North Carolina A&T (5-6) vs. Elon (6-5)
Date: March 4, 2020
Time: 4 p.m.
Facility: War Memorial Stadium
Place: Greensboro, N.C.
EAST GREENSBORO – The North Carolina A&T baseball team will take on the Elon Phoenix in a midweek matchup on Wednesday afternoon. Last season, the Aggies defeated the Phoenix, 3-2, on April 24, 2019.
PROBABLE STARTERS:
LF Shane Faulk (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 4 runs
); CF Donte Wade (.133, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 7 runs
); RF Camden Williamson (.286, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 runs
); 3B Alex Reyna (.067, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 runs
); SS Dustin Baber (.290, 0 HR, 8 RBI, 5 runs
); 2B Connor Knapp (.500, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 3 runs
); 1B Alex Bibb (.350, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs
); C Ryne Stanley (.133, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 3 runs
); DH Devin Bartley (.400, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 runs
)
PROBABLE STARTERS:
RHP Gianni Smith (0-2, 11.57 ERA, 7 H, 3 K
) vs. RHP Sean O'Connell
(0-0, 4.15 ERA, 4 H, 4 K
)
WHO'S ON FIRE: Senior outfielder
Camden Williamson is riding a 10-game hitting streak dating back to Feb. 15 against Butler. Junior outfielder
Justin Rodriguez is coming off of a 3-for-4 performance against Power 5 opponent Boston College, an 8-5 Aggie victory. Rodriguez scored two runs and notched an RBI as well.
AGGIES OVERVIEW: The Aggies are coming off a red-hot 3-0 weekend in their round-robin tournament with Fairfield and Boston College. A&T defeated the Eagles twice, once on Friday and once again on Monday and beat the Snags on Saturday. This is the second straight year the Aggies have beaten a Power Five opponent. Fifth-year head coach
Ben Hall is 113-153 overall at the helm of the program, but 89-74 over the last three years.
PHOENIX OVERVIEW: The Phoenix are coming off a weekend series sweep at the hands of Indiana State. Elon was outscored 18-8 over the three-game stretch. In the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) preseason poll, the Phoenix were picked to finish tied for third alongside College of Charleston. Additionally, Elon landed four players on the preseason all-Conference team – seniors Joe Satterfield and Garrett Stonehouse, junior Jared Wetherbee and sophomore Anthony Galason. Satterfield was the team's MVP last year and is hitting .385 so far this season. Head coach Mike Kennedy is entering his 24
th season as the skipper, 19 of those finishing with a winning record. His overall record is 752-576-3 at the helm of the program.
News & Notes:
- Last time these two teams met, the Aggies beat Elon, 3-2, on April 24, 2019.
- Senior Camden Williamson is on a 10-game hitting streak
- The Aggies are projected to win the MEAC this year.
- A&T has four preseason all-MEAC selections in first-team selections Baber, Davidson and Johnson and second-team selection Stanley.
- The Aggies have won conference weekly honors the first two weeks of the season (Ethan Chavis – Pitcher of the Week, Knapp – Rookie of the Week)
- A&T has three players batting at or above .333 this season.
