University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs Travel to Liberty for Three-Game Set
03.23.2016 | Baseball
THE SERIES
Teams: Asheville (5-15, 0-3 BSC)
Liberty (13-10, 0-0 BSC)
Location: Liberty Baseball Stadium / Lynchburg, VA
Time: 7:00 p.m. Thursday / 7:00 p.m. Friday / 2:00 p.m. Saturday
Thursday: LIVE VIDEO (ESPN3) - LIVE STATS
Friday: LIVE VIDEO (ESPN3) - LIVE STATS
Saturday: LIVE VIDEO (ESPN3) - LIVE STATS
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville will look to build on a Tuesday afternoon road victory when the Bulldogs travel to Virginia to take on Liberty in a three-game Big South Conference series matchup beginning Thursday night.
The Bulldogs are coming off of an 8-3 win at Appalachian State Tuesday night, while Liberty fell 10-9 at Maryland Tuesday night.
All three games of the series can be seen on ESPN3.
NOTABLES
Quick Starts: The Bulldogs have scored their fair share of runs early in games. Asheville has tallied 73 of its 150 total runs in the first five innings of games, while 52 runs have been scored in the first three innings alone.
The Key to Success: The Bulldogs have seen all five of their wins come when scoring six or more runs in a game, while holding opponents to five or fewer runs.
Fresh Faces: Asheville has seen 10 different freshmen see action through the first month of the season, with an even split of five position players and five pitchers. Danny Wilson has started all 19 games, while Carmine Pagano has played in all 19 games with 18 starts and Scott Kobos has 15 starts in 18 appearances. Alex Baratta and Andrew Friedholm have each appeared in 14 games. On the mound, Jordan Carr has made five starts, while Eric Whitecavage has made 10 relief appearances, Austin Fahr and Zach Greene have six appearances each and Brett Hyers appeared in five games.
The Right Guy: Pete Guy sits in the middle of several national individual hitting categories, including being 22nd in the country with his six home runs, four back of the national leaders. Guy is also No. 7 nationally with 24 drawn walks, and is ninth in the country at drawing walks, averaging 1.16 walks per game.
Eagle Eye, Bulls Eye: As a team, the Bulldogs have drawn 112 walks, second the league in the category and ranking 158th nationally. Asheville also has a knack for getting hit, with its 27 total hit batters this season ranked 28th nationally.
THE ROTATION
Thursday: Jordan Fulbright (So. LHP) vs. Evan Mitchell (Jr. RHP)
Friday: Jordan Carr (Fr. LHP) vs. Victor Cole (Sr. LHP)
Saturday: TBD (Asheville) vs. TBD (Liberty)
UP NEXT
Following this weekend's games, Asheville has a pair of midweek games next week. The Bulldogs will host USC Upstate next Tuesday afternoon before traveling to Tennessee on Wednesday. Asheville then hosts Presbyterian in a three-game Big South series next weekend.
