GREENSBORO, N.C.  – UNCG baseball opens its home schedule against Fairfield this Saturday, hosting the Stags for a noon doubleheader, before a game three matchup on Sunday at 12 p.m. The pair's originally scheduled Friday contest was pushed to the following day after an influx of winter weather in the Triad region, while the Spartans were already forced to postpone their Tuesday game at Wake Forest after five innings of competition, due to rain. 

Barring their competition in Winston-Salem, UNCG is coming off a 2-1 opening weekend after defeating San Diego State and Virginia Tech at the Coastal Carolina-hosted 'Battle at the Beach' tournament. This Saturday will be the Stags' season opener, as the Connecticut-based program will be staying down in North Carolina for the next two weeks. 

Who: Fairfield (DH)
Where: UNCG Baseball Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Saturday, February 22nd | 12 p.m. 
Gm 1 Probables: UNCG; LHP Jake Lewis (0-1, 4.15) v Fairfield; RHP Trey McLoughlin (0-0, 0.00)
Gm 2 Probables: UNCG; RHP Austin Koehn (0-0, 2.08) v Fairfield; LHP Michael Sansone (0-0, 0.00)
Gm 1 Live Stats | Gm 2 Live Stats

Who: Fairfield
Where: UNCG Baseball Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Sunday, February 23rd | 12 p.m. 
Probables: UNCG; TBD (0-0, 0.00) v Fairfield; RHP John Signore (0-0, 0.00)
Live Stats

Series History
-- UNCG is a perfect 7-0 against Fairfield all-time, last playing the side in 1997
-- The Spartans have won their past two home openers, and nine of their past 10. That lone loss came in a 5-4 final against Michigan State in 2017

Five Facts To Know
-- First baseman Josh Madole was one of just 36 players in the nation named to this year's Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Watch List, and is the lone SoCon representative in 2020
-- Greg Hardison has started the year on a three-game hit streak, he had stretched that streak to four against Wake Forest on Tuesday before the game was postponed
-- Hogan Windish and Caleb Webster tallied home runs against Virginia Tech and SDSU on opening weekend, combining for seven RBI on the weekend. Webster came within a triple of the cycle against the Aztecs
-- Zack Budzik stole four bases over the course of opening weekend, placing the shortstop 10th in the country
-- The Spartans combined for 33 hits on opening weekend, and had already added another six before their game against Wake Forest was postponed after the fifth

The Stags
-- Finishing third in the 2019 MAAC regular season standings, Fairfield came within a game of an NCAA Regional berth, dropping a 6-5 decision after 13 innings against Quinnipiac in the conference tournament final
-- Game Two starter Michael Sansone tossed four complete games last year, only three players in Division I baseball went the distance more often in 2019

Coming Up Next
The Spartans stay at home this Tuesday, hosting Charlotte at UNCG Baseball Stadium at 4 p.m. UNCG is 7-12 against the 49ers all-time, but have won their last two meetings with the program.

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