PREVIEW: No. 17 Baseball Wraps Up Homestand With Matchup Against Lander

4/25/2019 9:47:00 PM | By: UNG Athletic Communications

Week 13
vs. Lander
Date: April 25-27
Location: Dahlonega, Ga.
Stadium: Bob Stein Stadium
Series: LU leads, 22-21
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video

Week Preview: The No. 17 University of North Georgia baseball team finishes out a seven-game homestand with a three-game set against Lander to end the home portion of the 2019 schedule.

Probable Starters (Based on previous outings): Friday: Alex Moore vs. Steven Bower; Saturday: Davis Cunningham vs. Derrick Pickvet; Sunday: Joseph Whitt vs. Cade Heil

Rankings: North Georgia is No. 17 in the latest Collegiate Baseball Poll released Monday, down four spots from last week. Other teams in the Southeast Region that are ranked are No. 2 North Greenville, No. 10 Newberry, No. 11 Catawba, No. 23 Mount Olive and No. 30 Lincoln Memorial. The Nighthawks also came in at No. 24 on the NCBWA poll Tuesday

Nighthawks on the Web: Available links can be found above and on the baseball schedule page and above. Fans can also follow the action through Twitter by following the baseball team (@UNGBaseball).

Last Week: North Georgia went 0-4 last week, losing three to then-No. 6 Tampa before a 13-3 loss to West Georgia.

Scouting Lander: Lander is 17-30 on the year and 12-15 in PBC action. The Bearcats have lost their last three league series, but have taken a game in each of them. Lander is 5-12 away from home this season. Lander leads the all-time series by one game, 22-21, with UNG winning 11 of 20 at Bob Stein Stadium. This weekend marks the first time since 2016 that the Bearcats have played in Dahlonega.

PBC Stats and Standings: Chase Sudduth has the fourth best batting average in the league, hitting .374 on the season. Conner Corbitt is third in the league in homers with 11. Parker Morrison is fifth in the league in ERA at 3.35, fifth in the conference in strikeouts with 74 and is second in the PBC in saves with seven. Steven Bower is tied for fifth in the PBC in wins with seven, while Derrick Pickvet is tied for ninth with six. North Georgia is currently a game and a half back of Flagler in the PBC standings, but the Nighthawks have three more games to play than the Saints. The magic number for North Georgia to clinch the PBC regular season championship is five.

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