GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team will continue its power five matchups with a Tuesday game at ACC member Wake Forest. The first pitch is set for 4 p.m.
SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
Who: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Where: David F. Couch Stadium | Winston-Salem, N.C.
When: Tuesday, February 21 | 4 p.m.
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
--The Spartans are coming off a 2-1 series at South Carolina. UNCG took the Saturday game with a final score of 5-4.
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Hogan Windish led the team with eight hits in his 14 plate appearances. He also led with seven RBI's.
--In the three games, he accumulated a .571 batting average and a .929 slugging percentage.
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Pres Cavenaugh hit the Spartan's first home run of the season in the top of the first inning in game one.
--He finished the weekend with four runs, five hits, one double, one triple, and three RBI's.
--Three true freshmen earned their first collegiate starts.
Kennedy Jones and
Ethan McKay started in all three games, while
Rowan Watt earned a start in Sunday's game.
--Jones scored four runs, hit two doubles, and had three RBI's.
--McKay scored two runs and had one RBI.
--The Spartans had 10 pitchers' step on the mound over the weekend. Four of them finished with a 0.00 ERA.
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Alex Hoppe earned the Spartans win on Saturday. He finished with 4.0 innings pitched, four hits, one earned run, five strikeouts, and no walks.
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Austin Parsley earned the save on Saturday and the start on Sunday. He finished the weekend with 7.1 innings pitched, four hits, four strikeouts, and no earned runs.
SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS
-- Wake Forest is coming off three wins over Lafayette, Georgetown, and VCU for their opening weekend.
--Adam Cecere scored five runs, two being home runs, over the weekend, leading the Demon Deacons.
--Pierce Bennett had seven hits at nine plate appearances. He currently has a .778 batting average.
--Five Decons finished the weekend with five RBI's: Bennett, Cecere, Brick Wilken, and Jake Reinisch.
--Wake Forest also had 10 pitchers step on the mound. Seven finished with a 0.00 ERA.
--Rhettt Lowder, Josh Hartle, and Teddy McGraw earned the wins for Wake Forest.
--Lowder led with six strikeouts.
SERIES HISTORY
--Wake Forest leads the all-time series 19-8.
--The Demon Deacons took the last matchup in Feb. 2020 with a final score of 6-2.
