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2018 UNC ASHEVILLE BASEBALL BASEBALL CONTACT: Mitchell Miegel • CELL: (770) 542-7873 • EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.UNCABulldogs.com • ADDRESS: Justice Center, CP0 #2600 One University Heights, Asheville, NC, 28804 GAME DAY INFORMATION 2017 SCHEDULE / RESULTS Overall (Big South): 2-5 (0-0) UNC ASHEVILLE BULLDOGS (2-5) VS. Florida State Seminoles (8-0) Home: 0-0 / Away: 2-5 / Neutral 0-0 DICK HOUSER STADIUM • TALLAHASSEE, FLA. • MARCH 2-4, 2018 TV: NONE • VIDEO: ACC NETWORK EXTRA DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 2/16 at Lipscomb L, 3-2 LIVE STATS: SEMINOLES.COM 2/17 at Lipscomb L, 4-2 TWITTER: @ASHEVILLEDOGS 2/18 at Lipscomb W, 6-3 FRIDAY– 6 P.M. – GAME NO. 8 2/21 at Wofford W, 10-4 2/23 at Mercer L, 15-4 LHP JORDAN BULBRIGHT (0-2, 8.59 ERA) VS. RHP COLE SANDS (2-0, 1.64 ERA) 2/24 at Mercer L, 9-2 SATURDAY– 6 P.M. – GAME NO. 9 2/25 at Mercer L, 5-4 LHP GREG GASPARRO (0-1, 3.86 ERA) VS. LHP DREW PARRISH (1-0, 1.59 ERA) 2/28 at Western Carolina POSTPONED 3/2 at Florida State 6:00 PM SUNDAY– 1 P.M. – GAME NO. 10 3/3 at Florida State 6:00 PM LHP JORDAN CARR (1-0, 1.74 ERA) VS. LHP AUSTIN POLLOCK (1-0, 0.90 ERA) 3/4 at Florida State 1:00 PM 3/9 BOSTON COLLEGE 4:00 PM 3/7 at Appalachian State 5:00 PM CURRENT SEASON 3/9 MANHATTAN COLLEGE 3:00 PM BULLDOGS IN THEIR LAST 5 .................................................................................................................................................................. 2-3 3/10 MANHATTAN COLLEGE 2:00 PM 3/11 MANHATTAN COLLEGE 1:00 PM BULLDOGS IN THEIR LAST 10 ................................................................................................................................................................ 2-5 3/13 at N.C. State 3:00 PM STREAK ..................................................................................................................................................................................................L3 3/14 at N.C. State 3:00 PM NEXT OUTING FOR THE BULLDOGS ................................................................................................................. VS MERCER, MARCH 6, 4 PM 3/16 at Radford * 4:00 PM 3/17 at Radford * 4:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN HITS ...........................................................................................................CHRIS TROOST AND JOE GRUSZKA (10) 3/18 at Radford * 2:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN DOUBLES ...............................................................................................CHRIS TROOST AND CARMINE PAGANO (2) 3/21 APPALACHIAN STATE 4:00 PM 3/23 at Liberty * 6:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN TRIPLES ..............................................................................................................................................................N/A 3/24 at LIberty * 4:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN HOME RUNS .................................................................................................................................JOE CRUSZKA (2) 3/25 at Liberty * 1:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN RBIS .................................................................................................................................BRANDON LANKFORD (4) 3/27 at East Tennessee State 4:00 PM 3/29 CAMPBELL * 6:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN RUNS ........................................................................................................................................... JOE GRUSZKA (6) 3/30 CAMPBELL * 6:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN WINS .....................................................................................................JORDAN CARR AND HUNTER BURNETTE (1) 3/31 CAMPBELL * 1:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN IP ..........................................................................................................................................JORDAN CARR (10.1) 4/3 at USC Upstate 6:00 PM 4/4 WESTERN CAROLINA ^ 6:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN K’S .......................................................................................................................................GREG GASPARRO (10) 4/6 PRESBYTERIAN * 6:00 PM BULLDOGS’ LEADER IN SAVES ...........................................................................................................................................KOLE HARRIS (1) 4/7 PRESBYTERIAN * 3:00 PM 4/8 PRESBYTERIAN * 1:00 PM 4/10 USC UPSTATE 6:00 PM BULLDOG BITES 4/13 at Longwood * 6:00 PM ABOUT UNC ASHEVILLE: UNC Asheville enters the weekend contest with a 2-5 overall record with 4/14 at Longwood * 4:00 PM all seven games being played on the road. 4/15 at Longwood * 2:00 PM 4/18 WOFFORD 6:00 PM Last weekend at Mercer, six Bulldogs posted at least three hits during the three-game series. Leading 4/20 at Winthrop * 6:00 PM the surge was sophomore Joe Gruszka, who tallied five hits. Carmine Pagano was right behind him, 4/21 at Winthrop * 4:00 PM as he tacked on four hits. Of those four hits for the junior, two of those went for extra-bases. Sopho- 4/22 at Winthrop * 1:00 PM more Kole Harris also collected four singles and a RBI. Brandon Lankford and Tyler Serricchio paced 4/25 N.C. CENTRAL 6:00 PM the squad, as each recorded a pair of RBIs. Chris Troost, Jake Catalano, Pagano and Lankford 4/27 GARDNER-WEBB * 6:00 PM combined for the five Bulldog doubles in the three-game set. 4/28 GARDNER-WEBB * 3:00 PM 4/29 GARDNER-WEBB * 1:00 PM 5/1 at North Carolina 6:00 PM Jordan Carr had success on the bump for UNC Asheville, as the redshirt sophomore started the third 5/9 at N.C. Central 4:00 PM game of the series versus the Bears. The Pasadena, Md. native twirled five innings. He scattered five 5/11 HIGH POINT * 6:00 PM hits and struck out three batters. Out of the bullpen, Nick Boyles had a successful outing, where he 5/12 HIGH POINT * 3:00 PM didn’t allow a run and struck out one in one inning of work. 5/13 HIGH POINT * 1:00 PM 5/15 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 6:00 PM DEJA GRU: Sophomore catcher/utility Joe Gruszka started his second season at UNC Asheville red 5/17 at Charleston Southern * 6:00 PM hot. The Fayetteville, Ga. native hit home runs in back-to-back games at Lipscomb (Feb. 17-18), as 5/18 at Charleston Southern * 6:00 PM both home runs led off the game. Ironically, both leadoff home runs came on the same exact count - 5/19 at Charleston Southern * 2:00 PM 2-0. 5/22-26 Big South Championship % TBA ^ - Game played at McCormick Field * - Indicates Big South Conference Game Home games appear in BOLD % - Big South Conference Tournament (Lynchburg, Va.) All game times are Eastern standard time and subject to change Follow UNC Asheville Athletics and Bulldog Baseball on social media: @ashevilledogs /ashevilledogs #ThePursuit @UNCABaseball 2018 BULLDOG BASEBALL - 1 - INSIDE THE NUMBERS UNC ASHEVILLE VS. FLORIDA STATE AVL ............................................ CATEGORY ............................................... FSU .231 ..................................................BATTING AVERAGE ...................................................... .264 4.29 ...................................................RUNS PER GAME .......................................................6.75 3.43 ................................................... RBIS PER GAME .......................................................5.75 7.13 ....................................................HITS PER GAME .......................................................8.13 .340 ......................................................SLUGGING % .......................................................... .366 THE UNIVERSITY .338 ...................................................... ON-BASE % .......................................................... .427 Location ....................................... Asheville, North Carolina .951 ...................................................... FIELDING %. ...........................................................972 Founded ......................................................................1927 Enrollment ................................................................. 3,800 5.28 ............................................................ ERA ................................................................1.62 Chancellor ...............................................Dr. Mary K. Grant 6.14 ...........................................RUNS ALLOWED PER GAME ...............................................2.25 Director of Athletics .......................................Janet R. Cone 8.43 .............................................. STRIKEOUTS PER GAME ................................................13.38 Nickname ...............................................................Bulldogs Mascot ....................................................Rocky the Bulldog 4.50 ..................................................WALKS PER GAME .....................................................2.75 School Colors ................................... Royal Blue and White TALK ABOUT A FAST REBOUND: Redshirt sophomore Jordan Carr sat out last season due to Tommy Affiliation .................................................... NCAA Division I John surgery. However, the left-handed pitcher has recovered quickly. He has started two games this Conference .......................................................... Big South year, and he has been stellar for the Bulldogs. The Pasadena, Md. native has totaled 10.1 innings and Primary Facility (Capacity) ..............Greenwood Field (400) has struck out nine. In his first start of the year at Lipscomb, Carr twirled 5.1 innings en route to striking Secondary Facility (Capacity) .......McCormick