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Baseball By Jake Dorow

BSB: Owls, Georgia Tech Set For Mid-Week Showdown On ESPN3

The Yellow Jackets will play KSU at Stillwell Stadium Tuesday night.

KENNESAW STATE OWLS (7-13; 0-0 A-Sun)
vs
Georgia Tech (15-4; ACC) | March 22
Kennesaw, Ga. | Stillwell Stadium
Complete Game Notes (.pdf)
Follow Along: @KSUOwlNation | @KSUOwlsBaseball | Instagram (KSUOwlsBaseball)

KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tues, Mar 22vs. Georgia TechStillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga6 p.m.Live StatsESPN3
Thurs, Mar 24vs. TowsonStillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga6 p.m.Live StatsRadio
Fri, Mar 25vs. TowsonStillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga6 p.m.Live Stats
Sat, Mar 26vs. TowsonStillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga2 p.m.Live Stats
@KSUOwlsBaseball

Series History Notes…
- KSU vs Ga. Tech (KSU is 5-15 vs GT since 2006)
- KSU is 2-11 at GT since 2006
- KSU is 3-4 vs GT at home since 2006
 
Dibrell Back On The Bump…
- Sophomore Tony Dibrell will make his fifth start on the mound against Georgia Tech.
- Dibrell will enter Tuesday's game with a 4.50 ERA and a 0-1 record.
- He has three straight appearances recording seven or more strikeouts in an outing, including a career-high nine punch outs at Georgia Southern on March 8.
- The righty leads the Owls with 28 strikeouts to just six walks on the season in 13.2 innings of work.

Owls In the Pen…
- Three relievers have made 10 or more appearances out of the bullpen under head coach Mike Sansing.
- Richard Lovelady leads the team with 13 app. out of the pen, going 2-2 in 14.2 innings of work. He has 19 strikeouts has held opponents to a .226 batting average.
- Brock Turner has the second-most appearances, making 12 out of the pen with a 2.31 ERA. Turner has worked 11.2 innings, striking out 12 batters and holding opponents to a .200 BA.
- Logan Hutchinson has made 10 app., going 1-1 and has tossed 7.2 innings.
 
Where The Team Stands In The ASUN…
- The Owls rank tied for third in the ASUN with a total of 112 RBI, as senior Alex Liquori leads the team with 14.
- In all, the owls have four players (Liquori, Brennan Morgan, Chris Erwin & Austin Upshaw) with at least 10 RBI on the season.
- KSU ranks third in the ASUN in home runs with 16, trailing North Florida's 19 as the top go-getter.
- Kennesaw State ranks third in the league in team batting average at .288, behind UNF (.308) and Jacksonville (.292).

Playing At Home…
- The Owls have played 15 of their 34 regular-season home games over the first month of the season, going 6-9 entering the new week.
- Kennesaw State is batting .296 in 15 games, totaling 43 extra base hits.
- The Owls have also totaled a .445 slugging percentage and .363 on-base percentage.
 
Team Facts Thus Far…
- The Owls have outscored opponents 22-10 in the second frame and hold a 6-3 mark when scoring the first run.
- KSU also hold a big advantage in the fourth frame, outscoring opponents 17-5 .  
- Mason Ward made his first collegiate start last Wednesday against Tennessee Tech, throwing a career-high 4.2 innings.
- The announced crowd of 1,207 against Georgia was the largest crowd since April of 2013.
- AJ Moore made his second start at Claude Smith Field Sunday afternoon, dating back to 2015 where he made his collegiate debut. He struck out nine batters, the same amount he struck out a year ago.
- Jordan Getzelman recorded his first home run in an Owl uniform Saturday afternoon at Stillwell Stadium against Mercer.
- The Owls have totaled 10 or more hits in a game 12 times, averaging 10.2 hits per contest.

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
 
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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.
- #GoKSUOwls -
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Players Mentioned

Tony Dibrell

#17 Tony Dibrell

Pitcher
6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Chris Erwin

#15 Chris Erwin

Pitcher
6' 0"
Junior
L/L
Logan Hutchinson

#8 Logan Hutchinson

Pitcher
5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
Alex Liquori

#2 Alex Liquori

Outfield
6' 2"
Senior
L/L
AJ Moore

#23 AJ Moore

Pitcher
6' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
Brennan Morgan

#21 Brennan Morgan

Catcher
6' 4"
Senior
R/R
Brock Turner

#5 Brock Turner

Pitcher
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Mason Ward

#24 Mason Ward

Pitcher
6' 4"
Junior
L/L
Richard Lovelady

#16 Richard Lovelady

Pitcher
6' 0"
Junior
L/L
Austin Upshaw

#20 Austin Upshaw

Infield
6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
Jordan Getzelman

#25 Jordan Getzelman

Outfield
6' 2"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Tony Dibrell

#17 Tony Dibrell

6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Pitcher
Chris Erwin

#15 Chris Erwin

6' 0"
Junior
L/L
Pitcher
Logan Hutchinson

#8 Logan Hutchinson

5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
Pitcher
Alex Liquori

#2 Alex Liquori

6' 2"
Senior
L/L
Outfield
AJ Moore

#23 AJ Moore

6' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
Pitcher
Brennan Morgan

#21 Brennan Morgan

6' 4"
Senior
R/R
Catcher
Brock Turner

#5 Brock Turner

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Pitcher
Mason Ward

#24 Mason Ward

6' 4"
Junior
L/L
Pitcher
Richard Lovelady

#16 Richard Lovelady

6' 0"
Junior
L/L
Pitcher
Austin Upshaw

#20 Austin Upshaw

6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
Infield
Jordan Getzelman

#25 Jordan Getzelman

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Outfield