GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team will kick off a four-game road stretch at Campbell tomorrow for a 6 p.m. match between the two clubs.
After the Camels, the Spartans will head to Charleston, S.C. for a three-game series against The Citadel.
SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
WEDNESDAY
Who: Campbell Camels
Where: Jim Perry Stadium | Buies Creek, N.C.
When: Wednesday, April 27 | 6 p.m.
Weather: 73°/ 47° | Sunny | 0% rain
Tickets: Ticket Link
Starting Pitchers: TBD vs. TBD
Live Stats
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
-- UNCG is coming off a 2-1 series win over the Samford Bulldogs this past weekend.
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GC Jarman led the way for the Spartans last week, batting a .667. He had nine RBIs, five came against North Carolina A&T on Tuesday.
--His five RBIs were a career-high.
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Kennedy Jones also had nine RBIs last week. His season total is 42, which leads the team.
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Dallas Callahan stretched his on-base streak to 19, while
Hogan Windish stretched his to 18.
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Mitchell Smith is 10 games into his on-base streak after this weekend.
CAREER MILESTONE TRACKER
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Jared Mathewson and
Kross Robinson are nearing the 200 mark in career strikeouts.
--Mathewson is 20 away.
-- Robinson needs 10 more.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
--As a team, the Spartans are ranked in the top 100 in eight categories: 10
th in hits (434), 22
nd in batting average (.304), 57
th in doubles (79), 59
th in triples (11), 72
nd in on-base percentage (.385), 74
th in triples per game (0.28), 80
th in runs (273), and 88
th in doubles per game (1.98).
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Austin Parsley,
Alex Hoppe, and Jones are ranked in the top 100 in four categories.
--Parsley is sixth in games started (11), 28
th in victories (6), 32
nd in walks allowed per nine innings (1.43), and 45
th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.70).
--Hoppe is 21
st in strikeouts per nine innings (13.10), 65
th in strikeouts (66), 69
th in hits allowed per nine innings (6.75), and 97
th in victories (5).
--Jones is 36
th in RBIs per game (1.24), 54
th in hits per game (1.53), 68
th in RBIs (42), and 74
th in doubles per game (0.38).
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Jared Mathewson is the highest-ranked Spartan nationally coming in at third in games started with 12.
--Windish is still in the top 20 in batting average. He is 18
th with a .408 average.
--Windish is also 23
rd in on-base percentage (.503) and 31
st in slugging percentage (.725).
--Smith joins Jones on the list for doubles per game with 0.39, which puts him 64
th in the nation. He is 67
th in doubles with 14.
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KJ Wells is 79
th in pitching appearances with 19.
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Zack Budzik is 80
th in sacrifice flies with four this season.
CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS
--Budzik, Windish, and Hardison are climbing the UNCG career records this season.
--Budzik has 46 stolen bases in his career which puts him tied for eighth. Below are the 5
th – 8
th.
5. Ryan Gordon, 2000-04 ...............................................................61
6. Shane Schumaker, 2000-01 ....................................................... 54
7. Jeremy Purcell, 1997-00............................................................. 47
8. Jeff Smith, 1999-00..................................................................... 46
Zack Budzik, 2018-present.......................................................46
--Hardison's four doubles this season so far pushes his career total to 46 which moves him up to the seventh-place spot. Below are the 3
rd – 7
th.
3. Jeremy Purcell, 1997-00.............................................................51
*Trevor Edwards, 2009-13 ............................................................51
5. Ryan Gordon, 2000-04 ............................................................... 50
Tonka Maynor, 1991-94.................................................................50
7. Greg Hardison, 2017-present……………………………………46
--Windish is in the top five on two record lists. With his two home runs last week, he moves up to fourth in career home runs with 27. Below are the top five.
1. *Trevor Edwards, 2009-13 ............................................................. 39
2. Tim Giles, 1994-96.......................................................................... 38
3. Jeremy Purcell, 1997-00.................................................................. 37
4. Hogan Windish, 2018-present………………………………………..27
5. Cesar Trejo, 2016-18 ....................................................................... 26
--Windish has been hit by a pitch 34 times in his career, putting him fourth in the UNCG record books. Below are the top five.
1. Chris Barker, 2010-11....................................................................... 40
2. Greg Feltes, 2005-08 ........................................................................ 37
3. *Trevor Edwards, 2009-13 ............................................................... 35
4. Hogan Windish, 2018-present……….…………………………….…34
5. Nicky Phillips, 1994-97...................................................................... 30
SCOUTING THE CAMELS
-- The Camels have a 24-14 overall record. They will enter the contest coming off a game against UNC Wilmington tonight.
--Four Camels have 30+ runs this season. Drake Pierson leads with 39. Jarrod Belbin (34), Zach Neto (33), and Connor Denning (32) cap it off.
--Pierson also leads the team with nine home runs and 37 RBIs.
--Thomas Harrington has the lowest ERA with 1.25.
--He has pitched 65.0 innings and has allowed 42 hits.
--He has struck out 93 batters.
SERIES HISTORY
-- The Spartans have an 8-5 series lead on the Camels.
--UNCG took the final matchup 9-5.
--Hardison led the Spartans going 4-for-5 with two RBIs.
--Mathewson, Hoppe, and Robinson struck out three batters.