Tuesday, April 16
Davidson, N.C.
6:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
Winthrop
David Daniels will face his brother, Leighton, who plays for Winthrop
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Baseball Hosts Winthrop in Home-and-Home Series Finale
4/16/2013 11:02:00 AM | Baseball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson will look to even a non-conference, home-and-home series with local foe Winthrop Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Wilson Field.
CATCHING THE ACTION
Admission to Wilson Field is free. Live video and live stats will be available for both games. Twitter updates will be available from @DavidsonWildcat
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
RHP Matt Saeta (2-1, 3.38) (D) vs. RHP Steven Howell (1-0, 3.50) (W)
LEADING OFF
- Today's game completes a home-and-home non-conference series with Winthrop. Winthrop won the first game of the series in Rock Hill, S.C., 8-4 (3/26).
- JP Craven '11, a former Davidson catcher, will be in the thoughts of the Davidson baseball family, as he is recovering from injuries sustained in the attack at the Boston Marathon.
- David Daniels is expected to face his older brother Leighton in today's game. Leighton is a junior and both brothers were teammates at East Mecklenburg H.S. Leighton did not play when the two teams first met earlier this season at Winthrop (3/26) due to an injury.
- Nathan Becker leads Davidson with a .302 batting average and is closely followed by Forrest Brandt who is batting .292 with 20 RBI. Andrew Barna has provided the power, leading the team with seven home runs (matching a single-season career high) and 22 RBI. David Daniels (.333), Ryan Lowe (.321) and Michael Zeblo (.303).
- The Wildcats have two wins in their last seven games and are 10-10 at Wilson Field.
THE SERIES
VS. WINTHROP: Davidson trails in the all-time series, 10-24-1. Prior to the first game of the home-and-home series, the Wildcats and Eagles had not met since 2001. Winthrop has won the last three games, with Davidson last winning at Wilson Field, 15-14, April 6, 2000.
SCOUTING WINTHROP
The Eagles now hold a 12-25 record on the season including a 2-10 record in the Big South. The Eagles' offense has come around over the past couple weeks as Winthrop hitters are averaging over then hits and five runs per game over the last ten games. Third baseman Chad Smith has been swinging a hot bat lately going 14 for 34 with nine RBI's and seven runs scored over the last ten games. Fellow infielder Leighton Daniels continues to improve as he is hitting .469 with eight runs scored and a .531 slugging percentage. Eric Ruth's 3.2 innings of scoreless relief in Sunday's game lowers his ERA to 0.38 in 16 appearances this season. Freshman lefty Sam Kmiec continues to be efficient on the mound as he currently ranks 3rd in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio with 12.67 strikeouts per walk. On the other side of it, outfielder Cody Dolan ranks 32nd among Division I hitters in toughest to strikeout with only eight strikeouts in 125 at-bats (15.6 avg.)
NOTES
BAYOU BASH: The Wildcats will look to set an attendance record with the Davidson Baseball Bayou Bash during the UNCG game Friday, April 19. Free crawfish, corn, potatoes, and sausage will be available for the first 1,000 people, as the 'Cats will be trying to break a Wilson Field record by having more than 1,200 people at the game. One fan will win a free iPad and one will win free Coca-Cola for a year courtesy of Coca-Cola.
POWER SURGE: Davidson has already surpassed last year's home run total of 15 with 21 home runs this season. Andrew Barna had not hit a home run since April of his sophomore season, but the senior has already matched his career high of seven set as a freshman, which ranks him in a tie for 10th in the SoCon and 47th in the nation. As a team, Davidson ranks 44th in the nation averaging 0.62 home runs per game. Barna is also ranked third in the SoCon amongst active career leaders in RBI with 130.
ONLY STAT THAT COUNTS: Davidson defeated College of Charleston, 5-4, in extra innings (4/13), despite having more errors than runs by matching a season high with six miscues. The Wildcats did not allow any unearned runs to score and tied the game in the ninth inning before winning it in the 10th.
BONUS BASEBALL: Davidson has now had three games go to extras. Davidson played its first extra inning game of the season Mar. 8, ultimately losing to Western Carolina, 9-4 in 1 innings. The 'Cats were 2-4 in extra innings in 2012, and had not played a game as long as 13 innings since 2003, a 7-6 win over UNCG (5/17). Davidson is 2-1 this season after a 10th inning victory over Furman at Fluor Field, 3/17, and another 10-inning win over College of Charleston, 4/13.
CLUTCH UP THE MIDDLE: Freshman 2B Sam Foy was the hero in the first two Davidson walk-off victories this season. He singled in the bottom of the ninth against Appalachian State (3/2) for a 4-3 win in the bottom of the ninth and doubled in the bottom of the 10th at Fluor Field for a 7-6 win over Furman (3/17). Senior SS Michael Zeblo was the hero in Davidson's 10th-inning win over College of Charleston (4/13) with a single through the right side.
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson will look to even a non-conference, home-and-home series with local foe Winthrop Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Wilson Field.
CATCHING THE ACTION
Admission to Wilson Field is free. Live video and live stats will be available for both games. Twitter updates will be available from @DavidsonWildcat
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
RHP Matt Saeta (2-1, 3.38) (D) vs. RHP Steven Howell (1-0, 3.50) (W)
LEADING OFF
- Today's game completes a home-and-home non-conference series with Winthrop. Winthrop won the first game of the series in Rock Hill, S.C., 8-4 (3/26).
- JP Craven '11, a former Davidson catcher, will be in the thoughts of the Davidson baseball family, as he is recovering from injuries sustained in the attack at the Boston Marathon.
- David Daniels is expected to face his older brother Leighton in today's game. Leighton is a junior and both brothers were teammates at East Mecklenburg H.S. Leighton did not play when the two teams first met earlier this season at Winthrop (3/26) due to an injury.
- Nathan Becker leads Davidson with a .302 batting average and is closely followed by Forrest Brandt who is batting .292 with 20 RBI. Andrew Barna has provided the power, leading the team with seven home runs (matching a single-season career high) and 22 RBI. David Daniels (.333), Ryan Lowe (.321) and Michael Zeblo (.303).
- The Wildcats have two wins in their last seven games and are 10-10 at Wilson Field.
THE SERIES
VS. WINTHROP: Davidson trails in the all-time series, 10-24-1. Prior to the first game of the home-and-home series, the Wildcats and Eagles had not met since 2001. Winthrop has won the last three games, with Davidson last winning at Wilson Field, 15-14, April 6, 2000.
SCOUTING WINTHROP
The Eagles now hold a 12-25 record on the season including a 2-10 record in the Big South. The Eagles' offense has come around over the past couple weeks as Winthrop hitters are averaging over then hits and five runs per game over the last ten games. Third baseman Chad Smith has been swinging a hot bat lately going 14 for 34 with nine RBI's and seven runs scored over the last ten games. Fellow infielder Leighton Daniels continues to improve as he is hitting .469 with eight runs scored and a .531 slugging percentage. Eric Ruth's 3.2 innings of scoreless relief in Sunday's game lowers his ERA to 0.38 in 16 appearances this season. Freshman lefty Sam Kmiec continues to be efficient on the mound as he currently ranks 3rd in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio with 12.67 strikeouts per walk. On the other side of it, outfielder Cody Dolan ranks 32nd among Division I hitters in toughest to strikeout with only eight strikeouts in 125 at-bats (15.6 avg.)
NOTES
BAYOU BASH: The Wildcats will look to set an attendance record with the Davidson Baseball Bayou Bash during the UNCG game Friday, April 19. Free crawfish, corn, potatoes, and sausage will be available for the first 1,000 people, as the 'Cats will be trying to break a Wilson Field record by having more than 1,200 people at the game. One fan will win a free iPad and one will win free Coca-Cola for a year courtesy of Coca-Cola.
POWER SURGE: Davidson has already surpassed last year's home run total of 15 with 21 home runs this season. Andrew Barna had not hit a home run since April of his sophomore season, but the senior has already matched his career high of seven set as a freshman, which ranks him in a tie for 10th in the SoCon and 47th in the nation. As a team, Davidson ranks 44th in the nation averaging 0.62 home runs per game. Barna is also ranked third in the SoCon amongst active career leaders in RBI with 130.
ONLY STAT THAT COUNTS: Davidson defeated College of Charleston, 5-4, in extra innings (4/13), despite having more errors than runs by matching a season high with six miscues. The Wildcats did not allow any unearned runs to score and tied the game in the ninth inning before winning it in the 10th.
BONUS BASEBALL: Davidson has now had three games go to extras. Davidson played its first extra inning game of the season Mar. 8, ultimately losing to Western Carolina, 9-4 in 1 innings. The 'Cats were 2-4 in extra innings in 2012, and had not played a game as long as 13 innings since 2003, a 7-6 win over UNCG (5/17). Davidson is 2-1 this season after a 10th inning victory over Furman at Fluor Field, 3/17, and another 10-inning win over College of Charleston, 4/13.
CLUTCH UP THE MIDDLE: Freshman 2B Sam Foy was the hero in the first two Davidson walk-off victories this season. He singled in the bottom of the ninth against Appalachian State (3/2) for a 4-3 win in the bottom of the ninth and doubled in the bottom of the 10th at Fluor Field for a 7-6 win over Furman (3/17). Senior SS Michael Zeblo was the hero in Davidson's 10th-inning win over College of Charleston (4/13) with a single through the right side.
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