NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Privateers baseball team will see an adjusted schedule for this weekend when they face off against the Youngstown State Penguins. A four-game series begins with a new start time on Friday at Maestri Field.
SCHEDULE CHANGES
Due to the threat of inclement weather Friday evening, first pitch of the series opener will now be at 1 p.m. On Saturday, the doubleheader will begin at 12 p.m. with two nine-inning games on deck. The series finale is still scheduled for 1 p.m.
PITCHING MATCHUPS
FRIDAY- LHP
Tyler LeBlanc (UNO) vs. RHP Jon Snyder (YSU)
SATURDAY 1- LHP
Brandon Mitchell (UNO) vs. RHP Travis Perry (YSU)
SATURDAY 2- RHP
Dylan Porter (UNO) vs. RHP Chad Coles (YSU)
SUNDAY- RHP
Collin Horton (UNO) vs. RHP Matt Brosky (YSU)
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the second series played all-time against Youngstown State. The Privateers went 2-1 against the Penguins in 2010.
NOTES
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Tyler LeBlanc will start the series opener on Friday night. LeBlanc leads the conference in wins (3) and opponent batting average (.139). Last weekend, LeBlanc threw 5.1 no-hit innings of relief against ULM. 11 of his 14 strikeouts recorded have been looking.
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Anthony Herron Jr. and
Pearce Howard co-lead the team in RBI with 13 apiece. Herron had nine RBI in four games last week.
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Collin Kulivan has given up one hit in 3.2 innings over three relief appearances. Kulivan has recorded five strikeouts.
-As a whole, the Privateer pitching staff has given up the fewest hits (80) and the fewest home runs (4) of any Southland school entering the weekend.
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Amani Larry ranks inside the top 10 in several categories including on-base percentage (T-4
th), runs (T-4
th), and home runs (T-3
rd).
-Splitting the catching duties,
Jorge Tejeda and
Miguel Useche each have two runners thrown out attempting to steal.
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