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Baseball Heads to Villanova This Weekend in Non-Conference Action
03.19.2026 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball heads to Villanova this weekend (Mar. 20-22) in non-conference action.
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UNC Asheville (11-10) at Villanova (7-9)
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Game One | Friday, Mar. 20, 2026 | 3 PM | Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
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Game Two | Saturday, Mar. 21, 2026 | 2 PM | Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
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Game Three | Sunday, Mar. 22, 2026 | 1 PM | Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs enter the weekend at 11-10 after dropping two of three in its opening league series at Presbyterian last weekend. The Bulldogs are second in the Big South and 62nd in the nation in hits (197) and lead the conference and rank 42nd in the nation in triples (six). Blaize Johnson leads the conference and is 30th in Division I with nine doubles, while Drew Turner leads the league and is 49th in the nation in ERA at 1.71. Turner also is second in the league and 42nd in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings at 5.13, while Johnson leads the league and is 60th in the nation in runs scored (25). Johnson leads the league and is 39th in the nation with a .782 slugging percentage, while Logan Lowe leads the league and is 44th in the nation in stolen bases with 11. Johnson also leads the league and ranks 32nd in the nation in total bases (61), while Patrick Gillen is the ninth-toughest hitter in Division I to strike out.
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About the Wildcats - Villanova comes into the weekend at 7-9 overall after winning two out of three at Charleston Southern last weekend. Brayden Leonard (.317) is the lone Wildcat to be hitting over .300 so far on the season, while Colin Quintano leads the team in slugging percentage at .732 and on-base percentage (.412). Villanova hits .245 as a team, with a team .346 slugging percentage and a .358 team on-base percentage. The Wildcats also have a team ERA of 7.08, striking out 113 batters on the season. The Wildcats have also played to a team fielding percentage of .967 on the season. Â Â
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Series History - This will be the first-ever meetings between Asheville and Villanova in baseball. Â
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UNC Asheville (11-10) at Villanova (7-9)
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Game One | Friday, Mar. 20, 2026 | 3 PM | Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
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Game Two | Saturday, Mar. 21, 2026 | 2 PM | Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
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Game Three | Sunday, Mar. 22, 2026 | 1 PM | Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs enter the weekend at 11-10 after dropping two of three in its opening league series at Presbyterian last weekend. The Bulldogs are second in the Big South and 62nd in the nation in hits (197) and lead the conference and rank 42nd in the nation in triples (six). Blaize Johnson leads the conference and is 30th in Division I with nine doubles, while Drew Turner leads the league and is 49th in the nation in ERA at 1.71. Turner also is second in the league and 42nd in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings at 5.13, while Johnson leads the league and is 60th in the nation in runs scored (25). Johnson leads the league and is 39th in the nation with a .782 slugging percentage, while Logan Lowe leads the league and is 44th in the nation in stolen bases with 11. Johnson also leads the league and ranks 32nd in the nation in total bases (61), while Patrick Gillen is the ninth-toughest hitter in Division I to strike out.
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About the Wildcats - Villanova comes into the weekend at 7-9 overall after winning two out of three at Charleston Southern last weekend. Brayden Leonard (.317) is the lone Wildcat to be hitting over .300 so far on the season, while Colin Quintano leads the team in slugging percentage at .732 and on-base percentage (.412). Villanova hits .245 as a team, with a team .346 slugging percentage and a .358 team on-base percentage. The Wildcats also have a team ERA of 7.08, striking out 113 batters on the season. The Wildcats have also played to a team fielding percentage of .967 on the season. Â Â
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Series History - This will be the first-ever meetings between Asheville and Villanova in baseball. Â
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