Wildcats Host Coll. of Charleston; Honor Seniors Saturday
4/29/2010 8:47:14 PM | Baseball
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- After playing 11 of the last 13 games on the road, the Davidson Wildcats will return to Wilson Field, where they will host second-place College of Charleston for a three-game series this weekend.
The teams will kick off the series with a 7 p.m. first pitch Friday and will honor the team's seven seniors before the 2 p.m. Saturday game. Davidson (18-23, 5-16 SoCon) and Charleston (30-12, 14-7 SoCon) will play the series finale at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Probable Starters
Fresh off his defeat of The Citadel, senior LHP Thomas Middour (3-2, 4.87) will make the start for the Wildcats on Friday night, his league-leading 13th start of the season, against the College of Charleston's freshman RHP Christian Powell (5-3, 6.34).
Sophomore LHP Chris Lamb (2-6, 7.30) will take the hill for the 'Cats on Saturday against the Cougars' senior RHP Kevin Decker (4-0, 4.53).
Sophomore RHP Ryan Overcash (5-1, 3.96) will pitch the Sunday finale against sophomore RHP David Peterson (6-2, 4.91).
About the Series
The College of Charleston leads the all-time series 24-11. The two teams played the first game of the series on April 11, 1911, a 5-0 Davidson win in Charleston, but did not meet again until April 3, 1999, when the teams split a double-header in Davidson.
The Wildcats won seven of the first 11 games in the series, but have struggled with the Cougars in recent history. Charleston has won the last six meetings, sweeping the Wildcats in the past two regular seasons. Davidson's last win in the series was a 6-5, 11-inning road win. Prior to that, the Cougars had won seven straight.
Davidson has won two series against the College, taking two of three against the Cougars in 2001 in Davidson and the season before in Charleston.
Last Meeting: Cougars Sweep Wildcats in Charleston
The teams entered the weekend with identical conference records, but the College of Charleston Cougars swept the Davidson Wildcats in the three-game series last May at Patriots Point. The Cougars defeated Davidson 9-4 in the opening series, before needing 10 innings for the 12-10 defeat the following day. Charleston completed the series sweep with a 27-10 win in the Sunday finale.
About the Wildcats
Davidson enters the weekend with a 5-16 league record and 18-23 overall mark, coming off a 12-7 defeat in the final game of the broken-up series with UNC Greensboro Wednesday night. The Wildcats defeated The Citadel in Friday night's game, beating the Bulldogs for just time in league play and defeating Bulldog ace Asher Wojciechowski for the first time this season, but dropped both ends of a double-header Saturday to lose the series.
As a team, the Wildcats are batting .278, 10th in the league, but sport a team ERA of 5.54, fourth best in the SoCon. With a fielding percentage of .957, the Wildcats rank sixth in the SoCon defensively.
Junior first baseman Danny Weiss ranks eighth in the league with a .368 batting average. Sophomore Ryan Overcash is fifth with a 3.96 ERA, followed by teammate Mike Frongello with a 4.07 ERA.
About the Cougars
The College of Charleston enters the weekend in second place in the league standings with a 14-7 league record and a 28-15 overall mark.
Without a midweek game, the Cougars are coming off a 2-1 series victory over Elon at Patriots Pointe last weekend. Charleston defeated The Citadel, 16-7, in non-conference action on Tuesday, April 20, and swept Wofford at home the weekend before. USC Upstate defeated Charleston, 11-10, in Spartanburg in a midweek game Tuesday, April 13, and Furman took two of three in Greenville the weekend prior. In conference play, the Cougars have also swept Georgia Southern at home, lost two of three to Western in Cullowhee, swept Greensboro at UNCG Baseball Stadium and dropped two of three to Samford at home. The Cougars still have a three-game SoCon set with The Citadel and Appalachian State remaining.
As a team, the Cougars are batting .314, good for third in the league, and sport a team 5.65 ERA, fifth best in the SoCon, behind the Wildcats.
Cole Rakar leads the Cougars with a .380 batting average, ranking sixth in the league, and has a SoCon-best 68 hits. He also ranks second with 18 doubles and third with 50 runs scored, and is a threat on the base paths with 18 stolen bases in 20 attempts, fourth best in the SoCon. Matt Leeds leads the league with 16 home runs and ranks second with 123 total bases.
Next Up
After a day trip to Blacksburg for a 5:30 p.m. game against Virginia Tech May 4, Davidson hosts Georgia Southern for its final SoCon home series and the Hokies for a final non-conference match-up before concluding the season with a three-game trip to Western Carolina.
The teams will kick off the series with a 7 p.m. first pitch Friday and will honor the team's seven seniors before the 2 p.m. Saturday game. Davidson (18-23, 5-16 SoCon) and Charleston (30-12, 14-7 SoCon) will play the series finale at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Probable Starters
Fresh off his defeat of The Citadel, senior LHP Thomas Middour (3-2, 4.87) will make the start for the Wildcats on Friday night, his league-leading 13th start of the season, against the College of Charleston's freshman RHP Christian Powell (5-3, 6.34).
Sophomore LHP Chris Lamb (2-6, 7.30) will take the hill for the 'Cats on Saturday against the Cougars' senior RHP Kevin Decker (4-0, 4.53).
Sophomore RHP Ryan Overcash (5-1, 3.96) will pitch the Sunday finale against sophomore RHP David Peterson (6-2, 4.91).
About the Series
The College of Charleston leads the all-time series 24-11. The two teams played the first game of the series on April 11, 1911, a 5-0 Davidson win in Charleston, but did not meet again until April 3, 1999, when the teams split a double-header in Davidson.
The Wildcats won seven of the first 11 games in the series, but have struggled with the Cougars in recent history. Charleston has won the last six meetings, sweeping the Wildcats in the past two regular seasons. Davidson's last win in the series was a 6-5, 11-inning road win. Prior to that, the Cougars had won seven straight.
Davidson has won two series against the College, taking two of three against the Cougars in 2001 in Davidson and the season before in Charleston.
Last Meeting: Cougars Sweep Wildcats in Charleston
The teams entered the weekend with identical conference records, but the College of Charleston Cougars swept the Davidson Wildcats in the three-game series last May at Patriots Point. The Cougars defeated Davidson 9-4 in the opening series, before needing 10 innings for the 12-10 defeat the following day. Charleston completed the series sweep with a 27-10 win in the Sunday finale.
About the Wildcats
Davidson enters the weekend with a 5-16 league record and 18-23 overall mark, coming off a 12-7 defeat in the final game of the broken-up series with UNC Greensboro Wednesday night. The Wildcats defeated The Citadel in Friday night's game, beating the Bulldogs for just time in league play and defeating Bulldog ace Asher Wojciechowski for the first time this season, but dropped both ends of a double-header Saturday to lose the series.
As a team, the Wildcats are batting .278, 10th in the league, but sport a team ERA of 5.54, fourth best in the SoCon. With a fielding percentage of .957, the Wildcats rank sixth in the SoCon defensively.
Junior first baseman Danny Weiss ranks eighth in the league with a .368 batting average. Sophomore Ryan Overcash is fifth with a 3.96 ERA, followed by teammate Mike Frongello with a 4.07 ERA.
About the Cougars
The College of Charleston enters the weekend in second place in the league standings with a 14-7 league record and a 28-15 overall mark.
Without a midweek game, the Cougars are coming off a 2-1 series victory over Elon at Patriots Pointe last weekend. Charleston defeated The Citadel, 16-7, in non-conference action on Tuesday, April 20, and swept Wofford at home the weekend before. USC Upstate defeated Charleston, 11-10, in Spartanburg in a midweek game Tuesday, April 13, and Furman took two of three in Greenville the weekend prior. In conference play, the Cougars have also swept Georgia Southern at home, lost two of three to Western in Cullowhee, swept Greensboro at UNCG Baseball Stadium and dropped two of three to Samford at home. The Cougars still have a three-game SoCon set with The Citadel and Appalachian State remaining.
As a team, the Cougars are batting .314, good for third in the league, and sport a team 5.65 ERA, fifth best in the SoCon, behind the Wildcats.
Cole Rakar leads the Cougars with a .380 batting average, ranking sixth in the league, and has a SoCon-best 68 hits. He also ranks second with 18 doubles and third with 50 runs scored, and is a threat on the base paths with 18 stolen bases in 20 attempts, fourth best in the SoCon. Matt Leeds leads the league with 16 home runs and ranks second with 123 total bases.
Next Up
After a day trip to Blacksburg for a 5:30 p.m. game against Virginia Tech May 4, Davidson hosts Georgia Southern for its final SoCon home series and the Hokies for a final non-conference match-up before concluding the season with a three-game trip to Western Carolina.
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