GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball will welcome the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to UNCG Baseball Stadium on Tuesday night. The first pitch is set for 6 p.m.
The contest between the two clubs was originally scheduled to be held at First National Bank Field but moved to UNCG due to technical issues.
SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
TUESDAY
Who: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Where: UNCG Baseball Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Tuesday, April 12 | 6 p.m.
Weather: 79°/ 59° | Mostly Cloudy | 10% rain
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
-- UNCG is coming off a heartbreaking 12-11 loss against conference favorites, Wofford.
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Kennedy Jones led the team with 10 hits and six runs last week.
--He was the only Spartan with double-digit hits.
--He set a career-high four hits on Sunday. He matched three career-highs on Sunday as well; two doubles, three runs, and four RBIs.
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Dallas Callahan and
Hogan Windish joined Jones in the over .400 batting club last week.
--Callahan had a .412 average with five runs, two doubles, and four RBIs.
--Windish led the team with four doubles.
--He leads the conference with a .418 batting average.
--Callahan currently has an 11-game hit streak.
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Greg Hardison got his 200
th career hit on Friday at Wofford.
--The hit stretches his on-base streak to 26 games.
--He is one away from tying the 10
th spot in the UNCG record books.
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Jared Mathewson leads the conference in innings pitched with 50.0.
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Alex Hoppe leads the team with 59 strikeouts.
CAREER MILESTONE TRACKER
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Jared Mathewson and
Kross Robinson are nearing the 200 mark in career strikeouts.
--Mathewson is 26 away.
-- Robinson needs 13 more.
SCOUTING THE DEACONS
-- The Deacons enter the contest with a 25-7 record, 9-6 in the ACC.
--Nick Kurtz and Pierce Bennett lead the team with a .354 batting average.
--Brenden Tinsman has hit 11 home runs which leads the team.
--Brock Wilkin is the only Deacon to have 40+ RBIs.
--Seth Keener has a 6.75 ERA on the season.
--He has struck out 26 batters in 22.2 innings.
--Keener has allowed 21 runs on 27 hits.
SERIES HISTORY
-- Wake Forest leads the series history 20-8.
--The Demon Deacons took the last matchup in February in Winston-Salem.
--Hardison,
Mitchell Smith, and
Matt Kemp scored for the Spartans.