Baseball Travels to ETSU on Tuesday, Hosts Winthrop This Weekend

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball travels to East Tennessee State on Tuesday (Apr. 28) before hosting Winthrop in Big South Conference action this weekend (May 1-3).

UNC Asheville (17-27, 5-10 Big South) at East Tennessee State (26-15, 9-6 SoCon)

Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2026 | 5 PM | Johnson City, Tenn.

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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the week at 17-27 overall and 5-10 in the Big South Conference after dropping two of three over the weekend to Charleston Southern. The Bulldogs are fourth in the conference and 56^th in the nation in double plays turned (34), while also being second in the league and 65^th in the nation in sacrifice bunts (23). Logan Lowe is third in the conference and 26^th in the nation with eight sacrifice bunts, while Blaize Johnson leads the league and is 67^th in the nation with 108 total bases. Patrick Gillen is also the seventh-toughest hitter in all of Division I to strike out.

About the Buccaneers - ETSU comes into the week at 26-15 overall and 9-6 in the Southern Conference after dropping two out of three at Western Carolina over the weekend. The Buccaneers are third in the SoCon and 51^st in the nation with a .298 team batting average, while also ranking third in the league and 30^th in the nation with 92 doubles. ETSU is also third in the SoCon and 50^th in the nation in scoring at 7.8 runs per game, while also ranking fourth in the conference and 51^st in the nation with a .484 team slugging percentage. Tristan Curless is third in the SoCon and 17^th in the nation with a .399 batting average, while Jamie Palmese is second in the league and 32^nd in the nation with 16 doubles. Curless is also fourth in the league and 40^th in the nation with an on-base percentage of .497, while also being second in the league and 25^th in the nation with 53 runs batted in. Curless's .725 slugging percentage is second in the SoCon and 27^th in the nation, while his 111 total bases are third in the conference and 59^th in Division I.

Series History - This will be the 74^th all-time meeting between Asheville and ETSU, with ETSU leading the all-time series 45-28 and on a five-game winning streak in the series. ETSU won the last matchup between the teams in Asheville back on May 6, 2025 by a score of 12-5.

UNC Asheville vs. Winthrop (28-16, 11-4 Big South)

This series is sponsored by Bilco Bats!

Game One | Friday, May 1, 2026 | 6 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field

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Game Two | Saturday, May 2, 2026 | 5 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field

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Game Three | Sunday, May 3, 2026 | 12 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field

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About the Eagles - The Eagles come into the week at 28-16 overall and 11-4 in conference after dropping two of three over the weekend at Gardner-Webb. Winthrop leads the conference and ranks 37^th in the nation with a .978 fielding percentage, while also leading the league and ranking second in the nation in hit by pitches (108). Winthrop also leads the league and ranks 32^nd in the nation in sacrifice flies (24). Josh Skowronski is second in the league and 31^st in the nation with 39 walks drawn, while Gavin Natividad leads the league and is third in the nation having been hit by a pitch 25 times. Jaylen Hernandez is second in the conference and 16^th in the nation having been hit by a pitch 20 times. Hernandez also leads the conference and ranks 33^rd in Division I with 15 home runs, while Alan Benhardt leads the league and ranks 18^th in the league with six sacrifice flies.

Series History - This series will be all-time meetings 122, 123 and 124 between Asheville and Winthrop, with Winthrop leading the all-time series 87-34. Winthrop won two out of three in last year's series in Rock Hill.

Baseball Travels to ETSU on Tuesday, Hosts Winthrop This Weekend

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Patrick Gillen

Blaize Johnson

Logan Lowe

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