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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University baseball team begins the 20-game Mountain East Conference South portion of its schedule as it hosts Davis & Elkins for two doubleheaders 1:00 p.m. Friday and 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Anderson Field.
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YOUTH DAY EVENT
On Saturday, head coach
Drew Bailey and the program hosts youth day. Local youth are encouraged to wear their jerseys to the game. Yard games, running the bases and free pizza are included in Saturday's event.
SERIES HISTORY: Concord leads 46-13
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VERSUS DAVIS & ELKINS
April 8, 2024: Concord 9 – Davis & Elkins 6, Concord 16 – Davis & Elkins 2 (Athens, W.Va.)
April 7, 2024: Concord 33 – Davis & Elkins 8, Concord 11 – Davis & Elkins 1 (Athens, W.Va.)
April 10, 2023: Concord 7 – Davis & Elkins 5, Concord 7 – Davis & Elkins 2 (Athens, W.Va.)
April 8, 2023: Concord 12 – Davis & Elkins 0, Concord 5 – Davis & Elkins 4 (Athens, W.Va.)
April 24, 2022: Concord 7 – Davis & Elkins 4, Concord 3 – Davis & Elkins 1 (Elkins, W.Va.)
CONCORD AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 17-11
MEC Record: 8-2
Home Record: 12-5
Away Record: 5-4
Neutral Record: 0-2
DOWN BUT NOT OUT
Concord erased an 8-3 deficit against UVa.-Wise in a non-conference contest Wednesday as it was victorious, 10-8, running an active winning streak to five games. Senior utility
MJ Hunter hit a go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to propel the Mountain Lions to the win. The grand slam was Concord's first one since
Zack Saryeldin hit a grand slam last April versus Davis & Elkins. Senior outfielder
Demetri Jamison played a vital role in CU's win as he notched his first career multi-home run game with homers in the second and seventh. CU has won 10 games this season when it trails at any point in the contest. Hunter is 10-for-16 over his last five games with five extra-base hits. After a three-hit afternoon Wednesday, sophomore infielder
Nick DiSanti rides a similar hot streak as is 8-for-17 in his last four contests.
AT THE TOP
The Mountain Lions start the weekend with a three-game lead in the MEC South as the Maroon and Gray is three games clear of Charleston for the top spot. This is the second time in three seasons that Concord has the lead in the MEC South into April. In 2023, CU led the MEC South until mid-April. The offensive prowess has the been the catalyst for the Mountain Lions' hot conference start. Concord leads the MEC and is top 25 nationally in batting average at .333. Graduate infielder
Ty Livingston is second in the MEC in batting average, hitting .442 in 43 at-bats. Junior infielder
Matthew DiSanti is third at .421 while junior catcher
Kaden Swaim is eighth (.396). N. DiSanti is just outside the top 10 in average at .371, good enough for 12
th. The Mountain Lions are hitting a blistering .372 in 10 MEC games this season.
BREAK OUT THE BATS
Ahead of this weekend's four-game series, Concord has won 13 straight games over Davis & Elkins dating back to the 2021 season. In a home sweep last season, Concord scored 69 runs over four games, including 33 in the series opener. The Mountain Lions broke the single-game program record with 11 doubles and came within three runs of matching the program record for runs scored. Concord has scored seven or more runs in seven straight games versus the Senators and has plated seven or more runs in 10 of the 13 wins. Jamison was 10-for-16 with five doubles and seven RBI across the four games last season. Senior outfielder
D.J. Christian Jr. had seven hits in 12 at-bats two years ago at home versus D&E. On the mound, sophomore pitcher
Jake Robinson fanned a career-best 10—Concord's only 10-strikeout game last year—in the series finale.
DAVIS & ELKINS AT A GLANCE
Overall Record: 3-22
MEC Record: 2-8
Home Record: 0-7
Away Record: 3-9
Neutral Record: 0-6
SCOUTING THE SENATORS
Mason Brenneman is hitting .349 with five extra-base hits. Larry Kusan has a team-best 12 RBI and is tied for the MEC lead in triples with four. Kusan hits .315 on the year. Joseph De La Nuez is batting .309 with 10 stolen bases. And on the mound, Diego Reyes has 20 strikeouts in 22.2 innings.
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