Emory Baseball to Face In-State Rival LaGrange on Tuesday

Emory University will make the drive south to LaGrange College this week, as the Eagles will take on the Panthers at 6:00 PM on Tuesday.

The Eagles are 12-11 this season, including a 1-2 record in road games.  Emory is coming off a doubleheader split against Edgewood College on Friday at Chappell Park, which including a 10-5 victory in the final game of the day.

LaGrange College will begin the game with a 15-11 record this season, including a mark of 12-10 at home during the season.  The Panthers have won seven of their last nine games, with all but one of the nine taking place at their home ballpark.

Earlier in the season, Emory defeated LaGrange 8-5 at Chappell Park during the Rawlings Southern Classic.  Emory senior Mark Terranova allowed two runs in five innings to earn the victory in the game, while sophomore Kevin O’Connor went three-for-four with a home run and two RBIs, and Jonathan Reilly went two-for-three with three RBIs.  The Eagles are 24-8 all time against LaGrange, including wins in nine of the last ten meetings.

Emory Notes:
Despite going just 2-2 last week, the Eagles outscored their opponents 42-27 during the four games… The Eagles hit five home runs as a team last week, and now have 16 this season, matching the team’s total from all of 2009… Sophomore Jonathan Reilly hit .625 (10-for-16) last week with three doubles and 10 RBIs during the four Emory games… Reilly is now batting .386 with a team-high 26 RBIs this season, and is leading all Emory players during the last 10 games with a .465 batting average, five doubles and 16 RBIs… Junior Patrick Riebsame has an 11-game hitting streak, the longest this season by an Eagle… Junior Ryan Jones currently has a 10-game hitting streak.