Emory Baseball to Host the Annual Rawlings Southern Classic this Weekend

The Emory baseball team will take part in its annual tradition this weekend, hosting the Rawlings Southern Classic at Chappell Park on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Eagles will play Rhodes College at 2:00 PM on Friday, York College at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM on Saturday, and LaGrange College at 2:00 PM on Sunday.  Emory will be the home team in the first game on Saturday and on Sunday.  There will also be a neutral game between York and Rhodes at Chappell Park on Sunday at 10:00 AM, with York as the home team.

The Eagles will enter the game with a 2-4 record, following their 8-5 win on Tuesday against Washington and Lee College.

Rhodes College currently stands at 5-1 on the season, including five-consecutive victories.  The Eagles are 7-3 all time against the Lynx, including a 12-2 win and a 6-1 loss last season.

LaGrange College is 5-3 on the campaign and will face both York on Friday and Rhodes on Saturday in LaGrange, GA before playing the Eagles on Sunday.  The Eagles hold a 23-8 all time advantage against LaGrange, but lost 15-13 to the Panthers last season.

This will be the opening weekend of baseball for York College in 2010, after the Spartans finished the 2009 season with a record of 28-16, and went to the NCAA Tournament.  The Eagles are 15-1 all time against York, including a 17-3 win at last year's Rawlings Southern Classic.

For fans wishing to follow the games from home, there will be live statistics of all the games, and video webcasts of the four Emory contests, available from the ‘Multimedia' pull down menu on EmoryAthletics.com