Friday, May 14
Davidson, NC
5 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
George Mason
Wildcats Return to Wilson Friday, Host Patriots in A-10 Series
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With exams and a 12-day break between games behind them, the Davidson Wildcats return to the Wilson Field diamond Friday evening to open a three-game series with the George Mason Patriots.
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The Wildcats and Patriots will meet at 5 p.m. Friday, in a 1:30 p.m. doubleheader Saturday and in a 1 p.m. game Sunday. It's the final four-game Atlantic 10 Conference series the Wildcats (22-20, 6-10 A-10) will play at home this season.
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"We're looking forward to playing an opponent this weekend," said coach Rucker Taylor. "We've had some good intrasquads the last week, but it will be good to see a different uniform. We've seen a little extra bounce in guys as exams have finished. We've had some nice post-exam runs in previous years. Hopefully we can do that again."
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In their last outing, the Wildcats scored a season-high 17 runs in a 10-run win at A-10 foe Richmond May 2 to earn a series split. Seven Wildcats drove in runs, and Garrett Browder hit a grand slam to left for his first career home run. Ruben Fontes and Ryan Wilson also homered, with Fontes knocking his team-leading 12th shot of the year.
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Davidson's last home game was a 5-4 win over George Washington on April 25. An eighth-inning Trevor Candelaria sacrifice fly drove in Michael Carico for the game-winner.
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Prior to Friday's game, the Wildcats will honor their five graduates: outfielder/DH Fontes, infielder Alex Fedje-Johnson and pitchers Jake Biederman, Pete Bloomberg and Jacob Walker.
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League Leaders
• Davidson and Dayton have hit a league-best 56 home runs. Fontes is tied for second in the A-10 home run race, followed by teammates Candelaria (11) and John Hosmer (10).
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• Fedje-Johnson's 14 doubles are tied for second-best in the league, and he's tied for fourth with 31 walks. Wilson is second with 16 hit-by-pitches.
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• On the mound, Nolan DeVos continues to lead the league with seven saves. And Gabe Levy has walked a league-low eight batters. Â
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The Wildcats and Patriots will meet at 5 p.m. Friday, in a 1:30 p.m. doubleheader Saturday and in a 1 p.m. game Sunday. It's the final four-game Atlantic 10 Conference series the Wildcats (22-20, 6-10 A-10) will play at home this season.
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"We're looking forward to playing an opponent this weekend," said coach Rucker Taylor. "We've had some good intrasquads the last week, but it will be good to see a different uniform. We've seen a little extra bounce in guys as exams have finished. We've had some nice post-exam runs in previous years. Hopefully we can do that again."
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In their last outing, the Wildcats scored a season-high 17 runs in a 10-run win at A-10 foe Richmond May 2 to earn a series split. Seven Wildcats drove in runs, and Garrett Browder hit a grand slam to left for his first career home run. Ruben Fontes and Ryan Wilson also homered, with Fontes knocking his team-leading 12th shot of the year.
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Davidson's last home game was a 5-4 win over George Washington on April 25. An eighth-inning Trevor Candelaria sacrifice fly drove in Michael Carico for the game-winner.
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Prior to Friday's game, the Wildcats will honor their five graduates: outfielder/DH Fontes, infielder Alex Fedje-Johnson and pitchers Jake Biederman, Pete Bloomberg and Jacob Walker.
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League Leaders
• Davidson and Dayton have hit a league-best 56 home runs. Fontes is tied for second in the A-10 home run race, followed by teammates Candelaria (11) and John Hosmer (10).
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• Fedje-Johnson's 14 doubles are tied for second-best in the league, and he's tied for fourth with 31 walks. Wilson is second with 16 hit-by-pitches.
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• On the mound, Nolan DeVos continues to lead the league with seven saves. And Gabe Levy has walked a league-low eight batters. Â
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