2021 ETSU Baseball GAME NOTES
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2021 ETSU Baseball GAME NOTES SCHEDULE VMI KEYDETS (4-9, 0-0 SEC) Head Coach: Jonathan Hadra (VMI ‘04) 10-6 | H 8-3 | A 2-3 | N 0-0 | SoCon 0-0 Career Record: 117-189(7th) LEADERS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Record at school: SAME 2B: Callen Nuccio (3) FEBRUARY 3B: Trey Morgan/Justin Nase (2) 19 NORTHERN KENTUCKY W, 10-3 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 3-2 LEADERS HR: Zac Morris/Justin Nase (2) 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) L, 4-3 Batting average: Cole Garrett (.367) Stolen Bases: Ty Swaim (8) 23 APP STATE L, 5-4 Runs: Three players (9) ERA: Will Lopez (1.80) 26 UNC ASHEVILLE W, 9-1 K’s: Jacob Menders/Nathan Light (14) 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) W, 6-3 RBI: Callen Nuccio (14) 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) W, 6-2 Wins: Four players (1) MARCH at 2 #30 Clemson L, 7-3 5 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 7-6 ETSU BUCCANEERS (10-6, 0-0 SoCon) 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 3-2 (10) Head Coach: Joe Pennucci (Northern Colorado ‘02) 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) W, 9-7 LEADERS 9 RADFORD W, 6-0 Career Record: 83-55 (4th) 12 at NC Central W, 14-3 Record at school: SAME 2B: Ethan Cady (7) 13 at NC Central (DH) W, 5-1 3B: Ethan Cady (1) 13 at NC Central (DH) L, 3-2 LEADERS HR: Ethan Cady (8) 16 at Tennessee L, 9-6 (10) Stolen Bases: Jake Lyle (4) 19 VMI* 5:00 PM Batting average: Ethan Cady (.386) 20 VMI* (DH) 1:00 PM Runs: Ethan Cady (17) ERA: Matthew Bollenbacher (1.04) 20 VMI* (DH) After GM1 K’s: Hunter Loyd (29) 26 at Samford* RBI: Ethan Cady (25) Wins: Hunter Loyd (3) 27 at Samford* (DH) 27 at Samford* (DH) AFTER GM1 APRIL TEAM COMPARISON 2 at UNCG* HITTING PITCHING 3 at UNCG* (DH) 3 at UNCG* (DH) AFTER GM1 AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K’S SB-ATT ERA IP H R ER BB K’S B/AVG 6 VIRGINIA TECH 5:00 PM VMI .270 80 113 12 5 9 69 55 122 23-30 8.63 105.1 146 134 101 83 92 .319 10 WOFFORD* 5:00 PM ETSU .230 94 116 30 1 20 90 83 164 8-14 3.49 141.2 121 60 55 53 152 .229 11 WOFFORD* (DH) 1:00 PM 11 WOFFORD* (DH) AFTER GM1 13 at Radford GAME INFO SERIES HISTORY 16 The Citadel* DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 19, SATURDAY MARCH 20 OVERALL RECORD 56-43 17 The Citadel* (DH) TIME(EST): 5 PM FRIDAY, 1 PM DH ON SATURDAY CURRENT STREAK L1 17 The Citadel* (DH) AFTER GM1 21 at Viriginia Tech LOCATION: JOHNSON CITY, TENN. UNDER PENNUCCI 4-5 23 WESTERN CAROLINA* 5:00 PM STADIUM (CAPACITY): THOMAS STADIUM (1,000) FIRST MEETING 1979 (W, 11-1) 24 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) 1:00 PM LIVE STATS: ETSUBUCS.COM LAST MEETING 2019 (L, 6-0) 24 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) AFTER GM1 TV: ESPN+ LONGEST WIN STREAK W11 (1979-83) 30 at Mercer* TALENT: MIKE GALLAGHER LONGEST LOSING STREAK L7 (1988-89) MAY PROJECTED WEATHER: 1 at Mercer* (DH) FRIDAY - 56% OF RAIN , LOW 50s 1 at Mercer* (DH) AFTER GM1 SATURDAY - UPPER 40s 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 ETSU PROBABLE POSITION STARTERS 21 SAMFORD* (DH) AFTER GM1 27-29 SOCON TOURNAMENT Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-ATT BB SO Notes C 27 JL Bland .255 51 9 13 4 0 0 7 0-1 4 15 .255 batting average is fourth on team 1B 28 Bryce Hodge .224 58 8 13 3 0 1 12 0-0 7 18 2019 NCJAA All-American at Walters St. *Southern Conference game 2B 4 Drew Haynie .160 25 3 4 0 0 2 3 0-1 5 8 40% of ETSU career hits are HR (4 of 10) Home games listed in BOLD 3B 9 Jake Lyle .130 54 11 7 1 0 2 8 4-4 6 21 Has started every game since coming to JC All listed game times are Eastern and subject SS 10 Ashton King .228 57 12 1 3 0 3 14 0-0 10 11 6 of 12 hits have been XBH (3 2B, 3 HR) to change LF 13 David Beam .268 56 10 15 2 0 1 7 0-1 14 19 Leads team with 14 walks CF 1 Ben Jackson .095 21 4 2 1 0 0 1 1-3 8 10 Team-high three sacrifice hits RF 24 Ethan Cady .365 52 14 19 7 1 7 24 1-2 11 10 .367 on-base percentage DH 27 Kyle Richardson .295 44 5 13 5 0 2 8 0-0 8 11 Second on team with .295 average PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS ETSU VMI Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA FRI 7 Hunter Loyd RHP So. 3-0 2.86 FRI 31 Nathan Light LHP R-So. 0-4 9.17 SAT 30 Colby Stuart LHP Jr. 1-0 2.78 SAT TBD SAT 2 Nathanial Tate RHP Jr. 0-2 5.93 SAT 11 Adam Jewell RHP R-So. 1-1 14.00 GAMES 17-19 | VMI | MARCH 19-20, 2021 | 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 2018 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 ABOUT VMI Affiliation ........................................................NCAA Division I VMI is 4-9 entering league play this season. The Keydet's are 1-4 or the road with their lone win Conference............................................................... Southern coming in the team's most recent outing. VMI took down George Washington, 8-1 on Wednesday President ...................................................... Dr. Brian Noland evening. The Keydets and the Bucs have one similar opponent in Radford. ETSU shutout Radford, Athletic Director ..................................................Scott Carter 6-0, while VMI lost to the Highlanders 12-3. The visitors are hitting .270 this season and opponents University Website ........................................www.ETSU.edu are hitting .319 against them. Their squad has scored 80 runs this season with 20 coming in the Athletics Website ...................................www.ETSUBucs.com fifth inning. VMI's pitching staff holds an ERA of 8.63 with six pitchers holding an ERA of 10 or higher. VMI has allowed 83 walks and struck out 92 batters in its 105.1 innings of work this season. Athletic Department Phone ....................... (423) 439-4343 Ticket Office Phone.......................................(423) 439-BUCS ETSU’S LAST TIME OUT 2021 TEAM INFORMATION On Tuesday, the Bucs faced their first ranked opponent of the season, #10 Tennessee. The Bucs Lettermen Returning ........................................................ 26 and the Vols kept the game close throughout the contest with neither team holding a lead of Lettermen Lost .................................................................... 6 three or more until the final frame. The game was tied at six heading into extras and Tennessee Starting Position Players Returning ................................ 7 ended the game in the bottom half with a two-out three-run walk-off home run to come out Starting Position Players Lost ........................................... 3 victorious, 9-6. Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...................................2/1 ETSU’S LAST FIVE Newcomers ......................................................................... 20 Over the last five games, the Bucs are 2-3 with two setbacks in the second game of doublehead- 2020 IN REVIEW ers and a extra-inning loss to No. 10 Tennessee. All three losses for the Bucs in the five-game span Overall Record .................................................................12-3 have been decided by three runs or less (9-7 to EKU, 3-2 to NCCU, 9-6 to UT ). As a team, ETSU is Home ................................................................................11-1 hitting .252 with four home runs and 11 doubles in their last five. The Blue and Gold have struck Away ...................................................................................1-2 out 46 batters over the span. Neutral ...............................................................................0-0 ETSU’S STARTING ROTATION SoCon Record .....................................................................n/a The Buccaneers will keep the same starting rotation. Hunter Loyd will be the ace for the Blue SoCon Finish ......................................................................n/a and Gold for the fifth straight week. He holds a 2.86 ERA, has 29 K’s and leads Buccaneer pitching BALLPARK INFORMATION with a 3-0 record. Opponents are hitting .167 against the Knoxville native. Colby Stuart will start Name ........................................Thomas Stadium (“The Thom”) game two for ETSU. He has a 2.78 ERA and picked up his first decision of the season against N.C. Year Opened ....................................................................2012 Central, a victory in ETSU’s 5-1 win last Saturday. Stuart is second on the squad with 20 strikeouts. Nathanial Tate rounds out Coach Pennucci’s rotation. Tate has a 0-2 record in three starts.