North Carolina A&T (2-5) vs. UNCG (3-4) & Davidson (6-1)
Date: Tuesday, March 1 & Wednesday, March 2 
Time(s): Tuesday – 4 p.m.; Wednesday – 6 p.m.
Facility: Tuesday – World War Memorial Stadium; Wednesday – Wilson Field (Davidson, N.C.) 

A&T Batting Leaders
Batting Average: Cameran Brantley (.417)
Home Runs: Brantley (2)
Doubles: Canyon Brown, Alec Seaton and Cort Maynard (3)
Triples: Xavier Bussey (1)
RBI: Seaton & Bussey (7)
Slugging Percentage: Hennings (.750)
On-Base Percentage: Brantley (.667) 

A&T Pitching Leaders 
ERA: Peyton Winebarger (0.00) 
Strikeouts: Winebarger (17) 
Innings Pitched: Winebarger (12.0) 
Saves: Jaheim Brown (1) 

 A&T Big South Leaders (Top-25) 
Batting Average: Brantley (.417) – 4th; Seaton (.400) – 6th; Brown (.364) – 13th; Bussey (.355) – 15th 
Home Runs: Brantley (2) – 3rd; Seaton (1) – 13th 
Doubles: Seaton (3) – 6th; Brown (3) – 8th; Maynard (3) – 13th; Hennings (2) – 23rd 
Triples: Bussey (1) – 8th 
RBI: Bussey (7) – 7th; Seaton (7) – 8th 
Slugging Percentage: Brantley (.667) – 7th; Seaton (.640) – 9th; Hennings (.625) – 12th; Brown (.500) – 21st 
On-Base Percentage: Brantley (.611) – 2nd; Hennings (.579) – 3rd; Brown (.533) – 7th; Seaton (.444) – 21st 

A&T National Leaders (Top-100) 
Base on Balls: Brantley (10) – t-5th 
ERA: Winebarger (0.00) – 17th 
Strikeouts: Winebarger (17) – 58th 

PROBABLE STARTERS:   
Tuesday: RHP Jaheim Brown (0-0, 1.23 ERA, 7.1 IP, 10 K) 
Wednesday: TBA 

LAST MEETING: The Aggies last met the Spartans in downtown Greensboro at First National Bank Field, home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers, and were bested, 8-2. The last time A&T met Davidson was on May 2, 2019, and the Wildcats beat the Aggies, 12-2. Winebarger threw a third of an inning and gave up three runs on a pair of hits.

 WHO'S HOT: Cameran Brantley was on fire last week for the Aggies. He turned in a .571 batting average with eight hits through four games, including two home runs, five RBI, and five runs scored. He also drew six walks for a .700 on-base percentage. Junior left-hander Peyton Winebarger is also on a roll. He has settled into the Sunday starting role for the Aggies. He pitched a scoreless seven innings in a series-determining Game 2 against UMass-Lowell, giving up just two hits and striking out a career-high 10. His efforts earned him Big South Conference pitcher of the week honors. 

AGGIES OVERVIEW: The Aggies got back on track last weekend against the UMass-Lowell River Hawks, securing their first series victory of 2022 by winning two out of three. A&T exploded offensively, spreading 33 hits across three games, including a season-best 17 in Friday night's win. They sit third in the Big South in team batting average at .286. 

However, the key to their shift in play was hitting in key situations, something that head coach Ben Hall stressed all week. They responded emphatically, with 12 of their 14 runs in Friday's game coming with two outs. Over the four games as a whole, A&T hit .314 with runners on base. A&T has four eligible batters hitting above the .350-mark, with two of them (Brantley & Seaton) at-or-above the .400-mark. 

Coach Hall is now in his eighth year at A&T and has an overall 143-195 (.422) record. 

SPARTANS OVERVIEW:  The Spartans are 3-4 on the year, but like the Aggies, are coming off their first series victory of the season, taking two of three from the Appalachian State Mountaineers. They are, however, 1-3 on the road with opponents outscoring them 44-22 away from home.  

League head coaches picked UNCG to finish fifth in the Southern Conference (SoCon). Senior Austin Parsley and junior Hogan Windish garnered preseason all-conference honors. Last year, parsley was 8-2 with a 3.30 ERA and 62 strikeouts. The SoCon named Windish player of the week earlier this season. He is batting .414 with a home run and 10 RBI. 

Second-year skipper Billy Godwin is 30-29 at UNCG. 

WILDCATS OVERVIEW: Davidson is 6-1 on the year. After dropping their season opener, the Wildcats have won six straight, including a series sweep of No. 22 Bryant. The Wildcats outscored the Bulldogs 23-2 over the three-game series. 

Atlantic 10 conference voters selected the Wildcats to finish fifth in the league's preseason poll.   

Davidson has five hitters batting .345 or better, led by sophomore catcher Michael Carico's .542 line. Carico also has a whopping seven doubles and a team-high 10 RBI. The Wildcats are hitting .296 as a team. 

Davidson's pitching staff has a combined 3.00 ERA across 12 pitchers that have seen action. The Wildcat throwers have 21 earned runs in seven games and 81 strikeouts. Of the 51 hits they have surrendered, only 10 have been for extra bases. 

After serving four seasons as the associate head coach for Davidson, Davidson officials promoted Rucker Taylor to the head coaching position in 2018, where he has a 75-50 mark. 

QUOTABLE: "A lot of baseball packed into this week. Obviously, UNCG here at home is another opportunity against a quality opponent. I look forward to seeing our guys compete at a high level for 27 outs. This week, I just want to see continued growth. These will all be tough tests and will definitely stress the pitching staff, so some guys in that bullpen will have to step up." 

Head coach Ben Hall ahead of A&T's double-dip of midweek games this week 

 News & Notes: 

• This season, the Aggies are 0-3 against Atlantic 10 teams, dropping their opening weekend series to the Dayton Flyers. 
• They have also not defeated UNCG since April 2, 2018, a 3-2 victory in Greensboro. 
• A&T is an extremely young team, with 27 of their 38 (.711) rostered players being underclassmen. 
• Seven of A&T's nine players in the starting lineup are playing in their first season as Aggies.  
• A&T is third in the Big South in team batting average at .250. 
• Their 14 runs in Friday's win are the third-most in a single game in the Big South this year. Their 17 hits in the same game are the second-most. 
• Brantley finds himself in the top-5 nationally in base on balls again. He has drawn 56 walks in 57 games played as an Aggie.