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2021 ETSU Baseball GAME NOTES SCHEDULE SAMFORD BULLDOGS (14-27, 9-15 SoCon) 22-24 | H 12-8 | A 9-14 | N 0-0 | SoCon 11-15 Head Coach: Jonathan Hadra (VMI '04) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Career Record: 529-418 (17th) LEADERS FEBRUARY 2B: Tyler McManus/Brooks Carlson (11) 19 NORTHERN KENTUCKY W, 10-3 Record at school: SAME 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 3-2 3B: Towns King (2) 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) L, 4-3 LEADERS HR: Sonny DiChiara (13) 23 APP STATE L, 5-4 Batting average: Tyler McManus (.331) Stolen Bases: Max Pinto (20) 26 UNC ASHEVILLE W, 9-1 ERA: Chase Isbell (2.67) 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) W, 6-3 Runs: Max Pinto (50) 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) W, 6-2 K’s: Jesse McCord (69) RBI: Tyler McManus (48) Wins: Carson Cupo (8) MARCH at 2 #30 Clemson L, 7-3 5 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 7-6 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 3-2 (10) ETSU BUCCANEERS (22-24, 11-15 SoCon) 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 9-7 Head Coach: Joe Pennucci (Northern Colorado ‘02) 9 RADFORD W, 6-0 Career Record: 96-73 (4th) LEADERS 12 at NC Central W, 14-3 Record at school: SAME 2B: Ashton King (16) 13 at NC Central (DH) W, 5-1 3B: Ethan Cady/Ashton King (1) 13 at NC Central (DH) L, 3-2 16 at #10 Tennessee L, 9-6 (10) LEADERS HR: Ethan Cady (12) 19 VMI* W, 4-0 Batting average: Ethan Cady (.316) Stolen Bases: Jake Lyle (10) 20 VMI* (DH) L, 6-3 Runs: Ethan Cady (33) ERA: Zach Kirby (2.13) 20 VMI* (DH) W, 7-2 K’s: Hunter Loyd (83) 26 at Samford* L, 7-3 RBI: Ethan Cady (40) 27 at Samford* (DH) L, 10-2 Wins: Colby Stuart (5) 27 at Samford* (DH) W, 5-1 30 at Radford L, 9-5 APRIL TEAM COMPARISON 2 at UNCG* L, 9-2 HITTING PITCHING 3 at UNCG* (DH) W, 4-1 3 at UNCG* (DH) W, 6-3 AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K’S SB-ATT ERA IP H R ER BB K’S B/AVG SAM .275 366 476 86 5 54 334 240 429 44-58 5.95 442 466 338 292 198 466 .267 6 #23 VIRGINIA TECH L, 15-5 ETSU 10 WOFFORD* L, 3-2 (10) .241 240 365 92 2 49 225 194 403 38-49 4.71 399.2 398 240 209 166 412 .258 11 WOFFORD* (DH) W, 7-4 11 WOFFORD* (DH) L, 11-9 16 The Citadel* L, 5-4 GAME INFO SERIES HISTORY 17 The Citadel* (DH) W, 7-2 DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 20 - FRIDAY MAY 21 OVERALL RECORD 11-10 17 The Citadel* (DH) L, 6-4 TIME(EST): 5 PM THURSDAY, 1 PM DOUBLEHEADER FRIDAY CURRENT STREAK W1 23 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) L, 3-0 LOCATION: JOHNSON CITY, TENN. UNDER PENNUCCI 4-5 23 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) W, 7-1 STADIUM (CAPACITY): THOMAS STADIUM (1,00) FIRST MEETING 2005 (W, 11-6) 24 WESTERN CAROLINA* CANC. 27 at Viriginia Tech L, 12-0 LIVE STATS: ETSUBUCS.COM LAST MEETING 2021 (W, 5-1) 30 at Mercer* L, 13-8 TV: ESPN+ LONGEST WIN STREAK W4 (2017-18) MAY LONGEST LOSING STREAK L3 (2019-21) 1 at Mercer* (DH) W, 7-6 1 at Mercer* (DH) L, 8-4 7 UNCG* W, 5-1 8 UNCG* (DH) L, 13-5 (7) 8 UNCG* (DH) L, 9-6 11 at App State* (DH) W, 10-5 14 at VMI* L, 6-5 15 at VMI* (DH) L, 3-1 15 at VMI* (DH) W, 9-6 20 SAMFORD* 5:00 PM 21 SAMFORD* (DH) 1:00 PM 21 SAMFORD* (DH) AFTER GM1 ETSU PROBABLE POSITION STARTERS 27-29 SOCON TOURNAMENT Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-ATT BB SO Notes C 27 Kyle Richardson .203 123 17 25 8 0 4 18 5-5 23 36 Team high 3 runners caught stealing at C *Southern Conference game 1B 28 Bryce Hodge .281 189 31 52 16 1 5 35 0-0 12 29 .519 SLG% Home games listed in BOLD 2B 20 Sean Kearney .302 106 12 32 8 0 1 16 2-2 5 25 .351 AVG in last 10 games All listed game times are Eastern and subject 3B 9 Jake Lyle .217 157 25 34 9 0 4 21 10-10 19 40 Has started in 115 of 116 games at ETSU to change SS 10 Ashton King .275 189 31 52 16 1 5 31 2-2 17 29 22 of 52 hits this season have been XBH LF 42 Jackson Green .232 69 9 16 6 0 2 7 0-1 6 22 Hitting .250 in his last 10 games CF 44 Ben Jackson .061 49 8 3 1 0 0 1 1-4 18 24 1 of 4 different starting CF this season RF 13 David Beam .241 162 26 39 7 0 4 22 3-6 29 44 Leads team with 29 walks DH 24 Ethan Cady .316 155 33 49 12 1 12 40 5-6 24 28 Hitting .341 in the last 10 games *BASED ON LAST WEEKEND'S LINEUP PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS ETSU SAMFORD Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA THU 31 Zach Kirby RHP So. 2-1 2.13 THU 18 Samuel Strickland LHP Jr. 5-2 4.66 FRI 30 Colby Stuart LHP Jr. 5-1 3.28 FRI 45 Jesse Mccord RHP Sr. 3-5 6.58 FRI 2 Nathanial Tate RHP Jr. 4-4 4.87 FRI 22 Zach Hester RHP Sr. 2-3 5.21 GAMES 47-49 | SAMFORD | MAY 20-21 | SAMFORD @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com QUICK FACTS AND NOTES WE ARE “ETSU” ETSU BASEBALL QUICK FACTS The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called “ETSU” throughout the 2021 season. East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU. On TV graphics, please use GENERAL INFORMATION ETSU. Our full nickname is the Buccaneers, but “Bucs” is also encouraged. School .....................................East Tennessee State University Location ....................................................Johnson City, Tenn. NEW LOOK BUCS Founded ..........................................................................1911 The Bucs enter 2021 after a 12-3 record in 2020. The Bucs are led by head coach Joe Pennucci Enrollment ..................................................................14,000 who is in his fourth season at the helm of Buccaneer baseball. The 43-man roster consists of 20 Nickname ....................................................Buccaneers (Bucs) newcomers and 12 true freshmen. School Colors ...............................................Navy Blue & Gold ETSU VS SAMFORD EARLIER THIS SEASON Affiliation ........................................................NCAA Division I Samford was the first team this season to win a series against the Bucs. In game one of the series, Conference............................................................... Southern the Bucs took a one-run lead into the eighth, but the Bulldogs battled back. With one out, the President ...................................................... Dr. Brian Noland Bulldogs got one man on with their third hit of the afternoon. After a walk and a single, Samford Athletic Director ..................................................Scott Carter tied the game at three before taking the lead on a squeeze play. The Bulldogs added to their big University Website ........................................www.ETSU.edu eighth inning with a three-run home run to left to take a 7-3 lead into the ninth. In game two, Athletics Website ...................................www.ETSUBucs.com Samford was efficient at the plate throughout the entire game. The hosts plated two in the first and second inning and followed with six more runs in the middle frames to ultimately take the Athletic Department Phone ....................... (423) 439-4343 series and defeat the Bucs 10-2. ETSU avoided the sweep with a 5-1 victory in Saturday’s contest. Ticket Office Phone.......................................(423) 439-BUCS Behind a strong start by Nathanial Tate, ETSU held Samford to just one run to improve to 3-3 in 2021 TEAM INFORMATION league action. Lettermen Returning ........................................................ 26 Lettermen Lost .................................................................... 6 ABOUT SAMFORD Starting Position Players Returning ................................ 7 Samford enters the final weekend of the regular season with a 31-20 overall record and is 19-8 in league play. Most recently, the Bulldogs won two of three at home against UNCG, they one game Starting Position Players Lost ........................................... 3 one 8-3 and game three 8-4. Samford fell in game two, 11-4. Samford sits in the top-three in the Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...................................2/1 SoCon in slugging percentage (.424), runs (366), home runs (54), total bases (734), walks (240) and Newcomers ......................................................................... 20 leads the league with 429 strikeouts. The Bulldogs' 5.95 ERA is 6th in the league, while opponents 2020 IN REVIEW are hitting .267 against them. Additionally, Samford pitchers have struck out 466 batters, a league Overall Record .................................................................12-3 best. Home ................................................................................11-1 Away ...................................................................................1-2 THE BUCCANEER OFFENSE ETSU enters the series 22-24 overall and 11-15 in SoCon play. The Blue and Gold are hitting .241 Neutral ...............................................................................0-0 this season led by Ethan Cady who is hitting .316. The senior outfielder leads the team with 12 SoCon Record .....................................................................n/a home runs, 40 RBI and a .639 slugging percentage. Sean Kearney and Bryce Hodge round out the SoCon Finish ......................................................................n/a Buccaneer offensive leaders hitting .302 and .281 respectively. Kearney has been strong lately BALLPARK INFORMATION with a .302 batting average in 27 starts this season. The senior infielder has eight doubles and a Name ........................................Thomas Stadium (“The Thom”) .406 slugging percentage. Ashton King, the primary leadoff batter for the Bucs, leads the squad Year Opened ....................................................................2012 with 16 doubles and is one of two members of the Blue and Gold with a triple.