2020 UNG BASEBALL WEEK #7 GAME NOTES GAME #19: (H) vs. Southern Wesleyan March 10 3:00 GAMES #20-22: at Augusta March 13-15 2:00, 1:00, 1:00 2020 SCHEDULE / RESULTS QUICK HITS Jan. 31 Auburn-Montgomery W, 12-5 • North Georgia wraps up what ended up being a seven-game homestand with a midweek Feb. 1 Auburn-Montgomery W, 14-2 matchup with Southern Wesleyan Tuesday before a road trip to Augusta this weekend. Feb. 2 Auburn-Montgomery W, 16-3 Feb. 7 Claflin * W, 4-0 Feb. 9 Claflin (DH) * W, 11-1 (8) • The Nighthawks took two of three from Georgia Southwestern, dropping the opener Feb. 9 Claflin (DH) * W, 15-3 (7) before claiming the last two games versus the Hurricanes. Feb. 14 at USC Aiken * W, 10-5 Feb. 15 at USC Aiken * L, 4-12 Feb. 16 at USC Aiken * L. 6-7 • Southern Wesleyan is 6-14 on the year and 0-9 in Conference Carolinas action. Coming Feb. 21 at Francis Marion * W, 6-0 off getting swept by Belmont Abbey this past weekend, the Warriors are 3-1 in midweek Feb. 22 at Francis Marion * W, 12-5 games this season. Feb. 23 at Francis Marion * W, 6-2 Feb. 28 #8 Georgia College * L, 4-7 (11) • Southern Wesleyan is led by Ty King Richards at the plate, hitting .313 with four doubles, Feb. 29 #8 Georgia College * L, 7-8 March 1 #8 Georgia College * L, 1-13 10 runs scored and seven RBI. Dawson Posick and Tanner Glass each have two homers March 6 Georgia Southwestern * L, 7-8 on the year to lead SWU in the category. In total, the Warriors hit .242 as a team with 35 March 7 Georgia Southwestern * W, 11-1 extra-base hits and 67 walks drawn compared to 167 strikeouts. March 8 Georgia Southwestern * W, 5-2 March 10 Southern Wesleyan 3:00 March 13 at Augusta * 2:00 • Southern Wesleyan has a team 5.31 GPA with 169 strikeouts as a staff. Tuesday’s project- March 14 at Augusta * 1:00 ed starter, Tanner Glass, sports a 2-0 record with 15 batters fanned to just three walks. March 15 at Augusta * 1:00 March 17 Emmanuel 4:00 • North Georgia leads the all-time series, 30-2, winning seven straight in the series. UNG March 19 West Georgia 5:00 March 20 at Lander * 5:00 has lost just once in Dahlonega in the series, going 19-1 with the only home loss coming in March 21 at Lander * 3:00 the first of a three-game set back in 2004. March 22 at Lander * 1:00 March 23 Southern Wesleyan 5:00 • Augusta is 4-15 on the year and 2-10 in Peach Belt Conference play ahead of a Wednes- March 24 Montevallo 6;00 March 25 Montevallo 6:00 day midweek matchup with Mars Hill. The three-game set with UNG will mark the end of March 27 at Flagler * 7:00 a seven-game homestand for the Jaguars. The two league wins came as a one-run game March 28 at Flagler * 3:00 against Lander and an 11-inning thriller against Flagler. March 29 at Flagler * 12:00 March 31 West Florida 7:00 April 1 West Florida 2:00 • Ben Markiewicz leads the AU offense, hitting .375 with five doubles and 11 RBI. The Jag- April 3 Columbus State * 6:00 uars have 36 extra base hits, 30 of which are doubles. April 4 Columbus State * 2:00 April 5 Columbus State * 1:00 • Augusta’s pitching staff has had its troubles through the opening 19 games of the year, April 7 Emmanuel 6:00 April 9 Young Harris * 7:00 coming into the week with an 8.24 ERA, giving up 175 runs to its opponents. April 10 Young Harris * 7:00 April 11 Young Harris * 3:00 • North Georgia leads the all-time series, 30-10, and have won each of the last 10 match- April 14 Anderson 6:00 April 15 at West Georgia 5:00 ups. The Nighthawks are 11-6 in Augusta, winning five of the last six. April 17 UNC Pembroke * 7:00 April 18 UNC Pembroke * 3:00 • Probable Starters: Tuesday - TBA vs. Tanner Glass; Friday - Cade Heil vs. Will Cantrell; April 19 UNC Pembroke * 1:00 Saturday - Steven Bower vs. Hunter Norman; Sunday - Parker Morrison vs. John Micah Law. April 24 Alabama Huntsville 7:00 Probable starters are based upon the last completed series or the last midweek game for April 25 Alabama Huntsville 3:00 April 26 Alabama Huntsville 12:00 both teams. May 8-10 PBC Tournament TBA Home game • Crews Taylor leads the nation in walks drawn with 24. He is also fifth nationally and tops * Peach Belt Conference game in the PBC in walks drawn per game at 1.60. Crews Taylor leads the league and is sixth na- tionally in homers with seven. He also leads the conference in homers per game at 0.47. Bill FOLLOW LIVE - HOME GAMES LeRoy is the second hardest to strike out in the PBC at 20.7 at bats per strikeout. • Cade Heil is third in the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio and fourth in strikeouts. He is also third in victories and WHIP and fourth in walks allowed per nine innings. Steven Bower Live Streaming Broadcast is second in the league in strikeouts, third in strikeouts per nine innings, third in wins and youtube.com/user/ungathletics/live 10th in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Local Cable Television Windstream cable channels 78.12 • Conway won his third Freshman of the Week this season Monday after hitting .385 with a and HD channel 890 home run and three RBI as the Nighthawks took two of three from Georgia Southwestern. The outfielder went 2-for-5 in the opener with a homer and three RBI, then went 2-for-4 in game two with a double. He finished with a hit in the finale and had a .692 slugging per- Live Statistics centage on the week, scoring two runs. ungathletics.com/sidearmstats/baseball Live Twitter Updates @UNGBaseball UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location .................................... Dahlonega, Ga. Founded ......................................................... 1873 Enrollment ..................................................19,748 Nickname ........................................ Nighthawks Colors .......................................... Blue and Gold Mascot .............................Nigel the Nighthawk TOM CANTRELL, Head Coach Conference ....................................... Peach Belt 21st Season President ..............................Dr. Bonita Jacobs Record at UNG: 731-437 (.625) PROGRAM HISTORY Career Record: 908-489 (.650) Program Established ...............................2000 Overall Record ......................... 731-437 (.625) Conf. Championships ......5 (2 NAIA, 3 PBC) Conf. Tourney Champs ...... 2 (1 NAIA, 1 PBC) Tom Cantrell is returning for his 21st season at the helm of the University of North Georgia baseball program. Nat’l Tourney Apps ..... 9 (6 NAIA, 3 NCAA) Since relaunching the baseball program from the ground up in 2000, Cantrell has had much success sporting Regional Champs ..........3 (2 NAIA, 1 NCAA) a record of 719-431 (.625). In his 20 seasons at North Georgia, Cantrell’s clubs have won at least 30 games an impressive 17 times, including each of the last five seasons, and amassed 40 or more wins six times, including a program best 57 wins in 2005. DIGITAL Website ...............................UNGAthletics.com Cantrell has been recognized for his success on the field and for the impact he has had shaping and mento- Twitter ....................................... @UNGBaseball ring young men by being inducted into the Georgia Dugout Club’s Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. Along with this prestigious honor, Cantrell has been named his conference’s Coach of the Year six times. While at North Instagram ....................................@ungbaseball Georgia, Cantrell was named the GACC Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2003 and the Peach Belt Conference Broadcasts .......Nighthawk Sports Network Coach of the Year in 2007, 2015, 2017 and, most recently, in 2019. He has also been recognized as the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Coach of the Year twice in 2015 and 2017. COACHING STAFF Upon its inception in 2000, the North Georgia baseball program had an unprecedented run of success Head Coach .................................. Tom Cantrell competing in six straight NAIA regionals including making a regional appearance in its inaugural season. In Year at UNG .....................................21st Season the program’s first year of eligibility for NCAA postseason play in 2008, Cantrell led the Saints to its first ever Alma Mater ...................................DeKalb, 1985 NCAA Division II Regional appearance after winning the Peach Belt Conference Tournament Championship. UNG Record .............................. 731-437 (.625) After being picked to finish 10th in the league play in 2015, the Nighthawks earned their first ever Peach Belt Conference Regular Season Championship finishing 22-8 in the league and eventually reaching the champion- Career Record ....................... 908-489 (.650) ship game of the 2015 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. In 2017, the North Georgia baseball program had Assistant Coach ........................Cody Clickner a banner year accomplishing many program firsts. North Georgia received its first-ever national #1 ranking on Year at UNG ..................................... 8th Season March 20 of that year and won its first ever NCAA Division II Southeast Regional title. Upon winning the pro- gram’s first NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championship, North Georgia made the trip to Grand Prairie, Assistant Coach ............................Nick Palmer Texas, for North Georgia’s first NCAA Division II Baseball Championship appearance. Year at UNG ..................................... 11th Season Graduate Assistant .................Carter Boswell During his time at North Georgia, Cantrell has mentored and developed some of the best talent in the South- Year at UNG ....................................... 1st Season east. Since 2000, North Georgia has produced 15 All-Americans, 53 All-Conference players, 55 All-Region players and eight Gold Glove winners, including Devin Gearhart’s Rawlings National Gold Glove Award in 2016.