KENNESAW STATE BASEBALL UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tues, Mar 8	at Georgia Southern	JJ Clements, Statesboro, Ga.	L, 9-10 (12)	Live Stats	Video
Fri, Mar 11	vs. Middle Tenn.	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	6 p.m.	Live Stats	Video
Sat, Mar 12	vs. Middle Tenn.	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	2 p.m.	Live Stats	Video
Sun, Mar 13	vs. Middle Tenn.	Stillwell Stadium, Kennesaw, Ga	1 p.m.	Live Stats	Video
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#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.
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Series History…
- The Owls and Blue Raiders have met six times in the all-time series, with MT holding a slight 4-2 lead.
- This is the first meeting, and weekend series, since Feb. 15-16, when the Blue Raiders came to Kennesaw, Ga. and the Owls took 2-of-3.
- In the series, KSU outscored MT by 33-13 total, including an 18-1 win in the third and final game.
- KSU and MT also met for a three-game series in Blue Raider nation on March 1-3, as Middle Tennessee took all three games. The Blue Raiders outscored the Owls 21-4 in the series.
 
Extras!...
- Tuesday night's between KSU and Georgia Southern matchup marked the 21^st meeting between the two teams, and the sixth consecutive season the two teams have played against each other.
- The meeting marked the ninth time the Owls and Eagles have met over the past 11 seasons, dating back to 2006 when the Owls turned Division I joining the Atlantic Sun Conference.
- Prior to the night, the Owls and Eagles played two, 11-inning games in the all-time series.
- The game marked the longest contest in series history.
- The last time the Owls played a 13-inning game was against Jacksonville State on March 3, 2014 in a 7-5 victory –falling three outs shy of reaching that mark.
 
Big Thunder Making Noise..
- Tony Dibrell made his second start of the season under head coach Mike Sansing on the bump Tuesday night.
- The sophomore tossed 4.2 innings, allowing two earned runs and recorded a career-high nine strikeouts.
- For the season, the righty has compiled a 0-0 record and a 4.50 ERA in three appearances (two starts). Dibrell has tossed 12.0 innings and leads the team with 21 strikeouts to just four walks.

Pitching Rotation Set…
- LHP Chris Erwin will toe the rubber on Friday night. He will enter the game with a 1-1 record and a 9.88 ERA in three starts. The lefty is 1-0 with a 5.56 ERA over his last two starts against Jacksonville State and UAB in 11.1 innings of work.
- RHP Gabe Friese will be the Owls' Saturday guy on the bump, entering the weekend with a 1-1 record and a 2.35 ERA. Friese has thrown 15.1 frames, which ranks second on the team, and has recorded 12 punch outs.
- Sophomore RHP AJ Moore will close things out on Sunday, entering the game with a 1-0 record and a 2.65 ERA. Moore has thrown a team-high 17.0 innings, recording 16 strikeouts on the year – which is one shy of Dibrell's team-high 17 strikeouts.
- Moore is coming off a career-high 7.0 innings pitched against UAB last Sunday at Regions Field.
 
Hot At The Plate…
- Over the last four games, Jeremy Howell, LaDonis Bryant and Grant Williams have provided a 1-2-3 punch at the plate.
- Howell has batted a team-high, along with Bryant, .500 at the plate, totaling seven hits in four games. He owns a .500 slugging percentage and a .632 on-base percentage over that span.
- Bryant also owns a .500 batting average, going 5-for-10 at the play in all four games. He has three RBI over that time and a .545 on-base percentage.
- Meanwhile, Erwin has continued his good hitting from a season ago, and totaled a .364 batting average over the last three games with three RBI and a .364 slugging percentage.
 
Team Facts Thus Far…
- The Owls have outscored opponents 58-38 in the second, fourth, sixth and ninth innings combined, and are a an impressive 5-1 when scoring first in a ballgame.
- Kennesaw State has done well when leading after six innings, holding a 5-1 mark when leads after six, a 5-1 mark when leading after seven and 4-1 when leading after eight.
- Part of that reason is the pitching duo of Richard Lovelady, who has become a vital part of the backend of the bullpen.
- Lovelady is 2-0—which leads the team in wins—in 9.1 innings of work on the mound. Lovelady has struck out 12 batters and has totaled a .207 opponent batting average against, allowing just six hits. He owns a team-high seven appearances.
- Griffin Helms owns a team-high .370 batting average in eight games this season. He has compiled a 10-for-27 total at the plate, totaling a .370 slugging percentage and a .400 on-base percentage.
- In fact, the Owls have NINE players hitting over .300 this season.
- Kennesaw State has compiled a .301 batting average as a team, outhitting opponents 129-106 as they have totaled 10 or more hits in eight of the 12 games.
- The Owls own 31 extra base hits this season, including 12 home runs- which leads the Atlantic Sun Conference.

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.