University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, February 24
Richmond, KY
4 pm
UNC Asheville
at
Eastern Kentucky
Baseball hits the road for a three-game series at Eastern Kentucky
02.23.2023 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville baseball team will hit the road for a three-game series at Eastern Kentucky this weekend. Friday's game will begin at 4 p.m., while Saturday's and Sunday's contests are scheduled for first pitch times of 2 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively. All three games are scheduled to be on ESPN+.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday – Clay Edmondson (AVL) vs. Michael Schuler (EKU) – 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday – Ryan Douglas (AVL) vs. Rese Brown (EKU) – 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday – TBD (AVL) vs. Rian Yates (EKU) – 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Last Time Out – Asheville suffered its first loss of the season on Tuesday when it dropped a 4-0 decision on the road at Wofford. With the loss, the Bulldogs are now 3-1 on the young 2023 campaign.
Proud of Pitching – So far in 2023, the Bulldogs pitchers rank near the top in the nation. Entering Thursday night's games, Asheville ranks fifth nationally allowing just 4.63 hits per nine innings. Furthermore, the Bulldogs currently rank eighth in the country in team ERA checking in at 1.54.
About Eastern Kentucky – EKU has a record of 3-2 so far in 2023. The Colonels, who are coming off 38-win campaign in 2022, are led by a trio of hitters that currently have batting averages above the .300 mark. Miguel Larreal leads the way batting .353, while Logan Thomason (.348) and Jalen Jones (.316) aren't too far behind.
Series Rewind vs. Eastern Kentucky – Asheville and Eastern Kentucky have played each other a total of 10 times over the years with the first matchup occurring in 1985. EKU has won all 10 meetings but the Colonels and Bulldogs have not played each other since 2014.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday – Clay Edmondson (AVL) vs. Michael Schuler (EKU) – 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday – Ryan Douglas (AVL) vs. Rese Brown (EKU) – 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday – TBD (AVL) vs. Rian Yates (EKU) – 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Last Time Out – Asheville suffered its first loss of the season on Tuesday when it dropped a 4-0 decision on the road at Wofford. With the loss, the Bulldogs are now 3-1 on the young 2023 campaign.
Proud of Pitching – So far in 2023, the Bulldogs pitchers rank near the top in the nation. Entering Thursday night's games, Asheville ranks fifth nationally allowing just 4.63 hits per nine innings. Furthermore, the Bulldogs currently rank eighth in the country in team ERA checking in at 1.54.
About Eastern Kentucky – EKU has a record of 3-2 so far in 2023. The Colonels, who are coming off 38-win campaign in 2022, are led by a trio of hitters that currently have batting averages above the .300 mark. Miguel Larreal leads the way batting .353, while Logan Thomason (.348) and Jalen Jones (.316) aren't too far behind.
Series Rewind vs. Eastern Kentucky – Asheville and Eastern Kentucky have played each other a total of 10 times over the years with the first matchup occurring in 1985. EKU has won all 10 meetings but the Colonels and Bulldogs have not played each other since 2014.
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