University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, April 21
Rock Hill, SC
6 pm
UNC Asheville
at
Winthrop
Baseball Travels to Winthrop for a Key Big South Series This Weekend
04.20.2023 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville baseball team will travel to Rock Hill, S.C. for a key Big South series at Winthrop this weekend. The three-game series between the Bulldogs and Eagles will run Friday through Sunday. Game times are 6 p.m. on Friday, 3 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game 1 – Blake Little (AVL) vs. Brady Houston (WIN) – Friday – 6 p.m. | Live Stats
Game 2 – Ryan Douglas (AVL) vs. Parker Whittle (WIN) – Saturday – 3 p.m. | Live Stats
Game 3 – Clay Edmondson (AVL) vs. Brody Hopkins (WIN) – Sunday – 1 p.m. | Live Stats
Last Time Out – Asheville downed Appalachian State by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday night on the road. With Tuesday's victory, the Bulldogs improved to 21-15 on the season.
Wins in 2023 – With Tuesday's win over the Mountaineers, the Bulldogs have now matched their win total from all last season (21 wins). Asheville, which still has 16 regular season games to go to improve its win total, is just seven victories shy of matching the program's single-season wins record of 28 set back in 2006.
Boost in Big South Play – Asheville's offense has been balanced all season long and it has gotten even more consistent during Big South play. As a team, the Bulldogs are hitting .290 in conference games and have four players batting .329 or better against league foes. Robbie Burnett (.423) and Dylan Bacot (.360) are leading the charge with Kohl Abrams (.333) and Michael Groves (.329) not far behind.
Bulldogs in Big South Standings – There is roughly about one month remaining in the regular season for Asheville. The Bulldogs are currently tied for fifth place in the league standings with Presbyterian with a 7-8 record. The top four teams in league standings at the end of the season will advance to the 2023 Big South Baseball Championship on May 25-27 at Truist Point in High Point, N.C.
Hot Hitters – A couple of Bulldogs are entering this weekend's series with Winthrop swinging the bat well. Both Tony Castonguay and Groves have four-game hitting streaks. Castonguay is hitting .545, while Groves is hitting .417 during this streak. Furthermore, Groves has reached base successfully in 12 straight games.
About Winthrop – Winthrop will bring a 17-21 overall record into this weekend's series with the Bulldogs. The Eagles, who are 6-9 in Big South play, have series victories over both Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian this season.
Series Rewind vs. Eagles – Historically, Winthrop has held the edge in the Bulldogs winning 82 of the 112 all-time matchups. However, the Bulldogs have won the last two series between these two programs, including taking two of three from the Eagles in a series played in Rock Hill in April 2021.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game 1 – Blake Little (AVL) vs. Brady Houston (WIN) – Friday – 6 p.m. | Live Stats
Game 2 – Ryan Douglas (AVL) vs. Parker Whittle (WIN) – Saturday – 3 p.m. | Live Stats
Game 3 – Clay Edmondson (AVL) vs. Brody Hopkins (WIN) – Sunday – 1 p.m. | Live Stats
Last Time Out – Asheville downed Appalachian State by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday night on the road. With Tuesday's victory, the Bulldogs improved to 21-15 on the season.
Wins in 2023 – With Tuesday's win over the Mountaineers, the Bulldogs have now matched their win total from all last season (21 wins). Asheville, which still has 16 regular season games to go to improve its win total, is just seven victories shy of matching the program's single-season wins record of 28 set back in 2006.
Boost in Big South Play – Asheville's offense has been balanced all season long and it has gotten even more consistent during Big South play. As a team, the Bulldogs are hitting .290 in conference games and have four players batting .329 or better against league foes. Robbie Burnett (.423) and Dylan Bacot (.360) are leading the charge with Kohl Abrams (.333) and Michael Groves (.329) not far behind.
Bulldogs in Big South Standings – There is roughly about one month remaining in the regular season for Asheville. The Bulldogs are currently tied for fifth place in the league standings with Presbyterian with a 7-8 record. The top four teams in league standings at the end of the season will advance to the 2023 Big South Baseball Championship on May 25-27 at Truist Point in High Point, N.C.
Hot Hitters – A couple of Bulldogs are entering this weekend's series with Winthrop swinging the bat well. Both Tony Castonguay and Groves have four-game hitting streaks. Castonguay is hitting .545, while Groves is hitting .417 during this streak. Furthermore, Groves has reached base successfully in 12 straight games.
About Winthrop – Winthrop will bring a 17-21 overall record into this weekend's series with the Bulldogs. The Eagles, who are 6-9 in Big South play, have series victories over both Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian this season.
Series Rewind vs. Eagles – Historically, Winthrop has held the edge in the Bulldogs winning 82 of the 112 all-time matchups. However, the Bulldogs have won the last two series between these two programs, including taking two of three from the Eagles in a series played in Rock Hill in April 2021.
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