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Baseball Hosts Mountain Rival Appalachian State For Midweek Tilt on Wednesday
04.09.2019 | Baseball
Game Notes
Remaining Home ESPN+ Broadcast Schedule
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville baseball team is set to play a non-conference midweek matchup with mountain rival Appalachian State on Wednesday at Greenwood Field.
First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
BULLDOG BITES
Probable Starters
RHP Cameron Kepley (0-4) vs. RHP Danny Wilson (0-2)
Hammerin' Lank
UNC Asheville's Brandon Lankford hit his 10th home run of the season this past weekend. The 10 home runs is tied for the league lead and keeps him among the top-20 in the country in the category. Lankford now has 28 home runs in his career, which is tied for second in program history. His 10 home runs already this season ties his career-best that he originally set during his Freshman All-American season in 2017.
Cuozzi He is a Good Player
Anthony Cuozzi led Asheville last week with a .556 (5-of-9) batting average. He had a career-best three hits in Asheville's series finale at Presbyterian College.
About the Bulldogs
The Bulldogs are 11-19 on the season and are 6-6 in the Big South Conference. UNC Asheville is currently tied for fifth place in the conference standings. The Bulldogs are 7-2 in games played at Greenwood Field.
UNC Asheville has four players hitting over .280 that have started at least 20 games. Greg Gasparro at .351, Danny Wilson at .316, Dominic Freeberger at .296 and Brandon Lankford at .280 have proven to be offensive catalysts for the Bulldogs in the 2019 season. Lankford leads the Bulldogs with 10 home runs and 68 total bases, while Wilson has put together a team-leading 36 hits and 29 RBIs.
On the hill, Jordan Carr has led the Bulldogs with 42.2 innings pitched. Freshman Jacob Edwards has pitched himself into the weekend rotation with a 2.51 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched. The freshman left-hander has also picked up three wins and one save on the season. Austin Fahr has made 13 appearances out of the bullpen and pitched to a 1.88 ERA. Kole Harris has also made 13 appearances and picked up six saves in his 16.1 innings of work.
About the Mountaineers
The Mountaineers are 12-18 on the season and 5-7 in the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian State is 4-9 in road games in the 2019 season. They have lost their last two conference series to Georgia Southern and Texas State. The Mountaineers also fell to Big South Conference member Radford 5-0 in a midweek matchup on March 26.
Luke Drumheller leads the offense for the Mountaineers. The freshman infielder leads the team in at bats, hits, doubles, RBIs and total bases. Drumheller's .385 batting average leads all of the Sun Belt Conference. Tyler Leek leads the Mountaineers in runs scored with 16 and Kendall McGowan has stolen nine bases in 13 attempts. No one on the Mountaineers has started more than 27 games and only one player has played in all 30 games thus far in the 2019 season.
On the mound, the Mountaineers have four pitchers who have pitched at least 20 innings and have an ERA under four. Tyler Tuthill has started eight games and pitched to a 3.15 ERA with five wins. Kaleb Bowman has thrown 31.1 innings out of the bullpen with a 1.72 ERA. The senior has also picked up three wins and two saves in his 14 appearances.
How to Follow the Series Live
The game against Appalachian State will be streamed on BSN on ESPN+. Live stats for the game will also be available. Those links can be found below.
Live Video / Live Stats
What's Next?
Next the Bulldogs will open a three-game series versus Big South Conference rival Winthrop on Friday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at Greenwood Field.
Remaining Home ESPN+ Broadcast Schedule
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville baseball team is set to play a non-conference midweek matchup with mountain rival Appalachian State on Wednesday at Greenwood Field.
First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
BULLDOG BITES
Probable Starters
RHP Cameron Kepley (0-4) vs. RHP Danny Wilson (0-2)
Hammerin' Lank
UNC Asheville's Brandon Lankford hit his 10th home run of the season this past weekend. The 10 home runs is tied for the league lead and keeps him among the top-20 in the country in the category. Lankford now has 28 home runs in his career, which is tied for second in program history. His 10 home runs already this season ties his career-best that he originally set during his Freshman All-American season in 2017.
Cuozzi He is a Good Player
Anthony Cuozzi led Asheville last week with a .556 (5-of-9) batting average. He had a career-best three hits in Asheville's series finale at Presbyterian College.
About the Bulldogs
The Bulldogs are 11-19 on the season and are 6-6 in the Big South Conference. UNC Asheville is currently tied for fifth place in the conference standings. The Bulldogs are 7-2 in games played at Greenwood Field.
UNC Asheville has four players hitting over .280 that have started at least 20 games. Greg Gasparro at .351, Danny Wilson at .316, Dominic Freeberger at .296 and Brandon Lankford at .280 have proven to be offensive catalysts for the Bulldogs in the 2019 season. Lankford leads the Bulldogs with 10 home runs and 68 total bases, while Wilson has put together a team-leading 36 hits and 29 RBIs.
On the hill, Jordan Carr has led the Bulldogs with 42.2 innings pitched. Freshman Jacob Edwards has pitched himself into the weekend rotation with a 2.51 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched. The freshman left-hander has also picked up three wins and one save on the season. Austin Fahr has made 13 appearances out of the bullpen and pitched to a 1.88 ERA. Kole Harris has also made 13 appearances and picked up six saves in his 16.1 innings of work.
About the Mountaineers
The Mountaineers are 12-18 on the season and 5-7 in the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian State is 4-9 in road games in the 2019 season. They have lost their last two conference series to Georgia Southern and Texas State. The Mountaineers also fell to Big South Conference member Radford 5-0 in a midweek matchup on March 26.
Luke Drumheller leads the offense for the Mountaineers. The freshman infielder leads the team in at bats, hits, doubles, RBIs and total bases. Drumheller's .385 batting average leads all of the Sun Belt Conference. Tyler Leek leads the Mountaineers in runs scored with 16 and Kendall McGowan has stolen nine bases in 13 attempts. No one on the Mountaineers has started more than 27 games and only one player has played in all 30 games thus far in the 2019 season.
On the mound, the Mountaineers have four pitchers who have pitched at least 20 innings and have an ERA under four. Tyler Tuthill has started eight games and pitched to a 3.15 ERA with five wins. Kaleb Bowman has thrown 31.1 innings out of the bullpen with a 1.72 ERA. The senior has also picked up three wins and two saves in his 14 appearances.
How to Follow the Series Live
The game against Appalachian State will be streamed on BSN on ESPN+. Live stats for the game will also be available. Those links can be found below.
Live Video / Live Stats
What's Next?
Next the Bulldogs will open a three-game series versus Big South Conference rival Winthrop on Friday, April 12 at 6 p.m. at Greenwood Field.
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