs.
• Riley Iffrig leads the way with 40 hits, eight doubles and 24 RBIs.
• Pitcher Ben Cherico is among the league leaders with a 3.16 ERA and 51 strikeouts.
• Miles Miller is in his first year as the Saint Louis head coach after previously serving as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for two seasons.
SERIES HISTORY
• The series dates to 2015, Davidson's first year in the A-10.
• The Wildcats hold a 20-15 edge, but the Billikens have won five of the last six games, including two of three in Davidson last season.
The Wildcats enter Friday night's opener 18-16 overall and 9-6 in the A-10.
In league play, they are in a three-way tie for third with George Mason and Rhode Island.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson is coming off an 8-6 non-conference loss at South Carolina Tuesday, when the Wildcats matched their season-high with three home runs.
• Prior to that setback, Davidson had won six straight, including an A-10 series sweep of St. Bonaventure last weekend.
• In the series finale against the Bonnies, the Wildcats rallied from a five-run deficit to tie it in the ninth inning, and they won it on a Scotty Edwards walk-off solo home run in the 10th.
• It was the third sweep of the year for the Wildcats, who also swept Fairfield (two games) and Lehigh in February and March, respectively.
• The series victory was also the third consecutive in the A-10 after the Wildcats also won two of three games against both Dayton and George Mason.
• On Monday, infielder Matt Manjooran earned his second A-10 Rookie of the Week honor, after hitting .471 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and seven RBIs in a 4-0 week.
• In his last three outings, left-handed starting pitcher Cooper Cavanaugh has an 0.50 ERA and 17 strikeouts, while allowing five hits and one earned run in 18.0 innings.
• Davidson's offense ranks first in the A-10 with 11 triples and second with a .399 on-base percentage.
• Wildcat pitchers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings, second-best in the A-10.
PITCHING PROBABLES
Game 1: Wilson Perkins, RHP (DAV) vs. Ben Cherico, RHP (SLU)
Game 2: Cooper Cavanaugh, LHP (DAV) vs. TBD
Game 3: Ed Hall, RHP (Dav) vs. Noah Andrunas, RHP (SLU)
SCOUTING THE BILLIKENS
• Saint Louis enters the weekend 15-22 overall and 6-9 in the A-10.
• At the midway point of the conference schedule, the Billikens are in a three-way tie for seventh with Fordham and George Washington.
• In league play, the Billikens have earned 2-1 series wins over Dayton, George Washington and St. Bonaventure and been swept by George Mason and Saint Joseph's.
• Ian Blazier is the top Billikens hitter with a .314 average and an .842 OPS.
• Chase Beattie has hit a team-best nine home runs.
• Riley Iffrig leads the way with 40 hits, eight doubles and 24 RBIs.
• Pitcher Ben Cherico is among the league leaders with a 3.16 ERA and 51 strikeouts.
• Miles Miller is in his first year as the Saint Louis head coach after previously serving as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for two seasons.
SERIES HISTORY
• The series dates to 2015, Davidson's first year in the A-10.
• The Wildcats hold a 20-15 edge, but the Billikens have won five of the last six games, including two of three in Davidson last season.
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