GREENWOOD – After falling to No. 12 North Greenville 5-2 at Fluor Field on Tuesday, the Lander baseball team is back home to host Young Harris for a three-game series this Friday and Saturday.

QUICK HITTERS

Where To Watch: Lander Broadcast Network (Gm 1) PBC Network (Gm 2+3)

Live Stats: Landerbearcats.com (Gm 1)(Gm 2)(Gm 3)

Lander's Record: 14-12, 10-10 PBC

Young Harris' Record: 15-7, 13-5 PBC

First Met: Feb. 23, 2013 (5-2 Lander)

Last Met: Feb. 16, 2019 (14-2 Lander)

Last 10 against Young Harris: 5-5

Who's Next: vs Georgia College (Apr. 9+10)

STORYLINES

• The Bearcats fell to North Greenville 5-2. Junior Bo Richey went 3-for-3 with a pair of triples and a single along with walking once.
• Lander is on its longest-losing skid of the season after dropping the last four. The previous high mark was two.
• Although in eighth place in the PBC, the Bearcats are just a couple of games back of fourth-place Columbus State who is 10-7 in conference action.
• Through 26 games, Lander has scored 219 runs, is hitting .286 as a team along with having a .395 on-base percentage and a team slugging percentage of .455.
• Four Bearcats currently have 30 or more hits, with Mike Fitschen, Mason Streater, Ward Betts and Roury Glanton taking up those spots.
• Glanton leads the team with 40 hits in 26 games. His 40 hits are tied for the second-most in the PBC. Glanton also has eight doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 29 RBI. He also leads the team in batting average with .367.
• Betts and Streater are tied for second with 34 hits. The pair have combined for 14 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 38 RBI.
• Fitchen rounds out the list with 32 hits, five doubles, one triple and 18 RBI.
• Lander also has six players with an on-base percentage above .400 who have played at least 24 games this season.
• The Bearcats used six arms against the Crusaders. Praise Thorsen, Davis Cunningham and Bryce Jackson all threw a scoreless inning of relief while Thorsen and Cunningham struck out a combined five batters.
• In the 21 games played between the Bearcats and Mountain Lions, Lander is 15-6 all-time.
• Young Harris is coming into the series 15-7 overall and 13-5 in the PBC. The Mountain Lions are currently third in the PBC behind UNC Pembroke (15-3) and North Georgia (18-6).
• Young Harris most recently defeated Mars Hill 24-5 in a non-conference game on March 30. They are also on a five-game winning streak with a series win over Georgia College and a win over Union (Tenn.).
• Tucker Green leads the Mountain Lions with a .451 batting average through 22 starts. He has 41 hits, 10 doubles, four triples and nine home runs along with 34 RBI. Dalton Cash is close behind with 27 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs and 32 RBI.
• Chad Brown leads the pitching staff with a record of 4-1. He's made six starts with 34 innings of work. He's allowed 13 earned runs while striking out 24. McLain Harris has an ERA of 2.88 and a record of 3-2. He's dealt 25 innings through nine appearances and one start.
• After Young Harris, Lander is back home to host Georgia College for a three-game series on April 9 and 10.

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