Baseball Treks South to Mississippi for Four Games This Weekend

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball treks south to Mississippi for four games this weekend (Feb. 27-Mar. 1).

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UNC Asheville (2-6) vs. Mississippi Valley State (0-6)

Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 | 3 PM | Jackson, Miss.

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About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the weekend at 2-6 overall after falling to Rider in three games last weekend. The Bulldogs are seventh in the league with a .251 batting average, eighth in the league with a team 7.39 earned run average and eighth in the league with a .965 fielding percentage. Owen Michelson is tied for eighth with a .400 batting average, while Blaize Johnson is second in the league in slugging percentage (.862) and Michelson is third in the league in on-base percentage at .609. Johnson is also tied for third in runs batted in with 12, leading the conference in doubles with five and tied for second in the league in home runs with three. Drew Turner is also ninth in the conference with a 1.93 ERA.

About Mississippi Valley State - Mississippi Valley State comes into the week at 0-6 after a 7-4 loss at Jacksonville state on Wednesday (Feb. 25). MVSU comes into the weekend ninth in the SWAC in team batting average (.215), last in the league in team ERA (13.71) and 10^th in the league in fielding percentage (.949). Eric Williams is tied for fourth with a .429 batting average, while also being tied for fourth with a .667 slugging percentage and fifth with a 1.125 OPS.

Series History - This will be the first all-time meeting between Asheville and Mississippi Valley State.

UNC Asheville vs. Alcorn State (1-7)

Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 | 1 PM | Jackson, Miss.

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About Alcorn State - Alcorn State comes into the weekend at 1-7 on the season after a 12-0 loss at Louisiana Monroe on Wednesday (Feb. 25). Alcorn State comes into the weekend 11^th in the SWAC in team batting average (.157), 10^th in team ERA (10.45) and last in fielding percentage (.913). Yoni Castro is ninth in the conference with 10.0 innings pitched on the season.

Series History - This will be the first all-time meeting between Asheville and Alcorn State.

UNC Asheville at Jackson State (5-4)

Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 | 7 PM | Jackson, Miss.

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About Jackson State - Jackson State comes into the weekend at 5-4 overall, facing Alcorn State on Friday and Mississippi Valley State on Saturday before taking on Asheville. Jackson State leads the Southwest Athletic Conference with a .290 team batting average, while ranking fifth in ERA (6.20) and leading the league with a .985 fielding percentage. Troy Wilson, Jr. leads the SWAC with an .800 batting average, while Ledy Alvarez is tied for sixth with a .421 batting average. Wilson also leads the conference with a .1000 slugging percentage and an .846 on-base percentage. Alvarez is also second at .593, while Edwin Lemus Hudson, Jr. is third at .588. Derek Arrocha leads the conference with 13.0 innings pitched, while ranking second in the league in strikeouts with 15.

Series History – These games will be the first all-time meetings between Asheville and Jackson State.

UNC Asheville at Jackson State

Sunday, Mar. 1, 2026 | 12 PM | Jackson, Miss.

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Baseball Treks South to Mississippi for Four Games This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Blaize Johnson

Owen Michelson

Drew Turner

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