University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs Begin Tough Stretch with Three Games in Virginia
05.06.2016 | Baseball
THE MATCHUP
Teams: Asheville (15-27, 5-10 BSC)
Longwood (25-20, 9-9 BSC)
Location: Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium / Farmville, VA
Times: 2:00 p.m. Saturday / 2:00 p.m. Sunday / 1:00 p.m. Monday
Saturday: LIVE VIDEO (BSN) - LIVE STATS - TWITTER
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Monday: LIVE VIDEO (BSN) - LIVE STATS - TWITTER
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville hits the road to Virginia to begin a stretch of five games in five days, and eight games in nine days overall, starting with a three-game Big South Conference series at Longwood. The Bulldogs and Lancers will face off Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., while Monday's finale will be a 1:00 p.m. start. The series was pushed back from its normal Friday-Sunday schedule due to forecasted precipitation on Thursday and Friday in the Farmville area.
The Bulldogs return home for five games, beginning with midweek games against Furman (Tuesday) and UNC Greensboro (Wednesday) before hosting Big South Conference foe Gardner-Webb beginning next Friday night.
NOTABLES
Guy Streaking: Pete Guy takes a 27 game on-base streak into the weekend series, the second-longest in the Scott Friedhom-era behind former Bulldog Hunter Bryant's 34 game on-base streak last season. Guy has started and played in all 42 games to date this season.
The Right Guy: Guy sits third in the country in total base on balls (49) entering the week (one back of the national leaders) and is second in the country in base on balls per game average (1.17 per), just behind the national leader (Zack Collins, Miami (FL) – 1.23 per). He sits sixth in the country in total times hit by pitch (16).
Tietjen on at the Plate: Joe Tietjen leads the Bulldogs and the Big South Conference with his 48 RBI, a mark that is inside the top 50 in the country. Tietjen's 1.14 RBIs per game average ranks 30th in the country and also leads the conference.
Eagle Eye, Bulls Eye: As a team, the Bulldogs have drawn 225 walks, leading the Big South Conference, while ranking 14th nationally. Asheville also has a knack for getting hit, with its 56 total hit batters this season ranked in the top 35 nationally.
Looking at the Opponent: Longwood has two players batting over .300 at the plate (Connar Bastaich and Alex Lewis), while the two lead the Lancers in RBI (Lewis 39, Bastaich 25). Longwood is 2-3 over its last five games, but holds an 18-7 overall home record this season.
THE PROBABLES
Saturday: Jordan Carr (Fr. LHP, AVL) vs. Travis Burnette (Sr. RHP, LWD)
Sunday: Danny Wilson (Fr. RHP, AVL) vs. Luke Simpson (Jr. RHP, LWD)
Monday: Jordan Fulbright (So. LHP, AVL) vs. Steven Farkas (Fr. LHP, LWD)
UP NEXT
Following the conference series, the Bulldogs return home for five games, beginning with midweek games against Furman (Tuesday) and UNC Greensboro (Wednesday) before hosting Big South Conference foe Gardner-Webb beginning next Friday night.
