GAME DAY INFORMATION
Opponent | Jacksonville (29-23, 12-9)
Date |  May 15, 16, 17
Time | 6 p.m. / 2 p.m. / 1 p.m.
Location | Stillwell Stadium

Live Stats | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
Watch | Complete Series 

Leadoff
•   The Owls are coming to the final series of the season after pulling off an five-run comeback against Georgia Southern on Tuesday. The Owls walked off with a bunt from A.J. Willoughby.
•   Saturday will be Senior Day, as A.J. Willoughby, Cooper Mayhall, Deviner McCray, Jake McLinskey, Ryan Wesley, Brian Exley, Jake Rothwell, Brooks Buckler, Jake Franklin, Jaylen Smith and David Chabut will all be honored before the contest.
•  The Kennesaw State offense has improved during conference play this season. During ASUN matchups, the Owls are batting at a .287 clip compared to a .280 batting average during non-league play. 
•  Jake Franklin was honored as ASUN Player of the Week after his performance against Liberty. The senior batted at a .667 clip, while belting three home runs and collected eight RBIs. His weekend slash was .667/1.667/.750.
•   In the final game against NJIT, the Owls left 17 runners on base, which was a season-high. KSU recorded 18 hits, but only scored six runs.
•  The Owls' offensive power has also improved during ASUN play, collecting 36 doubles, five triples and 19 home runs in just 21 ASUN games, compared to 46 doubles, two triples and 26 home runs in 31 non-conference games. 
•   Although the Owls offense has improved during league play, the pitching staff has struggled. In ASUN play, the pitchers have a collective 5.83 ERA, while boasting a 4.28 ERA in non-league play. During ASUN play, the Owls are led by Bickleman, Wesley and Ryan, who each sport a 0.00 ERA.
•   The Owls pace the ASUN in hits and batting average with 504 hits while hitting at a .286 average. The figures ranks 46th in the nation.
•   Kennesaw State is 6-9 in midweek contests in 2019.
•   Stillwell Stadium was packed on Wednesday (April 3) for the Georgia contest, as 1,402 fans squeezed into the bleachers to watch the game.
•   Terence Norman belted a grand slam against UNCW for the first this season for the Owls.
• Kennesaw State has launched 45 dingers through 53 games this season, which ranks second in the ASUN and 103rd in the nation. The Owls are led by Jake Franklin, who has 10 moon shots.
•  Head Coach Mike Sansing recorded another milestone in his career on Wednesday night against PC. With the win over PC, he captured his 1,000th win as the KSU skipper.
•  The Owls rank 31st in the country in sacrifice bunts, laying down 35 through 53 contests. This figure ranks third in the ASUN.
•   Kennesaw State is joined by UCONN, Grand Canyon, Fresno State, Murray State, Dartmouth, Kansas State, Air Force, Memphis, Oregon State and Western Kentucky as the only programs that have competed on every day of the week.

Pitchers
•  Monty Horn has been lights out this season coming out of the pen. He gave up his first earned run of the season against Lipscomb. He has pitched in 14.1 innings pitched and has struck out 20.
•  Jake Rothwell has been featured as the Sunday starter for the Owls. The past three Sunday's have featured Rothwell on the mound. He has 16.1 innings pitched with nine strikeouts over his last two performances. 
•  Brooks Buckler has been a unit on the mound this season for the Owls and has pitched at least 6.0 innings in seven of his last eight eight starts.
•  Jared Rine has been effective coming out of the bullpen for the Owls. As just a freshman, he as 33.1 innings pitched and has given up just nine earned runs . He has 37 punchouts on the year, and has allowed just 25 hits. His best outing come against FGCU, where he pitched 5.0 innings of one-hit ball.
•   Jared Staples has been the most familiar arm on the pitching staff this season, as he leads the team with 20 appearances. He has been effective in his 20.0 innings pitched, ranking sixth on the team in ERA (3.15) while recording 21 strikeouts.
•  The Bullpen has stayed balanced for the Owls this season, as 11 Owls have 10 or more appearances this season. 
•  After not pitching until March 6 against Georgia Tech, Deviner McCray recorded 12 outings since March 6. After surrendering just one earned run in his first eight outings, he gave up three against Georgia Southern.
•  Jake McLinskey has been a durable arm for the Owls so far. Of his 17 appearances on the year, he has a four starts. He has recorded a pair of wins and struck out 37 batters in 37.0 innings of work. He recorded his career-high in innings and strikeouts against North Alabama in his Friday start.

Outfielders
•   Garrett Hodges has been an anchor in the Owls outfield and at the plate. He has two multi-home run games and is batting .278 this season. He has mashed six no-doubters and is tied for sixth in RBIs with 34. He is looking to find his swing back after batting at a .263 clip in ASUN play.
•  After newcomer Alex Carballo had a dazzling debut for the Owls during opening weekend, in which he batted .417 with a home run, two RBIs and logged a team-high .667 slugging percentage, he has struggled to find his touch at the plate. He is batting .136 in conference play.
•  Terence Norman has been a terror for opposing pitchers this season. His .347 average ranks second in the ASUN and his 70 hits rank third. He has been mashing during ASUN play, hitting at a .387 clip. 
•  Jake Franklin has been making an impact in the outfield this season, starting 18 games in center field and one game in right and left.

Infielders
•  Jake Franklin is making a case for ASUN Player of the Year. The senior leads the ASUN in homeruns (10), second in slugging percentage (.561), second in doubles (14), third in RBIs (40), fifth in batting average (.325)
•  A.J. Willoughby has been seeing the field more often as of late. He started each game against FGCU in the field and played two games at first base against Stetson. 
•  Jaylen Smith has been a staple in the Owls lineup this season. He is fifth on the team in at-bats (191). He had a great weekend against NJIT, where he batted .700 with seven hits and six RBIs.
•  Justin Russell has taken advantage of the DH role this season. He is batting .299 with nine home runs and nine doubles. He also plays first base when needed. He was amazing against NJIT, when he bat .429 with two home runs, seven RBIs and slugged 1.000. His .583 slugging percentage ranks second in the ASUN. He also hit a game-tying three-run home run in the ninth inning against Georgia Southern.
•  Tyler Simon has found his bat over during ASUN play. He put it together against NJIT, when he bat .467 against the Highlanders. He leads the ASUN with seven sac bunts on the season.
•  David Chabut has put together an impressive senior campaign. He has started all but one game, and is hitting .273 with four doubles, a triple and 17 RBIs. He is also second on the team with 102 assists in the field.  
•  Daniel Seres and Tyler Tolve have split time behind the dish this season. Seres has been impressive in the field, boasting a .978 fielding percentage. He also hit two home runs in the second game against Binghamton.
•  Tyler Tolve is making his mark early in his Owl career. In his first season donning black and gold, he is hitting at a .324 clip with 15 RBIs and six doubles. He recorded three hits against Mercer.

Series History
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