GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team continues its seven-game road trip heading to Ohio State for its final non-conference game of the season. The Spartans then finish regular season play against ETSU, from May 18^th- 20^th.

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Who: Ohio State
Where: Bill Davis Stadium – Nick Swisher Field | Columbus, Ohio  
When: Friday, May 12 | 6 PM
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Who: Ohio State
Where: Bill Davis Stadium – Nick Swisher Field | Columbus, Ohio  
When: Saturday, May 13 | 2 PM
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Who: Ohio State
Where: Bill Davis Stadium – Nick Swisher Field | Columbus, Ohio  
When: Sunday, May 14 | 1 PM
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Last Time Out

• UNCG dropped a game to the No. 1 Wake Forest, 14-4 on Tuesday.
• Kennedy Jones hit his 12^th and 13^th home runs of the season.
• The Spartans were able to hold the Demon Deacons scoreless between the fifth and sixth innings.

Scouting the Spartans

• The Spartans are 21-27 overall and 8-10 in SoCon play.
• UNCG is leading the conference in double plays (49), and double plays per game (1.02).
• Nationally, the Spartans are third in double plays, fourth in double plays per game, 79^th in stolen bases (66), 80^th shutouts (2), and 88^th in stolen bases per game (1.38).
• Jones leads the Spartans with a .355 batting average (70-for-197) with 12 doubles, one triple, and 123 total bases.
• Jones is 53^rd nationally in hits (70) and 75th in total bases. 
• Jones, Dosi Jonas (.336), and Cerda (.300) are the three Spartans batting over .300. 
• Jonas is leading the conference in slugging percentage (0.729), second in home runs per game (0.35), and third in runs batted in per game (1.10).
• Nationally, Jonas is 49^th in slugging percentage, 61^st in home runs per game (0.35), and 92^nd in home runs (14).
• On the mound, 10 different Spartans have at least one win with Matt Kemp leading the way with a 4-3 record and one save in 30.2 innings pitched. 
• Luke Thomas leads the pitching staff with two saves, and he is one of five Spartans who has at least one save on the mound.
• Jonas leads the Spartans with 14 home runs, while Jones has hit 13. Caleb Cozart, Mitchell Smith, and Dallas Callahan have hit six each. Rowan Watt and Cerda have hit four home runs each, while Budzik has hit three home runs and Bradley Bott has two.
• 10 Spartans have double-figure RBI, with Jonas leading the team with 44 of the 274 RBIs.
• Three Spartans have double-figures double plays with Jarman being part of 38 of the 49 double plays.

Scouting Ohio State

• The Buckeyes are 25-25 overall and 6-15 in the Big Ten.
• Ohio State is coming off a three-game win streak, including a 13-5 win against Central Michigan on Wednesday.
• Ohio State is leading the Big Ten in hit batters (83).
• The Buckeyes are second in base on balls (292), double plays (40), and double plays per game (0.80).
• Ohio State is third in the conference with two shutouts, strikeouts per nine innings (9.5), and 71 stolen bases.
• The Buckeyes are nationally ranked eighth in base on balls (292), 13^th in hit batters (83), 35^th in double plays (40), 57^th in strikeouts per nine innings (9.5), 59^th in double plays per game, 60^th in triples (13), and 61^st in stolen bases (71).
• Landon Beidelschies is second in the conference and 35^th nationally in saves (7).
• With a batting average of .319 (45-for-141), Tyler Pettorini leads the Buckeyes, having eight doubles, three triples, three home runs, and 68 total bases.
• In the 42.2 innings pitched, Isaiah Coupet is leading the Buckeyes with a 3.80 ERA, with 60 strikeouts and has only allowed 35 hits and 20 runs.
• Eleven Buckeyes have double-digit RBIs with Cole Andrews and Henry Kaczmar leading with 37 of 307 total RBIs.
• Kade Kern, Cole Andrews, Marcus Ernst, and Mitchell Okuley all have six home runs to lead the 13 Buckeyes who have at least one home run this season.

 
Series History
 
UNCG is tied with Ohio State in a 2-2 all-time record, last playing from March 21^st-23^rd, 2017, and March 3^rd, 2006.
 
The Spartans took two of the three games in 2017, winning 11-4 twice. The Buckeyes took game three, 5-4.