KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Fri, Feb. 19	vs. VCU	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	4 p.m.	Live Stats	Audio
Sat, Feb. 20	vs. Purdue	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	2 p.m.	Live State	Audio/Video
Sun, Feb. 21	at Western Michigan	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	12 p.m.	Live Stats	Audio/Video
A2016 ATLANTA CLASSIC

Follow The Owls On Social Media
- To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State baseball news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUOwlsBaseball or by liking Kennesaw State University on Facebook.
- Use KSU's official hashtags GoKSUOwls and NoDoubt to follow all the action this season!
- Want to see more behind the scenes stuff with the baseball team? Tweet at use with your ideas for the upcoming season!
- In addition, you can now follow the Owls on Instagram at KSUOwlsBaseball for all the behind-the-scenes footage and pictures!

#OwlsOnDeck
- The Owls baseball team will feature a new vlog for the 2016 season, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the players, and interviews with Nathan McCreary and fun interactive activities that will showcase all the player's personalities.
- Follow all the action on Instagram at KSUOwlsBaseball or Twitter at @KSUOwlsBaseball.
- You can also check out #OwlsOnDeck at WWW.KSUOwls.com/OwlsonDeck
 


ATLANTA CLASSIC
 

vs VCU | FEB. 19 | 4PM On-Air: Nathan McCreary (PxP)           Jame Connell (Color)	vs PURDUE | FEB. 20 | 2PM TV: A-SUN BROADCAST On-Air: Nathan McCreary (PxP)	vs WMU | FEB. 21 | 12PM TV: A-SUN BROADCAST On-Air: Nathan McCreary (PxP)           Jame Connell (Color)
Pitching Matchup: LHP Brooks Vial vs. LHP Chris Erwin All-Time Series: 0-0; First Meeting Head Coach: Shawn Stiffler Overall Record: 105-71 (3rd season) Quick Hitters: Colors: Black & Gold Nickname: Rams 2015 Overall Record: 40-25 Postseason Apperances: 12 Letterman Returning/Lost: 12/8 Newcomers: 13	Pitching Matchup: RHP Nick Dalesandro vs. RHP Gabe Friese All-Time Series: 0-0; First Meeting Head Coach: Doug Schreiber Overall Record: 475-469 (17th season) Quick Hitters: First Year of Baseball: 1888 Colors: Old Gold & Black Nickname: Boilermakers 2015 Overall Record: 20-34 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 25/7 Newcomers: 9	Pitching Matchup: LHP Tanner Allison vs. RHP AJ Moore All-Time Series: 0-0; First Meeting Head Coach: Billy Gernon Overall Record: 160-220 (6th season) Quick Hitters: All-time record: 1,906-1,478-23 Overall MAC Record: 751-591 Colors: Brown & Gold Nickname: Broncos 2015 Overall Record: 22-30 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/9 Newcomers: 17

Batting Practice
- The Kennesaw State University baseball program begins its 33rd season of varsity play in 2016 when the Owls take part in the annual Atlanta Classic for three games.
- KSU enters the 2016 season with an all-time record of 1,152-687-2 (.626) entering the season.
- The Owls, who began Division I play in 2006, have an all-time record of 303-267 (.531) in 10 seasons since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference.
- Head coach Mike Sansing enters his 25th season at the helm of the Black and Gold. Sansing holds a career mark of 1,015-547 (.654) as the manager of the Owls.
- Coach Sansing won his 1,000th career game on March 27, 2015 against USC Upstate.
- Sansing's three assistant coaches return for another season with the Owls in 2015. Kevin Erminio enters his 10th season as the assistant head coach and pitching coach, while Derek Simmons and Trey Fowler each return for their fourth season under Sansing. Assistant athletic trainer Chris Archambeault also returns to the Owls' bench for his ninth season.
- Kennesaw State has finished with a winning record in 26 of its first 32 seasons of baseball.

Opening Weekend Facts
- KSU will enter its 25th season under the helm of head coach Mike Sansing, holding a 17-7 record on opening day.
- In fact, the Owls hold an impressive 14-3 mark at Stillwell Stadium since 1992 on opening day.
- Kennesaw State holds a 3-4 mark away from home in its season openers.
- The Owls have outscored their opponents 170-115 over Mike Sansing's 24 season openers since joining the KSU family.
- In fact, Kennesaw State has averaged 7.1 runs per game, while holding opponents to 4.7 runs per game.

Pitching Rotation Set…
- LHP Chris Erwin will toe the rubber in KSU's season opener. He went 5-4 with a 4.92 ERA in eight starts last year. Erwin also made 16 total appearances and had two saves.
- RHP Gabe Friese will be the Owls Saturday guy on the bump, coming off a respectable 5-5 season with a 3.57 ERA. Friese struck out 46 batters in 68.0 IP.
- Sophomore RHP AJ Moore will close things out on Sunday, as he went 3-2 with a 5.05 ERA in 2015. Moore finished with 60 strikeouts in 57.0 IP.

Things To Be Aware Of…
- Chris Erwin batted .320 in 2015, ranking fifth in the all-time top 10 D-I records list in best batting averaging in his career since 2014.
- Alex Liquori is eight triples away from breaking the D-I KSU record of 14 set by Jacob Robbins (2006-09), and is two shy of being in third. Currently Liquori ranks fourth on the list with seven.
- Mike Sansing won his 1,000th career game last March, and now sits with 1,015 career victories entering the 2016 season.
- Sansing is 87 wins away from winnings his 1,000th career game at Kennesaw State, yet reaching another milestone.

To keep up with the latest Kennesaw State baseball news follow the team on Twitter @KSUOwlNation and @KSUOwlsBaseball or by liking Kennesaw State University on Facebook. The Owls can also be found on Instagram at KSUOwlsBaseball.