2021 ETSU Baseball GAME NOTES SCHEDULE Northern Kentucky NORSE (0-0, 0-0 HORIZON) Head Coach: Todd Asalon (Northern Kentucky ‘94) 0-0 | H 0-0 | A 0-0 | N 0-0 | SoCon 0-0 Career Record: 691-647-1 (27th) LEADERS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Record at school: 574-555-1 (21st) 2B: FEBRUARY 3B: 19 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 3:00 PM HR: 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) 1:00 PM LEADERS 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (DH) After GM1 Stolen Bases: Batting average: ERA: 23 APP STATE 5:00 PM Runs: 26 UNC ASHEVILLE 3:00 PM K’s: 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) 1:00 PM RBI: Wins: 27 UNC ASHEVILLE (DH) After GM1 MARCH vs 2 Clemson 5 EASTERN KENTUCKY 3:00 PM ETSU BUCCANEERS (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) 1:00 PM Head Coach: Joe Pennucci (Northern Colorado ‘02) 6 EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) After GM1 Career Record: 72-47 (4th) LEADERS 9 RADFORD 5:00 PM 2B: 12 at NC Central Record at school: SAME 14 at NC Central (DH) 3B: 15 at NC Central (DH) AFTER GM 1 LEADERS HR: 16 at Tennessee Stolen Bases: 19 VMI* 5:00 PM Batting average: Runs: ERA: 20 VMI* (DH) 1:00 PM K’s: 20 VMI* (DH) After GM1 RBI: 26 at Samford* Wins: 27 at Samford* (DH) 27 at Samford* (DH) AFTER GM1 APRIL 2 at UNCG* 3 at UNCG* (DH) 3 at UNCG* (DH) AFTER GM1 6 VIRGINIA TECH 5:00 PM 10 WOFFORD* 5:00 PM 11 WOFFORD* (DH) 1:00 PM 11 WOFFORD* (DH) AFTER GM1 13 at Radford GAME INFO SERIES HISTORY 16 The Citadel* DATES: SATURDAY, FEB. 20 – SUNDAY, FEB. 21 OVERALL RECORD 9-5 17 The Citadel* (DH) TIME(EST): CURRENT STREAK W1 17 The Citadel* (DH) AFTER GM1 21 at Viriginia Tech FRIDAY - 1 PM LONGEST WIN STREAK W5 23 WESTERN CAROLINA* 5:00 PM SATURDAY DH - 12 PM LONGEST LOSING STREAK W2 24 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) 1:00 PM LOCATION: JOHNSON CITY, TENN. AT HOME 5-4 24 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) AFTER GM1 STADIUM (CAPACITY): THOMAS STADIUM (1,000) ROAD 3-0 30 at Mercer* LIVE STATS: ETSUBUCS.COM NEUTRAL 0-0 MAY PROJECTED WEATHER: UNDER PENNUCCI 2-1 1 at Mercer* (DH) SATURDAY — 36º FIRST MEETING 2013 (W, 5-2) 1 at Mercer* (DH) AFTER GM1 SUNDAY — 51º LAST MEETING 2018 (W, 7-2 - 7 INN) 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 C 6 Jackson Greer R-R Sr. 55-55 .314 10 42 1B 7 Noah Hill *Southern Conference game 2B 8 Ashton King Home games listed in BOLD 3B 9 Jake Lyle All listed game times are Eastern and subject SS 10 Cade Gilbert to change LF 1 Markell Graham CF 44 Ben Jackson RF 13 David Beam DH 24 Ethan Cady PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS ETSU NORTHERN KENTUCKY Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA Fri. 7 Hunter Loyd RHP So. 0-0 14.54 Sat. 31 Ben Gerl LHP Fr. - - Sat. 30 Colby Stuart LHP Jr. 2-1 3.68 Sun. 35 Kyle Klingenbeck RHP So. - - Sun. 41 Hunter Townsend RHP Gr. - - Sun. 29 Nick Noble RHP Jr. 0-1 18.32 @ETSU_Baseball ETSU Baseball ETSUBucs.com QUICK FACTS AND NOTES ETSU BASEBALL QUICK FACTS BUC NOTES WE ARE “ETSU” GENERAL INFORMATION The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast School .....................................East Tennessee State University media to honor our request to be called “ETSU” throughout the 2018 season. East Tennessee State Location ....................................................Johnson City, Tenn. in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU. On TV graphics, please Founded ..........................................................................1911 use ETSU. Our full nickname is the Buccaneers, but “Bucs” is also encouraged. Enrollment ..................................................................14,000 NEW LOOK BUCS Nickname ....................................................Buccaneers (Bucs) The Bucs enter 2021 after a 12-3 record in 2020. The Bucs are led by head coach Joe Pennucci School Colors ...............................................Navy Blue & Gold who is in his fourth season at the helm of Buccaneer baseball. The 43-man roster consists of Affiliation ........................................................NCAA Division I 20 newcomers and 12 true freshmen. The Bucs will open their campaign at home for the 11th Conference............................................................... Southern straight season and hold a 7-3 record in that span. President ...................................................... Dr. Brian Noland Athletic Director ..................................................Scott Carter IT’S OPENING DAY! In all three of Coach Pennucci’s seasons at ETSU, the Bucs have won their Opening Day match- University Website ........................................www.ETSU.edu ups with scores of 6-2, 4-3 and 6-2, respectively. Over the last 35 years, ETSU holds a 14-21-1 Athletics Website ...................................www.ETSUBucs.com record on the first day of the season. Since the turn of the century in 2000, the Bucs are 10-10. Athletic Department Phone ....................... (423) 439-4343 The current active streak of four opening day wins is the longest in program history. Ticket Office Phone.......................................(423) 439-BUCS 2021 TEAM INFORMATION THREE WINNING SEASONS? Lettermen Returning ........................................................ 26 After recording winning seasons each in 2017, ‘18 and ‘19, the Bucs secured three winning Lettermen Lost .................................................................... 6 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 Starting Position Players Returning ................................ 7 era with a 28-25 mark. Starting Position Players Lost ........................................... 3 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...................................2/1 SERIES HISTORY Newcomers ......................................................................... 20 The Bucs and the Norse have faced 12 times in program history with ETSU holding an 8-4 2020 IN REVIEW record. Most recently the Bucs won two of three from the Norse in Johnson City in 2018. ETSU is Overall Record .................................................................12-3 5-4 against NKU at home. Home ................................................................................11-1 SOCON PRESEASON POLL Away ...................................................................................1-2 The Bucs were slated fifth along with UNCG in the Southern Conference preseason coaches Neutral ...............................................................................0-0 poll. The Bucs tallied three preseason All-SoCon selections in Jake Lyle (Spring Hill, Tenn.), Jake SoCon Record .....................................................................n/a Madole (Hampstead, N.C.) and Matthew Mercer (Chattanooga, Tenn.). The media also picked the SoCon Finish ......................................................................n/a Bucs to finish fifth. BALLPARK INFORMATION Name ........................................Thomas Stadium (“The Thom”) ALL ABOUT THE BEAM Junior outfielder David Beam s poised for a solid spring, as he was named first team all-confer- Year Opened ....................................................................2012 ence by the coaches in 2019. As a freshman, Beam batted .283 in 38 appearances and was one ETSU Record at Thomas .............................................154-101 of three Bucs to have an on-base percentage above .400 — finishing at .401. Beam batted .292 Location ..............Corner of State of Franklin Rd. & Univ. Pkwy. in 19 conference appearances two seasons ago. Last season, Beam had his best start to a season Capacity ..........................................................................1,000 with a .314 batting average and seven extra-base hits. J. Acosta Vineland, NJ Surface .................. Turf (including the mound as of Jan. 2019) 552.5 miles 8 hrs 40 min Dimensions .............. LF- 330, LC-370, CF-400, RC-370, RF-330 LOYD LOOKING FOR A CHANGE ETSU’s ace to start the season is sophomore right-hander Hunter Loyd. In his freshman season, COACHING STAFF he held a team-high 14.54 ERA with seven earned runs in 4.1 innings of work. In his one start, he Head Coach .......................................................... Joe Pennucci went 2.1 innings against Toledo and earned a no decision. Alma Mater, Year ..............................Northern Colorado, 2002 Overall Record .............................................74-49, 4th season LYLE’S COMEBACK Record at ETSU ................................................................Same All-SoCon Preseason First-Team selection, Jake Lyle took advantage of an extra year and will Pitching Coach ..................................Jamie Pinzino (Tufts ‘98) be the starting third baseman for the Blue and Gold this season. He holds a .287 career batting Hitting Coach/ Recruiting ........ Ross Oeder (Wright State ‘08) average at ETSU and has started all 70 games since he got to Johnson City two years ago. The Volunteer Assistant .......................Daniel Sweeney (ETSU ‘19) Spring Hill, Tenn. native had five games with two or more stolen bases and logged a team-high seven multi-hit games. He scored 13 runs and recorded 13 RBI. The starting third basemen was Trainer .........................................Yoshihiro “Yoshi” Kojima, ATC ranked fifth in the nation with 12 stolen bases.