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TEMPE, Arizona – Looking to continue its strong play in the last week, UNCW visits Arizona State for a three-game series with the Sun Devils beginning on Friday with an 8:30 p.m. EST start.

The Seahawks (9-3) carry a four-game winning streak into the road weekend after sweeping Princeton last weekend at Brooks Field. UNCW owns a 1-1 record on the road, having knocked off nationally-ranked North Carolina in mid-February and falling at Coastal Carolina, another nationally-ranked program, in later in the month.

Arizona State, meanwhile, edged Pepperdine, 10-7, on Tuesday and has won three of its last four outings, including a series home win against Oklahoma State. The Sun Devils stand at 7-6 entering this weekend.

This will be the first meeting between the two programs, but UNCW has faced a pair of PAC 12 schools in Arizona (2002) and Utah (2005), although the Utes were a member of the Mountain West Conference at the time.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

1. UNCW's rotation this weekend will be Alex Royalty on Friday followed by Zarion Sharpe and reigning CAA Rookie-of-the-Week Landen Roupp on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
2. Senior Zack Canada was named CAA Player-of-the-Week after hitting.474 with three home runs and a double over the course of four games. He homered twice in the second game of the Princeton series and finished with week with 10  RBI's.
3. The Seahawks will be playing in the heart of the Cactus League as over 15 major league baseball teams call Arizona home for spring training.
4. Junior Clark Cota ranks sixth nationally with four saves this spring. He moved into a tie for eighth on UNCW's career list with eight.
5. Tuesday's game at NC State was to open a four-game road swing for the Seahawks, but the game was postponed due to inclement weather.

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