GREENSBORO, N.C.  – UNCG baseball will go after its third straight midweek win in 2021 this Tuesday, attempting to continue the program's current four-game winning streak. The Spartans will be the visitor against crosstown rival North Carolina A&T at War Memorial Stadium at 4 p.m., facing their fifth in-state rival of the current campaign to kickoff this year's 'Battle for the Boro' series.

Who: North Carolina A&T
Where: World War Memorial Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Tuesday, March 9 | 4 p.m.
Probables: UNCG; RHP Brendan Collins (0-0, 135.00) v NC A&T; TBD (0-0, 0.00)
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HOW'S THEIR FORM?
-- UNCG is on a four-game winning streak after sweeping Elon this past weekend. The Spartans had their biggest offensive output of the past four years with 22 hits against the Phoenix on Sunday. The side's 9-2 record is tied for the best in the state with No. 9 East Carolina, and is tied for the 24th-best win-loss record in Division I baseball
-- The Aggies are coming off a series victory over SoCon member The Citadel, defeating the Bulldogs 12-1 in Sunday's series finale. The club is 4-7 on the year overall with their other two wins coming against College of Charleston and Appalachian State

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
-- The Spartans rank in the top-10 for multiple categories this year; 4th in triples (6) and 7th in stolen bases (22). Their 65 walks are also 12th in the nation
-- Brandon Stephens is one of just 20 arms in the nation with a 0.00 ERA and 10 or more innings under their belts. He has two saves on the year, one short of the team-high of three Kross Robinson has. Robinson's total is tied for sixth in D1 baseball
-- Outfielder Corey Rosier hit three home runs in two games at Latham Park this weekend, bringing his total to four on the year. He drove in 10 runs over all three games to rank sixth in the nation at 18 RBI on the season. His three triples are tied for the best mark in Division I and his 36 total bases are 10th
-- 14 of UNCG's 65 walks have been drawn by Josh Madole on the year, ranking the first baseman fourth in the country. Over four games this past week Madole drew seven walks and two hit by pitches. He's reaching first at a clip of .538 in 2021

SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA A&T
-- The Aggies aren't afraid to play small ball this season. They rank second in the nation with 13 sacrifice bunts and 25th with six sacrifice flies
-- Junior infielder Justin Williams is slashing .308/.356/.564 on the year, leading the Aggies with four doubles in 2021

SERIES HISTORY
-- UNCG is 43-9 against the Aggies all-time but have lost their last two meetings against North Carolina A&T in 2019 and 2018

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