GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team will battle Greensboro rival North Carolina A&T on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. The game will be held at First National Bank Field, the home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The game will be free with food and drink and free parking.  

 LAST TIME OUT  

• The Spartans lost all three games in the series against Pitt this past weekend. 

• Jacob Dilley paced the Spartans offensively, going 8-for-14 with three runs scored and one RBI. 

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS     

• The Spartans enter game 4-8 overall.  

• UNCG swept Canisius from Feb. 20-22, which is the first series sweep at UNCG Baseball Stadium since April 13, 2025.   

• The Spartans captured their first win of the 2026 season, taking down rival N.C. A&T, 4-3, on Feb. 18.    

• UNCG is nationally ranked in: triples (3rd/6), triples per game (9th/ 0.50) and doubles plays (64th/9).  

• Six freshmen made their collegiate debuts against No. 18 Kentucky on the opening weekend.     

• Dilley has been one of the best hitters in The Southern Conference (SoCon), hitting .429 with 18 base knocks, which is second and first in the league, respectively.  

• Freshman Thomas Hester is 25th in the nation in saves this season with two.  

• The Spartans were voted to finish fifth in  (SoCon) Preseason Coaches' Poll.     

• The Blue & Gold returns 20 players from last year's squad while adding 16 newcomers to the roster. Eleven of them are freshmen this year.     

• Samford claimed the top spot with four first-place votes and 45 points. Mercer was picked to finish second with 44 points and three first-place votes.      

• Junior left-handed pitcher Noah Chapman was named to the Preseason All-SoCon Second Team ahead of the season after throwing 68.1 innings with a 5.14 ERA in 21 appearances in 2025.      

• UNCG concluded the 2025 season with a 21-33 overall record and went 9-12 in SoCon play.      

• Head Coach Cody Ellis enters his third season at the helm of the Spartans, guiding them to a 58-62 record during his time.      

SCOUTING THE AGGIES  

• To begin the 2026 campaign, North Carolina A&T are 2-9 with wins over Northern Illinois and Queens.  

• Tyler Smith is the Aggies most dangerous hitter, with 10 RBIs this season and 13 hits.  

• J.T. Taylore, Bruce Wynche, Smith and Diego Barret all received All-Coastal Athletic Conference nominations before the beginning of the year.  

• North Carolina A&T recorded a 15-37 overall record during the 2025 season, going 9-18 record in CAA games.  

• Bruce Wynche is the Aggies' best bat, hitting .500 with six RBIs in eight plate appearances.   

• N.C. A&T are led by Head Coach Ben Hall, who in 12 seasons as skipper, has accumulated a record of 216-325.  

SERIES HISTORY VS. THE AGGIES  
 UNCG leads the series 23-7 against North Carolina A&T. The Spartans most recently took the 4-3 win over the Aggies on Feb. 18.  

    
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The Spartans will return to action this weekend as they take on Quinnipiac in a three-game series from March 6-9 at UNCG Baseball Stadium. First pitch is slated for 4:00 p.m. on Friday.