Baseball to Play at D-II North Georgia on Tuesday
The Emory University baseball team will head to North Georgia
College and State University in Dahlonega, GA on Tuesday, for a
7:00 PM game against the NCAA Division II Saints.
Coverage
Tuesday’s game will be webcasted at http://www.pennatlantic.com.
There will be live statistics for the game available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/northgeorgia.
Emory Eagles
The Eagles will enter Tuesday’s game looking to
reverse a two-game losing streak, after falling twice during the
weekend to Berry College and dropping to 25-14 overall on the
season. The Eagles are 5-5 in true road games this
season. As a team, Emory is batting .309 this season with 7.8
runs scored per game, while their pitching staff has a 4.45 earned
run average with a .285 opponents batting average. Emory is
led by head coach Mike Twardoski, whose 363-161-1
career record is good for a .692 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.
North Georgia Saints
The Saints are 25-16 in 2011, after winning two out
of three last weekend against Augusta State University at
home. North Georgia has a record of 15-10 on its home field
this season. The Saints are batting .296 as a team this
season while scoring 5.7 runs per game, while their pitching staff
has recorded a 3.78 ERA and allowed a 2.59 opponents batting
average. North Georgia is led by head coach Tom Cantrell, who
is 466-252 during his 12 years with the team. He is assisted
by Chris Widing and Gerald Allison.
Matchup History
Emory is 6-10 all time against North Georgia,
including a 3-8 record in games played in Dahlonega. Last
season, the Eagles fell 4-3 to the Saints, despite jumping out to a
2-0 lead after one inning. In last year’s game,
Patrick Riebsame picked up two hits for the
Eagles. Emory’s last win against North Georgia came
during the 2009 season, a 6-3 victory.
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