Post by The Cats on Apr 21, 2021 6:57:28 GMT -5
The Cats travel to Johnson City to face the Bucs of East Tennessee State this weekend. The Bucs are currently 7-8 in the SoCon, and are in second place in the Blue division.
When: Friday & Saturday, April 23 & 24, 2021, at 5:00 pm & 1:00 pm
Where: Thomas Stadium, Johnson City, TN
Radio: none
TV/video: ESPN+
Live Stats: ETSU Live stats
ETSU Fan Message Board: Buccaneer Nation
Head Coach: Joe Pennucci - head coach at ETSU since Jul 2017 -
Pennucci's Record: 74-49 overall
Alma Mater: University of Northern Colorado
Pennucci's record vs. WCU: 6-1
Moranda's record vs. ETSU: 12-12
2021 ETSU Baseball Record: 17-16 overall, 7-8 SoCon, 11-7 home, 6-9 away, 0-0 neutral
2020 ETSU Baseball Record: 12-3 overall, 0-0 conf., 11-1 home, 1-2 away, 0-0 neutral
The Series: The Cats are 68-39 overall against the Bucs, but have lost 6 of the last 7 games played. The Cats are 27-14 overall in games played in Johnson City.
The Bucs are coming off a series loss to The Citadel in Charleston where ETSU split the Saturday Twin Bill and dropped the series at The Citadel, the last place team in the Red division. ETSU enters the weekend ranked ninth in SoCon in team batting average at .236 and have scored 173 runs over 33 games, averaging 5.2 runs per game while limiting opponents to 154 runs, an average of 4.7 runs per contest. Senior Ethan Cady has hit a SoCon-leading 10 home runs this spring and is third in the conference with 34 RBI, and he is batting a team-best .307 on the season with 20 of his 35 seasonal hits going for extra bases adding nine doubles and a triple to his 10 round-trippers.
Projected Pitching Match-Up:
Game 1: WCU – Soph. RHP Zebby Matthews (5-1, 2.92) vs. ETSU – RHP So. Hunter Loyd (4-2, 2.92)
Game 2: WCU – R-Jr. RHP Ryan Mitschele (3-2, 5.13) vs. ETSU – LHP Jr. Colby Stuart (4-1, 2.98)
Game 3: WCU – Jr. RHP Tristen Campbell (2-0, 4.30) vs. ETSU – RHP Jr. Nathanial Tate (3-3, 4.22)
When: Friday & Saturday, April 23 & 24, 2021, at 5:00 pm & 1:00 pm
Where: Thomas Stadium, Johnson City, TN
Radio: none
TV/video: ESPN+
Live Stats: ETSU Live stats
ETSU Fan Message Board: Buccaneer Nation
Head Coach: Joe Pennucci - head coach at ETSU since Jul 2017 -
Pennucci's Record: 74-49 overall
Alma Mater: University of Northern Colorado
Pennucci's record vs. WCU: 6-1
Moranda's record vs. ETSU: 12-12
2021 ETSU Baseball Record: 17-16 overall, 7-8 SoCon, 11-7 home, 6-9 away, 0-0 neutral
2020 ETSU Baseball Record: 12-3 overall, 0-0 conf., 11-1 home, 1-2 away, 0-0 neutral
The Series: The Cats are 68-39 overall against the Bucs, but have lost 6 of the last 7 games played. The Cats are 27-14 overall in games played in Johnson City.
The Bucs are coming off a series loss to The Citadel in Charleston where ETSU split the Saturday Twin Bill and dropped the series at The Citadel, the last place team in the Red division. ETSU enters the weekend ranked ninth in SoCon in team batting average at .236 and have scored 173 runs over 33 games, averaging 5.2 runs per game while limiting opponents to 154 runs, an average of 4.7 runs per contest. Senior Ethan Cady has hit a SoCon-leading 10 home runs this spring and is third in the conference with 34 RBI, and he is batting a team-best .307 on the season with 20 of his 35 seasonal hits going for extra bases adding nine doubles and a triple to his 10 round-trippers.
Projected Pitching Match-Up:
Game 1: WCU – Soph. RHP Zebby Matthews (5-1, 2.92) vs. ETSU – RHP So. Hunter Loyd (4-2, 2.92)
Game 2: WCU – R-Jr. RHP Ryan Mitschele (3-2, 5.13) vs. ETSU – LHP Jr. Colby Stuart (4-1, 2.98)
Game 3: WCU – Jr. RHP Tristen Campbell (2-0, 4.30) vs. ETSU – RHP Jr. Nathanial Tate (3-3, 4.22)
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