Tuesday, March 25
Davidson, N.C.
6:00 p.m.
Davidson College
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Duke
RHP Clark Beeker is making his second start of the season
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Davidson to Battle Duke Tuesday
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- Davidson is playing its fifth consecutive mid-week game against an ACC opponent, beginning a home-and-home series against Duke. Davidson will visit Duke on April 15. Duke head coach Chris Pollard '96 is a Davidson baseball alum.
- Davidson is 1-3 against ACC teams this season. The Wildcats opened their season at Wake Forest and allowed an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth inning before ultimately losing, 4-3, in the 12th inning. Davidson was also competitive against No. 6 NC State, losing 7-5, and also faced No. 15 North Carolina (L, 3-13). The 'Cats earned their first ACC win since sweeping Duke in 2012 against Wake Forest (3/19), 7-6.
- The Wildcats are 13-4 at Wilson Field this season, winning 11 their last 12 home games. Davidson has won 10 out of its last 11 games overall.
- Davidson batters boast four of the Top-10 batting averages in the Southern Conference: 2. SS Sam Foy, .384; 5. OF Forrest Brandt, .375; and 10. 1B Ben Arkin, .351. They hold three of the top seven on-base percentages: 3. DH Ryan Lowe, .462; 4. Brandt, .457; and 7. Arkin, .443. The 'Cats also hold four of the Top-10 slugging percentages: 3. OF Nathan Becker, .647; 6. Brandt, .588; 9. Arkin, .561; and 10. Foy; .558.
- Foy is riding a 14-game winning streak, while Lowe has reached base in all 20 games this season.
- Since being held to one hit against Miami (Ohio), the Wildcats are batting .343 as a team with 12.4 hits per game in their 14 games since, led by Foy (.475) and Brandt (.426).
THE SERIES
STRONG SOCON START:Â Davidson has matched its best start in Southern Conference action, last accomplished in 2000 when the 'Cats also started 5-1
MOONEY RISING: RHP Danny Mooney is seventh in the SoCon with a 2.18 ERA, and tops with opponents batting .167 against.
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Davidson enters the week ranking second in the nation with 2.50 doubles per game, and 19th with 50 total on the season. 3B David Daniels ranks second in the SoCon and 18th in the nation with 10 doubles this season. His average of 0.5 doubles per game leads the league and ranks 16th in the country.
POWER SURGE: As a team, Davidson entered the week ranking sixth in the nation with 19 home runs, and third in the nation with 1.19 home runs per game.
BECKER BREAKS OUT: Nathan Becker started all 49 games last season for Davidson and totaled one home run and 14 RBIs. He has seven home runs and 20 RBIs in 17 games this season. He enters the week ranking seventh in the nation in home runs, and ranking first in the SoCon and third in the country with 0.41 homers per game.
Catching the Action
Admission to Wilson Field is free. Live video and live stats will be available for all three games. Twitter updates will be available from @DavidsonWildcat.
LEADING OFF
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Davidson (13-7, 5-1 SoCon)
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Duke (14-11, 4-5 ACC)
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| Tuesday (6 p.m.) | RHP Clark Beeker (9.45, 0-0) | RHP Karl Blum (3.86, 0-0) |
- Davidson is playing its fifth consecutive mid-week game against an ACC opponent, beginning a home-and-home series against Duke. Davidson will visit Duke on April 15. Duke head coach Chris Pollard '96 is a Davidson baseball alum.
- Davidson is 1-3 against ACC teams this season. The Wildcats opened their season at Wake Forest and allowed an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth inning before ultimately losing, 4-3, in the 12th inning. Davidson was also competitive against No. 6 NC State, losing 7-5, and also faced No. 15 North Carolina (L, 3-13). The 'Cats earned their first ACC win since sweeping Duke in 2012 against Wake Forest (3/19), 7-6.
- The Wildcats are 13-4 at Wilson Field this season, winning 11 their last 12 home games. Davidson has won 10 out of its last 11 games overall.
- Davidson batters boast four of the Top-10 batting averages in the Southern Conference: 2. SS Sam Foy, .384; 5. OF Forrest Brandt, .375; and 10. 1B Ben Arkin, .351. They hold three of the top seven on-base percentages: 3. DH Ryan Lowe, .462; 4. Brandt, .457; and 7. Arkin, .443. The 'Cats also hold four of the Top-10 slugging percentages: 3. OF Nathan Becker, .647; 6. Brandt, .588; 9. Arkin, .561; and 10. Foy; .558.
- Foy is riding a 14-game winning streak, while Lowe has reached base in all 20 games this season.
- Since being held to one hit against Miami (Ohio), the Wildcats are batting .343 as a team with 12.4 hits per game in their 14 games since, led by Foy (.475) and Brandt (.426).
THE SERIES
VS. DUKE: Davidson trails in the all-time series, which dates back to 1902, 30-110-1, but has won five out of the last eight meetings. The Wildcats swept the home-and-home series in 2012, but were defeated at Duke, 3-9, at Durham Bulls Athletic Park last season. The return game at Wilson Field was rained out after just three pitches.
SCOUTING DUKE
The Blue Devils are 14-11 this season and 4-5 in the ACC. They played tough in a three-game series with No. 1 Virginia (Mar. 8-9), winning one game by a run and losing the other two by just one run. However they were swept at Pittsburgh this past weekend and are 0-2 against SoCon opponents this season. Jordan betts leads the team with a .348 batting average. Matt Berezo brings a five-game hitting streak into Tuesday's contest, registering multiple hits in each of those five contests. Chris Marconcini has driven in an ACC-leading 27 RBIs in addition to leading the league with six home runs. As team, Duke sports a 2.73 ERA.SCOUTING DUKE
NOTES
RECORD STREAK: Davidson matched its longest single-season winning streak of nine games (3/2-3/21), first accomplished in 1904, and previously matched only once in 1964. It ended against Wofford (3/22) with a 20-7 defeat. The longest winning streak in program history is 10 games, set across the 1906 and 1907 seasons.STRONG SOCON START:Â Davidson has matched its best start in Southern Conference action, last accomplished in 2000 when the 'Cats also started 5-1
MOONEY RISING: RHP Danny Mooney is seventh in the SoCon with a 2.18 ERA, and tops with opponents batting .167 against.
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Davidson enters the week ranking second in the nation with 2.50 doubles per game, and 19th with 50 total on the season. 3B David Daniels ranks second in the SoCon and 18th in the nation with 10 doubles this season. His average of 0.5 doubles per game leads the league and ranks 16th in the country.
POWER SURGE: As a team, Davidson entered the week ranking sixth in the nation with 19 home runs, and third in the nation with 1.19 home runs per game.
BECKER BREAKS OUT: Nathan Becker started all 49 games last season for Davidson and totaled one home run and 14 RBIs. He has seven home runs and 20 RBIs in 17 games this season. He enters the week ranking seventh in the nation in home runs, and ranking first in the SoCon and third in the country with 0.41 homers per game.
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