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Seahawks Return To Brooks Field Tonight!


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WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The Diamond Hawks return to action and to Brooks Field this evening when they open a three-game non-conference series with East Tennessee State at 6 p.m.

UNCW (20-9) completed what turned into an eight-game road stretch Wednesday with a 5-1 win at High Point in the first of a home-and-home series with the Panthers. After dropping their first seven road games of the season, the Seahawks rallied to win their last five and carry a five-game winning streak into this weekend.

Wednesday night UNCW rode a four-run third inning to the 5-1 win as Nick Feight and Casey Golden homered back-to-back to highlight the inning. Justin Crump earned the win, going a career-best five innings and allowing no runs on one hit. He also tied his career high with four strikeouts.

Feight enters the weekend ranked in the top-10 nationally in RBI's per game (1.66), total RBI's (48), slugging percentage (782.) and home runs (11). At the top of the order, Steven Linkous, the CAA Co-Player-of-the-Week, ranks in the top 10 in runs per game (1.28) and stolen bases per game (0.62).

ETSU (15-17) dropped a 14-inning heart-breaker when UNC Asheville plated the winning runs on a home run for a 7-5 win. The Buccaneers opened a season-long nine-game road stretch with that loss. ETSU owns a 3-4 mark on the road this season.

PROJECTED ROTATIONS
Friday
ETSU – Griffin Krieg, RHP (0-2, 5.88 ERA)
UNCW – Ryan Foster, RHP (6-1, 2.00 ERA)
Saturday
ETSU - Lee Haeberle, RHP (3-0, 4.63 ERA)
UNCW – Alex Royalty, RHP (5-2, 3.83 ERA)
Sunday
ETSU – Victor Gonzalez, RHP (2-0, 5.14 ERA)
UNCW – Cory Gantz, RHP (2-0, 2.87 ERA)

5 THINGS TO KNOW
  1. UNCW owns a 2-1 lead in the all-time series which started in 1999 at Brooks Field
  2. The Bucs have 44 home runs this season with 35 coming at home
  3. ETSU's pitching staff saw nine pitchers to combine for a school-record 19 strikeouts on Wednesday at UNCA
  4. ETSU rejoined the Southern Conference for the 2014-15 year after nine seasons in the Atlantic Sun Conference
  5. UNCW has posted a 15-2 record at home this season and have a six-game home winning streak intact

PLAYERS TO WATCH
The Buccaneers have five players hitting .300 or better and are hitting .309 as a team … Robby McCabe leads the lineup with a .385 batting average … Trey York is hitting .377 with 21 extra base hits, including eight home runs, he's scored 35 runs and driven in 26 … He's tied for the team-lead with Aaron Maher with 10 stolen bases … Hagen Owenby has a team-high nine home runs and is hitting .358, he also leads the team with 37 RBI's … Peyton Taylor is 3-3 with three saves in 19 relief appearances … Lee Haeberle leads the staff with 53 strikeouts.
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Players Mentioned

Justin Crump

#1 Justin Crump

RHP
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
Nick Feight

#34 Nick Feight

C
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Ryan Foster

#15 Ryan Foster

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Cory Gantz

#39 Cory Gantz

RHP
5' 11"
Junior
L/R
Casey Golden

#6 Casey Golden

OF
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Steven Linkous

#7 Steven Linkous

OF/IF
6' 0"
Senior
L/R
Alex Royalty

#21 Alex Royalty

RHP
6' 2"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Justin Crump

#1 Justin Crump

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Nick Feight

#34 Nick Feight

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Ryan Foster

#15 Ryan Foster

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Cory Gantz

#39 Cory Gantz

5' 11"
Junior
L/R
RHP
Casey Golden

#6 Casey Golden

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
OF
Steven Linkous

#7 Steven Linkous

6' 0"
Senior
L/R
OF/IF
Alex Royalty

#21 Alex Royalty

6' 2"
Freshman
R/R
RHP