University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tuesday, March 31
Boone, NC
6 PM
UNC Asheville
at
Appalachian State
Baseball Heads to Appalachian State on Tuesday, Hosts Gardner-Webb This Week in Big South Conference Action
03.30.2026 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball heads to Appalachian State on Tuesday (Mar. 31), before hosting Gardner-Webb this weekend (Apr. 2-4) in Big South Conference action.
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UNC Asheville (14-14, 2-4 Big South) at App State (13-13, 3-6 Sun Belt)
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Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026 | 6 PM | Boone, N.C.
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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the week at 14-14 overall and 2-4 in the Big South Conference after dropping two out of three at USC Upstate over the weekend. Asheville is fourth in the league and 75th in the nation in hits (264), while also being second in the league and 62nd in the nation in triples with seven. Blaize Johnson is second in the conference and 34th in the nation in doubles with 11, while Johnson is also second in the league and 51st in the nation in hits (41). Drew Turner leads the conference and is 52nd in the nation in strikeouts with 48, while Johnson leads the conference and ranks 43rd in the nation in total bases (74). Patrick Gillen is currently the 10th-toughest hitter to strike out in all of Division I, while Blaize Johnson is also on the list at 64th. Â Â
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About the Mountaineers - App State comes into the week at 13-13 overall and 3-6 in the Sun Belt Conference after dropping two of three at No. 11 Southern Miss over the weekend. App State's pitching staff is third in the Sun Belt and 54th in the nation in hit batters (48), while their offense is third in the league and 49th in the nation in hit-by-pitches (51). They lead the Sun Belt and rank fifth in the nation with 21 sacrifice flies, while also leading the league and ranking 37th in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (10.3). Gage Peterson leads the league and ranks 18th in the nation with a 1.42 earned run average, while also ranking fourth in the league and 35th in the nation at 5.45 hits per nine innings. Nick Dirito (12.82) and Peterson (12.79) are also second and third and 32nd and 33rd respectively in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings.
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Series History - This will be the 70th all-time meeting between Asheville and App State, with App State leading the all-time series 46-23. App State won last year's meeting in Boone by a score of 8-7 back on Apr. 9, 2025.
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UNC Asheville vs. Gardner-Webb (13-15, 3-6 Big South)
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A reminder that admission to all UNC Asheville Baseball games at Greenwood Field is free courtesy of Ingles!
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An Easter Egg hunt will take place in the outfield for the kids after the game on Saturday, along with postgame autographs!
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Game One | Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026 | 2 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field
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ESPN+/CW | Live Stats
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Game Two | Friday, Apr. 3, 2026 | 2 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field
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Game Three | Saturday, Apr. 4, 2026 | 1 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field
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About the Runnin' Bulldogs - Gardner-Webb comes into the week at 13-15 overall and 3-6 in the Big South Conference on a five-game losing streak after being swept by High Point over the weekend. Gardner-Webb will travel to North Carolina A&T on Tuesday (Mar. 31) before coming to Asheville. Gardner-Webb leads the conference and ranks sixth in the nation in double plays turned (28), averaging 1.00 per game. They also lead the conference and rank 54th in the nation as a pitching staff with 48 hit batters. Gardner-Webb's offense is third in the Big South and 50th in the nation in hits (275), while ranking second in the league and 39th in the nation with 17 sacrifice bunts. Merik Carter leads the conference and ranks 10th in the nation with 31 walks drawn, while Matt Ilgenfritz is second in the league and 59th in the nation with nine home runs. Allan Cmarillo leads the league and ranks fourth in the nation with eight sacrifice bunts, while Kelvin Agosto is the third-toughest hitter in the conference and the 55th-toughest in the nation to strike out. Â
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Series History - The series will be all-time meetings 73, 74 and 75 between Asheville and Gardner-Webb, with Gardner-Webb leading the all-time series 42-30. Asheville won two out of three in last year's series in Boiling Springs.
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UNC Asheville (14-14, 2-4 Big South) at App State (13-13, 3-6 Sun Belt)
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Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026 | 6 PM | Boone, N.C.
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ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets
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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the week at 14-14 overall and 2-4 in the Big South Conference after dropping two out of three at USC Upstate over the weekend. Asheville is fourth in the league and 75th in the nation in hits (264), while also being second in the league and 62nd in the nation in triples with seven. Blaize Johnson is second in the conference and 34th in the nation in doubles with 11, while Johnson is also second in the league and 51st in the nation in hits (41). Drew Turner leads the conference and is 52nd in the nation in strikeouts with 48, while Johnson leads the conference and ranks 43rd in the nation in total bases (74). Patrick Gillen is currently the 10th-toughest hitter to strike out in all of Division I, while Blaize Johnson is also on the list at 64th. Â Â
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About the Mountaineers - App State comes into the week at 13-13 overall and 3-6 in the Sun Belt Conference after dropping two of three at No. 11 Southern Miss over the weekend. App State's pitching staff is third in the Sun Belt and 54th in the nation in hit batters (48), while their offense is third in the league and 49th in the nation in hit-by-pitches (51). They lead the Sun Belt and rank fifth in the nation with 21 sacrifice flies, while also leading the league and ranking 37th in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (10.3). Gage Peterson leads the league and ranks 18th in the nation with a 1.42 earned run average, while also ranking fourth in the league and 35th in the nation at 5.45 hits per nine innings. Nick Dirito (12.82) and Peterson (12.79) are also second and third and 32nd and 33rd respectively in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings.
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Series History - This will be the 70th all-time meeting between Asheville and App State, with App State leading the all-time series 46-23. App State won last year's meeting in Boone by a score of 8-7 back on Apr. 9, 2025.
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UNC Asheville vs. Gardner-Webb (13-15, 3-6 Big South)
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A reminder that admission to all UNC Asheville Baseball games at Greenwood Field is free courtesy of Ingles!
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An Easter Egg hunt will take place in the outfield for the kids after the game on Saturday, along with postgame autographs!
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Game One | Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026 | 2 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field
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ESPN+/CW | Live Stats
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Game Two | Friday, Apr. 3, 2026 | 2 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field
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ESPN+ | Live Stats
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Game Three | Saturday, Apr. 4, 2026 | 1 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field
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ESPN+ | Live Stats
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About the Runnin' Bulldogs - Gardner-Webb comes into the week at 13-15 overall and 3-6 in the Big South Conference on a five-game losing streak after being swept by High Point over the weekend. Gardner-Webb will travel to North Carolina A&T on Tuesday (Mar. 31) before coming to Asheville. Gardner-Webb leads the conference and ranks sixth in the nation in double plays turned (28), averaging 1.00 per game. They also lead the conference and rank 54th in the nation as a pitching staff with 48 hit batters. Gardner-Webb's offense is third in the Big South and 50th in the nation in hits (275), while ranking second in the league and 39th in the nation with 17 sacrifice bunts. Merik Carter leads the conference and ranks 10th in the nation with 31 walks drawn, while Matt Ilgenfritz is second in the league and 59th in the nation with nine home runs. Allan Cmarillo leads the league and ranks fourth in the nation with eight sacrifice bunts, while Kelvin Agosto is the third-toughest hitter in the conference and the 55th-toughest in the nation to strike out. Â
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Series History - The series will be all-time meetings 73, 74 and 75 between Asheville and Gardner-Webb, with Gardner-Webb leading the all-time series 42-30. Asheville won two out of three in last year's series in Boiling Springs.
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