Concord Faces Road Tests at Point Park, Salem

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ATHENS, W.Va. – Winners of five of its last six games, the Concord University baseball team travels to Point Park 1:00 p.m. Saturday for a Mountain East Conference doubleheader before facing Salem on the road 12:00 p.m. Sunday.

SCHEDULING NOTE
CU's games on Saturday will be played at Washington Wild Things Stadium in Washington, Pennsylvania. The games on Sunday will be contested at Frank Loria Field in Nutter Fort, West Virginia.

LIVE COVERAGE
Both the Point Park and Salem Sports Information Departments will provide live statistics and live video for all four games.

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SERIES HISTORY vs. Point Park: First Meeting
SERIES HISTORY vs. Salem: Concord leads 34-12

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VERSUS SALEM
March 24, 2024: Salem 12 – Concord 1, Concord 5 – Salem 4 (Athens, W.Va.)
March 11, 2022: Salem 11 – Concord 2 (Nutter Fort, W.Va.)
March 10, 2022: Concord 9 – Salem 4 (Nutter Fort, W.Va.)
April 7, 2021: Concord 16 – Salem 10 (Athens, W.Va.)
March 6, 2021: Salem 5 – Concord 4 (Nutter Fort, W.Va.)

CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 10-8
MEC Record: 3-1
Home Record: 7-5
Away Record: 3-1
Neutral Record: 0-2

STREAKS ON THE LINE
With a win at UVa.-Wise Wednesday, it marked the 15^th consecutive year that CU has had a stretch where it has won five of six games at some point during the season. The 13-8 win on the road was spurred by junior catcher Austin Hear who went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Hear extended his streak of consecutive games with an RBI to seven straight. Chris Satcher had a streak of 13 consecutive contests with an RBI last season.  Reigning MEC Pitcher of the Week and sophomore Jake Robinson enters the weekend with 8.1 consecutive innings of scoreless baseball. Graduate pitcher Zach Powell is after his fifth straight start allowing three or fewer runs. And junior infielder Matthew DiSanti has reached in all 18 games this season while sporting a batting average of .419, sixth in the MEC.  
LOTS OF OFFENSE
The two top hitting teams in the MEC meet Saturday afternoon. Concord leads the MEC with a .316 average which ranks in the top 35 in Division II. Sophomore infielder Nick DiSanti sports a .379 batting average. Junior catcher Kaden Swaim (.339) and junior outfielder Korbin Bostic (.333) are also above the team batting average among qualified hitters. The trio is top 20 in the MEC in batting average. Graduate infielder Ty Livingston is 8-for-12 over the last five games in platoon work. Point Park is tied for second in the MEC in batting average (.309). Jared Campbell paces the offenses with a .474 average. He has seven home runs and 29 RBI. The Pioneers are second in the conference in home runs (18) and third in doubles (41). CU is 7-3 this season when collecting at least 10 hits and has double-digit hits in five of the last six games.

TIGHTLY-CONTEST NON-CONFERENCE
Concord is 7-7 in non-conference games this season after the win at UVa.-Wise. Of the 14 games outside the MEC for CU so far this season, seven have been decided by three runs or less. The Mountain Lions split a doubleheader with Salem last season as Concord's win was a score line of 5-4. One of the three home runs for senior outfielder Demetri Jamison last season came against Salem in the victory. Junior outfielder Dawson Gragg supplied an RBI in the game as well. Senior utility MJ Hunter picked up one of his five saves on the year against the Tigers. Concord is 17-13 in non-conference games over the last two seasons. Nine of the 18 games for Salem have been decided by three runs or less, and the Tigers are 2-7 in such games.

POINT PARK AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 13-5
MEC Record: 4-0
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 5-0
Neutral Record: 8-5

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Like Concord, PPU is rolling along with six wins over its last seven games, including opening up MEC play at 4-0 with wins over Davis & Elkins and West Virginia Wesleyan. Along with Campbell, Omar Morillo has four home runs and 13 RBI. Luis Gonzalez has already notched 10 doubles this year. Javier Cardoso and Orlando Leon are a combined 6-1 on the mound. Cardoso has an ERA of 2.70 and has 22 strikeouts in 23 innings.

SALEM AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 7-11
Home Record: 3-7
Away Record: 4-4

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Even though Reese Rinna ranks fifth on the team with a .304 average, he has three home runs and 17 RBI. Jose Lojo has a .364 average and 12 stolen bases in 13 chances. Sam Schmitt has been tough to hit on the mound. He has an ERA of 1.38 and has limited teams to a .219 average in 26 innings. After a 3-11 start to the year, Salem starts the weekend having won four straight games.