NEWARK, Del. - - The 2021 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Quarterfinals begin on Monday and the Wildcats secured their spot as the South Division's No. 3 with a 16-9 CACC record in the regular season.
The 2021 CACC Tournament is a single elimination style tournament with the higher seed hosting each game. The semifinals are set for Thursday, May 13, and a champion will be crowned on Saturday, May 15.
The Wildcats will square off against the South Division #2 seed Thomas Jefferson on Monday in the quarterfinals at 3:00 p.m. at Alumni Field.
Links to Follow the CACC Tournament:
Live stats vs. Jefferson: https://wildcats.athletics.wilmu.edu/sports/bsb/2020-21/boxscores/20210510_yhqd.xml
Live Video vs. Jefferson: https://caccnetwork.com/wilmington/?bfplayvid=268795
CACC Tournament Central: https://www.caccathletics.org/sports/Championship/BASE
Scouting the S#3 Wilmington University Wildcats:
The Wildcats are vying for their ninth CACC Tournament Championship since winning their first in 2007. They've won the conference tournament in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2019. Last time out in 2019, the Wildcats went a perfect 4-0 in the double elimination format to win the CACC Tournament and advance to the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament.
The Wildcats are led by outfielder Quintin Ivy who is hitting .400 on the year (34-for-85) with a CACC leading 12 doubles. He is second in the CACC with eight homers and fourth overall with 36 RBI on the year. He is also fifth in the CACC with 13 stolen bases.
The Wildcats also have Shawn Haut who is hitting .388 with nine doubles and 24 RBI and Brock Nowell who is hitting .369 with seven doubles and 15 RBI. Dual threat Dan Hyatt with hitting .339 and has 31 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched on the year.
The starting staff is led by Ryan Sandberg who leads the CACC with a 2.73 ERA. He is 4-1 on the year with 28 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched. Matt Boyko is 2-2 with a 2.89 ERA on the year while Kyle Maxwell is 3-0 with a 3.93 ERA with 26 punchouts in 18.1 innings this year. Rich Albrecht leads the CACC with five saves on the year.
As a team, the Wildcats rank seventh in batting average CACC games only with a .314 average. They have the second most doubles with 53 and the fewest strikeouts with 133. They are also third in the league with 50 stolen bases but are sixth in on-base percentage (.419) and seventh in slugging (.473).
On the hill, the Wildcats rank second in the league with a 4.72 team ERA, ranking third in the league with a 9.24 K/9 ratio, but second overall with 192 total punchouts. The Wildcats are also second overall with a .964 fielding percentage, turning the most double plays with 19.
Wilmington in the CACC Tournament:
2005 (1-2): # 4 Wilmington def. #1 NJIT 7-1; #2 Dominican def. #4 Wilmington 6-1; #1 NJIT def. #4 Wilmington 6-3
2006 (0-2): #3 Bloomfield def. #2 Wilmington 6-2; #1 Dominican def. #2 Wilmington 2-1
2007 (3-0): #2 Wilmington def. #3 Felician 14-11; #2 Wilmington def. #4 Dominican, 1-0 #2 Wilmington def. #1 Caldwell 10-7 (Championship)
2008: DNP
2009 (3-0): #3 Wilmington def. #2 Bloomfield 12-7; #3 Wilmington def. #4 Nyack 6-3; #3 Wilmington def. #1 Dominican 5-4 (Championship)
2010 (1-2): #5 Post def. #1 Wilmington 4-2; #1 Wilmington def. #3 Felician 4-0; ; #5 Post def. #1 Wilmington 8-4
2011 (3-0): #2 Wilmington def. #3 Post 9-0; #2 Wilmington def. #1 Dominican 3-0; #2 Wilmington def. #1 Dominican 10-3 (Championship)
2012 (3-0): #2 Wilmington def. #3 Dominican 1-0; #2 Wilmington def. Felician 4-2; #2 Wilmington def. #1 Felician 1-0 (Championship)
2013 (3-0): #1 Wilmington def. #5 Felician, 5- 4; #1 Wilmington def. #6 Chestnut Hill, 10-0; #1 Wilmington def. #6 Chestnut Hill, 15-0 (Championship)
2014 (2-2): #5 Dominican def. #1 Wilmington, 5-4; #1 Wilmington def. #6 Post, 5-2; #1 Wilmington def. #5 Dominican, 2-1; #2 Felician def. #1 Wilmington, 8-3 (Championship)
2015 (3-0): #1 Wilmington def. #4 Dominican, 4-1; #1 Wilmington def. #3 Chestnut Hill, 13-0; #1 Wilmington def. #3 Chestnut Hill, 10-9 (12 inn.) (Championship)
2016 (0-1): #6 Dominican def. #3 Wilmington, 3-1
2017 (2-2): #2 Wilmington def. #7 Nyack, 2-1 (11 inn.); #6 Dominican def. #2 Wilmington, 4-0; #2 Wilmington def. #8 Philadelphia, 11-7; #4 Chestnut Hill def. #2 Wilmington, 5-3.
2018 (5-1): S#2 Wilmington def. N#3 Nyack, 2-0; S#2 Wilmington def. N#1 Post, 5-0; S#1 Felician def. S#2 Wilmington, 6-1; S#2 Wilmington def. N#1 Post, 11-4; S#2 Wilmington def. S#1 Felician, 2-0 (10 inn.); S#2 Wilmington def. S#1 Felician, 8-3.
2019: S#2 Wilmington def. N#3 Nyack, 14-3; S#2 Wilmington def. S#4 Jefferson, 2-1; S#2 Wilmington def. N#2 Dominican, 5-3; #2 Wilmington def. N#2 Dominican, 14-8.
Overall: 33-13
Season and All-Time Records vs. CACC Tournament Participants:
North Division:
#1 Felician University Golden Falcons: Not participating
#2 Caldwell University Cougars: 2021 – 2-0; All-Time – 31-6; CACC Tournament – 1-0
#3 Dominican College Chargers: 2021 – 1-1; All-Time – 28-23; CACC Tournament – 9-4
#4 Bloomfield College Bears: 2021 – 2-0; All-Time – 29-10; CACC Tournament – 1-1
#5 Post University Eagles: 2021 – 2-0; All-Time – 33-10; CACC Tournament – 4-2
South Division:
#1 Goldey-Beacom College Lightning: 2021 – 1-2; All-Time – 11-4; CACC Tournament – 0-0
#2 Jefferson Rams: 2021 – 0-3; All-Time – 28-17; CACC Tournament – 1-0
#3 Wilmington University Wildcats
#3 Chestnut Hill College Griffins: 2021 – 1-2; All-Time – 30-12; CACC Tournament – 4-1
#5 University of the Sciences Devils: eliminated.
2021 CACC Baseball Tournament Game Schedule:
FIRST ROUND (Saturday, May 8, at Sites of Highest Seeds)
S#4 Chestnut Hill 11, S#5 USciences 10 (10 innings)
QUARTERFINALS (Monday, May 10, at Sites of Highest Seeds)
N#5 Post at N#2 Caldwell (3 p.m.)
N#4 Bloomfield at N#3 Dominican (3 p.m.)
S#4 Chestnut Hill at S#1 Goldey-Beacom (2 p.m.)
S#3 Wilmington at S#2 Jefferson (3 p.m.)
SEMIFINALS (Thursday, May 13, at Sites of Highest Seeds)
Post/Caldwell Winner vs. Dominican/Bloomfield Winner
G-B/CHC/Sciences Winner vs. Jeff/WilmU Winner
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL (Saturday, May 15, at Site of Highest Seed)
North Semifinal Winner vs. South Semifinal Winner