ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy baseball team (15-8, 2-4 PL) will close out its five-game homestand at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, hosting non-conference foe Saint Joseph's (11-10, 6-0 A10) in the Midshipmen's final contest before this weekend's Star Series at Army.
 
The Mids and Hawks are set for a 3:05 p.m. first pitch, with Tim Nolan handling play-by-play duties on ESPN+ and WNAV Radio (1430 AM).
 
Back at Bishop
This marks Navy's 104th season playing at the ballpark now known as Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium, with the Mids beginning play at then-Lawrence Field in 1923 … Navy has gone 45-25 at home during head coach Chuck Ristano's three seasons at the helm … The Mids have won 11 and only lost five of the 18 home weekend series during Ristano's tenure.
 
2026 Home Cooking
Will Howard paces the Mids with a .296 home batting average and .472 home on-base percentage, accounting for five runs and five RBI in his 10 home games … Jake Hooten has posted a .273 batting average in 10 home starts, also stealing seven bases in those games … Victor Izquierdo leads the team with 12 RBI at home this season, also drawing eight walks while batting .267 at home … Jackson Clark has a 2.25 ERA in six home outings, posting a 3-0 record while striking out 10 in eight innings.
 
Lifetime in Annapolis
Andrew Manning has mashed at the friendly confines of Max Bishop Stadium during his three seasons, posting a .325 career average in home games while racking up 56 runs scored and 36 RBI in 69 contests … Victor Izquierdo has hit .272 with 60 RBI across 70 home starts in his four seasons with the Mids, notching 17 doubles and three homers … Matt Archibald has posted a 2.93 home ERA over 11 career outings in Annapolis, totaling a 5-3 record with 72 strikeouts in 46 innings while limiting opponents to a .153 average … Spencer Stephens holds a 2.79 home ERA and 6-0 record over 17 appearances at Max Bishop Stadium, punching out 31 in 29 innings while picking up three saves.
 
News & Notes
Navy has outscored opponents by a 29-1 margin in the second inning this season, also heavily outscoring foes, 22-7, in the fourth inning … Navy has posted a 3.31 team ERA over its last 10 games, striking out 104 batters in those 87 innings … Victor Izquierdo has batted .359 over his last 10 starts, scoring seven runs and driving in six more … Tyler Cripe is batting .400 over the Mids' last 10 games, homering twice and plating 12 RBI … Ty DePerno has broken out with a .281 average over Navy's last 10 games, reaching base at a .395 clip … Tyler Grenn has posted a 1.50 ERA when coming out of the bullpen this year, logging 11 strikeouts and a save over 12 relief innings.
 
Navy Among NCAA Stat Leaders
Navy's pitching has posted a league-leading 3.67 ERA that sits 27th nationally, while the team's 1.34 WHIP also leads the Patriot League and ranks 46th in the nation … Navy is also 16th in the country and atop the league with 64 stolen bases as a team (18th nationally at 2.78 per game) … The Mids' 0.39 triples per game ranks 15th in the country … Patrick Walsh's four triples are tied for the Division I lead … Owen Phyper's 2.08 ERA is 92nd nationally, while Brady Bendik's 2.52 ERA ranks 93rd in the country … Matt Archibald's 51 total strikeouts are 10th in the country and his 13.11 strikeouts per nine innings rank 27th in Division I, with both marks leading the Patriot League.
 
Scouting Saint Joseph's
Coming into Tuesday with a 11-10 overall record, the Hawks are riding high after sweeping its first two conference series … Saint Joseph's 6-0 Atlantic 10 mark is the best conference start in program history, with SJU taking all three games at Richmond before outlasting George Washington in three tightly-contested home games … Richard Beggy paces the Hawks with a .377 average and 23 RBI, while Alex Kelsey is hitting .349 on the season with five steals … Blake Primrose has also had a strong start by batting .338 with four homers and 21 runs scored … Andrew Gaines has been lights out in relief, posting a 0.00 ERA over a team-best nine relief outings while striking out 21 in 14.1 innings … Kelsey is carrying a 13-game on-base streak into Tuesday's contest.
 
Series History
Navy is 1-0 in the all-time series with Saint Joseph's, scoring a win in Philadelphia on March 20, 2024 … Led by Eduardo Diaz tallying a program-record-tying six hits in just seven innings, the Mids run-ruled their way to a 17-7 victory … With Diaz scoring a career-high five times and doubling twice, the Mids had six players record multi-hit games.
 
Up Next
Navy will travel this weekend to West Point, N.Y., taking on rival Army in the Star Series. Friday's series opener is set for 1:05 p.m., while Saturday is slated for a 3:05 p.m. start and Sunday's finale will be at 1:05 p.m.