GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team will look to clinch a season sweep over No. 21 Wake Forest on Tuesday, April 2 at the David F. Couch Ballpark in Winston-Salem, N.C. for a 6 p.m. start.

Game Info
Where: Winston-Salem, N.C. | David F. Couch Ballpark
When: Tuesday, April 2 | 6 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS

• The Spartans went 2-1 in a Southern Conference (SoCon) series against ETSU from Thursday to Saturday at the UNCG Baseball Stadium this past week.
• UNCG claimed the first two games, but ETSU was able to come away with the win on Saturday to keep the Spartans from earning the sweep.
• Luke Holland and Caleb Cozart led the Spartans with two home runs apiece over the weekend series.
• As a team, UNCG had five homers alone in the first game of the series, getting past the Bucs, 10-8.
• Thursday's five homers was the first time that the Spartans have had five home runs in a single game since May 3, 2008. During that season, the team had five against College of Charleston winning 12-9 on May 3, 2008, and then five on April 12, 2008 in a 16-9 win over Wofford.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• UNCG will travel to Winston-Salem with a 15-11 overall record and is 4-2 in the SoCon.  
• The Spartans stand out nationally at 10^th with 59 stolen bases and 11^th with a 2.46 stolen bases per game average.
• GC Jarman is ranked 17^th nationally with a 0.25 sacrifice bunts per game average.
• Jeremy Wolf stands out at eighth nationally with a 0.70 average in stolen bases per game. Wolf is perfect with a 15-15 record in stealing bases.
• Rob Ready is only one of three players in the SoCon to have pitched a complete game.
• Ready was named the SoCon Pitcher of the Week last Monday after throwing for a complete game with a career high nine strikeouts in game two against Mercer. 
• Cozart stands out at sixth nationally with 12 home runs and is fifth with a 0.57 home runs per game average. In addition, he is 25^th in the country with a 1.48 RBI average.
• Cozart was named the SoCon Player of the Week and the Perfect Game Player of the Week after hitting four home runs in the season opening series against Fairfield.
• Julien Peissel was selected as the SoCon Pitcher of the Week after starting off on the mound in UNCG's win over No. 1 Wake Forest on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Peissel is leading the team on the mound with 31 strikeouts.
• UNCG was tabbed to finish sixth in the 2024 SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Ready was named to the Preseason All-SoCon second team.
• The Spartans finished the 2023 season with a 25-34 overall record and 9-12 in SoCon play to earn the sixth spot in the SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll. UNCG concluded the season in the semifinal round of the SoCon Tournament, falling to No. 1 Samford, 9-5.
• The Spartans welcome 22 newcomers for the 2024 season: 10 transfers and 12 freshmen.
• 18 Spartans return from last season for UNCG.

SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS

• No. 21 Wake Forest heads into Tuesday's contest with a 17-10 overall record and 4-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
• The Demon Deacons most recently fell in a series sweep to the Tar Heels at the David F. Couch Ballpark with scores of 6-5, 10-6, 14-10.
• As a team, Wake Forest currently stands out in the top-10 nationally over two categories: reaching base on balls (172) and strikeouts per game (12.1).
• Chase Burns is 39^th in the country with a 1.93 ERA. Burns is also fourth nationally with 68 strikeouts on the 2024 stanza.
• David Falco is currently ranked 27^th nationally with four saves this season.
• Adam Tellier leads the squad with 28 runs, 39 hits, 29 RBI and 75 total bases.
• Wake Forest was selected as the 2024 ACC baseball preseason favorite after earning 10 of 14 first-place votes.
• The Demon Deacons finished atop the Atlantic Division in 2023 before making a run to the Men's College World Series championship series.

SERIES HISTORY VS THE DEMON DEACONS
UNCG is 17-48 in the overall series against Wake Forest. In the two team's most recent meeting, the Spartans claimed the victory over then ranked No. 1 Wake Forest earlier this season at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. It was only the second time the Spartans have defeated a No. 1 team in program history.  The Spartans never allowed the Demon Deacons to lead in the game.

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UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue on the road this week for a SoCon series at Wofford from Friday, April 5 to Sunday, April 7 at Russell C. King Field.