| KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL UPCOMING SCHEDULE |
| Tues, Mar 22 | vs. Georgia Tech | Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga | 6 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN3 |
| Thurs, Mar 24 | vs. Towson | Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga | 6 p.m. | Live Stats | Radio |
| Fri, Mar 25 | vs. Towson | Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga | 6 p.m. | Live Stats | |
| Sat, Mar 26 | vs. Towson | Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga | 2 p.m. | Live Stats | |
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Logan Hutchinson has made 10 app., going 1-1 and has tossed 7.2 innings.
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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.
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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 . Â
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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.
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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.
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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/OwlsonDeckÂ
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 -