University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, March 24
Asheville, NC
5 pm
UNC Asheville
vs
Longwood
Baseball Readies for a Home Series vs. Longwood
03.23.2023 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville baseball team will return to action this weekend with a three-game home series vs. Longwood. The series, which will run Friday through Sunday at Greenwood Field, has game times set for 5 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Promotions – Thanks to the partnership with Ingles, admission to all three games this weekend will be free. Furthermore, alcohol will be available for purchase on Friday and Saturday. Lastly, kids will be able to run the bases after Sunday's series finale.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game 1 – Logan Berrier (LWU) vs. Clay Edmondson (AVL) – Friday - 5 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game 2 – Ryan Miller (LWU) vs. Ryan Douglas (AVL) – Saturday – 3 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game 3 – Andrew Potojecki (LWU) vs. Justin Honeycutt (AVL) – Sunday – 1 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Last Time Out – Asheville picked up a 10-6 win over East Tennessee State on Tuesday. With Tuesday's victory, the Bulldogs improved to 13-7 on the 2023 season. The 13-7 start by Asheville marks its best 20-game start to a season in program history.
Runs in Bunches – The 10 runs scored by Asheville on Tuesday marked the ninth time this season that the Bulldogs have scored 10 or more runs in a game. Additionally, Ty Kaufman (1st – 28 runs scored), Robbie Burnett (2nd – 24 runs scored), Kohl Abrams (7th – 22 runs scored), and Dylan Bacot (9th – 21 runs scored) all rank among the top 10 players in the Big South in runs scored.
Pitching Pride – The Bulldogs enter this weekend's series with Longwood tied for second in the Big South with 101 runs allowed with nationally ranked Campbell. The only Big South team to allow fewer runs than the Bulldogs this season is Gardner-Webb (74 runs allowed).
Great Success at Greenwood Field – Tuesday's win over ETSU boosted Asheville's record to 10-1 at home in 2023. Since the start of the 2021 season, the Bulldogs have dropped just two series at home (Last Season vs. Gardner-Webb and in 2021 vs. USC Upstate).
About Longwood – Longwood will come to Asheville this weekend with a 7-16 record. This will be Longwood's first Big South series in 2023. A player to watch for the Lancers is Sunday's probable starter Andrew Potojecki. In five starts this season, Potojecki has an ERA of 1.88, which leads all Big South pitchers.
Series Rewind vs. Longwood – Asheville and Longwood have met a total of 24 times over the years. The Lancers hold the edge in the all-time series, 24-20. Home field advantage has played a key role in which team sees success in this series. In games played in Asheville, the Bulldogs are 8-4 against Longwood. On the flip side, Asheville is 2-10 against the Lancers at their home ballpark in Farmville.
Promotions – Thanks to the partnership with Ingles, admission to all three games this weekend will be free. Furthermore, alcohol will be available for purchase on Friday and Saturday. Lastly, kids will be able to run the bases after Sunday's series finale.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game 1 – Logan Berrier (LWU) vs. Clay Edmondson (AVL) – Friday - 5 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game 2 – Ryan Miller (LWU) vs. Ryan Douglas (AVL) – Saturday – 3 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Game 3 – Andrew Potojecki (LWU) vs. Justin Honeycutt (AVL) – Sunday – 1 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+
Last Time Out – Asheville picked up a 10-6 win over East Tennessee State on Tuesday. With Tuesday's victory, the Bulldogs improved to 13-7 on the 2023 season. The 13-7 start by Asheville marks its best 20-game start to a season in program history.
Runs in Bunches – The 10 runs scored by Asheville on Tuesday marked the ninth time this season that the Bulldogs have scored 10 or more runs in a game. Additionally, Ty Kaufman (1st – 28 runs scored), Robbie Burnett (2nd – 24 runs scored), Kohl Abrams (7th – 22 runs scored), and Dylan Bacot (9th – 21 runs scored) all rank among the top 10 players in the Big South in runs scored.
Pitching Pride – The Bulldogs enter this weekend's series with Longwood tied for second in the Big South with 101 runs allowed with nationally ranked Campbell. The only Big South team to allow fewer runs than the Bulldogs this season is Gardner-Webb (74 runs allowed).
Great Success at Greenwood Field – Tuesday's win over ETSU boosted Asheville's record to 10-1 at home in 2023. Since the start of the 2021 season, the Bulldogs have dropped just two series at home (Last Season vs. Gardner-Webb and in 2021 vs. USC Upstate).
About Longwood – Longwood will come to Asheville this weekend with a 7-16 record. This will be Longwood's first Big South series in 2023. A player to watch for the Lancers is Sunday's probable starter Andrew Potojecki. In five starts this season, Potojecki has an ERA of 1.88, which leads all Big South pitchers.
Series Rewind vs. Longwood – Asheville and Longwood have met a total of 24 times over the years. The Lancers hold the edge in the all-time series, 24-20. Home field advantage has played a key role in which team sees success in this series. In games played in Asheville, the Bulldogs are 8-4 against Longwood. On the flip side, Asheville is 2-10 against the Lancers at their home ballpark in Farmville.
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