Bulldog Baseball Readies for Midweek Contests

THE MATCHUPS

Teams: Asheville (4-6, 0-0 BSC)

Furman (6-4, 0-0 SoCon)

Appalachian State (2-10, 0-0 Sun Belt)

Location: Latham Stadium / Greenville, S.C. (Tuesday)

McNair Field / Forest City, N.C. (Wednesday)

Time: 4:00 p.m. Tuesday & Wednesday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville baseball team hits the road for a pair of midweek contests, beginning Tuesday night at Furman before a Wednesday neutral site game against Appalachian State that will be played in Forest City, N.C. at McNair Field.

NOTABLES

Solid Rotation: The Bulldogs saw all three weekend starters turn in eight inning performances last weekend, with Joe Zayatz striking out seven batters Friday night, Jordan Fulbright recording six strikeouts and a three-strikeout afternoon from Jordan Carr.

Swinging the Bat: Joe Tietjen has tallied a team best .462 batting average, driving in 19 RBIs, five doubles and three home runs. Pete Guy has seen six of his nine total hits turn into home runs while driving in 13 RBIs.

Putting Up Numbers: Asheville has scored 69 total runs through the first 10 games of the season, tallying 21 doubles, 12 home runs and 62 RBIs. The Bulldogs have allowed 69 runs as well, with 12 of those opponent runs having come in the ninth inning of games.

THE ROTATION

Tuesday: Austin Fahr (Fr. LHP) vs. Billy Greenfield (Jr. LHP)

Wednesday: Spencer Orr (Jr. LHP) vs. TBA

UP NEXT

Following the midweek games, Asheville returns home for a weekend series at Greenwood Field against Iona College beginning Friday at 3:00 p.m. and continuing Saturday at 2:00 p.m. before a 1:00 p.m. game time in Sunday's finale.