PREVIEW: #18 Baseball opens up SAC play with adjusted series vs. Anderson
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anderson (S.C.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
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#18 Catawba | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 13 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final (9) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anderson (S.C.) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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#18 Catawba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anderson (S.C.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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#18 Catawba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 0 |
Salisbury, N.C. —- The 18th-ranked Catawba College baseball team opens up action in South Atlantic Conference play on Friday at Newman Park versus Anderson University in a weather-adjusted schedule with a doubleheader on Friday and the series finale on Sunday.
THE MATCHUP
- Who: Anderson (4-2, 0-0 SAC) at #18 Catawba (4-3, 0-0 SAC)
- Where: Newman Park, Salisbury, N.C.
- When: Friday, Feb. 14, 3 p.m. & 6 p.m. (7-inning); Sunday, Feb. 16, 4 p.m.
- How to Follow: Game one: FloCollege ($) | Live stats
Game two: FloCollege ($) | Live stats
Game three: FloCollege ($) | Live stats
THE PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
- Friday (Game one): Austin Fine (1-0, 3.21 ERA) vs Corben Childers (0-1, 2.35 ERA)
- Friday (Game two): Payne Stolsworth (1-1, 4.76 ERA) vs Walker Noland (1-0, 2.25 ERA)
- Sunday: Hayden Simmerson (0-1, 5.87 ERA) vs Walker Case (1-0, 1.80 ERA)
VERY GOUGE
- Casey Gouge excelled in his start on Sunday against Shippensburg, throwing six innings, allowing one run on four hits and one walk with a career-high 10 strikeouts
- The junior left-hander struck out seven in his first three innings alone, only allowing a run in the fifth when he allowed a walk and two singles
- Gouge has started in both of his appearances this season, but could also be in the mix to appear in high-leverage relief appearances
NOT YOUR TYPICAL LEADOFF MAN
- Nathan Chrismon leads the Catawba Indians with two homers and 10 RBI on the season
- The East Carolina transfer currently has double the number of runs driven in as the next Catawba Indian (Cole Hales - 5)
- Through 30 at-bats, Chrismon is hitting .267 with eight base hits, including a double and two homers with 10 RBI, two walks, a team-high four stolen bases and five runs scored
SCOUTING THE TROJANS
- Anderson entered the season ranked ninth in the SAC Baseball preseason poll after 10th in the league a season ago
- The Trojans did take a game off of Catawba in 2024, a seven-inning 3-1 loss for the Catawba Indians which was answered with a 22-0 drubbing in the rubber match of the series
- Anderson enters opening weekend of conference play at 4-2 overall, taking two of three from Emory & Henry, a split of two games with Limestone and a midweek win over Southern Wesleyan
UP NEXT
- After the Valentines' Day weekend series, Catawba plays in its first in-region midweek game of the year, traveling to 11th-ranked Mount Olive for a top-20 matchup