ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Returning to Annapolis to start another two-week homestand, the Navy baseball team (16-11, 3-6 PL) is set for a three-game series against Patriot League foe Lehigh (6-19, 2-7 PL) this Saturday and Sunday at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium.
 
The Mids and Mountain Hawks will get underway with a 1:05 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, before finishing Easter weekend and the season series with a single game Easter Sunday at 12 noon. Scott Wykoff will be calling all the action Saturday on ESPN+, while Tim Nolan is set to broadcast Sunday's ESPN+ coverage. Saturday will have a 3/4-sleeve shirt giveaway for fans, while Sunday's promotion is 'kids run the bases' post-game.
 
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 45-26 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
Navy has gone 9-5 in 14 home games this year while pitching to a 3.84 ERA … Ty DePerno paces the Mids with a .310 home batting average in 13 games, racking up four doubles, a triple and a homer … Will Howard is hitting .296 at home this spring while reaching base at a .472 clip … 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 … Jackson Clark has a 2.00 ERA in seven home outings, posting a 3-0 record while striking out 11 in nine innings … Owen Phypers holds a 1.93 ERA through two home starts, punching out eight in 14 innings.
 
Lifetime in Annapolis
Andrew Manning has mashed at the friendly confines of Max Bishop Stadium during his three seasons, posting a .328 career average in home games while racking up 56 runs scored and 38 RBI in 70 contests … Victor Izquierdo has hit .268 with 60 RBI across 71 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.
 
Career Snapshots in the PL
In 18 career Patriot League starts, Brady Bendik has maintained a 3.30 ERA over 103.2 innings, striking out 95 and notching a 7-7 record while recording four complete games … Tyler Grenn has posted a 4.41 ERA across 19 career appearances in league play, totaling 96 innings and 49 strikeouts while making 14 starts with three complete games … Evan Brown has batted .290 in 41 career league games, scoring 19 runs and driving in 18 RBI while walking 13 times … Andrew Manning has a .300 average in 59 career league games, scoring 32 runs and posting 34 RBI with seven homers … Ty DePerno has batted .306 through his first 34 league games over the last two years, racking up 17 runs scored and 19 RBI … Matt Archibald holds a 2.13 ERA over eight career Patriot League starts, totaling 52 punchouts over 42.1 frames.
 
MARCHing On Mids
Navy went 10-8 in the month of March this year, with the pitching staff tossing a 2.98 ERA since the calendar turned from February … After very tough February, Ty DePerno heated up with a .321 average in the month of March while scoring eight runs and knocking in nine RBI … Tyler Cripe batted .306 during March with a team-best 16 RBI and three homers … Jackson Clark was unhittable in the month of March with a 0.00 ERA in nine appearances, striking out 13 and allowing just five hits in 12.1 innings … Jackson Beattie also kept opponents off the board with a 0.00 ERA in four March outings, striking out seven while issuing just one walk across 9.1 innings … Matt Archibald was dominant in March with a 1.71 ERA in four starts, tallying 33 strikeouts in 26.1 innings while going 4-0 with a .172 average against.
 
2026 Weekend Warriors
This season has seen the Mids go 12-10 over 22 weekend games … Tyler Cripe is batting .273 on the weekends with 14 RBI in 19 starts … Tyler Cripe is hitting .323 on Saturdays with 12 RBI, slugging at a .581 clip, while Victor Izquierdo has batted .306 in 10 Saturday games with nine runs scored and six steals … Navy has a 1.87 ERA on Sundays this season, with Tyler Grenn pacing the team with a 0.00 ERA over three Sunday appearances, racking up six strikeouts to no walks in 7.1 innings … Patrick Walsh has hit .368 on Sundays with a .737 slugging percentage.
 
News & Notes
Navy has outscored opponents by a 31-2 margin in the second inning this season, also heavily outscoring foes, 25-7, in the fourth inning … Navy has posted a 2.90 team ERA over its last 10 games, striking out 99 batters in those 87 innings … Ty DePerno has broken out with a .324 average over Navy's last 10 games, reaching base at a .425 clip … Tyler Cripe is batting .275 over the Mids' last 10 games, scoring four runs and plating nine RBI … Tyler Grenn has a 0.90 ERA over Navy's last 10 games, logging 10 innings over six relief outings with 10 strikeouts to one walk … Grenn has posted a 1.59 ERA out of the bullpen this year, logging 14 strikeouts and two saves over 17 relief innings … Cripe has batted .326 with 10 runs scored and 12 RBI in his 13 games at shortstop.
 
April Musings
Last April saw Andrew Manning hit .323 with 12 runs scored and 11 RBI in 17 starts, slugging .477 … Victor Izquierdo and Ty DePerno both batted .286 in 18 April starts last season, with Izquierdo tallying five doubles during the month … Last April also had Matt Archibald post a 1.15 ERA over four starts (18 strikeouts in 15.2 innings) and Brady Bendik tally a 2.49 ERA in four starts (19 strikeouts in 25.1 innings).
 
Navy Among NCAA Stat Leaders
Navy's pitching has posted a league-leading 3.34 ERA that sits 11th nationally, while the team's 1.28 WHIP also leads the Patriot League and ranks 33rd in the nation … Navy is also 20th in the country and atop the league with 72 stolen bases as a team (19th nationally at 2.67 per game) … The Mids' 0.33 triples per game ranks 28th in the country … Patrick Walsh's four triples are tied for third in Division I … Brady Bendik's 2.06 ERA ranks 47th in the country … Matt Archibald's 59 total strikeouts are seventh in the country and his 12.85 strikeouts per nine innings rank 27th in Division I, with both marks leading the Patriot League, while Bendik's 53 strikeouts sit 29th in the nation.
 
Navy Notables vs. Lehigh
Matt Archibald has held Lehigh to one unearned run over three career starts, allowing just eight hits and striking out 18 in 18 innings … Brady Bendik has twirled a 3.18 ERA in three career starts against the Mountain Hawks, posting 19 strikeouts to five walks in 17 innings … Victor Izquierdo is hitting .383 in 13 career games against Lehigh, posting six RBI and six runs scored while only striking out four times … Andrew Manning has a .302 lifetime average against Lehigh, scoring eight times and driving in five runs over 13 career starts.
 
Scouting Lehigh
The Mountain Hawks have gone 2-8 in their last 10 games, falling to 6-19 overall and 2-7 in Patriot League play … Lehigh is coming off a 16-10 loss at Saint Joseph's on Tuesday, despite the Mountain Hawks racking up 15 hits and Max Dantoni reaching base five times … Raffaele Rogers is pacing the team with a .318 average while hitting four homers, and Aidan Quinn is second on the squad with a .302 average … Owen Walewander has a team-best 19 RBI while hitting .289, posting a team-high seven homers as well … Quinn has a .400 average in league play, while Walewander is hitting .355 with four homers against Patriot League opponents … Sam Fairhurst holds a 4.82 ERA in seven appearances (three starts), tallying 28 strikeouts in 28 innings, and has a 1.26 ERA through three league starts … Quinn enters Saturday on an 11-game hitting streak and 24-game on-base streak, while Ryan Cochran is on a seven-game hit streak.
 
Series History
In a series that dates back to 1895 (the oldest among Navy's league foes), the Mids have gone 106-59 all-time against Lehigh … Navy head coach Chuck Ristano has posted an 8-5 record over Lehigh in his first three seasons, sweeping the five-game season series in 2024 while going 2-3 against the Mountain Hawks last season and 1-2 in the teams' first series this year … With the two squads posting three-straight pitchers' duel on the weekend, Lehigh took the league-opening series over Navy in Bethlehem last month … In the opener, Christopher Nell held the Mids to one hit in a four-inning save as Lehigh won, 3-1 … The middle game had Navy post a 3-0 shutout thanks to eight scoreless innings from Matt Archibald and Tyler Grenn snuffing out a ninth-inning rally while Victor Izquierdo scored the game-winning run as part of a two-hit day … The finale had Lehigh claim another 3-1 win despite a first-inning homer from Mason Ceccarelli and the Navy pitching staff striking out 15 Mountain Hawks, as Dom Patrizi provided all of Lehigh's offense via a three-RBI performance.
 
Up Next
Navy continues the homestand on Wednesday, playing a 3:00 p.m. contest against in-state foe Maryland.