GREENSBORO, N.C. – Head baseball coach,
Billy Godwin, and the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team will head to Elon for two of its three-game series this weekend on Friday and Saturday. The Phoenix will come to UNCG Baseball Stadium on Sunday to close the series.
Friday's first pitch is set for 4 p.m. while Saturday and Sunday are set for 2 p.m.
SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
FRIDAY
Who: Elon Phoenix
Where: Latham Park | Elon, N.C.
When: Friday, March 11| 4 p.m.
Tickets: Elon Tickets
Weather: 66°/ 55° | Partly Cloudy | 10% rain
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SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
SATURDAY
Who: Elon Phoenix
Where: Latham Park | Elon, N.C.
When: Saturday, March 12| 2 p.m.
Tickets: Elon Tickets
Weather: 52°/ 20° | Rain | 90% rain
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SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
SUNDAY
Who: Elon Phoenix
Where: UNCG Baseball Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Sunday, March 13| 2 p.m.
Tickets: Free Admission
Concessions: Located behind home plate
Weather: 51°/ 30° | Sunny | 0% rain
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
--The Spartans are coming off a 7-3 win over the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs on Wednesday night.
--It was UNCG's first midweek win on the season.
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Kennedy Jones stretched his hit streak to 13 with a single in the top of the eighth.
--He leads the conference in RBIs with 20 and is ranked 11
th in the nation.
--UNCG is ranked in the top 50 nationally in four categories: hits (23
rd/ 139), double plays (38/10), shutouts (42
nd/1), and batting average (42
nd/.303).
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Pres Cavenaugh leads the Spartans with 14 runs, five doubles, and two triples.
--He is tied for first in the conference in triples.
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Zack Budzik has one triple the season.
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Austin Parsley continues to lead the conference with a 0.47 ERA.
--Parsley and
Alex Hoppe have struck out 17 batters, the most on the team.
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Kross Robinson, Parsley, and Hoppe have the Spartans three saves.
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Mitchell Smith,
Ethan McKay,
Brett Kelly, and
Collin Fowler are perfect in stolen bases.
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Hogan Windish leads the team with a .412 batting average.
--He is tied with Jones with three home runs this season.
SCOUTING THE PHOENIX
-- Elon is coming off an 11-3 loss against No. 3 Notre Dame on Tuesday.
--Samuel Frontino leads the Phoenix with 11 runs.
--Alex Iadisernia has 12 RBIs and 13 hits this season, the most on the team.
--Charlie Granatell is batting a .320. He has eight hits on 25 at-bats.
--Brian Edgington and Joe Savino lead the Phoenix with 21 strikeouts.
--Connor Offshack and Willie Havens lead Elon with two home runs.
SERIES HISTORY
--Elon leads the all-time series 36-24.
--The Spartans currently have a five-game win streak.
--UNCG won the last contest with a final score of 14-6.
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Jared Mathewson struck out nine batters.