CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College baseball team will square off against Appalachian State this weekend beginning on Friday in three different locations. The Blue Hose will host the Mountaineers on Friday (March 6) before traveling to North Carolina for Saturday (March 7) and Sunday (March 8).
FRIDAY GAMEDAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian (2-11) vs. Appalachian State (7-5)
LOCATION: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, S.C.)
DATE: March 6, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
LIVE STATS: GoBlueHose.com
SATURDAY GAMEDAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian (2-11) vs. Appalachian State (7-5)
LOCATION: L.P. Frans Stadium (Hickory, N.C.)
DATE: March 7, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
WATCH: AppStateSports.com
LIVE STATS: GoBlueHose.com
SUNDAY GAMEDAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Presbyterian (2-11) vs. Appalachian State (7-5)
LOCATION: Beaver Field (Boone, N.C.)
DATE: March 8, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: GoBlueHose.com
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday: RHP Bauer Burkart (1-0, 5.73 ERA) vs. RHP Nick DiRito (1-1, 2.63 ERA)
Saturday: LHP Christian Charalambous (0-1, 5.79 ERA) vs. RHP Gage Peterson (2-0, 2.25 ERA)
Sunday: RHP Mikey Marroquin Jr. (0-0, 9.95 ERA) vs. LHP Tanner Nolan (1-0, 5.68 ERA)
BLUE HOSE NOTES
- Presbyterian dropped a midweek road contest at Charleston 6-3 on Tuesday night (March 3).
- Tucker Meredith made his second start of his collegiate career against the Cougars. The Blue Hose had six hits as a team with six different players each logging a hit.
- Amman Dewberry and Matthew Rollison power the Blue Hose offense in 2026. Both players are hitting .350 or higher and account for 34 hits. Dewberry is tied for the team home run lead, while Rollison paces the team in on-base percentage (.458).
- Emory Guilford is tied with Dewberry for the most home runs on the team with three. He is second on the team in RBIs with 10.
- Christian Charalmabous leads PC on the mound this year. He has thrown 14 innings and recorded 12 strikeouts (tied for most on the team).
- JJ Harrell is tied with Charalambous for the most strikeouts on the team with 12. Bauer Burkart and Tyrell Williams have posted 10 to open the season.
DEWBERRY DOING THINGS
Amman Dewberry has had a very productive start to the season, ranking as one of the best hitters in the Big South. He ranks second in the league in hits (20) and eighth in batting average (.385). He is also second in total bases with 37 and tied for second in RBIs with 18. Finally, he rests in the top 10 of the conference in home runs (3) and slugging percentage (.654).
INCOMING TRANSFERS
Head coach Elton Pollock added eight transfers to this year's squad. James Green, Sammy Vander Hill, Caden Mason, Bauer Burkart, Emory Guilford, Ian Lindsay, Braiden Eagen, and Matthew Cannon are the new transfer additions for the Blue Hose.
NEW FRESHMAN
Nine freshmen join the Blue Hose this season. Domaine Vann, Bo Moody, Tucker Meredith, Jonathan Williams, Cole Morgan, Landon Nichols, Nathan Sofield, Jayden Adams, and Aidan Taylor join Coach Pollock's squad as incoming freshmen.
COACH POLLOCK
Head coach Elton Pollock enters his 22nd season at the helm of the Blue Hose. In 2025, Coach Pollock guided a young roster through one of the toughest non-conference schedules to date, earning a key win over No. 23 Alabama, halting their undefeated season.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
- Since PC became a D1 program in 2008, Appalachian State has won all three of the previous meetings with the Blue Hose. The two played two games in 2010 and most recently one in Boone in 2011.
- The Mountaineers come into the weekend with a 7-5 record. App State started the year 7-1 but has dropped four straight. The Mountaineers suffered a narrow 9-8 loss on Wednesday in Boone against No. 15 Wake Forest.
- The Mountaineers rank fourth in the Sun Belt in runs with 98 on the season. The team boasts a .280 batting average and has hit 13 home runs this year.
- Kermit Smith leads App State in his 10th season as head coach.
2026 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
56 games: 24 home games | 31 away games | one neutral site game
The Blue Hose campaign will feature 24 games at Elton Pollock Field at the PC Baseball Complex, highlighted by four series against Big South opponents UNC Asheville (March 13-15), Winthrop (April 10-12), Radford (April 24-26), and USC Upstate (May 8-10).
Presbyterian will take on three SEC opponents on the road during the season: Georgia (April 7), South Carolina (April 21), and Tennessee (May 5). The Blue Hose will also travel to face ACC foe Clemson on Feb. 24. Georgia, Tennessee, and Clemson are all ranked in the top 20 of the first edition of this season's D1Baseball Top 25.
TICKETS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
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UP NEXT
The Blue Hose will play two games at Florida Atlantic on the road on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week in Boca Raton.
