NEW ORLEANS – The home-heavy start to the 2018 season continues this weekend as the University of New Orleans (4-5) takes on former Sun Belt rival Arkansas State University (3-2) in a three-game set at Maestri Field. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. Friday, followed by a 2 p.m. start Saturday and a 1 p.m. finale Sunday.
Live stats and video will be available on
UNOPrivateers.com.
Emmanuel Pepis will be on the call.
LAST TIME OUT
The Privateers came just feet from tying the game in the ninth, but it was not enough as they would fall 9-7 to #15 Southern Miss.
Darren Willis was the bright spot going 4-5 with a triple, three runs scored and two RBI from the leadoff spot.
Cody Ducote added to his home run total launching a ball deep into the New Orleans night for his third of the season in an inning that saw UNO erase 4-0 deficit early in the game.
ABOUT NEW ORLEANS
Willis leads the Silver and Blue with a .424 clip and adds five ribbies, a triple and scored seven runs.
Owen Magee is batting .382 with two home runs and eight RBI.
Head coach
Blake Dean will hand the ball to junior ace
Bryan Warzek (1-0) Friday night. In his two starts, the southpaw has been nothing short of spectacular, racking up 20 strikeouts and a 2.19 ERA. In Friday's victory over Ball State University, the New York native went 7.0 innings and struck out 12 Cardinals, one shy of tying his career-high.
Kyle Arjona (1-0) struck out five in his first start – a 4-2 win over ACC's Virginia Tech Saturday. On the year, the right-hander has 10 strikeouts in 8.0 innings and a 2.25 ERA.
ABOUT ARKANSAS STATE
The Red Wolves are coming off a rain shortened midweek series against Mississippi Valley State. Arkansas State did get one game in, a 9-0 victory.
A-State is offensively led by Logan Anderson, who is hitting .428 with three RBI and two runs scored.
ASU will send righty Bradey Welsh to the mound Friday. Welsh is 1-0 on the season with eight strikeouts and 7.2 innings of work. Left-hander Coulton Lee (0-1, 12.46 ERA) is expected to get the nod Saturday and right-hander Peyton Culbertson (0-1, 7.20 ERA) rounds out the weekend rotation for the Red Wolves.
SERIES HISTORY
New Orleans owns 49-25 record against the Red Wolves dating all the way back to 1974. The last time the teams met A-State got the better of the Privateers, 17-3, March 28, 2010. The Privateers last defeated Arkansas State April 25, 2009, 13-6.
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Game Notes:
http://unoprivateers.com/sports/2018/2/15/baseball-game-notes.aspx
Live Stats:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/uno/baseball/
Video:
http://unoprivateers.com/watch/
Tickets:
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