Emory Baseball to Face Berry in Home-and-Home Weekend Series
The Emory University baseball team will look to continue its strong play as of late with a weekend series against Berry College, as the Eagles will travel to Berry on Saturday at 2:00 PM, and will return home to host the Vikings at Chappell Park on Sunday at 12:00 PM.
Coverage
Sunday's home game will be webcasted at http://go.emory.edu/Webcasts/BaseWebcast.html, and requires the free version of RealPlayer from real.com to view. Live statistics for Sunday are available at http://www.go.emory.edu/LiveStats/Base/xlive.htm.
Emory Eagles
Making a late push for a bid into the 2011 NCAA Division III Tournament, the Eagles have won four-straight games and eight of the last 10, including an 18-6 win on Wednesday against the University of the South. The Eagles stand at 25-12 overall this season, including marks of 5-4 in true road games, and 15-5 at Chappell Park. Emory is batting .313 as a team this season, while averaging 8.1 runs per game, and its pitching staff has an ERA of 4.49, while holding opponents to a .283 batting average. Emory is led by head coach Mike Twardoski, whose 362-160-1 career record is good for a .693 winning percentage, the highest mark among active UAA coaches, 15th-highest among all active NCAA Division III coaches, and 21st-best mark among Division III coaches all time to start the season. Assistant Coaches Bobby Perez, Brian Clark, and Greg McMichael will complete Coach Twardoski's staff for the 2011 season.
Berry Vikings
Berry will enter competition this weekend with an overall record of 18-12, including a 10-6 record at home and a 4-4 record in true road games. The Vikings, who are in their first season as a provisional NCAA Division III member, are batting .298 as a team with 5.1 runs scored per game, while their pitching staff has a 4.89 team ERA. Berry is led by 14th-year head coach David Beasley, who is 445-287-1 during his time with the team. He is assisted by Shane West, Cliff Flagello.
Matchup History
Friday will mark the fifth meeting between the Eagles and the Vikings, and the first since the 1992 season. Emory is 0-4 all time against Berry, including two losses at home during the team's inaugural season in 1991, and a pair of losses on the road in 1992.
Emory Notes
Emory's 25 wins this season match the team's highest win total since the 2008 season, when the Eagles finished the year 25-11-1… Emory third baseman Andrew Cohn currently has 195 career hits, and is five shy of becoming the 10th player in school history to reach the 200 hit mark… The Eagles have scored at least 10 runs in each of the last three games, each a win, improving to 14-0 this season when they have scored in double digits.
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