University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Tuesday, April 7
Asheville, NC
5 PM
UNC Asheville
vs
Appalachian State
Baseball Hosts Appalachian State on Tuesday, Travels to Longwood in Big South Conference Action This Weekend
04.06.2026 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball hosts Appalachian State on Tuesday (Apr. 7), before traveling to Longwood in Big South Conference action this weekend (Apr. 10-12).
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UNC Asheville (15-17, 3-6 Big South) vs. App State (16-14, 5-7 Sun Belt)
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Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026 | 5 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field
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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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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the week at 15-17 overall and 3-6 in the Big South Conference after dropping two out of three to Gardner-Webb over the weekend. Blaize Johnson leads the conference and ranks 34th in the nation with a .400 batting average, while Johnson is also second in the league and 34th in the nation with 48 hits. Owen Michelson leads the conference and is 22nd in the nation with a .530 on-base percentage, while Johnson is second in the league and 53rd in the nation at .507. Johnson also leads the conference and ranks 30th in the nation with a .750 slugging percentage, while Drew Turner leads the league and ranks 62nd in strikeouts with 52. Johnson also leads the league and ranks 21st in the nation in total bases (90), while Patrick Gillen is the toughest hitter in the conference and the sixth-toughest hitter in the nation to strike out. Johnson is also the third-toughest hitter in the conference and the 53rd-toughest hitter in the nation to strikeout. Â Â
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About the Mountaineers - The Mountaineers come into the week at 16-14 overall and 5-7 in the Sun Belt Conference after winning two out of three against Marshall over the weekend. App State comes into the week second in the Sun Belt and 45th in the nation with a .300 team batting average, while their pitching staff is also second in the league and 26th in the nation with 60 hit batters. App State is also third in the Sun Belt and 55th in the nation with 312 hits, while also leading the league and ranking seventh in the nation in sacrifice flies with 23. Steven Smith is fourth in the conference and 38th in the nation with 12 doubles, while Gage Peterson leads the league and ranks 14th in the nation with a 1.60 earned run average. Peterson is also third in the conference and 21st in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings at 5.4. Tank Yaghoubi is second in the league and seventh in the nation with eight sacrifice bunts, while Peterson leads the league and ranks 27th in the nation with 61 strikeouts. Â
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Series History - This will be the 71st all-time meeting between Asheville and App State, with App State leading the series 47-23. App State won the last meeting 17-7 in eight innings in Boone back on Mar. 31. Â
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UNC Asheville at Longwood (19-13, 4-5 Big South)
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Game One
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Friday, Apr. 10, 2026 | 6 PM | Farmville, Va.
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Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026 | 3 PM | Farmville, Va.
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Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026 | 1 PM | Farmville, Va.
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About the Lancers - The Lancers are 19-13 overall and 4-5 in the Big South Conference after dropping two out of three at The Citadel over the weekend. Longwood hosts VCU on Tuesday (Apr. 7) before welcoming the Bulldogs to Farmville. The Lancers are second in the Big South and 36th in the nation in walks drawn (176), while also leading the conference and ranking 37th in the nation in team ERA at 4.23. Longwood also leads the conference and ranks 18th in the nation in stolen bases (81), while also leading the league and ranking 23rd in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.69). In addition, Longwood leads the league and is 10th in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings at 3.19. Tre Keels is third in the conference and 41st in the nation with 29 walks drawn, while Ben Pulliam leads the conference and is 22nd in the nation with 13 doubles. Max Lawson is third in the league and 45th in the nation with five sacrifice bunts, while Brady Hoover is second in the league and 29th in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.0) and second in the league and 28th in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings (1.38).
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Series History - This will be the all-time 34th, 35th and 36th all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood, with Longwood leading the all-time series 20-13. Longwood has won the last four meetings in the series. Â
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UNC Asheville (15-17, 3-6 Big South) vs. App State (16-14, 5-7 Sun Belt)
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Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026 | 5 PM | Asheville, N.C. | Greenwood Field
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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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ESPN+ | Live Stats
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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the week at 15-17 overall and 3-6 in the Big South Conference after dropping two out of three to Gardner-Webb over the weekend. Blaize Johnson leads the conference and ranks 34th in the nation with a .400 batting average, while Johnson is also second in the league and 34th in the nation with 48 hits. Owen Michelson leads the conference and is 22nd in the nation with a .530 on-base percentage, while Johnson is second in the league and 53rd in the nation at .507. Johnson also leads the conference and ranks 30th in the nation with a .750 slugging percentage, while Drew Turner leads the league and ranks 62nd in strikeouts with 52. Johnson also leads the league and ranks 21st in the nation in total bases (90), while Patrick Gillen is the toughest hitter in the conference and the sixth-toughest hitter in the nation to strike out. Johnson is also the third-toughest hitter in the conference and the 53rd-toughest hitter in the nation to strikeout. Â Â
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About the Mountaineers - The Mountaineers come into the week at 16-14 overall and 5-7 in the Sun Belt Conference after winning two out of three against Marshall over the weekend. App State comes into the week second in the Sun Belt and 45th in the nation with a .300 team batting average, while their pitching staff is also second in the league and 26th in the nation with 60 hit batters. App State is also third in the Sun Belt and 55th in the nation with 312 hits, while also leading the league and ranking seventh in the nation in sacrifice flies with 23. Steven Smith is fourth in the conference and 38th in the nation with 12 doubles, while Gage Peterson leads the league and ranks 14th in the nation with a 1.60 earned run average. Peterson is also third in the conference and 21st in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings at 5.4. Tank Yaghoubi is second in the league and seventh in the nation with eight sacrifice bunts, while Peterson leads the league and ranks 27th in the nation with 61 strikeouts. Â
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Series History - This will be the 71st all-time meeting between Asheville and App State, with App State leading the series 47-23. App State won the last meeting 17-7 in eight innings in Boone back on Mar. 31. Â
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UNC Asheville at Longwood (19-13, 4-5 Big South)
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Game One
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Friday, Apr. 10, 2026 | 6 PM | Farmville, Va.
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Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026 | 3 PM | Farmville, Va.
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Sunday, Apr. 12, 2026 | 1 PM | Farmville, Va.
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About the Lancers - The Lancers are 19-13 overall and 4-5 in the Big South Conference after dropping two out of three at The Citadel over the weekend. Longwood hosts VCU on Tuesday (Apr. 7) before welcoming the Bulldogs to Farmville. The Lancers are second in the Big South and 36th in the nation in walks drawn (176), while also leading the conference and ranking 37th in the nation in team ERA at 4.23. Longwood also leads the conference and ranks 18th in the nation in stolen bases (81), while also leading the league and ranking 23rd in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.69). In addition, Longwood leads the league and is 10th in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings at 3.19. Tre Keels is third in the conference and 41st in the nation with 29 walks drawn, while Ben Pulliam leads the conference and is 22nd in the nation with 13 doubles. Max Lawson is third in the league and 45th in the nation with five sacrifice bunts, while Brady Hoover is second in the league and 29th in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.0) and second in the league and 28th in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings (1.38).
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Series History - This will be the all-time 34th, 35th and 36th all-time meeting between Asheville and Longwood, with Longwood leading the all-time series 20-13. Longwood has won the last four meetings in the series. Â
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