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ATHENS, W. Va. – After completing a three-game series at Mount Olive, the Concord University baseball team is set to return home to host Pitt-Johnstown for a three-game series this weekend in what will be the first contests of 2014 at Anderson Field.
The Mountain Lions and Mountain Cats will play a single nine-inning game 2:30 p.m. Saturday before completing a doubleheader (one nine-inning / one seven-inning game) starting at noon on Sunday.
Live Coverage
The Concord University sports information department will provide live in-game statistics for all three games as well as video for Sunday's doubleheader. Links to each live coverage option can be found at the top of the page or by clicking
here.
Records and Standings
• Concord enters its home opener at 1-2 overall after taking one out of three game in its season-opening series over the nationally-ranked Trojans.
• Pitt-Johnstown lost all three of its games at UNC-Pembroke to start the year.
The Series
• Since 1997, Concord is 15-10 against Pitt-Johnstown. In 2013, the Mountain Lions swept a doubleheader from UPJ 3-1, 6-3.
Mountain Lion Notes
• Sophomore designated hitter
Joe Camp, junior outfielder
Ryan Johnston and senior first baseman
Joey Miller were all named to the Tino Martinez Division II Player of the Year watch list.
• Senior outfielder
Bret Blevins was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week after going 5-for-13 (.385) with three runs scored, four RBI, one double and one stolen base against Mount Olive.
• Blevins now needs just two stolen bases to tie former Concord great Keith Morrisroe Concord career record of 61.
• Other offensive standouts from Concord's opening series included junior second baseman
Jerrod Groves and junior third baseman
T.J. Brockway. Groves batted .600 (6-for-10) with two doubles while Brockway came away with four hits and three RBI.
• Groves is on a five-game hitting streak dating back to last season.
• Concord ace senior
Ryan Weatherholtz began his final collegiate season with a quality start against Mount Olive, allowing just three runs (two earned) while striking out two batters over five innings pitched. He left the contest, which CU eventually won 11-10 in extra innings, with Concord leading 5-3.
• Senior relief pitcher
Tim Leather secured the season-opening win over Mount Olive after coming on in the sixth inning and proceeding to allow just three hits and two runs to help CU to the one-run victory. The outing was the longest of Leather's Concord career.
• In his first collegiate appearance, freshman pitcher
Nate Werner produced a scoreless inning after striking out three batters and walking another in Concord's second game of the season vs. Mount Olive.
Scouting The Mountain Cats
• Jake Werner went 6-for-12 in three games to begin the season with one run scored.
• Jake Stern, Dillion Boyer, Brett Marabito and Kyle Morrow accounted for all of UPJ's RBI over its first three games with one each.
• Derek Younker is coming off of an 8-4 season in which he pitched a team-high 71.1 innings with 41 strikeouts and five complete games. Younker (0-1) gave up eight runs in four innings in his first start of the season.
• After being a member of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference since 2006, Pitt-Johnstown joined the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference prior to the start of the 2013-14 academic year and will compete out of the PSAC's Western Division in baseball.
The Head Coaches
•
Andrew Wright is in his fourth season at Concord. Since taking over the program, Wright has guided the Mountain Lions to a pair of conference titles and a record of 90-75.
• Todd Williams has been at the helm of the Mountain Cats for 17 seasons in which he has compiled an overall record of 401-324-3.
Up Next
Concord opens Mountain East Conference play with four home games against Fairmont State March 1-2.
