2021 ETSU Baseball GAME NOTES
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2021 ETSU Baseball GAME NOTES SCHEDULE ETSU BUCCANEERS (21-22, 10-13 SoCon) 19-20 | H 12-8 | A 7-12 | N 0-0 | SoCon 9-10 Head Coach: Joe Pennucci (Northern Colorado ‘02) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Career Record: 95-71 (4th) LEADERS FEBRUARY Record at school: SAME 2B: Ashton King (15) 19 NORTHERN KENTUCKY W, 10-3 3B: Ethan Cady/Ashton King (1) 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 3-2 HR: Ethan Cady (12) 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) L, 4-3 LEADERS 23 APP STATE L, 5-4 Batting average: Ethan Cady (.329) Stolen Bases: Jake Lyle (10) 26 UNC ASHEVILLE W, 9-1 Runs: Ethan Cady (32) ERA: Tucker Rogers (2.19) 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) W, 6-3 K’s: Hunter Loyd (81) 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) W, 6-2 RBI: Ethan Cady (39) Wins: Colby Stuart (5) MARCH at 2 #30 Clemson L, 7-3 5 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 7-6 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 3-2 (10) VMI KEYDETS (14-27, 9-15 SoCon) 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 9-7 Head Coach: Jonathan Hadra (VMI '04) 9 RADFORD W, 6-0 12 at NC Central W, 14-3 Career Record: 127-207 (7th) LEADERS 13 at NC Central (DH) W, 5-1 Record at school: SAME 2B: Justin Starke (9) 13 at NC Central (DH) L, 3-2 3B: Callen Nuccio (3) 16 at #10 Tennessee L, 9-6 (10) HR: Justin Starke/Will Knight (6) 19 VMI* W, 4-0 LEADERS 20 VMI* (DH) L, 6-3 Batting average: Justin Starke (.401) Stolen Bases: Zac Morris (14) 20 VMI* (DH) W, 7-2 Runs: Justin Starke (30) ERA: Tyler Bradt (2.93) 26 at Samford* L, 7-3 K’s: Jacob Menders (58) 27 at Samford* (DH) L, 10-2 RBI: Justin Starke/Zac Morris (25) Wins: Jacob Menders (4) 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 ETSU .341 225 341 86 2 47 212 185 385 35-45 4.66 374.2 371 225 194 160 388 .257 6 #23 VIRGINIA TECH L, 15-5 VMI 10 WOFFORD* L, 3-2 (10) .266 225 355 47 11 28 204 179 374 57-73 8.03 336.1 439 357 300 220 255 .317 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: FRIDAY, MAY 14; SATURDAY MAY 15 OVERALL RECORD 58-44 17 The Citadel* (DH) L, 6-4 TIME(EST): 4:00 PM FRIDAY; 1 PM DH SATURDAY CURRENT STREAK W1 23 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) L, 3-0 LOCATION: LEXINGTON, VA. UNDER PENNUCCI 6-6 23 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) W, 7-1 STADIUM (CAPACITY): GRAY-MINOR STADIUM (1,400) FIRST MEETING 1979 (W, 11-1) 24 WESTERN CAROLINA* CANC. 27 at Viriginia Tech L, 12-0 LIVE STATS: ETSUBUCS.COM LAST MEETING 2021 (W, 7-2) 30 at Mercer* L, 13-8 TV: ESPN+ LONGEST WIN STREAK W11 (1979-83) MAY LONGEST LOSING STREAK L7 (1988-89) 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* 15 at VMI* (DH) 15 at VMI* (DH) AFTER GM1 20 SAMFORD* 5:00 PM 21 SAMFORD* (DH) 1:00 PM 21 SAMFORD* (DH) AFTER GM1 27-29 SOCON TOURNAMENT *Southern Conference game Home games listed in BOLD All listed game times are Eastern and subject to change GAMES 44-46 | VMI | MAY 14-15 | LEXINGTON, VA. @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 VMI EARLIER THIS SEASON Affiliation ........................................................NCAA Division I The Bucs and the Keydets met at Thomas Stadium to kick off SoCon action at the end of March. Conference............................................................... Southern The Bucs won game one and game three of the series, while all three starting pitchers tossed President ...................................................... Dr. Brian Noland quality starts. The Blue and Gold took game one, 4-0 behind seven shutout innings from Loyd, Athletic Director ..................................................Scott Carter Stuart (6 innings) and Tate (6 innings) also had dominant outings in ETSU's first SoCon series of University Website ........................................www.ETSU.edu the spring. The Bucs hit .250 throughout the weekend and outscored VMI 14-8. The Bucs walked Athletics Website ...................................www.ETSUBucs.com 17 times and struck out 32 batters. Athletic Department Phone ....................... (423) 439-4343 ABOUT VMI Ticket Office Phone.......................................(423) 439-BUCS The Keydets are 14-27 this season and 9-15 in league action. VMI is currently fourth in the Blue 2021 TEAM INFORMATION division with six games remaining. The Keydets are led by Justin Starke, the reigning SoCon Player Lettermen Returning ........................................................ 26 of the Month, who is hitting .410 this season. Starke leads the squad in hits (57), doubles (9), Lettermen Lost .................................................................... 6 slugging percentage (.619) and is tied for the team lead in homers with six and RBI with 25. The Starting Position Players Returning ................................ 7 team is hitting .266 with two players hitting above .300. On the mound VMI has an 8.03 ERA led by Tyler Bradt with a 2.93 ERA. The Keydets’ game two starter, Jacob Menders leads the team with 58 Starting Position Players Lost ........................................... 3 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting .317 against VMI pitchers. Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...................................2/1 Newcomers ......................................................................... 20 THE BUCCANEER OFFENSE 2020 IN REVIEW ETSU enters the series 21-22 overall and 10-13 in SoCon play. The Blue and Gold are hitting .241 Overall Record .................................................................12-3 this season led by Ethan Cady who is hitting .329. The senior outfielder leads the team with 12 Home ................................................................................11-1 home runs, 39 RBI and a .671 slugging percentage. He has recorded back-to-back three-hit games. Away ...................................................................................1-2 Sean Kearney and Ashton King round out the Buccaneer offensive leaders hitting .323 and .280 re- spectively. King leads the squad with 15 doubles and is one of two members of the Blue and Gold Neutral ...............................................................................0-0 with a triple. Kearney has been strong lately with a .323 batting average in 24 starts this season. SoCon Record .....................................................................n/a The senior infielder has seven doubles and a .430 slugging percentage. SoCon Finish ......................................................................n/a BALLPARK INFORMATION ETSU'S PITCHING STAFF Name ........................................Thomas Stadium (“The Thom”) Head Coach Joe Pennucci has stayed consistent by using the same starting rotation over the last Year Opened ....................................................................2012 10 weeks. Knoxville native, Hunter Loyd will begin the weekend as ETSU's ace, while Colby Stuart and Nathanial Tate will start in the Saturday doubleheader. ETSU's pitching staff has a 4.66 ERA ETSU Record at Thomas .............................................166-109 which leads the league. Tucker Rogers, Zach Kirby and Matthew Bollenbacher lead the squad with Location ..............Corner of State of Franklin Rd. & Univ. Pkwy. sub-three ERAs. Stuart hosts a 5-1 record which is the best on the team, while Loyd's 81 strikeouts Capacity ..........................................................................1,000 are the best by any member of the Blue and Gold. Surface .................. Turf (including the mound as of Jan. 2019) Dimensions .............. LF- 330, LC-370, CF-400, RC-370, RF-330 SERIES HISTORY COACHING STAFF ETSU holds a 57-44 record all-time against VMI. Coach Pennucci is 6-6 against the Keydets. Head Coach .......................................................... Joe Pennucci SOCON PLAYOFF PICTURE Alma Mater, Year ..............................Northern Colorado, 2002 This season, the SoCon split its eight teams into two divisions. The SoCon Tournament will feature Overall Record .............................................95-71, 4th season four teams. Each Division winner qualifies for the tournament. The two teams with the next two Record at ETSU ................................................................Same best records/winning percentage after that will also qualify (regardless of division).