University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Baseball Welcomes Iona for Weekend Series
03.10.2016 | Baseball
THE SERIES
Teams: Asheville (4-8, 0-0 BSC)
Iona (1-7, 0-0 MAAC)
Location: Greenwood Field / Asheville, N.C.
Time: 3:00 p.m. Friday / 2:00 p.m. Saturday / 1:00 p.m. Sunday
LIVE STATS
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville welcomes Iona to town for a three-game set beginning Friday afternoon as the Bulldogs look to get back on track after a pair of midweek road losses. Iona picked up its first victory of the season Sunday at North Carolina A&T before falling in their home opener to St. John's on Tuesday afternoon.
NOTABLES
Next Man Up: Asheville has had 11 different players start a game to date this season, with all having at least five starts through 12 games. Three Bulldogs – Joe Tietjen, Lucas Owens and Pete Guy – have started and played in all 12 contests, while freshmen Danny Wilson and Carmine Pagano have started and appeared in 11 games.
Big Hits: Through 12 games, the Bulldogs have seen 37 hits go for extra bases. Pete Guy leads the Bulldogs with six home runs, while Lucas Owens and Joe Tietjen each have six doubles as nine players in total have tallied at least one extra-base hit.
Walk this Way: Asheville has drawn 75 walks to date this season, the most in the Big South Conference and the ninth-most in the country. Individually, Pete Guy ranks fifth nationally in both total base on balls (16) and base on balls per game average (1.33).
The Right Guy: Pete Guy sits in the middle of several national individual hitting categories, including being sixth in the country with his six home runs, two shy of the national leader. Guy is also No. 51 in the country in total on-base percentage (.544).
UP NEXT
Following this weekend's games, Asheville welcomes Tennessee to town for a midweek contest that will be played downtown at McCormick Field, home of the minor league Asheville Tourists.
