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ATHENS, W. Va. - After playing its first six games of the season on the road, the Concord University baseball team is set to begin a season-long 10-game homestand starting with a pair of doubleheaders against Indiana (Pa.) Saturday and Sunday.
First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Concord and IUP will play a seven inning game followed by a nine inning contest on both days.
Records
• Concord won two out of three games last weekend at the CIAA-WVIAC Challenge, improving its record to 2-4 overall on the season. CU knocked off Chowan and St. Augustine's before losing to Winston-Salem State.
• Indiana (Pa.) has yet to play a game this season. Last year, IUP finished 25-23-1 overall and 11-13 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
All-Time Series
• The four-game series will mark the first meetings between Concord and IUP.
Last Time Out
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Josh Wenger drove in three runs and
Kevin Mack gave up just one run in 5.1 innings of relief work, but Winston-Salem defeated CU 9-6 behind a seven-run first inning.
Mountain Lion Notes
• Wenger's three-RBI day against Winston-Salem State was just one of a trio of strong performances for the senior short stop last weekend. In three games, Wenger hit .692 (9-for-13) with three runs scored, 12 RBI, two home runs and a .733 on-base percentage.
• For his efforts, Wenger was named the WVIAC Player of the Week, NCBWA Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week and the NCBWA National Hitter of the Week.
• Senior pitcher
Drew Spear rebounded from a rocky first start to give up just three runs, all unearned, and strike out eight batters over seven innings in CU's 10-3 win against St. Augustine's.
• Spear did not allow a run in his final five innings and his eight strikeouts are a team season-high.
• Junior pitcher
Tim Leather has been Concord's go-to reliever so far this season. In four games, Leather is 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA and four strikeouts in 8.1 innings of work. Opponents are batting just .207 against Leather this year.
• In addition to racking up three hits and four runs scored, freshman outfielder
Andrew Seigel flashed some of his speed last weekend with two stolen bases.
• Junior outfielder
Bret Blevins has already had five multi-hit games this season. His .500 batting average is tied with Wenger for the team lead.
• Junior pitcher
Ryan Weatherholtz (1-0) earned his first win of the year with a seven-strikeout performance vs. Chowan that saw Concord's No. 1 starter scatter eight hits and give up just three runs in seven innings in the 13-4 victory.
• Weatherholtz is averaging five strikeouts per start.
• Sophomore second baseman
Jerrod Groves has registered two-hit games in four of Concord's six contests with the highlight being a pair of doubles against Chowan.
• Groves, senior outfielder
Jacob Mays and junior first baseman
Joey Miller have all reached base safely in all of the Mountain Lions' games this year.
• Mays, Concord's leadoff hitter, has done a terrific job of getting on base for CU. The Charles Town, W. Va. native ranks third on the team with a .433 on-base percentage thanks in part to four walks and being hit by pitches five times. Only Miller has more walks than Mays with five.
• Since the 2008 season, Concord is 5-7 against schools from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
• Indiana Pa. is led by College Baseball Newsletter Preseason All-Americans, Rick Jones, Stephen Cooke, Ryan Uhl and Robbie Zinsmeister.
The Coaches
Andrew Wright is 55-57 with one WVIAC Championship in his three seasons at Concord. The Crimson Hawks are led by Jeff Ditch, who is 166-189-1 at Indiana (Pa.).
Up Next
Concord will host Shepherd for a three-game series March 2-3 at Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley, W. Va.
