Tuesday, March 19
Kannapolis, NC
6 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
Charlotte
Photo by: Tim Cowie/DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Meet Charlotte in Kannapolis Tuesday
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For the fourth straight season, the Davidson baseball team is scheduled to play a game at Atrium Health Ballpark in Kannapolis, and that contest is next on the calendar.
The Wildcats will meet the Charlotte 49ers at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Single-A minor league ballpark.
The 49ers will serve as the home team in the neutral-site game.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson is 7-12 after winning one of three games at Tennessee Tech over the weekend.
• Corner infielders Eli Putnam and Michael O'Shaughnessy lead the Wildcats with five home runs and 22 RBIs.
• Putnam is also the team leader in average (.366), slugging percentage (.648), OPS (1.119), doubles (5) and total bases (46).
• O'Shaughnessy is hitting .314 with a .995 OPS.
• Catcher Jacob Friend is hitting .354 with a 1.093 OPS and leads Davidson with 19 walks and a .551 on-base percentage.
• The Wildcats' next win will be the 150th of head coach Rucker Taylor's career. In five-plus seasons, his Davidson teams are 149-98 (.603).
'CATS IN KANNAPOLIS
• Davidson is 2-0 at the home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.
• That includes wins over Wofford (2021) and Western Carolina (2023).
• Weather forced a cancellation of the Wildcats' 2022 game against Appalachian State.
SCOUTING THE 49ERS
• Charlotte enters 10-10 and lost two of three against UNCW during the weekend.
• Outfielder Thad Ector leads the offense with a .361 average, a 1.054 OPS, four home runs and five stolen bases.
• Outfielder Johnny Sutryk (.317), and infielder Noah Furcht (.306) also hit north of .300.
• Infielder Brandon Stahlman hits .295 and has a team-best 16 RBIs.
• The 49ers are in their first season in the American Athletic Conference after winning the Conference USA championship last year.
• Charlotte has won at least 35 games in each of the last three seasons, including going 36-28 a year ago.
• Also last season, the 49ers made their second NCAA Regional in three years and seventh in program history.
• Davidson graduate AJ Pabst, who led the Wildcats with 23 mound appearances last season, is playing a fifth year at Charlotte.
SERIES HISTORY
• Charlotte leads the all-time series 37-25.
• That includes a 24-1 win over Davidson at Hayes Stadium, the 49ers' home ballpark, on Feb. 20.
• That was the teams' first game since 2004, though they did have a scheduled contest rained out in 2022.
The Wildcats will meet the Charlotte 49ers at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Single-A minor league ballpark.
The 49ers will serve as the home team in the neutral-site game.
LATEST ON THE 'CATS
• Davidson is 7-12 after winning one of three games at Tennessee Tech over the weekend.
• Corner infielders Eli Putnam and Michael O'Shaughnessy lead the Wildcats with five home runs and 22 RBIs.
• Putnam is also the team leader in average (.366), slugging percentage (.648), OPS (1.119), doubles (5) and total bases (46).
• O'Shaughnessy is hitting .314 with a .995 OPS.
• Catcher Jacob Friend is hitting .354 with a 1.093 OPS and leads Davidson with 19 walks and a .551 on-base percentage.
• The Wildcats' next win will be the 150th of head coach Rucker Taylor's career. In five-plus seasons, his Davidson teams are 149-98 (.603).
'CATS IN KANNAPOLIS
• Davidson is 2-0 at the home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.
• That includes wins over Wofford (2021) and Western Carolina (2023).
• Weather forced a cancellation of the Wildcats' 2022 game against Appalachian State.
SCOUTING THE 49ERS
• Charlotte enters 10-10 and lost two of three against UNCW during the weekend.
• Outfielder Thad Ector leads the offense with a .361 average, a 1.054 OPS, four home runs and five stolen bases.
• Outfielder Johnny Sutryk (.317), and infielder Noah Furcht (.306) also hit north of .300.
• Infielder Brandon Stahlman hits .295 and has a team-best 16 RBIs.
• The 49ers are in their first season in the American Athletic Conference after winning the Conference USA championship last year.
• Charlotte has won at least 35 games in each of the last three seasons, including going 36-28 a year ago.
• Also last season, the 49ers made their second NCAA Regional in three years and seventh in program history.
• Davidson graduate AJ Pabst, who led the Wildcats with 23 mound appearances last season, is playing a fifth year at Charlotte.
SERIES HISTORY
• Charlotte leads the all-time series 37-25.
• That includes a 24-1 win over Davidson at Hayes Stadium, the 49ers' home ballpark, on Feb. 20.
• That was the teams' first game since 2004, though they did have a scheduled contest rained out in 2022.
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