University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Sunday, March 13
Johnson City, TN
3 p.m.
UNC Asheville
at
East Tennessee State
Baseball readies for a pair of games Sunday in Johnson City
03.12.2022 | Baseball
**SCHEDULE UPDATE**
Sunday's game vs. Rider has been canceled due to the wintry weather that hit the area. However, the Bulldogs will still take on ETSU in Johnson City on Sunday. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville baseball team will be back in on Sunday when it makes the short trip to Johnson City, Tennessee, for a pair of non-conference games against Rider and East Tennessee State. The first pitch between the Bulldogs and Broncs is set for 11 a.m., while the tilt vs. ETSU will begin roughly 30 minutes after the first game.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game 1 – RHP Alec Sachais (Rider) vs. LHP Jacob Edwards (UNC Asheville) – 11 a.m.
Game 2 – RHP Hunter Loyd (ETSU) vs. RHP Ryan Douglas (UNC Asheville) – Approximately 3 p.m.
Last Time Out – Asheville came away with an impressive 5-2 win over High Point last Tuesday at Greenwood Field. The victory was the first for the Bulldogs over the Panthers since 2017 and improved their record to 4-9 in 2022.
Turning Two – One strength for the Bulldogs this season has been its ability to turn the double play. So far in 2022, Asheville has turned two on 12 occasions, including twice in Tuesday's win over High Point. The 12 double plays lead the Big South and rank 18th in Division I baseball.
Edwards and strikeouts – Senior lefthander Jacob Edwards is scheduled to make his fourth start of the season in Sunday's first game vs. Rider. Edwards has been Asheville's top strikeout pitcher this season, with 25 in 18.2 innings pitched. With 20 more strikeouts, Edwards will enter the Bulldogs' top 10 career strikeout list.
Scouting the Opponents – Rider enters Sunday's game with the Bulldogs sporting a record of 6-9 so far in 2022. A player to watch for the Broncs on Sunday will be Scott Shaw. Shaw has an OPS of 1.064 with two home runs and five RBI while also leading the team in runs scored (12) and total bases (24).
ETSU, meanwhile, has won nine of its first 12 games of the season. The Buccaneers are a balanced squad with a team batting average of .308 and a team ERA of 3.06. Furthermore, East Tennessee State ranks 11th nationally in terms of slugging percentage (.576). Loyd, who Asheville is scheduled to face on Sunday, has led the Buccaneer pitching staff with a 2-0 record and a 1.15 ERA to go with 26 strikeouts in 15.2 innings pitched in 2022.
Series Rewind vs. Opponents – Asheville and Rider have met just once previously, and that was back on February 27, 2016, where the Bulldogs picked up a dominant 19-4 win. As for the series vs. ETSU, the Buccaneers holds a 37-27 advantage against Asheville over the years. ETSU has won the last six meetings between the two schools, with Asheville's last victory coming on May 16, 2017, in Johnson City by a score of 6-4.
How to Follow – Neither game on Sunday will be streamed, but each game will have live stats available for following. Those individual links can be found by visiting the baseball team's schedule page.
Sunday's game vs. Rider has been canceled due to the wintry weather that hit the area. However, the Bulldogs will still take on ETSU in Johnson City on Sunday. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville baseball team will be back in on Sunday when it makes the short trip to Johnson City, Tennessee, for a pair of non-conference games against Rider and East Tennessee State. The first pitch between the Bulldogs and Broncs is set for 11 a.m., while the tilt vs. ETSU will begin roughly 30 minutes after the first game.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game 1 – RHP Alec Sachais (Rider) vs. LHP Jacob Edwards (UNC Asheville) – 11 a.m.
Game 2 – RHP Hunter Loyd (ETSU) vs. RHP Ryan Douglas (UNC Asheville) – Approximately 3 p.m.
Last Time Out – Asheville came away with an impressive 5-2 win over High Point last Tuesday at Greenwood Field. The victory was the first for the Bulldogs over the Panthers since 2017 and improved their record to 4-9 in 2022.
Turning Two – One strength for the Bulldogs this season has been its ability to turn the double play. So far in 2022, Asheville has turned two on 12 occasions, including twice in Tuesday's win over High Point. The 12 double plays lead the Big South and rank 18th in Division I baseball.
Edwards and strikeouts – Senior lefthander Jacob Edwards is scheduled to make his fourth start of the season in Sunday's first game vs. Rider. Edwards has been Asheville's top strikeout pitcher this season, with 25 in 18.2 innings pitched. With 20 more strikeouts, Edwards will enter the Bulldogs' top 10 career strikeout list.
Scouting the Opponents – Rider enters Sunday's game with the Bulldogs sporting a record of 6-9 so far in 2022. A player to watch for the Broncs on Sunday will be Scott Shaw. Shaw has an OPS of 1.064 with two home runs and five RBI while also leading the team in runs scored (12) and total bases (24).
ETSU, meanwhile, has won nine of its first 12 games of the season. The Buccaneers are a balanced squad with a team batting average of .308 and a team ERA of 3.06. Furthermore, East Tennessee State ranks 11th nationally in terms of slugging percentage (.576). Loyd, who Asheville is scheduled to face on Sunday, has led the Buccaneer pitching staff with a 2-0 record and a 1.15 ERA to go with 26 strikeouts in 15.2 innings pitched in 2022.
Series Rewind vs. Opponents – Asheville and Rider have met just once previously, and that was back on February 27, 2016, where the Bulldogs picked up a dominant 19-4 win. As for the series vs. ETSU, the Buccaneers holds a 37-27 advantage against Asheville over the years. ETSU has won the last six meetings between the two schools, with Asheville's last victory coming on May 16, 2017, in Johnson City by a score of 6-4.
How to Follow – Neither game on Sunday will be streamed, but each game will have live stats available for following. Those individual links can be found by visiting the baseball team's schedule page.
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