GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team will head east to face North Carolina State for its final non-conference matchup of the 2022 regular season tomorrow at 6 p.m.
 
SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
TUESDAY
Who: N.C. State Wolfpack
Where:  Doak Field at Dail Park | Raleigh, N.C.
When: Tuesday, May 17 | 6 p.m.
Weather: 84°/ 59° | Sunny | 0% rain
Starting Pitchers: RHP Zack Mallia vs. TBA
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
--The Spartans are coming off a 16-11 series-clinching win over ETSU on Sunday.
--The series win is the fourth straight conference series win for UNCG.
--Hogan Windish (29), Mitchell Smith (22), and Greg Hardison (14) are currently on consecutive on-base streaks.
--Smith is also on a 12-game hitting streak.
--Cavenaugh has a hit streak of eight games.
--He was named the Southern Conference Player of the Week after hitting a .647 with 11 hits, 10 RBIs, nine runs, and two home runs.
--GC Jarman also hit a home run last week, bringing his season total to three.
--Alex Hoppe leads the team in strikeouts.
--Nine pitchers made an appearance on the mound.
--Sam Murchison led with six strikeouts.
--Hunter Shuey pitched 7.1 innings and finished with a 0.00 ERA.
 
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 13 statistical categories:

• 11^th in hits (555)
• 16^th in batting average (.307)
• 41^st in doubles (104)
• 43^rd in triples (15)
• 44^th in on-base percentage (.395)
• 54^th in triples per game (.29)
• 61^st in doubles per game (2.04)
• 66^th in runs (362)
• 70^th in base on balls (233)
• 80^th in scoring (7.1)
• 86^th in shutouts (2)
• 91^st in walks allowed per nine innings (4.00)
• 96^th in sacrifice bunts (21)

--Hogan Windish is ranked in six categories:

• 14^th in batting average (.404)
• 19^th in on-base percentage (.502)
• 31^st in slugging percentage (.705)
• 67^th in doubles per game (.38)
• 70^th in hits per game (1.49)
• 81^st in doubles (17)

--Alex Hoppe is ranked in five categories:

• 27^th in hits allowed per nine innings (6.15)
• 45^th in strikeouts per nine innings (12.00)
• 46^th in ERA (2.55)
• 48^th in victories (7)
• 90^th in strikeouts (80)

--Austin Parsley is also ranked in five categories:

• 6^th in games started (14)
• 14^th in complete games (2)
• 16^th in victories (8)
• 17^th in walks allowed per nine innings (1.24)
• 27^th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.42)

--Kennedy Jones is ranked in five categories:

• 43^rd in RBIs per game (1.18)
• 50^th in triples (4)
• 63^rd in triples per game (.09)
• 77^th in RBIs (53)
• 81^st in hits per game (1.47)

--Mathewson is 2^nd in games started (15) and 57^th in complete games (1).
--Mitchell Smith is 13^th in doubles (21) and 15^th in doubles per game (.45).
--Zack Budzik is 58^th in sacrifice flies (5).
--Pres Cavenaugh is 84^th in hits (71)
--Dallas Callahan is 85^th in sacrifice bunts (6)  
 
CLIMBING THE RECORD BOOKS
--Budzik, Windish, and Hardison are climbing the UNCG career records this season.
--Budzik moved up in the record books, adding another stolen base this season. His career total is now 47 which moves him up to tie for seventh. 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
    Zack Budzik, 2018-present.......................................................47
8. Jeff Smith, 1999-00..................................................................... 46
 
--Hardison's six doubles this season so far pushes his career total to 48 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…………………………………………………48
 
--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 29. 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…………………………….……………………..29
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 WOLFPACK
--NC State enters the contest with a 32-17 overall record, 14-12 in the ACC.
--The Wolfpack is coming off a 7-4 loss against Duke on Sunday.
--NC State took the series 2-1 with wins on Friday and Saturday.
-- LuJames Grover III leads the team with a .366 batting average.
--He has 75 hits, 54 runs, and 38 RBIs this season.
--Tommy White leads the team in home runs with 21. He also leads with 63 RBIs.
--Matt Willadsen has struck out 77 batters this season, the most on the team.
--Canaan Silver has the lowest ERA with 3.22.
 
SERIES HISTORY
--NC State leads the all-time series 30-9.
--The Wolfpack took the last matchup earlier this season in Greensboro with a final score of 13-5.
--Cavenaugh led the team with three hits.
--Jones had four RBIs and Brett Kelly had one.