KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wed, May 6	vs. Georgia State	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	L, 4-7	Release
Fri, May 8	vs. Jacksonville	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	6 p.m. ET	Live Stats	Live Audio	Live Video
Sat, May 9	vs. Jacksonville	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	2 p.m. ET	Live Stats	Live Audio	Live Video
Sun, May 10	vs. Jacksonville	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	1 p.m. ET	Live Stats	Live Audio	Live Video

 

In The Hole
• The Kennesaw State baseball team picks Atlantic Sun play back up after having last weekend off against Jacksonville University.
• The Owls are in the midst of their final four home games for the 2015 season, dropping Wednesday's clash against crosstown rival Georgia State by a final score of 7-4.
• KSU will enter the weekend 25-22 overall and 8-6 in conference action. The Owls sit 2.5 games back from first place North Florida, which sit at 11-4 in A-Sun play.
• The Owls have three remaining games at Stillwell Stadium, entering the final weekend with a 14-11 record on their home grass.
• Kennesaw State is batting .288 and is outscoring its opponents 146-125 in 25 games. The Owls have totaled 56 extra base hits at home this season, including 16 home runs.

Notes To Remember in 2015
• Then ranked 19th, Kennesaw State hosted 25th-ranked Liberty in the season opener at Stillwell Stadium. It marked the first time in program's history the Owls hosted a matchup of two teams inside the top 25. KSU went on to win the game, 11-9, with Kendall Hawkins earning the win on the mound.
• Head coach Mike Sansing won his 1,000th career game on March 27, 2015 against USC Upstate in a 5-0 final. Sansing is now in his 27th season at the helm of the program, and his 24th as the Owls' skipper.
• KSU landed the Team of the Year award at the Atlanta Sports Awards ceremony. Max Pentecost, 2014 Johnny Bench Award winner, also took home the Collegiate Athlete of the Year award. Coach Sansing was also a Coach of the Year finalist on March 5, 2015.
• Jordan Hillyer was honored as one of seven Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week winners on March 23, 2015.
• The Owls' win on the road at Georgia Tech Tuesday (April 21) night, it marked the first time in program's history KSU defeated the Yellow Jackets in back-to-back seasons on the road. Kennesaw State defeated GT last year at Russ Chandler for the first time since 1989.
• KSU took 2-of-3 from Atlantic Sun Conference foe Lipscomb on the road on April 24-26, defeating the Bisons in a regular-season series for the first time since 2011. In fact, the Owls defeated Lipscomb in a series on the road for the first time since 2006.

On Deck
• The Owls will turn their attention towards the Dolphins of Jacksonville University at Stillwell Stadium from May 8-10, playing in their third A-Sun series at home throughout the 54-game slate.
• Kennesaw State will look to snap a current two-game losing streak, both of which were non-conference games  to Auburn and Georgia State.
• The Owls and Dolphins will meet for the 10th season in a row since KSU joined the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2006.
• Kennesaw State holds a slight 15-12 advantage in the all-time series, going 6-3 against the Dolphins from 2010-12. JU has gone 4-2 over the last two years against the Owls.

KSU vs The A-Sun At Home
• Kennesaw State will enter its final two weekends in conference play just 2.5 games out of first, trailing North Florida's 11-4 record at the top.
• The Owls have an 8-6 record in the A-Sun, but only five of their 14 games have been played at Stillwell Stadium.
• KSU is batting an impressive .324 as a team at home against conference foes, outscoring teams by a 32-20 margin.
• Kennesaw State has compiled four doubles and four home runs in those five games, while its pitching staff has totaled a 3.33 ERA led by a 0.00 ERA from Jordan Hillyer and a 1.20 ERA by Travis Bergen.
• A large part of KSU's success in outscoring its opponents by a +12 margin at home against conference opponents has been the middle innings. The Owls hold a dominant 24-4 margin in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. The Owls are a +6 in the fifth, a +8 in the sixth and a +4 in the seventh at home against A-Sun opponents.
• In fact, the Owls are an impressive 19-5 when scoring the first run, helping when dominating the middle part of the game.
• Four players (Chris McGowan, Taylor Allum, Chris Erwin and Grant Williams) are on a current five-game hitting streak at home against conference opponents. Brennan Morgan is right behind with a four-game hitting streak.

The Battle On The Mound
• Kennesaw State will enter the weekend with a 4.25 ERA as a pitching staff, led by Jordan Hillyer's team-best 2.50 ERA in 11 starts.
• Hillyer is scheduled to start the series' opener on Friday night, taking the hill for his 12th start. Hillyer currently ranks second in the Atlantic Sun on total strikeouts with 79. His 2.50 ERA ranks third in the league and holds a 4-3 overall record.
• Hillyer will battle Jacksonville's Michael Baumann for the Dolphins. Baumann is second in the A-Sun with a 2.34 ERA and fourth in strikeouts with 65.
• Owls' Travis Bergen is set to pitch on Saturday, entering the game with a 5-3 record and an ERA of 2.52. Bergen ranks third in the A-Sun with 72 strikeouts.
• Bergen is scheduled to battle Dolphins' Spencer Stockton, who is 3-3 with a 4.18 ERA in three starts for JU.
• To conclude the weekend, KSU's Gabe Friese will meet JU's Nathan Disch. Friese's 4-4 record and 3.65 ERA will battle Disch's 2-2 record and 5.40 ERA.

The Fab FOUR
• Another year brings lasting memories for many, but for the Kennesaw State's four seniors, these memories will last forever.
• The Owls will honor Benjamin Bancroft, Colin Bennett, Chris McGowan and Nathan Harsh Saturday afternoon on senior day for their hard work, dedication and passion for Owl baseball.
• Benjamin Bancroft has made five appearances out of the bullpen in two years with KSU, striking out seven batters while posting a 0-1 record and a 7.94 ERA.
• Colin Bennett will conclude his career with the Owls, batting .286 in two seasons. He compiled 38 hits, five doubles, seven home runs and 22 RBI. Bennett also slugged .581 and drew 31 walks for a .429 on-base percentage.
• Chris McGowan will end an incredible run with the Owls, placing his names in the record books for multiple categories. McGowan is sixth all-time in KSU history with 214 hits, fourth all-time with 125 runs, third all-time with 44 doubles and second all-time with 117 walks.  The first baseman was Atlantic Sun Conference All-Tournament Team in 2013 and 2014.

Up Next
• The Owls will conclude their 2015 regular season slate next week with four road games, taking on Georgia Southern on Tuesday, May 12 before trekking to North Florida for a three-game set on May 14-16.
• Kennesaw State has six remaining A-Sun games left in the regular season, just 2.5 games back from first place North Florida.




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