Baseball Welcomes Western Carolina on Tuesday, Travels to USC Upstate This Weekend

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball welcomes Western Carolina on Tuesday (Mar. 24), before traveling to USC Upstate in Big South Conference action this weekend (Mar. 27-29).

UNC Asheville (12-12, 1-2 Big South) vs. Western Carolina (17-8, 2-1 Southern Conference)

Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026 | 4 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field

A reminder that admission to all UNC Asheville Baseball games at Greenwood Field is free courtesy of Ingles!

Tuesday's game is Bark in the Park! Bring your dogs out for a chance to win a dog prize back, make a custom leash and more! Silly Willie's hot dog truck will be on-site, as well as Frio's Popsicles!

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About the Bulldogs - Asheville comes into the week at 12-12 overall and 1-2 in the Big South Conference after dropping two of three over the weekend at Villanova (Mar. 20-22). Asheville is sixth in the Big South with a .291 team batting average, sixth in the league with a 6.84 team earned run average and tied for fifth with a .970 team fielding percentage. Blaize Johnson leads the conference and is 27^th in the nation in doubles (10), while also being second in the league and 60^th in the nation in hits (35). Johnson also leads the conference and is 50^th in the nation with 29 runs scored, while also leading the league and ranking 49^th in the nation in slugging percentage at .753. Drew Turner also leads the conference and ranks 36^th in the nation with 44 strikeouts, while Johnson also leads the conference and ranks 39^th in the nation with 67 total bases. Patrick Gillen is also the ninth-toughest hitter to strike out in all of Division I.

About the Catamounts - Western Carolina comes into the week at 17-8 and 2-1 in the Southern Conference after winning two out of three against Samford over the weekend. The Catamounts lead the Southern Conference and rank 43^rd in the nation in double plays turned with 20, while also leading the league and ranking 15^th in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.09). Western Carolina is also leading the league and fourth in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings at 2.8. Mason Snyder leads the SoCon and ranks 15^th in the nation with a 1.08 ERA, while also ranking second in the league and 17^th in the nation in WHIP (0.80).

Series History - This will be the 85th all-time meeting between Asheville and Western Carolina, with Western Carolina leading the series 59-25 and on a six-game winning streak in the series. Last year's matchup was a 14-13 win for Western Carolina at Greenwood Field back on Apr. 23, 2025.

UNC Asheville vs. USC Upstate (12-13, 3-3 Big South)

Game One | Friday, Mar. 27, 2026 | 5 PM | Spartanburg, S.C.

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Game Two | Saturday, Mar. 28, 2026 | 2 PM | Spartanburg, S.C.

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Game Three | Sunday, Mar. 29, 2026 | 1 PM | Spartanburg, S.C.

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About the Spartans - USC Upstate comes into the week at 12-13 overall and 3-3 in the Big South Conference after winning one out of three over the weekend at Longwood. Upstate also travels to No. 21 Tennessee on Tuesday before hosting the Bulldogs. The Spartans are leading the league and 19^th in the nation in doubles with 55 and also leading the league and 24^th in the nation with 255 total hits. Henry Zenor also leads the conference and ranks 33^rd in the nation in hits with 37.

Series History - This will be the 47^th, 48^th and 49^th meetings all-time between Asheville and USC Upstate, with Upstate leading the all-time series 32-13-1 and on a six-game winning streak in the series. Upstate swept last year's regular season series in Asheville.

Baseball Welcomes Western Carolina on Tuesday, Travels to USC Upstate This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Patrick Gillen

Blaize Johnson

Drew Turner

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