Baseball Heads to Asheville for Three-Game Series

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College baseball team opens a three-game weekend series on Friday afternoon with UNC Asheville from Greenwood Baseball Field in Asheville. The series will wrap up at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon with a doubleheader. Friday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian (5-8, 4-3 Big South) at UNC Asheville (6-13, 5-9 Big South)
WHERE: Greenwood Baseball Field (Asheville, N.C.)
WHEN: Friday, April 2, 2021 (2:00 p.m.) | Saturday, April 3, 2021 (1:00 p.m.) | Saturday, April 3, 2021 (Game Two DH)
THE SERIES (Since 2008): Presbyterian Leads 24-13

FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVE STATS: Sidearm Stats (Friday-Saturday)
WATCH: ESPN+ (Friday)
TWITTER: @PresbyterianBSB
GAME NOTES: Presbyterian Notes

ON THE MOUND
Friday
PC – LHP Charlie McDaniel (1-0, 3.44 ERA, 4 K)
AVL – RHP Ryan Douglas (0-2, 11.81 ERA, 7 K)

Saturday Game One
PC – RHP Eric Miles (2-1, 5.21 ERA, 15 K)
AVL – LHP Jacob Edwards (1-4, 6.89 ERA, 18 K)

Saturday Game Two
PC – RHP Duncan Howard (1-1, 1.12 ERA, 9 K)
AVL – RHP Kole Harris (2-0, 1.83 ERA, 19 K)

About the Blue Hose
• The Presbyterian College Baseball team used strong pitching and timely hitting to finish off a three-game sweep of Charleston Southern by winning game one 3-0 and the series finale 3-1 at the PC Baseball Complex on Saturday.
• Chris Veach led the offense with four hits in the two games and Eric Miles along with Duncan Howard allowed zero earned runs in both starts on Saturday.

Series History
• PC and UNC Asheville have met 47 times in the Blue Hose DI era prior to Friday's series opener. Presbyterian holds a 24-13 head to head record over the Bulldogs with PC winning six of the last seven meetings including a three-game sweep in 2019.
• In the 2019 three-game sweep of the Bulldogs, Presbyterian hit at .301 clip which was led by Johnny Cook at a .556 average. Ashby Smith and Jonathan White both hit .444 in the three-game series.
• Presbyterian's pitching staff held the Bulldogs to four earned runs over 27 innings led by Reagan Fowler tossing 6.1 innings as he didn't allow an earned run in his start.

Scouting UNC Asheville
• UNC Asheville enters the weekend with a 6-13 record following taking two-of-three from Radford last weekend. The Bulldogs sit with a 5-9 record in the Big South so far this spring.
• The Bulldog offense is led by Brandon Lankford who enters the weekend with a .329 average including two doubles and a team-high four homers. Dominic Freeberger sits with a .303 average including 10 extra base hits (six doubles, two triples, two home runs) and 13 runs driven in.
• On the mound, Kole Harris is 2-0 with a 1.83 ERA in eight appearances with three starts this spring. Harris has tossed 19.2 innings allowing four earned runs and recorded 19 strikeouts. Justin Honeycutt sits at 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA in eight relief appearances.

Veach Continues to Pace The Offensive Attack
• The Chapin, S.C. native is continuing to lead the Blue Hose offensive attack with a conference leading .458 average thru 12 games. He's had a base hit in all 12 games he's played in this spring.
• Veach has already earned a pair of Big South Freshman of the Week honors this spring as well.
• He currently ranks 15th in all of DI baseball with a .458 average, while also ranking 11th in the country as he has struck out once every 24 at bats this spring.
• Veach ranks 10th in nation with an average of 1.83 hits per game this spring.

Miles & McDaniel Honored With Weekly Honors
• Presbyterian College baseball pitchers Eric Miles and Charlie McDaniel have been named Big South Starting Pitcher and Co-Freshman of the Week respectively for games played March 22-28, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
• Miles was dominant on Saturday in game one of the doubleheader with CSU as he recorded 7.0 shutout innings en route to a 3-0 series clinching win over Charleston Southern. Miles totaled seven strikeouts while only allowing four singles and a pair of walks to earn his second win of the spring.
• In just his third collegiate start, McDaniel tossed a complete game allowing just one earned run to earn his first career victory over Charleston Southern on Friday afternoon. The Sanford, Fla. native allowed just one run and six hits to earn the win. McDaniel faced one batter over the minimum over the final five innings. McDaniel's complete game was the Blue Hose first since May 17, 2019, when Jackson Dean spun a complete game against Charleston Southern.
• Both pitchers were a part of a pitching staff that allowed just two earned runs over 27.0 innings against Charleston Southern this weekend.
• This is Presbyterian's third freshman of the week honoree in six award cycles as Chris Veach earned a pair of awards already this spring.

Strong Opening Statements At The Plate
• Chris Veach currently paces the Blue Hose offense with a .458 average to begin the 2021 season as he has hits in all 12 games he's played in and 22 total during the Blue Hose first eight games.
• Freshman Ryan Ouzts sits in third on the team currently with a .326 average thru the first 12 games. Ouzts is second on the team totaling three doubles.
• JUCO Transfer Eric Toth has a .231 average so far in 2021 as he is tied for the team lead with a pair of home runs. Toth picked up his first Presbyterian home run of the season at No. 17 Auburn in game two of the series. In the CSU contest, Toth recorded 0.2 innings of relief work with a strikeout. He pitched the final 3.0 innings in a 7-6 win over Radford recording his first win of the season. Toth grabbed his first save of the season against CSU to clinch the series.
• Sean Klein, another JUCO transfer currently leads the team with a pair of long balls and a team-high eight RBIs.

Record Chasing
• Senior Eric Miles needs five strikeouts to move into third in the Blue Hose D1 record book. Miles currently sits with 207 career strikeouts.
• Miles needs 19.1 innings pitched to past Brian Kehner for fourth in the DI record book for innings in his Blue Hose career.
• Senior Zacchaeus Rasberry needs five stolen bases to move into first in the Blue Hose D1 record book. Rasberry has 31 career stolen bases.
• Rasberry's next triple will move him into a tie for fifth in D1 history with his fifth career triple as a Blue Hose.

Up Next
• The Blue Hose are set to take a step out of conference on Tuesday, April 6 with a 3 pm first pitch against Davidson at the PC Baseball Complex.

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Players Mentioned

#16 Reagan Fowler: P; 6' 5"; Senior; R/R

#17 Eric Miles: P; 6' 1"; Fifth Year; R/R

#4 Zacchaeus Rasberry: OF; 6' 2"; Fifth Year; R/R

#25 Duncan Howard: P; 6' 3"; Freshman; R/R

#31 Charlie McDaniel: P; 6' 3"; Freshman; L/L

#22 Ryan Ouzts: UTL/P; 5' 8"; Freshman; R/R

#10 Chris Veach: INF/P; 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R

#7 Eric Toth: P/UTL; 6' 4"; Junior; R/R

#18 Sean Klein: INF; 5' 10"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#16 Reagan Fowler
: 6' 5"; Senior; R/R
: P

#17 Eric Miles
: 6' 1"; Fifth Year; R/R
: P

#4 Zacchaeus Rasberry
: 6' 2"; Fifth Year; R/R
: OF

#25 Duncan Howard
: 6' 3"; Freshman; R/R
: P

#31 Charlie McDaniel
: 6' 3"; Freshman; L/L
: P

#22 Ryan Ouzts
: 5' 8"; Freshman; R/R
: UTL/P

#10 Chris Veach
: 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R
: INF/P

#7 Eric Toth
: 6' 4"; Junior; R/R
: P/UTL

#18 Sean Klein
: 5' 10"; Junior; R/R
: INF