ON DECK

1. After getting rained out on Tuesday, the Owls bounced back following two straight losses with a 9-1 victory over non-conference opponent Savannah State to even their record to 2-2. KSU improved its all-time record over the Tigers to 7-1.
2. Kennesaw State totaled 10 or more strikeouts in each of its first four games –a season-high 16 versus Western Michigan—and ranks third in the NCAA in strikeouts per nine innings with 13.50 per game. The Owls have totaled the most punch outs in the ASUN in one fewer games than the second-most (FGCU - 51).
3. The Owls totaled 16 extra base hits through four games and leads the ASUN with a Slugging Percentage of .503, which ranks inside the Top 50 in the NCAA at 46th overall.
4. Mason Ward earned his first victory of the season in his sixth career start versus Savannah State on Wednesday, totaling a career-high nine strikeouts in 6.0 frames. He was 2/3 innings shy of a new career high for innings pitched in an outing, and faced three batters over the minimum. He leads the team with 13 strikeouts entering the weekend.
5. Freshman duo Terence Norman and Garrett Hodges each made their Kennesaw State collegiate debuts Wednesday night, combining to go 6-for-9 at the plate and two RBI. Norman's first AB knocked home a run and fell a home run shy of hitting for the cycle.
6. Junior right hander Tony Dibrell made his first career last Friday night on Opening Day, tossing a solid 5.0 innings while punching out seven to earn his first win on the mound. Dibrell will once again be on the mound over the weekend as the Broncos hit just .167 off him last week.
7. Kennesaw State will showcase its talents on the field as the Owl Network will air each home game on either ESPN3 or ASUN.TV. The Owl Network will stream 11 home games on ESPN3 and 22 tilts on ASUN.TV.
8. KSU plays a total of 56 games in the regular season, 33 of them coming at home and 23 on the road. The Owls take on 16 (eight home, eight away) midweek tilts and opens ASUN action on the road at North Florida on March 31.
9. The Owls return 26 members from 2016, a team that won 17 games in the ASUN and became the first team since 2010 (FGCU) to win each regular-season conference series.

K-KOUNTER

• Kennesaw State's pitching staff has totaled 10 or more strikeouts in each of its first four games and has 54 punch outs in those games.
• The Owls have totaled 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings in four games, which ranks third in the nation and first in the ASUN Conference.
• KSU punched out a total of 16 batters on Opening Day versus Western Michigan, which fell three K's shy of tying a D-I record for most in a single game.
• The Owls have totaled 16, 11, 12 and 15 strikeouts over their first four games.
• Mason Ward was impressive all night versus Savannah State, allowing just two hits –a career low in starts— while striking out a career-high nine Tigers in 6.0 frames.
• Ward was sharp from the start, recording two punch outs in each of the first three frames to shut down Savannah State's lineup.
• The senior recorded three more strikeouts in the sixth inning and faced three batters over the minimum to earn the victory.
• Will Bice and Tony Dibrell each have totaled nine and seven punch outs, respectively, and ranks second and third on the team in that category through four games.

OFFENSIVE NUMBERS

• Kennesaw State has totaled 34 runs in four games, including a 17-run outburst versus Western Michigan on Opening Day, and ranks second in the ASUN Conference in runs scored. The Owls are averaging 8.5 runs per game and ranks 36^th in the Nation in runs per game.
• The Owls' 17-run explosion over WMU on Opening Day broke a school record for most runs scored on the season opener in D-I history, which was previously 15 runs that KSU scored over Wingate in 2000.
• Kennesaw State has scored 10 or more runs on opening day over the past three seasons. In fact, the Owls have scored 10 or more runs on opening day five times (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) since joining the ASUN in 2006.
• KSU has totaled five home runs in four games with junior Taylor Allum leading the way with three long balls. Allum has totaled a home run in three of the first four games, totaling a new career high in a single season. He totaled two in each of his first two season in the Black and Gold, and now has seven career home runs.
• The Owls are slugging .503 on the season which leads the ASUN and ranks 46^th overall in the Nation.