WAKE THE GIANT 2020 UCF BASEBALL GAME NOTES 11 Conference Championships | 13 NCAA Regional Appearances | 106 MLB Draft Picks GAME INFORMATION Date: Feb. 21 | Feb. 22 | Fe. 23 GAME 5-7 Time: 4 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 2 p.m. (ET) Site: Auburn, Ala. Stadium: Plainsman Park Watch: ESPN+ Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/auburn/baseball 2020 SCHEDULE february 14 siena W, 2-1 15 siena W, 11-4 UCF AUBURN 15 siena W, 9-1 KNIGHTS TIGERS 16 siena W, 10-2 RECORD: 4-1, 0-0 RECORD: 5-0, 0-0 18 stetson L, 6-5 CONFERENCE: The American CONFERENCE: Southeastern Conference 21 #8 auburn 4 pm HEAD COACH: Greg Lovelady, Miami ‘01 HEAD COACH: Butch Thompson, Birmingham Southern ‘92 22 #8 auburn 3 pm CAREER RECORD: 239-122 CAREER RECORD: 185-131 23 #8 auburn 2 pm SCHOOL RECORD: 115-66 SCHOOL RECORD: 146-110 25 bethune-cookman 6 pm 28 cal state northridge 6 pm KNIGHT NOTES 29 cal state northridge dh leading off • The Knights won four straight for the 12th time in program history after sweeping Siena on Opening Weekend. march • The opening series sweep of Siena is the third four-game sweep in UCF baseball history. 1 cal state northridge 1 pm • The Black and Gold have outscored their opponents 35-14 through five games this season. 3 jacksonville 6 pm 6 butler 6 pm ranked opposition 7 butler 6 pm • Auburn will be the first ranked opponent the Knights will face in 2020. 8 butler 1 pm • UCF is 22-26 against ranked opposition under head coach Greg Lovelady and went 5-5 against Top 25 11 #7 miami 6 pm opponents in 2019. 13 yale 6 pm • Last year, the Knights defeated No. 3 Florida and No. 14 Florida State in mid-week matchups. 14 yale 6 pm 15 yale 1 pm american honors 17 #14 florida state 6 pm 18 #14 florida state 4 pm • Two Knights were named to the week one American Athletic Conference player of the week honor roll 20 #19 ecu* 6 pm • Gephry Pena earned his first honor roll mention after hitting .385 with a home run and a triple, and threw out 21 #19 ecu* 6 pm a runner at the plate from center field to preserve the Knights’ lead on Opening Knight 22 #19 ecu* 1 pm • In Jack Sinclair’s 2020 debut, he tossed 4.0 innings and on his way to fanning 10 batters. Sinclair allowed a 24 jacksonville 7 pm single hit and picked up the W in Sunday’s contest. 27 memphis* 7 pm 28 memphis* 3 pm preseason all-conference nod 29 memphis* 12 pm • Knights veteran Dalton Wingo was named to The American Preseason All-Conference squad 31 rv florida atlantic 6 pm • Wingo slashed .294 at the plate with seven homers and 44 RBI a year ago. april love loves winning 3 wichita state* 6 pm • Head coach Greg Lovelady became the first coach in program history to win 35 games in each of his first 4 wichita state* 6 pm three seasons. 5 wichita state* 6 pm • Lovelady became the fastest coach to 100 wins at UCF and also picked up his 200th victory on Opening 7 fau 6:30 pm Knight in 2019. 9 rv uconn* 6 pm • He has coached 52 draft picks in his career, including 16 from his first three campaigns at UCF. 10 rv uconn* 6 pm 11 rv uconn* 1 pm 14 bethune-cookman 6 pm 15 bethune-cookman 6 pm 24 tulane* 6 pm 25 tulane* 6 pm 26 tulane* 1 pm A WIN WOULD STARTING ROTATION 28 stetson 6:30 pm • Be better than a loss Friday • Be the first ranked win for the Knights in 2020 Colton Gordon - LHP Tanner Burns may • Be the first win against a ranked SEC 1 App, 1.42 ERA, 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 10 K 1 Apps, 5.40 ERA, 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K 1 south florida* 7 pm opponent since defeating No. 3 Florida 12-9 on Feb. 27, 2019 Saturday 2 south florida* 4:30 pm Trevor Holloway- RHP Jack Owen 3 south florida* 1 pm A SERIES WIN WOULD 1 App, 0.00 ERA, 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K 1 Apps, 1.80 ERA, 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K 6 #7 miami 6 pm • Be the first series win against a ranked SEC Sunday 8 rv houston* 6:30 pm opponent since defeating sweeping No. 11 Alabama in 2001. TBA Bailey Horn 9 rv houston* 6:30 pm A SWEEP WOULD 1 Apps, 0.0 ERA, 4.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K 10 rv houston* 1 pm • Be the first weekend sweep of a ranked SEC 12 north florida 6 pm opponent since sweeping No. 11 Alabama 14 cincinnati* 6 pm in 2001. 15 cincinnati* 6 pm SERIES NOTES TALE OF THE TAPE 16 cincinnati* 1 pm AUBURN 2-7 UCF OFFENSE AUBURN UCF PITCHING/DEF. STETSON H: 1-2 A: 0-2 N: 1-3 PS: 0-1 .258 Batting Avg. .375 2.40 ERA 1.67 19-24 The American Championship 2/06/1993 N L 12-1 .429 Slugging Pct. .557 0 Complete Games 0 .358 On-Base Pct. .468 1 Saves 1 NCAA Regionals 2/07/1993 N W 12-4 7 Doubles 22 66/14 Strikeout/Walks 62/19 NCAA Super Regionals 3/20/1993 A L 4-3 6/12-6/26 College World Series 3 Triples 2 .204 Opp. B.A. .195 3/23/1993 A L 2-1 5 Home Runs 2 6 Errors 2 Home games in bold * Denotes games in The American 2/7/1998 N L 4-0 19 Walks 28 .967 Fielding Pct. .988 All game times are EST. 6/2/2017 N L 7-4 14-17 Stolen Bases/Att 3-6 4/22/2019 H L 4-1 4/23/2019 H W 6-1 4/24/2019 H L 13-9 2020 UCF BASEBALL SERIES SNAPSHOT OPP GP AVG R H SB-AT ERA BB K TOP PITCHER TOP HITTER SIENA 4 .269 32 35 13-15 1.75 13 58 JACK SINCLAIR (4.0 IP, 10K) GEPHRY PENA (5-13, 1 3B 1 HR, 3 RBI) AUBURN CSUN BUTLER YALE ECU MEMPHIS WICHITA STATE UCONN TULANE SOUTH FLORIDA HOUSTON CINCINNATI AAC CHAMPIONSHIP MIDWEEK SNAPSHOT OPP AVG R H SB-AT ERA BB K TOP PITCHER TOP HITTER STESTON .212 5 7 1-2 5.00 1 8 JEFF HAKANSON (1.0 IP, 2K) DALTON WINGO (1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI) BETHUNE-COOKMAN JACKSONVILLE MIAMI FLORIDA STATE FLORIDA STATE JACKSONVILLE . FAU FAU BETHUNE-COOKMAN BETHUNE-COOKMAN STETSON . MIAMI . NORTH FLORIDA SERIES SNAPSHOT Feb. 14-16 Siena Orlando, Fla. The Knights swept Siena in the four-game series UCF leads 57-4 John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 4-0 as the third four-game sweep in school history. Feb. 18 Stetson Orlando, Fla. UCF falls to Stetson at home for the first time UCF leads 74-49 John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 0-1 since 2007. Feb. 21-23 at Auburn Orlando, Fla. Auburn leads 6-2 Plainsman Park 3 PM, 2 PM, 1 PM Feb. 14-16 at Bethune-Cookman Orlando, Fla. Jackie Robinson Ballpark 6 PM Feb. 28 - Mar. 1 CSUN Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM, 2 PM DH, 1 PM Mar. 3 Jacksonville Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM Mar. 6-8 Butler Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM, 6 PM, 1 PM Mar. 11 Miami Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM Mar. 13-15 Yale Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM, 6 PM, 1 PM Mar. 17-18 Florida State Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM, 4 PM Mar. 20-22 ECU Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM, 6 PM, 1 PM Mar. 24 at Jacksonville Orlando, Fla. John Sessions Stadium 7 PM Mar. 27-29 at Memphis Orlando, Fla. AutoZone Park UCFKnights.tv 7 PM, 3 PM, 12 PM Mar. 31 FAU Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM Apr. 3-5 Wichita State Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM, 6 PM, 12 PM Apr. 7 at FAU Boca Raton, Fla. FAU Baseball Stadium 6:30 PM Apr. 9-11 at UCONN Storrs, Conn. JO Christian Field 6 PM, 6 PM, 1 PM Apr 14-15 Bethune-Cookman Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM, 6 PM Apr. 24-26 Tulane Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM, 6 PM, 1 PM Apr.28 at Stetson Deland, Fla. Melching Field at Conrad Park 6:30 PM May 1-3 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. UCF Baseball Stadium 7 PM, 4:30 PM, 1 PM May 6 at Miami Coral Gables, Fla. Alex Rodriguez Park 6 PM May 8-10 at Houston Houston, Texas Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park 6:30 PM, 6:30 PM, 1 PM May 12 North Florida Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM May 14-16 Cincinnati Orlando, Fla. John Euliano Park UCFKnights.tv 6 PM, 6 PM, 1 PM May 19-24 AAC Tournament Clearwater, Fla. Spectrum Field TBD 2020 UCF BASEBALL QUICK FACTS SINGLE-GAME RECORDS 2019 RECORD RUNDOWN general information School Name: University of Central batting All Conf. Lovelady Overall 36-22 - 111-65 Florida At-Bats 56, (2 times) last Monmouth (16 inn.), 3/9/08 Conference - 11-13 39-32 Location: Orlando, Fla.