2021 ETSU Baseball GAME NOTES

Schedule UNCG SPARTANS (22-20, 8-13 SoCOn) 19-20 | H 12-8 | A 7-12 | N 0-0 | SoCon 9-10 Head Coach: Billy Godwin (Atlantic Christian '86) LEADERS Date Opponent Time/Result Career Record: 351-239-1 (11th) FEBRUARY Record at school: 34-25 (2nd) 2B: Rosier/Greg Hardison (9) 19 NORTHERN KENTUCKY W, 10-3 3B: Rosier/Windish/Budzik (3) 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 3-2 HR: Corey Rosier (10) 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) L, 4-3 LEADERS 23 APP STATE L, 5-4 Batting average: Corey Rosier (.358) Stolen Bases: Zack Budzik (6) 26 UNC ASHEVILLE W, 9-1 Runs: Corey Rosier (47) ERA: Brandon Stephens (3.34) 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) W, 6-3 K’s: Austin Parsley (48) 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) W, 6-2 RBI: Corey Rosier (42) Wins: Austin Parsley (6) MARCH at 2 #30 Clemson L, 7-3 5 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 7-6 ETSU BUCCANEERS (19-20, 9-11 SoCon) 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 3-2 (10) 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 9-7 Head Coach: Joe Pennucci (Northern Colorado ‘02) 9 RADFORD W, 6-0 Career Record: 93-69 (4th) LEADERS 12 at NC Central W, 14-3 Record at school: SAME 2B: Ashton King (14) 13 at NC Central (DH) W, 5-1 3B: Ethan Cady (1) 13 at NC Central (DH) L, 3-2 HR: Ethan Cady (11) 16 at #10 Tennessee L, 9-6 (10) LEADERS 19 VMI* W, 4-0 Batting average: Ethan Cady (.305) Stolen Bases: Jake Lyle (10) 20 VMI* (DH) L, 6-3 Runs: Ethan Cady (27) ERA: Matthew Bollenbacher (2.21) 20 VMI* (DH) W, 7-2 K’s: Hunter Loyd (74) 26 at Samford* L, 7-3 RBI: Ethan Cady (35) Wins: Colby Stuart (5) 27 at Samford* (DH) L, 10-2 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 UNCG .269 289 379 64 13 37 261 196 343 52-72 4.94 366 387 237 201 170 308 .272 6 #23 VIRGINIA TECH L, 15-5 ETSU 10 WOFFORD* L, 3-2 (10) .238 199 305 76 1 43 189 173 355 34-43 4.46 340.2 334 197 169 140 343 .255 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: MAY 7-8 OVERALL RECORD 18-32 17 The Citadel* (DH) L, 6-4 TIME(EST): 6:00 PM, 1 PM DH CURRENT STREAK W2 23 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) L, 3-0 LOCATION: JOHNSON CITY, TENN. UNDER PENNUCCI 4-6 23 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) W, 7-1 STADIUM (CAPACITY): THOMAS STADIUM (1,000) 24 WESTERN CAROLINA* CANC. 27 at Viriginia Tech L, 12-0 LIVE STATS: ETSUBUCS.COM 30 at Mercer* L, 13-8 TV: ESPN+ MAY PROJECTED WEATHER: 1 at Mercer* (DH) W, 7-6 1 at Mercer* (DH) L, 8-4 7 UNCG* 5:00 PM 8 UNCG* (DH) 1:00 PM 8 UNCG* (DH) AFTER GM1 11 at App State* (DH) 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 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM @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 UNCG EARLIER THIS SEASON Affiliation...... NCAA Division I The Bucs and the Spartans played each other at the beginning of April in Greensboro. ETSU Conference...... Southern was able to take two of three games in Greensboro over the UNCG Spartans. After losing in the President...... Dr. Brian Noland series opener, 9-2, the Bucs swept the doubleheader to take the much-needed series over their Athletic Director...... Scott Carter in-division rival. ETSU held the Spartans to a .189 batting average over the weekend and the Blue University Website...... www.ETSU.edu and Gold hit .206. Led by Kyle Richardson, who started all three games and hitting .273, ETSU Athletics Website...... www.ETSUBucs.com outhit UNCG 21-17 and tallied two more strikeouts on the mound. Additionally, the Bucs swiped Athletic Department Phone...... (423) 439-4343 four bases over the weekend in five attempts. Ticket Office Phone...... (423) 439-BUCS ABOUT UNCG 2021 TEAM INFORMATION UNCG enters the weekend at 22-20 and is 8-13 in SoCon play. The squad began the season 10-2 Lettermen Returning...... 26 and then lost eight of their next nine games. The Spartans began SoCon play 3-12, but have won Lettermen Lost...... 6 seven of their last eight. UNCG has two Power-5 wins this season (#12 NC State and #13 Virgina Starting Position Players Returning...... 7 Tech). UNCG is led offensively by Corey Rosier. He has a .358 average and leads the team with 10 home runs, 47 runs scored and 42 RBI. He's also second on the squad with 13 stolen bases. On the Starting Position Players Lost...... 3 mound, the Spartans have an ERA of 4.94. Brandon Stephens and Austin Parsley lead the squad Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...... 2/1 with a sub-four ERA out of the bullpen. Newcomers...... 20 2020 IN REVIEW ETSU’S LAST TIME OUT Overall Record...... 12-3 Last weekend, the Blue and Gold fell in the series opener in Macon to the Mercer Bears, 13-8. All Home...... 11-1 three games were a slugfest and it was the first series for the Bucs this season where all three Away...... 1-2 games featured 10 or more runs between the two teams. In game two, the Bears took a 5-4 lead into the ninth and with two on and no one out, Bryce Hodge hit a three-run bomb to give ETSU Neutral...... 0-0 the lead. The Bucs won game one of the doubleheader 7-6. In the rubber match, after a stellar six SoCon Record...... n/a innings of work by Nathanial Tate, the Bucs held a 4-0 lead over the Bears. After a three-run home SoCon Finish...... n/a run in the seventh and four more in the eighth, Mercer got a come-from-behind win of their own, BALLPARK INFORMATION taking the third game, 8-4. Name...... Thomas Stadium (“The Thom”) Year Opened...... 2012 SERIES HISTORY UNCG leads the series against ETSU, 32-18. The Blue and Gold are 4-6 against the Spartans under ETSU Record at Thomas...... 166-109 Coach Pennucci. Location...... Corner of State of Franklin Rd. & Univ. Pkwy. Capacity...... 1,000 CADY LEADS THE CONTINGENT Surface...... Turf (including the mound as of Jan. 2019) Ethan Cady leads the team with a .305 batting average and a .408 on-base percentage. He has Dimensions...... LF- 330, LC-370, CF-400, RC-370, RF-330 39 hits this season with 21 of them going for extra bases. Cady is second on the team with 10 COACHING STAFF multiple-hit games and has eight multi-RBI games. Against Virginia Tech, his 26-game on-base Head Coach...... Joe Pennucci streak to start the season ended as the Soddy Daisy native went 0-5. Alma Mater, Year...... Northern Colorado, 2002 LYLE'S HOT CORNER Overall Record...... 93-69, 4th season ETSU's senior third basemen, Jake Lyle got off to a slow start this season, but has played a big role Record at ETSU...... Same recently. The senior third basemen is hitting .212 this year with seven doubles and four HR. Pitching Coach...... Jamie Pinzino (Tufts ‘98) Hitting Coach/ Recruiting...... Ross Oeder (Wright State ‘08) KIRBY ON THE BUMP Volunteer Assistant...... Daniel Sweeney (ETSU ‘19) ETSU right-handed pitcher from Upland, Calf., Zach Kirby made his first start of the season last Tuesday. He has thrown 15.1 innings in 10 appearances this season and holds a 2.93 ERA. He's Trainer...... Yoshihiro “Yoshi” Kojima, ATC struck out 11 and allowed 16 hits and five runs, all earned. Last season, Kirby was a weekend SPORTS INFORMATION starter for ETSU and in four starts, he held a 2-1 record with a 4.26 ERA. He struck out 19 batters, Baseball Contact...... David Czarlinsky allowed nine earned runs and 21 hits in 19 innings of work. Email...... [email protected] Office...... (423) 439-8212 LAY IT DOWN! Cell (Preferred)...... (704) 621-3268 ETSU has successfully laid down 31 sacrifice bunts which is second in the SoCon and 14th in Divi- Director of Communications...... Kevin Brown sion I. Markell Graham and Sean Kearney lead the team with five, while nine other Bucs have at Office Phone...... (423) 439-4220 least one successful sacrifice bunt. E-Mail...... [email protected] Website...... ETSUBucs.com/baseball Facebook...... ETSU Baseball / ETSU Buccaneer Athletics Instagram/Twitter...... @ETSU_Baseball / @ETSUAthletics

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM NOTES (continued)

STUART'S SUCCESS Colby Stuart, ETSU's game two starter is coming off of four wins in five starts with four quality starts. In his last five outings, he has allowed eight earned runs, 26 hits and struck out 30 in 35 innings of work. Prior to the last four starts, his ERA sat at 4.05, but he has moved it close to three at 3.03.

THE TATE TRAIN Tate has worked his way into the starting rotation this season. Tate is 3-3 with his three wins coming in three of his last six outings. All three of the wins have been quality starts for the Manches- ter native. He allowed one earned run or less in each of the first three SoCon series and pitched INSIDE THE at least six innings. Tate struck out a career-high 11 batters the rubber match against VMI to earn his first career Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week accolade. He earned his second straight NUMBERS SoCon weekly accolade after his performance against the Samford Bulldogs at the end of match. Tate has recorded 61 strikeouts this season, which is second on the team in 49 innings of work and allowed 23 earned runs. ETSU's pitching staff has a 4.46 earned run average this ACTION FOR ACOSTA season. It's the best in league Joseph Acosta has been nearly perfect out of the bullpen this season for Coach Pennucci. Acosta and top-75 in the nation. entered The Citadel series with a 0.00 ERA and had allowed just one unearned run. He allowed 4.46 The Citadel to plate two with him on the mound, moving his ERA to 1.23, which still leads the team. He has two saves, 14.2 IP, 13 strikeouts and has allowed eight walks. He is holding opposing Four is the magic number. When ETSU’s hitters to a .214 ERA. opponent scores 4+ runs, the Bucs are 2-13. When they score 3 or fewer, ETSU KING OF THE LINEUP is 14-2. Sophomore infielder, Ashton King, has played a big part in the top of the lineup this season. King 4 is third on the team with a .291 average, 29 RBI and a .456 slugging percentage. He has walked 16 The Bucs’ pitching staff had allowed times and has 18 extra-base knocks this season (14 doubles). The middle infielder is also second five runs or less in each of their first on the team with eight multi-RBI games and has nine two-hit games and four three-hit games. seven games for the first time since before 1982. ALL ABOUT THE BEAM *ETSU does not have single game David Beam started this season off with a 14-game hitting streak which ended in the series finale 5 against North Carolina Central. Beam is fifth on the squad hitting .243 with three HR and seven records prior to the ‘83 season. doubles. He leads the team with 23 walks and reached the 100-career hit mark earlier this season. Jake Lyle has become the second As Coach Pennucci has changed up the lineup throughout the season, Beam has hit in the top- Buccanneer in the Pennucci era with two spots in 13 games this season and has also hit in the 4-7 spots as well. This season he has hit double-digit stolen bases. He has 10 in six of the nine places to start the game, the most among any Buccaneer. 10 entering the weekend. THE ACE. In his freshman year campaign, Hunter Loyd struggled on the mound as the Knoxville native had ETSU's bullpen has 10 saves this season a team-high 14.54 ERA in 4.1 innings of work. In 2020 he struck out five batters, walked seven which leads the SoCon. Matthew Bol- and his opponents hit .333 at the plate. Loyd began the 2021 season in prime fashion, beginning lenbacher leads the team with five and the season with a 4-0 record. Recently, ETSU has lost each of his last five starts and he allowed a Seth Chavez has four. career worst eight earned runs in his last start at Mercer. 11 • UNCA: 7 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 7 K 0 BB ETSU's 31 sacrifice bunts this season is • NC Central: 6 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 8 K, 1 BB 14th in Division I and is second in the • VMI: 7 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 3 BB league. BOLLENBACHER OUT OF THE ‘PEN Bollenbacher leads the team out of the 'pen with a 2.21 ERA. In 10 appearances, he has allowed 31 five runs in 20.1 innings of work. The redshirt-sophomore has struck out 15 and has given up thre walks. 120 of ETSU’s 305 hits (39.3%) have gone for extra bases. The Bucs have EXTRA-BASE HITS hit 73 doubles, one triple and 43 home In ETSU's 35 games, the Bucs have recorded an extra-base hit in 33 contests. The Bucs did not record runs. a double, triple or homer in the series opener against UNCG or WCU and the Bucs' home contest vs. 39 Virginia Tech on April 6. The Bucs are fourth in the SoCon with 70 doubles and 46th in the nation. The Blue and Gold have just one triple which came in the season opner.

HITS, HITS, HITS! In 34 of ETSU’s 35 games this season, both teams have recorded four or more hits. When allowing 10 hits, ETSU is 0-10, while the team is 17-8 when giving up nine or less. The Bucs are 15-9 when tallying seven or more hits.

THREE WINNING SEASONS? After recording winning seasons each in 2017, ‘18 and ‘19, the Bucs secured three winning seasons in a row for the first time since the 1981-83 seasons. In those years, ETSU went 44-17, 34-19 and 20-18, respectively. In 2017, ETSU finished 30-29 and in 2018 began the Joe Pennucci era with a 28-25 mark. Last season, ETSU had a 12-3 record before the season was cut short due to COVID-19. GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com NOTES (continued)

KNACK UPDATE Former ETSU ace and single-game strikeout program record holder, Landon Knack was drafted 60th overall in the second round of the 2020 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Knack saw his first action in the big leauges on Wednesday, March 3 in LAD’s fourth spring training game. Knack faced five batters, struck out the first two and gave up two runs.

COVERING THE MAP ETSU Head Coach Joe Pennucci jokingly told the media that he would “travel to Pluto” to get the right player for his team. Staying in North America, Pennucci added players from 11 states/districts/provinces for this season’s roster.

ETSU roster breakdown by state: TN - 21 AZ - 1 GA - 7 NC - 7 NJ -3 AL - 1 CA - 1 IN - 1 FL - 1

NOT SO CLOSE TO HOME A number of players calling Johnson City home this spring come from all across the nation, including two from over 2,000 miles away and seven others from at least 500 miles.

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM 2021 ROSTERS

NUMBERICAL ALPHABETICAL # Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) # Name Pos. Cl. 1 Markell Graham OF R/R 5-8 175 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) 14 Joe Acosta RHP Jr. 2 Nathanial Tate RHP R/R 6-1 172 Jr. Manchester, Tenn. (Coffee County Central HS) 40 Ben Aird RHP Jr. 4 Drew Haynie IF R/R 6-1 195 Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Walters State CC) 13 David Beam OF Sr. 5 Justin Hanvey INF R/R 6-0 176 Jr. Purcellville, Va. (Florence Darlington) Adam Birkholz LHP Fr. 6 Brantley Cutler OF L/L 6-1 198 R-So. Washington, N.C. (M.D. - Eastern Shore) 17 JL Bland C Sr. 7 Hunter Loyd RHP R/R 6-0 192 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Christian Academy of Knox.) 25 Matt Bollenbacher RHP R-So. 8 Chris LoCurto OF R/R 6-2 170 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Dominion Christian) 24 Ethan Cady OF R-Sr. 9 Jake Lyle IF R/R 5-9 175 R-Sr. Spring Hill, Tenn. (Volunteer State CC) 19 Seth Chavez RHP Jr. 10 Ashton King IF R/R 6-0 165 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) 45 Jack Collins RHP Sr. 11 Matthew Mercer LHP L/L 6-0 195 Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Chattanooga Christian) 36 Cambell Conard C Fr. 13 David Beam OF R/L 5-9 170 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS) Alex Coulter C Jr. 14 Joseph Acosta RHP R/R 6-2 185 Jr. Vineland, NJ (Vineland HS) 6 Brantley Cutler OF R-So. 15 Walker Joyce RHP R/R 6-0 180 R-Jr. Mooresville, NC (Rockingham CC) 18 Alec Ducasse INF Fr 16 Noah Webb C R/R 5-10 185 So. Kodak, Tenn. (Sevier County HS) 23 Reese Farmer OF R-Sr. 17 John Louis Bland UTL R/L 6-0 200 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Walters State CC) 1 Markell Graham OF Jr. 18 Alec Ducasse INF S/R 5-8 160 Fr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Charles W. Flanagan HS) 42 Jackson Green Util Fr. 19 Seth Chavez RHP R/R 6-2 200 Jr. Pinetop, Ariz. (Eastern Arizona CC) 5 Justin Hanvey INF Jr. 20 Sean Kearney IF R/R 5-11 190 Sr. Powell, Tenn. (Knoxville Catholic HS) 4 Drew Haynie INF Sr. 22 Bubba Hubbard RHP R/R 6-5 235 Sr. Morristown, Tenn. (Walters State CC) 28 Bryce Hodge INF Jr, 23 Reese Farmer IF R/R 6-1 180 R-Sr. Winterville, NC (Pitt CC) 22 Bubba Hubbard RHP Sr. 24 Ethan Cady OF/1B L/L 6-2 195 R-Sr. Soddy Daisy, Tenn. (Columbia State CC) 44 Ben Jackson OF R-Jr. 25 Matthew Bollenbacher RHP R/R 6-2 211 R-So. Powder Springs, Ga (Harrison HS) 29 Brady Jones RHP Jr. 26 Landon Smiddy RHP R/R 5-11 206 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) 15 Walker Joyce RHP R-Jr. 27 Kyle Richardson C R/R 5-9 205 Jr. Zionsville, Ind. (Zionsville Community HS) 20 Sean Kearney INF Sr. 28 Bryce Hodge INF R/R 6-2 210 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Walters State CC) 10 Ashton King INF So. 29 Brady Jones RHP R/R 6-2 208 Jr. Woodstock, Ga. (Georgia Southern) 31 Zach Kirby RHP Jr. 30 Colby Stuart LHP L/L 6-7 220 Jr. Elon, NC (Western Alamance HS) 39 Owen Kovacs RHP So. 31 Zach Kirby RHP R/R 6-2 215 Jr. Upland, Calif. (Damien HS) 8 Chris LoCurto OF Fr. 32 Brycen Turcotte LHP L/L 5-10 155 Fr. Johnson City, Tenn. (Bandys HS) 7 Hunter Loyd RHP So. 33 Jackson McDavid RHP R/P 6-3 195 Fr. Kingsport, Tenn. (Dobyns-Bennett HS) 9 Jake Lyle INF R-Sr. 34 Daulton Montagna LHP L/L 5-9 175 Jr. Pennsville, NJ (Pennsville Memorial HS) Jake Madole OF Gr. 35 Jack Ryan Wingler INF R/R 6-0 180 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. (Mount Paran Christian School) 33 Jackson McDavid RHP Fr. 36 Cambell Conard C S/R 6-0 200 Fr. Horse Shoe, N.C. (T.C. Roberson HS) 11 Matthew Mercer LHP Sr. 37 Brandon Wallace RHP R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Southeast Guilford HS) 34 Daulton Montagna LHP Jr. 38 Walker Trusley RHP R/R 6-2 190 Fr. Powell, Tenn. (Powell High School) 27 Kyle Richardson C Jr. 39 Owen Kovacs RHP R/R 6-3 180 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS) Britten Robinson INF Fr. 40 Benjamin Aird RHP R/R 6-4 235 Jr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Columbia State CC) 43 Tucker Rogers RHP Sr. 41 Hunter Townsend RHP R/R 6-2 185 Gr. Gallatin, Tenn. (University of Charleston (WV)) 26 Landon Smiddy RHP So. 42 Jackson Green UTL L/R 6-0 210 Fr. Blackwood, N.J. (Haddon Township HS) 30 Colby Stuart LHP Jr. 43 Tucker Rogers RHP R/R 6-2 215 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Louisburg College) 2 Nathanial Tate RHP Jr. 44 Ben Jackson C/OF R/R 5-8 190 R-Jr. Guyton, Ga. (Savannah Christian Prep) 41 Hunter Townsend RHP Gr. 45 Jack Collins RHP R/R 6-1 192 Sr. Decatur, Ala. (Walters State CC) 38 Walker Trusley RHP Fr. Alex Coulter C R/R 6-0 185 Jr. Ringgold, Ga. (Cleveland State CC) 32 Brycen Turcotte LHP Fr. Adam Birkholz LHP R/L 5-11 183 Fr. Johnson City, Tenn. (Farragut HS) 37 Brandon Wallace RHP Fr. Jake Madole UTL R/R 6-1 215 Gr. Hampstead, N.C. (UNC Asheville) 16 Noah Webb C So. Britten Robinson INF R/R 5-6 175 Fr. Berea, Ky. (Madison Southern HS) 35 Jack Ryan Wingler INF Fr. COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Joe Pennucci 4th Season (Northern Colorado, 2002) Pitching Coach: Jamie Pinzino 1st Season (Tufts, 1998) Hitting Coach: Ross Oeder 4th Season (Wright State, 2008) Volunteer Asst: Daniel Sweeney 2nd Season (ETSU, 2019) GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com HEAD COACH JOE PENNUCCI

JOE PENNUCCI Fourth Season RECORD AT ETSU: 93-69 HOME RECORD AT ETSU: 57-28 ROAD RECORD AT ETSU: 32-35 OVERALL RECORD: 93-69

On July 10, 2017, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that former Stony Brook associate head coach Joe Pennucci has been named the new head coach of the Buccaneers’ baseball ALL TIME ETSU BASEBALL HEAD COACHES program. NAME YEARS RECORD Through three seasons at the helm, Pennucci owns a 74-49 record. The Bucs had a 12-3 record in 2020 Gene McMurray 1933-1936 21-6 before the season was haulted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the Bucs set a new program Jim Mooney 1946-1965 133-144 record with seven home runs in a game, defeated Clemson and starting pitcher, Landon Knack set the Joe Shipley 1966-1976 89-153 program record with 16 strikeouts in a game. In 2019, Pennucci’s squad finished with a 34-21 record, marking the best record for the program since 2011. Furthermore, the 2019 team set new a Thomas Charley Lodes 1977-1983 193-113 Stadium record with a 22-9 home record — among the best home records in the nation. Harold Stout 1984-1987 65-125 Since coming to Johnson City, Pennucci has defeated Tennessee three times and Clemson once for four Lee Morrow 1988-1989 10-21 Power-5 wnis. Ken Campbell 1990-1998 223-249 Tony Skole 1999-2017 471-538 Pennucci previously served as recruiting coordinator at Stony Brook in 2017 and helped guide the program to multiple NCAA Regionals over the last 12 seasons – including a trip to the College World Joe Pennucci 2018-Pres. 93-69 Series in 2012. *Results unavailable from 1937-1941, 1946 Following a 28-25 record in his first season, the skipper brought national prominence to the Bucs in ** No team from 1942-1945 due to World War II year two. On March 25, ETSU received six votes for the USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Poll and remained among the voted teams for two weeks after jumping to a 22-6 record halfway through the campaign. Furthermore, Pennucci helped ETSU cap its third straight winning season in 2019 for the first time since ETSU completed winning seasons 1981-83. Under Pennucci’s watch, the ETSU pitching staff had the 11th lowest ERA in the nation at 3.48 — led by senior ace Micah Kaczor at 2.13 to rank second in the Southern Conference. Kaczor ranks second in ETSU history for single season ERA and third in career ERA (3.42). The current career ERA is upcoming senior Landon Knack at 2.60, who Pennucci signed for 2019 out of Walters State Community College. PENNUCCI VS THE FIELD In that 2019 season, Pennucci swept three straight opponents for the first time in ETSU history, opening Appalachian State 1-1 Radford 3-1 the season with three-game sweeps over Iona, Wagner and LIU-Brooklyn. ETSU also won its first seven Clemson 1-1 Rider 2-1 series with a 19-2 record in that span, taking two of three from Georgia State in Atlanta and George- Eastern Kentucky 3-2 Samford 4-5 town in Johnson City while sweeping both NJIT and SoCon rival Western Carolina at home. FGCU 1-2 Tennessee 3-4 Furman 5-3 The Citadel 5-4 Among his marquee wins that season, Pennucci and the Bucs defeated No. 23 Tennessee at Knoxville in Georgetown 2-1 Toledo 3-0 a 6-5 thriller. The win marked ETSU’s first victory over a ranked opponent since 2014 while also giving Georgia State 5-1 Tulane 1-2 the Bucs their third straight victory over Tennessee when playing in Knoxville. Iona 3-0 UNC Asheville 6-0 LIU Brooklyn 3-0 UNC Greensboro 4-6 ETSU turned in a winning record in Pennucci’s debut year, finishing 28-25 overall with an 11-13 mark Marist 1-0 Vanderbilt 0-1 in conference play. Pennucci’s squad racked up over half its wins away from home, going 14-12 in true Marshall 1-0 Virginia Tech 0-5 road contest coupled with two neutral site wins. Mercer 1-9 VMI 5-4 Memphis 1-0 Wagner 4-0 The first-year skipper added signature victories to his resume last season, knocking off the Tennessee Middle Tenn. State 0-1 Western Carolina 7-2 Volunteers twice in Knoxville and defeating teams such as Tulane, Memphis, Marshall, UNCG, Samford NCCU 2-1 Wofford 3-7 and Florida Gulf Coast. The team also swept a key non-conference series against Winthrop, who won NJIT 3-0 William and Mary 1-2 the Big South regular season championship the previous season. Northern Kentucky 4-2 Winthrop 3-0 Ohio 1-0 Under Pennucci’s watch, a plethora of individual records, milestone and league-leading marks were set last season. Among those accolades, senior Chris Cook finished among the conference leaders with a .364 batting average and broke the ETSU all-time hits record in his second to last career game. Cook finished the season on a 12-game hitting streak, passing the record of 307 set by Paul Hoilman in 2011 to finish with 310...79 of which came this past season. In his two seasons, ETSU has had five first team all-conference selections, two second team selections, one all-tournament selection and four all-freshmen. GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM 2021 DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Date Opponent Result INN. W-L SOCON ETSU DECISION ETSU SAVE ATT. Time F 19 vs. Northern Kentucky W 10-3 9 1-0 -- W, H. Loyd (1-0) S. Chavez (1) 308 2:45 F 20 vs. Northern Kentucky W 4-3 9 2-0 -- W, L. Smiddy (1-0)_ 216 2:25 F 20 vs. Northern Kentucky 2-3 L 9 2-1 -- L, H. Townsend (0-1) 250 2:37 F 23 vs. App State 4-5 L 9 2-2 -- L, M. Mercer (0-1) 308 3:25 F 26 vs. UNC Asheville W 9-1 9 3-2 -- W, H. Loyd (1-0) 218 2:40 F 27 vs. UNC Asheville W 6-3 9 4-2 -- W, Z. Kirby (1-0) S. Chavez (2) 171 2:40 F 27 vs. UNC Asheville W 6-2 9 5-2 -- W, B. Jones (1-0) 189 3:20 M 2 at No. 30 Clemson 3-7 L 9 5-3 -- L. D. Montagna (0-1) 1280 3:15 M 5 vs. Eastern Kentucky W 7-6 9 6-3 -- W, W.Joyce (1-0) J. Acosta (1) 137 3:00 M 6 vs. Eastern Kentucky W 3-2 (10) 7-3 -- W, Bollenbacher (1-0) 308 2:50 M 6 vs. Eastern Kentucky 7-9 L 9 7-4 -- L, N. Tate (0-1) 308 3:27 M 9 vs. Radford W 8-4 9 8-4 -- W, T. Rogers (1-0) 119 2:27 M 12 at NC Central W 14-3 9 9-4 -- W, H. Loyd (3-0) 80 3:12 M 13 at NC Central W 5-1 9 10-4 -- W, C. Stuart (1-0) S. Chavez (3) 95 2:59 M 13 at NC Central 2-3 L 7 10-5 -- L, N Tate (0-2) 90 2:26 M 16 at Tennessee 6-9 L 10 10-6 -- L, M. Mercer (0-2) 1094 3:45 M 19 vs VMI* W 4-0 9 11-6 1-0 W, H. Loyd (4-0) S. Chavez (4) 217 2:28 M 20 vs VMI* 3-6 L 9 11-7 1-1 L, L. Smiddy (1-1) 219 3:17 M 20 vs VMI* W 7-2 9 12-7 2-1 W, N. Tate (1-2) 227 3:10 M 26 at Samford* 3-7 L 9 12-8 2-2 L, S. Chavez (0-1) 233 3:11 M 27 at Samford* 2-10 L 9 12-9 2-3 L, C. Stuart (1-1) 233 2:52 M 27 at Samford* W 5-1 9 13-9 3-3 W, N. Tate (2-2) M. Bollenbacher (1) 218 2:33 M 30 at Radford 5-9 L 9 13-10 3-3 L, D. Montagna (0-2) 78 3:17 A 2 at UNCG* 2-9 L 9 13-11 3-4 L, H Loyd (4-1) 185 2:53 A 3 at UNCG* W 4-1 9 14-11 4-4 W, C. Stuart (2-1) J. Acosta (2) 225 2:34 A 3 at UNCG* W 6-3 9 15-11 5-4 W, N. Tate (3-2) M. Bollenbacher (2) 215 3:00 A 6 vs. Virginia Tech 5-15 L 9 15-12 5-4 L, W. Trusley (0-1) 767 3:25 A 10 vs. Wofford* 2-3 L 10 15-13 5-5 L, J. Acosta (0-1) 172 3:00 A 11 vs. Wofford* W 7-4 9 16-13 6-5 W, C. Stuart (3-1) M. Bollenbacher (3) 187 2:25 A 11 vs. Wofford* 9-11 L 9 16-14 6-6 L, N. Tate (3-3) 117 3:52 A 16 at The Citadel 4-5 L 9 16-15 6-7 L, H. Loyd (4-2) 229 2:50 A 17 at The Citadel W 7-2 9 17-15 7-7 W. C. Stuart (4-1) M. Bollenbacher (4) - 2:58 A 17 at The Citadel 4-6 L 9 17-16 7-8 L, J. Acosta (0-1) 373 2:30 A 23 vs. Western Carolina* 0-3 L 9 17-17 7-9 L, H. Loyd (4-3) 113 2:17 A 24 vs. Western Carolina* W 7-1 9 18-17 8-9 W, C. Stuart (5-1) 197 2:50 A 27 at Virginia Tech 0-12 L 9 18-18 8-9 L, Z. Kirby (1-1) 1,000 3:10 A 30 at Mercer* 8-13 L 9 18-19 8-10 L, H. Loyd (4-4) 634 3:04 M 1 at Mercer* W 7-6 9 19-19 9-10 W, Z. Kirby (2-1) M. Bollenbacher (5) 574 2:42 M 1 at Mercer* 4-8 L 9 19-20 9-11 L, S. Chavez (0-2) 525 3:30 M 7 vs UNCG* 5:00 PM M 8 vs UNCG* 1:00 PM* M 8 vs UNCG* AFTER GAME 1* M 11 at App State TBA M 14 at VMI* TBA M 15 at VMI* TBA M 15 at VMI* AFTER GAME 1* M 20 vs. Samford* 5:00 PM M 21 vs. Samford* 1:00 PM* M 21 vs. Samford* AFTER GAME 1* M 27-29 at Socon Tournament Greenville, S.C. TBD

*Southern Conference game *Double header Home games listed in BOLD All listed game times are Eastern and subject to change

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com INSIDE THE SCHEDULE

COMEBACK WINS WALKOFF WINS DATE OPPONENT LARGEST DEFICIT FINAL DATE OPPONENT PLAYER PLAY INN. FINAL 2/20 NKU 2-0, 5th inn. 3-2 2/20 NKU HODGE WP 9 3-2 2/27 UNCA (1) 1-0, 1st inn. 6-3 3/6 EKU HODGE BB 10 3-2 2/27 UNCA (2) 1-0, 1st inn. 6-2 3/5 EKU 5-3, 6th inn. 7-6 3/6 EKU (1) 2-0, 6th inn. 3-2 4/3 UNCG (2) 3-0, 3rd inn. 6-3 5/1 Mercer (1) 5-4, 9th inn. 7-6

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM INSIDE THE SOCON

2021 STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT STK W-L PCT H A N STK THIS WEEKEND LAST WEEKEND RED Wofford 14-7 0.667 W2 26-16 0.619 16-5 10-11 0-0 W2 vs The Citadel vs Samford (2-1) Mercer 12-6 0.667 W1 26-17 0.605 17-7 9-10 0-0 W1 at WCU vs ETSU (2-1) Western Carolina 10-6 0.625 W1 22-14 0.611 15-4 7-10 0-0 W1 vs Mercer at UNCG (1-2) The Citadel 3-17 0.150 L7 11-28 0.282 10-17 1-11 0-0 L9 at Wofford vs VMI (0-3) BLUE Samford 14-7 0.667 L2 24-19 0.558 16-5 7-14 1-0 L2 at VMI at Wofford (1-2) ETSU 9-11 0.450 L1 19-20 0.487 12-8 7-12 0-0 L1 vs UNCG at Mercer (1-2) VMI 9-12 0.429 W3 13-24 0.351 8-11 5-13 0-0 W3 vs Samford at The Citadel (3-0) UNCG 8-13 0.381 L1 22-20 0.524 11-8 11-12 0-0 L1 at ETSU vs WCU (2-1) PLAYERS & PITCHERS OF THE WEEK Week of... PLAYER PITCHER 2/17 Justice Bigbie (Western Carolina) Taylor Lobus (Mercer) 2/24 Sonny DiChiara (Samford) Zebby Matthews (Western Carolina) 3/2 Corey Rosier (UNCG) Jackson Kelly (Mercer) 3/9 Cole Simpson (The Citadel) Garret Delano (Mercer) 3/16 Brandon Michie (Mercer) Nathanial Tate (ETSU) 3/23 Bill Knight (Mercer) Nathanial Tate (ETSU) 3/30 Colin Davis (Wofford) Jesse McCord (Samford) 4/6 Justin Starke (VMI) Zebby Matthews (Western Carolina) 4/13 Justin Starke (VMI) Elliot Carney (Wofford) 4/20 Angelo DiSpigna (Mercer) Zebby Matthews (Western Carolina) 4/27 Garett Delano (Mercer) Zach Franklin (Western Carolina) 5/4 5/11 5/18 ETSU IN THE SOCON ETSU IN THE NATION (TOP 50) Stat Number Rank Stat Number Rank Batting Average .238 8th Doubles/Game 1.95 48th Slugging Percentage .399 4th Hit Batters 52 44th On Base Percentage .339 8th Sacrifice Bunts 31 14th Runs 199 7th Doubles 76 4th Triples 1 8th Home Runs 43 2nd Walks 173 6th Sacrifice Bunts 31 2nd Strikeouts 355 2nd Stolen Bases 34 8th ERA 4.46 1st Opp. Batting Average .256 2nd Batters Struck Out 343 4th Saves 11 1st Runs Allowed 197 1st Home Runs Allowed 29 1st Fielding percentage .970 4th GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com THE LAST TIME...

THE LAST TIME ETSU... THE LAST TIME A BUC... Won five or more consecutive games...... Feb 23- March 8, 2020 (8) Led off game w/ home run...... Ashton King at Mercer (April 30, 2021) Won five or more consecutive home games...... Feb. 23- March 8, 2020 (7) Hit two home runs...... Ethan Cady at NCCU (March 12, 2021) Won five or more consecutive conference games...... April 29-May 8, 2016 (6) Hit three home runs...... Dylan Pratt vs. USC Upstate (April 14, 2012) Won five or more consecutive road games...... March 2 - 16, 2011 (6) Won a walkoff that wasn’t a hit.. Bryce Hodge, vs EKU (March 6, 2021) Lost five or more consecutive games...... April 29- May 6, 2017 Had a walk off hit...... Kyle Richardson vs. Toledo (Feb. 16, 2020) Lost five or more consecutive conference games...... April 19- May 5, 2019 (7) Had a walk-off HR...... Kyle Richardson vs. Toledo (Feb. 16, 2020) Won When Being Out-Hit...... March 6, 2021 vs EKU (9/4) Hit for the cycle...... Bo Reeder vs. Campbell (March 21, 2009) Scored 10 or more runs in three consecutive games Homered in consecutive games...... April 27-29 vs. Western Carolina (3 games) ...... Bryce Hodge and Jackson Green at MER (April 30/May1, 2021) Scored 15 or more runs in a game...... March 1, 2020 vs. GSU (18) Homered in three straight games...... Scored 20 or more runs in a game...... March 13, 2013 at Asheville (20) ...... Ethan Cady, vs RAD, at NCCU (March 8, 12 & 13, 2021) Scored 25 or more runs in a game...... May 2, 2008 vs. Mary. Eastern Shore (29) Scored four runs ...... Noah Hill vs. Iona (Feb. 16, 2019) Allowed 10 or more runs in a game...... April 30, 2021, at Mercer (13) Scored five or more runs...... Jeremy Taylor vs. VMI (April 29, 2016) (5) Allowed 20 or more runs in a game...... April 21, 2018, at Tulane (21) Had four hits ...... Jake Lyle at Radford (March 30, 2021) Was shut out...... April 23, 2021 vs. WCU (L, 3-0) Had five or more hits...... Hunter Parker vs Oakland (Feb. 22, 2017) Was shut out...... April 23, 2021 vs. WCU (L, 3-0) Three straight games with 3+ hits...... Jake Lyle at Furman (April 12-13, 2019) Was Shut out on the Road...... April 27, 2021 at VT (L, 12-0) Had three doubles in a game... Richardson vs Radford (March 9, 2021) Was shut out in consecutive games...... May 9-10, 2014 (0-14, 0-8 at FGCU) Had four RBIs in a game ...... Ethan Cady vs NCCU (March 13, 2021) Shut out an opponent ...... March 19, 2021, vs VMI (4-0) Had five RBIs in a game...... Ethan Cady vs NCCU (March 13, 2021) Shut out consecutive opponents...... March 2-3, 2007 vs. (Kent State & Temple) Had six RBIs in a game ...... Ethan Cady vs NCCU (March 13, 2021) Shut out three straight opponents.....1992 (Knoxville College 10-0, 15-0 & App Had seven RBIs in a game...... Trey York, at EKU (4/20/16) St. 1-0) Stole four bases in a game...... Jeremy Taylor vs. Appalachian State (4/29/15) Swept a three-game series ...... Feb. 26-27, 2021 vs UNCA Walked three times in a game....Ethan Cady vs NCCU (March 13, 2021) Swept back-to-back three-game series...... 2019 (NJIT and Western Carolina) Walked four or more times in a game.....Dylan Pratt vs. Mercer (April 22, 2012) Swept three straight three-game series.... 2019 (Iona, Wagner & LIU-Brookyln) Struck out 10 or more in a game...... Swept a three-game conference series ...... May 10-12, 2019 at The Citadel ...... Nathanial Tate vs VMI (Mar. 20, 2020) [11] Swept consecutive conference series...... 2016 (VMI, Samford) Pitched a nine-inning complete game...... Swept a three-game home series ...... Feb. 26-27, 2021 vs UNCA ...... Micah Kaczor at The Citadel (May 10, 2019) Swept a three-game road series...... May 10-12, 2019 at The Citadel Pitched a shutout ...... Micah Kaczor at The Citadel (May 10, 2019) Swept a three-game home conference series...... March 22-24 vs. WCU Pitched Back-to-Back Shutouts...... Swept a three-game road conference series...... May 10-12, 2019 at The Citadel ...... Kerry Doane vs. Marist and Rhode Island (March 1 & 10, 2013) Was swept in a three-game series...... March 29-31, 2018 (vs. Mercer) Struck out four batters in an inning...... Was swept in a three-game home series...... March 29-31, 2018 (vs. Mercer) ...... Landon Smiddy at RAD (March 30, 2021) Was swept in a conference home series ...... March 29-31, 2018 (vs. Mercer) Was swept in a road conference series ...... April 21-22, 2017 (at Furman) Walk-off Win...... March 6, 2021, vs EKU Walk-off Loss...... March 16, 2021 (at #10 Tennessee) Hit four or more home runs in a game . Aprill 11, 2021 (vs. Wofford) [4] Homered in five or more consecutive games...... March 22 - 27, 2019 (5) Hit back-to-back home runs in a game ...... April 11, 2021, vs Wofford (Jake Lyle and Bryce Hodge) 15 or more hits in a game ...... March 1, 2020 vs Georgia State (18) 20 or more hits in a game...... April 29, 2016, vs. VMI (21) 10 or more hits in five straight games...... March 4-March 10, 2017 (5) Hit a grand slam ...... David Beam vs Wagner (March 7, 2020) Thomas Stadium Firsts First pitch...... John Long vs. EKU (2/17/12) First strike...... John Long vs. EKU (2/17/12) First RBI...... Zach Waters vs. EKU (2/17/12) First run...... Dylan Pratt vs. EKU (2/17/12) First home run...... Matthew Scruggs vs. EKU (2/17/12) First win...... John Long vs. EKU (2/17/12) First grand slam...... Dylan Pratt vs. Mercer (4/22/12) GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM HOME RUN DATA

Player No. Gm# Date Opponent On Base Inning Outs Count Score Final Ashton King* 1 1 2/20 Northern Kentucky 0 8 0 3-1 6-3 W, 10-3 Jake Lyle 2 1 2/20 Northern Kentucky 2 8 1 2-2 7-3 W, 10-3 Ashton King 3 2 2/21 Northern Kentucky 0 6 1 3-1 0-2 W, 3-2 Drew Haynie* 4 2 2/21 Northern Kentucky 0 7 0 1-0 1-2 W, 3-2 Kyle Richardson 5 4 2/23 App State 0 4 2 0-0 0-1 L, 4-5 Drew Haynie* 6 4 2/23 App State 0 5 0 1-2 2-1 L, 4-5 Jake Lyle 7 4 2/23 App State 1 5 1 1-2 2-1 L, 4-5 Ethan Cady* 8 5 2/26 UNC Asheville 0 4 0 1-0 1-1 W, 9-1 David Beam 9 5 2/26 UNC Asheville 1 5 1 0-2 3-1 W, 9-1 Markell Graham*** 10 6 2/27 UNC Asheville 1 8 2 2-0 4-3 W, 6-3 Kyle Richardson 11 7 2/27 UNC Asheville 1 5 1 2-2 1-1 W, 6-2 Bryce Hodge*** 12 7 2/27 UNC Asheville 1 8 1 1-2 4-2 W, 6-2 Ethan Cady 13 8 3/2 Clemson 1 5 2 1-2 3-1 L, 3-7 Ethan Cady 14 9 3/5 Eastern Kentucky 2 3 1 0-0 0-0 W, 7-6 Ashton King 15 10 3/6 Eastern Kentucky (1) 1 6 2 2-0 0-2 W, 3-2 (10) Ethan Cady 16 12 3/9 Radford 0 7 2 0-0 5-0 W, 6-0 Ethan Cady 17 13 3/12 North Carolina Central 2 5 1 1-1 3-0 W, 14-3 Ethan Cady 18 13 3/12 North Carolina Central 2 6 1 1-1 9-0 W, 14-3 Ethan Cady 19 14 3/13 North Carolina Central 1 1 1 2-2 0-0 W, 5-1 Ethan Cady 20 16 3/16 #10 Tennessee 0 5 2 3-2 3-2 L, 6-9 (10) Sean Kearney 21 17 3/19 VMI 2 6 2 1-0 1-0 W, 4-0 Noah Webb*** 22 21 3/26 Samford 1 5 0 2-2 0-4 L, 2-10 Ethan Cady 23 22 3/27 Samford 1 6 0 1-0 1-0 W, 5-1 Ethan Cady* 24 23 3/30 Radford 0 5 0 1-2 3-6 L, 5-9 Kyle Richardson* 25 23 3/30 Radford 0 5 0 2-2 4-6 L, 5-9 Noah Webb* 26 29 4/11 Wofford 0 3 0 1-0 2-2 W, 7-4 Bryce Hodge 27 29 4/11 Wofford 0 3 2 2-2 3-2 W, 7-4 Justin Hanvey*** 28 29 4/11 Wofford 0 3 2 0-0 4-2 W, 7-4 Jake Lyle 29 29 4/11 Wofford 1 8 2 0-0 5-4 W, 7-4 Noah Webb 30 30 4/11 Wofford 0 1 2 0-0 0-0 L, 9-11 David Beam 31 30 4/11 Wofford 0 1 2 0-0 1-0 L, 9-11 Bryce Hodge 32 30 4/11 Wofford 2 5 0 0-0 3-11 L, 9-11 Jake Lyle* 33 30 4/11 Wofford 0 5 0 3-2 6-11 L, 9-11 Bryce Hodge 34 32 4/17 The Citadel 1 7 0 0-2 5-0 W, 7-2 David Beam 35 35 4/23 Western Carolina 1 1 0 2-0 0-0 W, 7-1 Noah Webb 36 35 4/23 Western Carolina 1 3 1 1-0 3-0 W, 7-1 Ashton King* 37 37 4/30 Mercer 0 1 0 2-0 0-0 L, 8-13 Bryce Hodge 38 37 4/30 Mercer 1 4 0 0-0 6-1 L, 8-13 Jackson Green*** 39 37 4/30 Mercer 0 7 1 0-1 4-9 L, 8-13 Ethan Cady* 40 38 5/1 Mercer 0 3 0 0-0 1-0 W, 7-6 Noah Webb 41 38 5/1 Mercer 0 3 1 1-2 2-0 W, 7-6 Jackson Green 42 38 5/1 Mercer 0 8 1 1-0 3-5 W, 7-6 Bryce Hodge 43 38 5/1 Mercer 2 9 0 2-1 4-5 W, 7-6

Total Home Runs - 43 Three-Run Home Runs - 7 Two-Out Home runs - 11 Solo Home Runs - 19 Grand Slams - 0 First Pitch Swinging - 10 Two-Run Home Runs - 13 Leading off an Inning - 10 Full Count Home runs - 2 * - Leading off an ining **- Down to ETSU’s last out *** - First Career Homer Bold - Walk-off

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com GAME-BY-GAME BATTING ORDER

Date Opponent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2/20 Northern Kentucky Lyle Beam Hodge Richardson Cady King Kearney Jackson Hanvey 2/21 Northern Kentucky (1) Lyle Beam Hodge Richardson Cady King Green Jackson Haynie 2/21 Northern Kentucky (2) Lyle Beam Hodge Cady Richardson King Bland Jackson Haynie 2/23 App State Lyle Beam Hodge Cady Richardson King Haynie Kearney Farmer 2/26 UNC Asheville Beam Cady Hodge Richardson King Haynie Lyle Bland Jackson 2/27 UNC Asheville (1) Beam Cady Hodge Richardson King Haynie Lyle Bland Graham 2/27 UNC Asheville (2) Beam Cady Hodge Richardson King Lyle Bland Hanvey Graham 3/2 Clemson Beam Cady Hodge King Lyle Bland Haynie Jackson Graham 3/5 Eastern Kentucky Beam Cady Hodge King Lyle Bland Haynie Webb Farmer 3/6 Eastern Kentucky (1) Beam Cady Hodge King Lyle Bland Haynie Graham Farmer 3/6 Eastern Kentucky (2) Beam Cady Hodge King Richardson Bland Lyle Webb Jackson 3/9 Radford Bland King Cady Hodge Richardson Beam Lyle Farmer Hanvey 3/12 North Carolina Central Bland King Cady Richardson Hodge Beam Lyle Hanvey Graham 3/13 NC Central (1) Bland King Cady Richardson Hodge Lyle Beam Hanvey Graham 3/13 NC Central (2) Bland King Cady Richardson Hodge Beam Lyle Hanvey Green 3/16 #10 Tennessee Bland King Cady Richardson Hodge Beam Lyle Kearney Jackson 3/19 VMI* Bland King Cady Richardson Beam Lyle Hanvey Farmer Kearney 3/20 VMI* (1) King Cady Richardson Beam Lyle Hanvey Jackson Webb Kearney 3/20 VMI* (2) King Cady Richardson Lyle Beam Hanvey Bland Jackson Webb 3/26 Samford* (1) King Cady Richardson Beam Lyle Hanvey Bland Kearney Farmer 3/26 Samford* (2) King Cady Richardson Beam Lyle Hanvey Webb Kearney Farmer 3/27 Samford* King Cady Richardson Beam Bland Webb Hanvey Lyle Jackson 3/30 Radford King Cady Richardson Webb Bland Lyle Hanvey Green Graham 4/2 UNCG* King Cady Richardson Beam Lyle Bland Hanvey Graham Green 4/3 UNCG* (1) King Cady Richardson Webb Beam Lyle Haynie Kearney Farmer 4/3 UNCG* (2) King Cady Richardson Webb Beam Lyle Haynie Kearney Farmer 4/6 Virginia Tech King Cady Richardson Webb Beam Lyle Haynie Kearney Jackson 4/10 Wofford* King Cady Richardson Webb Beam Lyle Hanvey Kearney Jackson 4/11 Wofford* (1) King Cady Webb Beam Kearney Hodge Hanvey Lyle Farmer 4/11 Wofford* (2) King Cady Webb Beam Kearney Hodge Lyle Richardson Farmer 4/16 The Citadel* King Cady Hodge Webb Beam Kearney Lyle Richardson Farmer 4/17 The Citadel* (1) King Beam Hodge Webb Kearney Bland Lyle Green Farmer 4/17 The Citadel* (2) King Beam Hodge Richardson Kearney Bland Lyle Green Farmer 4/23 Western Carolina* (1) King Beam Hodge Kearney Richardson Bland Lyle Green Jackson 4/23 Western Carolina* (2) King Beam Hodge Richardson Kearney Webb Green Lyle Graham 4/27 Virginia Tech King Beam Hodge Kearney Webb Lyle Green Hanvey Graham 4/30 Mercer* King Cady Hodge Richardson Beam Lyle Green Hanvey Graham 5/1 Mercer* (1) King Cady Hodge Webb Beam Green Lyle Bland Farmer 5/1 Mercer* (2) King Cady Hodge Webb Kearney Green Beam Lyle Farmer

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE LINEUP

Date Opponent P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH 2/20 Northern Kentucky Loyd Richardson Kearney Hanvey Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Hodge 2/21 Northern Kentucky (1) Stuart Richardson Hodge Haynie Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Green 2/21 Northern Kentucky (2) Townsend Bland Hodge Haynie Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Richardson 2/23 App State Tate Richardson Kearney Haynie Lyle King Farmer Beam Cady Hodge 2/26 UNC Asheville Loyd Richardson Hodge Haynie Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Bland 2/27 UNC Asheville (1) Stuart Bland Hodge Haynie Lyle King Beam Graham Cady Richardson 2/27 UNC Asheville (2) Townsend Richardson Hodge Hanvey Lyle King Beam Graham Cady Bland 3/2 Clemson Rogers Bland Hodge Haynie Lyle King Beam Jackson Graham Cady 3/5 Eastern Kentucky Loyd Bland Hodge Haynie Lyle King Farmer Beam Cady Webb 3/6 Eastern Kentucky (1) Stuart Bland Hodge Haynie Lyle King Farmer Graham Cady Beam 3/6 Eastern Kentucky (2) Tate Webb Hodge Bland Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Richardson 3/9 Radford Rogers Bland Hodge Hanvey Lyle King Beam Farmer Cady Richardson 3/12 North Carolina Central Loyd Bland Hodge Hanvey Lyle King Beam Graham Cady Richardson 3/13 NC Central (1) Stuart Bland Hodge Hanvey Lyle King Beam Graham Cady Richardson 3/13 NC Central (2) Tate Richardson Hodge Hanvey Lyle King Green Beam Cady Bland 3/16 #10 Tennessee Rogers Richardson Hodge Kearney Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Bland 3/19 VMI* Loyd Richardson Kearney Hanvey Lyle King Beam Farmer Cady Bland 3/20 VMI* (1) Stuart Webb Kearney Hanvey Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Richardson 3/20 VMI* (2) Tate Richardson Bland Hanvey Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Webb 3/26 Samford* (1) Loyd Richardson Kearney Hanvey Lyle King Beam Farmer Cady Bland 3/26 Samford* (1) Stuart Webb Kearney Hanvey Lyle King Beam Farmer Cady Richardson 3/27 Samford Tate Richardson Bland Hanvey Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Webb 3/30 Radford Trusley Webb Bland Hanvey Lyle King Beam Graham Cady Richardson 4/3 UNCG* Loyd Richardson Bland Hanvey Lyle King Beam Graham Cady Green 4/3 UNCG* (1) Stuart Webb Kearney Haynie Lyle King Beam Farmer Cady Richardson 4/4 UNCG* (2) Tate Richardson Kearney Haynie Lyle King Beam Farmer Cady Webb 4/6 Virginia Tech Trusley Richardson Kearney Haynie Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Webb 4/10 Wofford* Loyd Richardson Kearney Hanvey Lyle King Beam Jackson Cady Webb 4/11 Wofford* (1) Stuart Webb Kearney Hanvey Lyle King Beam Farmer Cady Hodge 4/11 Wofford* (2) Tate Richardson Hodge Kearney Lyle King Beam Farmer Cady Webb 4/16 The Citadel* Loyd Richardson Hodge Kearney Lyle King Beam Farmer Cady Webb 4/17 The Citadel* (1) Stuart Webb Hodge Kearney Lyle King Green Farmer Beam Bland 4/17 The Citadel* (2) Stuart Richardson Hodge Kearney Lyle King Green Farmer Beam Bland 4/23 Western Carolina* (1) Loyd Richardson Hodge Kearney Lyle King Green Jackson Beam Bland 4/23 Western Carolina* (2) Stuart Webb Hodge Kearney Lyle King Green Graham Beam Richardson 4/27 Virginia Tech Kirby Webb Hodge Hanvey Lyle King Green Graham Beam Kearney 4/30 Mercer* Loyd Richardson Hodge Hanvey Lyle King Green Jackson Beam Cady 5/1 Mercer* (1) Stuart Webb Hodge Bland Lyle King Green Farmer Beam Cady 5/1 Mercer* (2) Tate Webb Hodge Kearney Lyle King Green Farmer Beam Cady

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com ETSU’S RECORD WHEN...

ETSU 0-3 Hits: 0-0 Game 3 Rubber Matches: 2-3 ETSU 4-6 Hits: 3-10 Game 3 when winning first two games of a series: 2-2 ETSU 7-9 Hits: 8-6 Game 3 when losing first two games of a series: 1-0 ETSU 10+ Hits: 8-4 Game 1 of a DH 8-3 Opponent 0-3 Hits: 1-0 Game 2 of a DH 4-7 Opponent 4-6 Hits: 7-5 Opponent 7-9 Hits: 11-3 Tuesday: 1-5 Opponent 10+ Hits: 0-12 Wednesday: 0-0 Thursday: 0-0 ETSU SP goes less than 5 innings: 5-14 Friday: 4-7 ETSU SP goes 5.0 innings or more: 14-6 Saturday: 13-6 Sunday: 1-1 Opponent SP goes less than 5 innings: 11-11 Opponent SP goes 5.0 innings or more: 8-8 Home: 12-8 Away: 7-12 ETSU outhits Opponents: 16-7 Neutral: 0-0 Opponents have more hits: 2-12 Same Amount of Hits: 1-1 Sunny: 11-9 Cloudy: 8-10 ETSU draws more walks: 13-11 Rain: 2-0 Opponent draws more walks: 3-9 Rescheduled Games/Delayed/Pushed Up Times: 6-6 Same Amount of Walks: 3-0

ETSU drives in more RBI: 17-1 Opponent drives in more RBI: 0-17 Same Amount of RBI: 2-2

ETSU has more extra base hits: 15-6 Opponent has more extra base hits: 1-12 Same amount of extra base hits: 2-2

ETSU hits more HRs: 14-3 Opponent hits more HRs: 0-11 Same amount of HRs: 5-6 ETSU doesn’t hit a HR: 3-13 Opponent doesn’t hit a HR: 15-8

ETSU strikes out more batters: 10-8 Opponent strikes out more batters: 6-9 Same amount of strikeouts: 3-3

ETSU leaves more runners on base: 7-9 Opponents leave more runners on base: 9-11 Same amount of runner LOB: 3-0

ETSU has more steals: 8-5 Opponents have more steals: 2-8 Same amount of steals: 9-6 ETSU doesn’t steal: 8-11 Opp. doesn’t steal: 16-9

ETSU has more pitching changes: 6-10 Opp. has more pitching changes: 10-7 Same amount of pitching changes: 3-2

Extra-inning Games: 1-2

Day games: 17-14 Night games: 2-5

Games after a day-off: 7-11 Games after playing the day before/2nd game of DH: 12-8

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM ETSU TEAM GAME RECORDS ALL TIME RECORDS

Team Game Highs Individual Game Highs Runs Scored...... 32, vs. Maryville College (4/1/86) At-Bats...... 8, Ryan Self vs. High Point (3/11/2007) Runs Scored (Inning)...... 13, at Eastern Kentucky (4/20/16) Runs...... 5, 6x, Last Matthew Scruggs vs. LaSalle (3/11/2012) Runs Allowed...... 28, vs. Virginia Tech (4/3/85) Hits...... 6, Nick Belcher vs Radford (4/8/08) ...... 28, vs. Kent State (3/28/86) ...... 6, Justin Aughey vs. High Point (3/11/07) Hits...... 31, vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (5/2/08) ...... 6, Jason Byrd vs. Furman (3/23/97) Doubles...... 9, vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (5/28/08) RBI...... 8, Mike Ellzey vs. Eastern Kentucky (4/1/78) ...... 9, vs. Central Michigan (2/28/04) Doubles...... 4, Caleb Moore vs. CofC (4/23/04) ...... 9, vs. Appalachian State (4/3/99) Triples...... 2, 6x, Last Trey York at USC Upstate (2/22/15) Triples...... 4, vs. The Citadel (4/9/14) Home Runs...... 3, Dylan Pratt, vs. USC Upstate (4/14/12) ...... 4, vs. Radford (3/31/98) ...... Paul Hoilman vs. Belmont (4/20/08) Home Runs...... 7, vs Georgia State (3/1/20) ...... Paul Hoilman vs. UNC Asheville (5/11/10) Walks...... 14, vs. Radford (3/24/10) ...... Bo Reeder vs. Radford (3/24/10) ...... 14, vs. St. John’s (3/6/10) ...... Chad Boruff vs. Davidson (4/1/00 Game 1) ...... 14, vs. Bluefield (2/18/90) Sacrifices...... 3, Danny Carrier, at Mercer-2 (3/21/15) Strikeouts...... 19, at UNC-Asheville (4/13/16) ...... 3, Chris Riopedre, at USC Upstate (3/17/13) Stolen Bases...... 8, vs. Kennesaw State (5/20/10) ...... 3, Robby McCabe, at UNCG (4/24/16) ...... 8, vs. Bluefield (2/18/90) Strikeouts...... 5, Shannon Carter vs. Tennessee Tech (2/23/99) Errors...... 8, vs. Georgia Southern (3/29/92) Walks...... 4, Dylan Pratt at Mercer (4/21/12) Longest Game...... 4 hours and 43 minutes, at UNC Asheville (4/13/16) ...... 4, Paul Hoilman at USC Upstate (3/4/11) ...... 4, Blake Church vs. UNC-Asheville (5/18/05) ...... 4, Brandon Krantz vs. Radford (3/6/97) ...... 4, Keith Jones vs. Tennessee (1992)

Hit-by-Pitch...... 3, Jake Lyle vs. Wagner (3/23/19) Stolen Bases...... 4, Jeremy Taylor vs. Appalachian State (4/29/15) Innings Pitched ... 9.0, 55x, Last Micah Kaczor vs The Citadel (5/10/19) Hits Allowed...... 16, Richie White vs. The Citadel (3/21/98) Runs Allowed...... 13, Richie White vs. The Citadel (3/21/98) Earned Runs...... 13, Richie White vs. The Citadel (3/21/98) Walks Issued...... 8, 2x, Last Josh Means vs. Radford (3/24/10) Strikeouts...... 16, Landon Knack vs Wagner (3/7/20) Hit Batters...... 6, Reid Casey vs. Appalachian State (5/18/00) Wild Pitches...... 5, Hunter Loyd at NC Central (3/12/21) Balks...... 2, 8x, Last Victor Gonzalez, at Wofford (5/14/16)

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com TV/RADIO ROSTER

1 Markell GRAHAM 2 Nathanial TATE 4 Drew HAYNIE 5 Justin HANVEY 6 Brantley CUTLER 7 Noah HILL

8 Chris LOCURTO 9 Jake LYLE 10 Ashton KING 11 Matthew MERCER 13 David BEAM 14 Joseph ACOSTA

15 Walker JOYCE 16 Noah WEBB 17 John Louis BLAND 18 Alec DUCASSE 19 Seth CHAVEZ 20 Sean KEARNEY

22 Bubba HUBBARD 23 Reese FARMER 24 Ethan CADY 25 Matthew BOLLENBACHER 26 Landon SMIDDY 27 Kyle RICHARDSON

28 Bryce HODGE 29 Brady JONES 30 Colby STUART 31 Zach KIRBY 32 Brycen Turcotte 33 Jackson MCDAVID

34 Daulton MONTAGNA 35 Jack Ryan WINGLER 36 Cambell CONARD 37 Brandon WALLACE 38 Britten ROBINSON 39 Owen KOVACS

40 Benjamin AIRD 41 Hunter TOWNSEND 42 Jackson GREEN 43 Tucker ROGERS 44 Ben JACKSON 45 Jack COLLINS

HEAD COACH Joe PENNUCCI PITCHING COACH Jamie PINZINO HITTING COACH Ross OEDER VOLUNTEER ASST. Daniel SWEENEY TRAINER Yoshihiro KOJIMA

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM 2021 STATS

GAMES 40-42 | UNCG | MAY 7-8 | THOMAS STADIUM @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com 2021 SoCon STATS