GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team is set to welcome the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers for a midweek matchup at UNCG Baseball Stadium at 3 p.m. tomorrow.  

SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
WEDNESDAY
Who: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Where:  UNCG Baseball Stadium | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Wednesday, May 11 | 3 p.m.
Weather: 75°/ 55° | Sunny | 0% rain
Tickets: Free Admission
Starting Pitchers: RHP Sam Murchison vs. RHP Teddy Sharkey
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
--The Spartans enter the contest with a 22-25 overall record, 7-8 in the Southern Conference.
--UNCG has won five of its last six contests.
--Hogan Windish leads the conference in batting average with a .407 and with a .500 on-base percentage.
--Zack Budzik is tied for first with five sacrifice flies this season.
--Austin Parsley and Jared Mathewson lead the conference in innings pitched. Parsley sits in first with 81.1 innings, while Mathewson is second with 75.2 innings.
--Dallas Callahan has caught 21 batters stealing, the most in the conference.
--Callahan is currently on a 26-game on-base streak, while Windish is on a 25-game on-base streak.
--Mitchell Smith has an eight-game hitting streak.
--This will be the fifth start for Sam Murchison.
--He has struck out 30 batters and has an ERA of 7.20.
--The Spartans have had 10+ hits in 31 games this season.
 
GOING THE DISTANCE
-RHP Austin Parsley and LHP Jared Mathewson both pitch a complete game in the series against VMI.
-It was the second complete game for Parsley and the first for Mathewson.
--Mathewson struck out six batters in the 7-3 win on Sunday.
--Parsley struck out eight batters on Saturday.
 
CAREER MILESTONE TRACKER
--Jared Mathewson and Kross Robinson are nearing the 200 mark in career strikeouts.
--They both need 10 more.
 
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
--As a team, UNCG is ranked in the top 100 in 11 statistical categories:

• 17^th in hits (505)
• 23^rd in batting average (.302)
• 44^th in triples (14)
• 49^th in doubles (95)
• 57^th in triples per game (.30)
• 64^th in doubles per game (2.02)
• 71^st in on-base percentage (.388)
• 77^th in shutouts (2)
• 91^st in walks allowed per nine innings (3.98)
• 93^rd in runs (315)
• 94^th in sacrifice flies (20)

--Hogan Windish is ranked in six categories:

• 15^th in batting average (.407)
• 21^st in on-base percentage (.500)
• 31^st in slugging percentage (.707)
• 71^st in hits per game (1.49)
• 84^th in doubles per game (.37)
• 94^th in RBIs per game (1.07)

--Alex Hoppe is ranked in five categories:

• 23^rd in hits allowed per nine innings (6.02)
• 27^th in victories (7)
• 41^st in strikeouts per nine innings (12.20)
• 44^th in ERA (2.44)
• 85^th in strikeouts (75)

--Austin Parsley is also ranked in five categories:

• 5^th in games started (13)
• 11^th in complete games (2)
• 20^th in walks allowed per nine innings (6.02)
• 27^th in victories (7)
• 35^th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.00)

--Kennedy Jones is 23^rd in hits per game (1.54), 69^th in RBIs per game (1.12), and 93^rd in triples (3).
--Mathewson is 2^nd in games started (14) and 50^th in complete games (1).
--Mitchell Smith is 15^th in doubles (19) and 17^th in doubles per game (.44).
--Zack Budzik is 45^th in sacrifice flies (5).
--Pres Cavenaugh is 93^rd in triples (3).  
 
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 five doubles this season so far pushes his career total to 47 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…………………………………………………47
 
--Windish is in the top five on two record lists. With his home run last week, he moves up to fourth in career home runs with 28. 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…………………………….……………………..28
5. Cesar Trejo, 2016-18 ....................................................................... 26
 
--Windish has been hit by a pitch 35 times in his career, putting him fourth in the UNCG record books. Below are the top 5.
            1. Chris Barker, 2010-11....................................................................... 40
2. Greg Feltes, 2005-08 ........................................................................ 37
3. *Trevor Edwards, 2009-13 ............................................................... 35
 Hogan Windish, 2018-present…………………………………………………….…35
5. Nicky Phillips, 1994-97...................................................................... 30
  
SCOUTING THE CHANTICLEERS
-- Coastal Carolina enters the contest with a 29-15-1 overall record, 16-7-1 record in the Sun Belt.
--The Chanticleers are coming off a 19-9 win over Little Rock on Sunday.
--Graham Brown led with three hits.
--Tyler Johnson batted in five runs on Sunday.
--Austin White leads the team in runs with 48 and hits with 53.
--Johnson leads the team with 13 home runs in the campaign so far and 46 RBIs.
--Teddy Sharkey has a 5.11 ERA on the season and 11 strikeouts in 12.1 innings pitched.
 
SERIES HISTORY
-- UNCG leads the all-time series 11-5.
--Coastal took the last meeting 12-4 in 2020.
--Hardison led with two hits.
 
UPCOMING
--The Spartans will host their annual Alumni weekend from May 13-15.
--UNCG will also honor its 2022 senior class prior to Saturday's game against ETSU.