Post by Admin on Mar 31, 2024 15:15:15 GMT -5
Who: Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
When: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Where: John Henry Moss Stadium, Boiling Springs, NC
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/video: ESPN+
Live Stats: WCU Live Stats
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Scarlet and black
Students: 3,124 (Fall 2023)
Conference: Big South
Mascot: Mac and Lulu
Location: Boiling Springs
Head Coach: Jim Chester is entering his fifth year as the head coach of the Gardner-Webb baseball team after taking over the program in June 2019. In his time at GWU, Chester has amassed a 92-92 record, 16 All-Conference award winners, one Big South Pitcher of the Year, and one All-American selection
The Series: The Cats own an 18-12 overall record vs. the Runnin' Bulldogs, in a series that started in 1970. The Cats are 9-6-1 in games played in Cullowhee, but only 4-6 in the last ten games played. The Cats have lost their last 3 games played to the Dogs. The Dogs come into the game dropping 2 of 3 to Winthrop in Boiling Springs, NC.
Current record: 9-17, 8-10 home, 1-7 away, 0-0 neutral, & 2-7 Big South
Gardner-Webb was voted second in the Big South's baseball preseason poll, additionally, Alec Burns was named to the first Big South preseason all-conference baseball team. The Runnin' Bulldogs are currently 8th in the Big South (BS) in hitting with a team average of .252; and 7th in team pitching with an 7. 25 ERA.
On Saturday afternoon, Gardner-Webb broke a four-game losing streak in Big South play with a 11-1 win over Presbyterian. The Bulldogs scored all of their runs on base hits, with four for extra-base hits and one home run. The 11 base hits tied for a team-high, with Gardner-Webb posting double-digit hits in nine of its last 10 games.
The Runnin' Bulldogs, who have lost eight of their last 11 games following a four-game winning streak, enter the week with a collective.255 batting average, including 66 extra-base hits, 36 doubles, 3 triples and 27 home runs, while allowing an average of 4.7 runs per game and 8.3 hits per contest.
On the season, two Runnin’ Bulldogs have hit over.300. Alec Burns leads the team with a.329 batting average, including 10 extra-base knocks (4 doubles and 6 home runs), while Humberto Torres (7 extra-base hits) is second with .317. Tommy Tavarez (14 extra-base knocks, including 7 doubles and 7 homers) is also batting over .300 with a team-leading 17 RBI. Gardner-Webb has turned 21 double plays and has a .962 fielding percentage.
