Post by The Cats on Apr 28, 2022 17:52:11 GMT -5
The Cats resume their conference road trip with a stop in Lexington, VA to face the VMI Keydets. The Cats enter their second-consecutive SoCon road series after a seroes win at The Citadel in Charleston last weekend.
Who: VMI
When: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 29 & 30 & May 1, 2022
Time: at 6 pm / 2pm / 1pm - respectively
Where: Gray-Minor Stadium, Lexington, VA
Radio: none
TV/video: ESPN+
Live Stats: VMI Live Stats
Nickname: Keydets
Mascot: Moe, the Kangaroo
Colors: Red, Yellow, and White
VMI Fan Message Board: Keydet Sportstalk
Head Coach: Jonathan Hadra, a four-year letterman and 2004 graduate of VMI, recently concluded his seventh season as the head coach of the Keydets. Hadra was named the 20th head coach in VMI baseball history on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. He had served as associate head coach for the Keydets previously and was the acting head coach for 10 days following the resignation of Marlin Ikenberry.The 2021 team responded well to adversity and finished strong, going 12-9 down the stretch - including an 11-7 mark in Southern Conference action.
2022 VMI Baseball Record: 12-29 overall, 3-6 conf., 9-10 home, 3-19 away, 0-0 neutral
2021 VMI Baseball Record: 18-29 overall, 13-17 conf., 11-14 home, 7-15 away, 0-0 neutral
The Series: The Cats are 67-22 overall vs. the Keydets, posting a record of 26-11 in games played in Lexington.
Bobby Moranda's record vs. VMI: 11-7
Jonathan Hadra's record vs. WCU: 7-11
The Keydets return home having dropped the last 4 conference games. Three Keydets are batting over .300, and ranked inside the Top 10 in the SoCon. SoCon Freshman of the Year Justin Starke leads with a team-best .355 average that includes eight doubles and nine home runs. Starke was a preseason first-team All-SoCon selection. Brett Cook (.347) also has nine doubles, nine homers, and a team-best 35 RBI, while Will Knight (.346) – a preseason second-team All-SoCon selection – has nine doubles, a triple, and two homers.
Projected Starting Pitcher Matchups:
Friday, April 29 | 6:00 p.m.
Western Carolina – RHP Zach Franklin (3-1, 2.37 ERA, 38.0 IP, 45K, 9BB)
VMI – LHP Trey Morgan (1-1, 6.88 ERA, 34.0 IP, 17K, 11BB)
Saturday, April 30 | 2:00 p.m.
Western Carolina – RHP Gavin Mortenson (3-6, 4.82 ERA, 52.1 IP, 42K, 20BB)
VMI – RHP Tyler Kaltrieder (1-4, 6.41 ERA, 39.1 IP, 34K, 10BB)
Sunday, May 1 | 1:00 p.m.
Western Carolina – TBA
VMI – TBA
Who: VMI
When: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 29 & 30 & May 1, 2022
Time: at 6 pm / 2pm / 1pm - respectively
Where: Gray-Minor Stadium, Lexington, VA
Radio: none
TV/video: ESPN+
Live Stats: VMI Live Stats
Nickname: Keydets
Mascot: Moe, the Kangaroo
Colors: Red, Yellow, and White
VMI Fan Message Board: Keydet Sportstalk
Head Coach: Jonathan Hadra, a four-year letterman and 2004 graduate of VMI, recently concluded his seventh season as the head coach of the Keydets. Hadra was named the 20th head coach in VMI baseball history on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. He had served as associate head coach for the Keydets previously and was the acting head coach for 10 days following the resignation of Marlin Ikenberry.The 2021 team responded well to adversity and finished strong, going 12-9 down the stretch - including an 11-7 mark in Southern Conference action.
2022 VMI Baseball Record: 12-29 overall, 3-6 conf., 9-10 home, 3-19 away, 0-0 neutral
2021 VMI Baseball Record: 18-29 overall, 13-17 conf., 11-14 home, 7-15 away, 0-0 neutral
The Series: The Cats are 67-22 overall vs. the Keydets, posting a record of 26-11 in games played in Lexington.
Bobby Moranda's record vs. VMI: 11-7
Jonathan Hadra's record vs. WCU: 7-11
The Keydets return home having dropped the last 4 conference games. Three Keydets are batting over .300, and ranked inside the Top 10 in the SoCon. SoCon Freshman of the Year Justin Starke leads with a team-best .355 average that includes eight doubles and nine home runs. Starke was a preseason first-team All-SoCon selection. Brett Cook (.347) also has nine doubles, nine homers, and a team-best 35 RBI, while Will Knight (.346) – a preseason second-team All-SoCon selection – has nine doubles, a triple, and two homers.
Projected Starting Pitcher Matchups:
Friday, April 29 | 6:00 p.m.
Western Carolina – RHP Zach Franklin (3-1, 2.37 ERA, 38.0 IP, 45K, 9BB)
VMI – LHP Trey Morgan (1-1, 6.88 ERA, 34.0 IP, 17K, 11BB)
Saturday, April 30 | 2:00 p.m.
Western Carolina – RHP Gavin Mortenson (3-6, 4.82 ERA, 52.1 IP, 42K, 20BB)
VMI – RHP Tyler Kaltrieder (1-4, 6.41 ERA, 39.1 IP, 34K, 10BB)
Sunday, May 1 | 1:00 p.m.
Western Carolina – TBA
VMI – TBA
