2018 ETSU Baseball 2018 SCHEDULE GAME DAY INFORMATION DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT ETSU BUCCANEERS (17-11, 4-5 SOCON) VS. EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (15-17, 8-4 OVC) FEB 16 NORTHERN KY W, 6-2 TURKEY HUGHES FIELD AT EARLE COMBS STADIUM • RICHMOND, KY. • APRIL 10 FEB 18 NORTHERN KY (DH 1) W, 7-2 (7) LIVE STATS: ETSUBUCS.COM FEB 18 NORTHERN KY (DH 2) L, 5-4 TWIttER AND INSTAGRAM: @ETSU_BASEBALL FEB 23 at Florida Gulf Coast W, 10-8 FEB 24 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 6-1 PROJECTED STARTERS: FEB 25 at Florida Gulf Coast L, 11-2 TUESDAY – 4 PM – APRIL 10 MAR 2 at Tennessee$ W, 10-9 RHP DANIEL SWEENEY (1-0, 8.04 ERA) VS. RHP BYRAN QUILLENS (1-1, 9.53 ERA) MAR 3 vs. MTSU$ L, 16-8 MAR 4 vs. Memphis$ W, 8-2 BUCS IN THEIR LAST 5 ..............................................................................................................................................3-2 MAR 7 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 12-7 BUCS IN THEIR LAST 10 .................................................................................................................................. 5-5 MAR 9 WINTHROP W, 8-4 STREAK .......................................................................................................................................................... W2 MAR 10 WINTHROP W, 7-3 NEXT OUTING FOR THE BUCS .........................................................................................APRIL 13-15 AT UNCG MAR 11 WINTHROP W, 10-5 BUCS LEADER IN HITS ................................................................................................................ CHRIS COOK; 38 MAR 16 at William & Mary L, 1-0 BUCS LEADER IN DOUBLES ................................................................................................. CHRISTIAN BAILEY; 11 MAR 17 at William & Mary W, 3-2 (10) BUCS LEADER IN TRIPLES ............................................................................. CALEB LONGLEY AND ETHAN RICE; 1 MAR 18 at William & Mary L, 3-2 BUCS LEADER IN HOME RUNS .................................................................AARON MAHER AND CALEB LONGLEY; 5 MAR 20 at Tennessee W, 9-6 BUCS LEADER IN RBIS .......................................................................................................CHRISTIAN BAILEY; 25 MAR 23 at Samford* W, 7-4 BUCS LEADER IN RUNS ...............................................................................AARON MAHER AND CHRIS COOK; 24 MAR 24 at Samford* L, 6-2 BUCS LEADER IN OB% ..........................................................................................................CHRIS COOK; .415 MAR 25 at Samford* W, 2-1 BUCS LEADER IN SLG% .................................................................................................... CALEB LONGLEY; .613 MAR 27 UNC-ASHEVILLE W, 12-4 BUCS LEADER IN STEALS .........................................................................................................HUNTER PARKER; 5 MAR 29 MERCER* L, 10-4 BUCS LEADER IN WINS .........................................................................JAMES GIAMBALVO AND RYAM SIMPLER; 3 MAR 30 MERCER* L, 5-3 BUCS LEADER IN IP..............................................................................................................RYAN SIMPLER; 48.1 MAR 31 MERCER* L, 8-4 BUCS LEADER IN ERA (AT LEAST 20.0 INNINGS) .......................................................... JAMES GIAMBALVO; 2.01 APRIL 4 at Radford W, 9-8 BUCS LEADER IN K’S ................................................................................................................RYAN SIMPLER; 54 APRIL 6 VMI* L, 8-7 BUCS LEADER IN SAVES .......................................................................JAMES GIAMBALVO AND AARON MAHER; 4 APRIL 7 VMI* W, 6-4 APRIL 8 VMI* W, 7-3 APRIL 10 at Eastern Kentucky 4:00 PM BUC NOTES APRIL 13 at UNCG* 6:00 PM WE ARE “ETSU” APRIL 14 at UNCG* 3:00 PM 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 APRIL 15 at UNCG* 1:00 PM in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU. On TV graphics, please APRIL 17 TENNESSEE 6:00 PM use ETSU. Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. APRIL 20 at Tulane 6:30 PM APRIL 21 at Tulane 2:00 PM SERIES HISTORY APRIL 22 at Tulane 1:00 PM The Colonels lead the all time series with a 52-38-1 record through 91 games. APRIL 24 RADFORD 6:00 PM APRIL 27 at Western Carolina* 5:00 PM With four hours separating Johnson City and Richmond, the Colonels are ETSU’s fourth most APRIL 28 at Western Carolina* 2:00 PM storied opponent at 91 matchups, trailing only Appalachian State (136), Western Carolina (101) and VMI (96). APRIL 29 at Western Carolina* 1:00 PM MAY 4 THE CITADEL* 6:00 PM Prior to this season, the last meeting between the two schools took place April 20, 2016 in a MAY 5 THE CITADEL* 2:00 PM single-game meeting in Richmond. The Bucs tied a season high with 17 runs in a historic 17-8 MAY 6 THE CITADEL* 1:00 PM victory over the Colonels, as every starter had at least one hit and scored at least one run in the MAY 8 at Marshall TBA win. MAY 11 FURMAN* 6:00 PM MAY 12 FURMAN* 2:00 PM Then sophomore Aaron Maher was one of five players to have at least two hits in the last meet- MAY 13 FURMAN* 1:00 PM ing with NKU and was one of three players in that game to have at least three RBI, drilling a three-run homer in the fifth inning. MAY 15 at UNC-Asheville 6:00 PM MAY 17 at Wofford* 6:00 PM Another then sophomore, Ryan Simpler was one of eight pitchers to earn playing time in the MAY 18 at Wofford* 6:00 PM game, facing four batters with three strikeouts and no hits, walks or runs allowed. MAY 19 at Wofford* 2:00 PM MAY 22-27 SoCon Tournament TBD LAST MEETING In the 12-7 win this season, ETSU scored a season-high for runs in the contest and would later *Southern Conference game match that against UNC Asheville. Chris Cook lead the way with his 4-for-5 night. Senior Chris- $ Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville (Tri-Star Classic) tian Bailey and sophomore Cullen Smith added three hits apiece. Home games listed in BOLD CAPS Game times Eastern and subject to change Also in that game, ETSU allowed the Colonels to take a 4-3 lead with a four-run fourth inning. The Bucs would then remedy the situation with six runs in the bottom frame. ETSU also added three more runs in the fifth and sixth innings to pad the runs. EKU started a three run rally in the ninth, but would fall short. 2018 ETSU Baseball ETSU QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION TALE OF THE TAPE LOCATION ........................................................................JOHNSON CITY, TENN. ETSU VS. EKU FOUNDED ................................................................................................1911 ETSU ............................CATEGORY ............................. VMI NICKNAME .........................................................................BUccANEERS (BUCS) .276 ..............................BAttING AVERAGE ............................... .267 ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................15,250 6.00 ................................RUNS PER GAME ............................... 6.67 COLORS .....................................................................NAVY BLUE & OLD GOLD 5.20 ................................RBIS PER GAME ............................... 5.74 AFFILIATION ..........................................................................NCAA DIVISION I CONFERENCE..........................................................................................SOCON 9.36 ............................... HITS PER GAME ................................. 8.88 PRESIDENT ..........................................................................DR. BRIAN NOLAND 3.76 ........................WALKS DRAWN PER GAME ....................... 6.07 ATHLETICS DIREctOR ..................................................................SCOtt CARTER .399 ...................................SLUGGING % .................................. .444 FACULTY REP. .................................................................................SUSAN EPPS .368 ....................................ON-BASE % .................................. .389 ATHLETICS PHONE ...............................................................(423) 439-4343 IELDING TICKET OFFICE PHONE .........................................................(423) 439-3878 .970 ...................................F %. ................................... .956 4.76 ........................................ERA ......................................... 5.64 TEAM INFORMATION 5.70 ................RUNS ALLOWED PER NINE INNINGS .................. 6.59 8.90 ...................STRIKEOUTS PER NINE INNINGS ..................... 8.25 2017 OVERALL RECORD ........................................................................30-29 2017 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE RECORD.........................................9-15 (7TH) TWO TENNESSEE TRIUMPHS After defeating the Vols for a second-straight time in Knoxville, ETSU picked up its first STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ........................................................................ 5/3 season series win over Tennessee since 2014. Furthermore, it also marked ETSU’s first series STARTING PItchERS RETURNING/LOST......................................................... 2/3 win over a Power Five school since 2016 over Big-10 opponent Purdue. LEttERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST ........................................................