Saturday, March 8
Davidson, N.C.
4:20 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
North Carolina A&T
Michael Goldberg
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LAW OF AVERAGES: Miami (OH) was the first team to shutout Davidson (2/28) since The Citadel did so on May 6, 2012 – a span of 58 games – and the first team to hold Davidson to just one hit since Niagara did so on Mar. 1, 2008 – a span of 294 games. However, Davidson responded the following day (3/1) against Miami with 21 hits, its most in a single game since getting 23 against Mt. St. Mary's on Feb. 28, 2010.
BECKER BREAKS OUT: Nathan Becker started all 49 games last season for Davidson and totaled one home run and 14 RBIs. He has three home runs and 12 RBIs through eight games this season.
GOLDEN WIN: Senior reliever Michael Goldberg earned his first career win with a perfect inning against Miami (Ohio) (3/2). He began his career in 2010 as an infielder, but primarily became a pitcher as a sophomore in 2011, seeing limited action. Injury cost him all of 2012, but he was able to redshirt. Goldberg made a career-high 13 appearances last season, including two starts, totaling 18.1 innings.
SLAM SUNDAYS: Davidson has now hit two grand slams in the first eight games of the season, with both coming in Sunday series finales. Nathan Becker hit the first against Mount St. Mary's (2/23) in the final game of the 2014 opening weekend, and Ryan Lowe hit a crucial one against Miami (Ohio) (3/2). Lowe's proved to be the first of 12 unanswered runs the 'Cats would score to erase a five-run deficit and win by seven.
WALK THIS WAY: Ryan Lowe tied a school record for walks in a game with four against Mount St. Mary's (2/23). Many have achieved the feat, but Lowe was the first to do it since Michael Zeblo '13 in 2012. He is among national leaders in the category with 10 bases on balls this season.
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.
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Saturday
1:00 p.m. - NC A&T vs. UMass4:00 p.m. - NC A&T vs. Davidson 7:00 p.m. - UMass vs. Davidson |
Sunday
12:00 p.m. - UMass vs. Davidson3:00 p.m. - NC A&T vs. Davidson |
LEADING OFF
Davidson Wildcats (3-6, 0-0 SoCon)
Massachusetts Minutemen (0-6, 0-0 A-10)
North Carolina A&T Aggies (6-4, 2-1 MEAC)
- Davidson is now scheduled to play back-to-back doubleheaders, hosting future Atlantic 10 Conference foe UMass and regional rival North Carolina A&T.
- Davidson was originally scheduled to kickoff the weekend against UMass Friday evening, but heavy rains forced the postponement.
- The Wildcats are 3-3 at Wilson Field so far this season. They are coming off a 10-3 loss at No. 15 North Carolina, and are winless so far in three road contests, which have all been against ACC opponents.
- A trio of Wildcat batters earned top-10 rankings in the first NCAA Baseball statistics release earlier this week. LF Lee Miller, who leads Davidson with a .480 batting average (12-for-25), ranks fifth in the country with 0.75 doubles per game. Half of his hits have gone for two bases, putting him in a three-way tie for the Southern Conference lead. RF Nathan Becker, who leads Davidson with three home runs and 12 RBIs, ranks ninth in the nation with 0.38 homers per game, and his total ranks second in the SoCon. DH/P Ryan Lowe ranks 10th nationally in walks per gme at 1.25. His total of 10 also ranks second in the SoCon.
Massachusetts Minutemen (0-6, 0-0 A-10)
North Carolina A&T Aggies (6-4, 2-1 MEAC)
- Davidson is now scheduled to play back-to-back doubleheaders, hosting future Atlantic 10 Conference foe UMass and regional rival North Carolina A&T.
- Davidson was originally scheduled to kickoff the weekend against UMass Friday evening, but heavy rains forced the postponement.
- The Wildcats are 3-3 at Wilson Field so far this season. They are coming off a 10-3 loss at No. 15 North Carolina, and are winless so far in three road contests, which have all been against ACC opponents.
- A trio of Wildcat batters earned top-10 rankings in the first NCAA Baseball statistics release earlier this week. LF Lee Miller, who leads Davidson with a .480 batting average (12-for-25), ranks fifth in the country with 0.75 doubles per game. Half of his hits have gone for two bases, putting him in a three-way tie for the Southern Conference lead. RF Nathan Becker, who leads Davidson with three home runs and 12 RBIs, ranks ninth in the nation with 0.38 homers per game, and his total ranks second in the SoCon. DH/P Ryan Lowe ranks 10th nationally in walks per gme at 1.25. His total of 10 also ranks second in the SoCon.
THE SERIES
VS. UMASS: This is the first meeting between the two schools on the diamond, but the schools will become more familiar with each other in the future as Davidson will join UMass in the Atlantic 10 next season. Davidson is 3-0 against Atlantic 10 opponents the past three seasons.
VS. NORTH CAROLINA A&T: The Wildcats are 16-2 all-time against the Aggies, in a series that dates back to 1989. Davidson has won the last eight meetings, including a 22-15 victory in the last meeting in 2011. After Davidson opened a 12-0 lead, the Aggies, came within one run, 15-14, but Davidson scored seven more runs in the eighth to secure the win.
VS. NORTH CAROLINA A&T: The Wildcats are 16-2 all-time against the Aggies, in a series that dates back to 1989. Davidson has won the last eight meetings, including a 22-15 victory in the last meeting in 2011. After Davidson opened a 12-0 lead, the Aggies, came within one run, 15-14, but Davidson scored seven more runs in the eighth to secure the win.
NOTES
ACC SCHEDULE: Davidson is played its third of five consecutive mid-week games against ACC opponents Wednesday. 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 last week, losing 7-5. The 'Cats do not have a mid-week contest next week, but will host Wake Forest (Mar. 18) the following week, and Duke (Mar. 25) the week after that.LAW OF AVERAGES: Miami (OH) was the first team to shutout Davidson (2/28) since The Citadel did so on May 6, 2012 – a span of 58 games – and the first team to hold Davidson to just one hit since Niagara did so on Mar. 1, 2008 – a span of 294 games. However, Davidson responded the following day (3/1) against Miami with 21 hits, its most in a single game since getting 23 against Mt. St. Mary's on Feb. 28, 2010.
BECKER BREAKS OUT: Nathan Becker started all 49 games last season for Davidson and totaled one home run and 14 RBIs. He has three home runs and 12 RBIs through eight games this season.
GOLDEN WIN: Senior reliever Michael Goldberg earned his first career win with a perfect inning against Miami (Ohio) (3/2). He began his career in 2010 as an infielder, but primarily became a pitcher as a sophomore in 2011, seeing limited action. Injury cost him all of 2012, but he was able to redshirt. Goldberg made a career-high 13 appearances last season, including two starts, totaling 18.1 innings.
SLAM SUNDAYS: Davidson has now hit two grand slams in the first eight games of the season, with both coming in Sunday series finales. Nathan Becker hit the first against Mount St. Mary's (2/23) in the final game of the 2014 opening weekend, and Ryan Lowe hit a crucial one against Miami (Ohio) (3/2). Lowe's proved to be the first of 12 unanswered runs the 'Cats would score to erase a five-run deficit and win by seven.
WALK THIS WAY: Ryan Lowe tied a school record for walks in a game with four against Mount St. Mary's (2/23). Many have achieved the feat, but Lowe was the first to do it since Michael Zeblo '13 in 2012. He is among national leaders in the category with 10 bases on balls this season.
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