GREENWOOD – Winners of its last five games, the Lander baseball team looks to keep the good times rolling with a conference series against Georgia Southwestern at Dolny Stadium starting Friday.

QUICK HITTERS

Location: Dolny Stadium (Greenwood, S.C.)

Time: Mar. 25 (6 pm) | Mar. 26 (2 pm) | Mar. 27 (1 pm)

Lander's Record: 14-12, 4-5 PBC

Georgia Southwestern's Record: 10-15, 6-3 PBC

First Met: Apr. 21, 2007 (3-2 Lander)

Last Met: Apr. 19, 2021 (8-6 GSW)

Last 10 against GSW: 5-5

Who's Next: at No. 20 North Greenville (Mar.29)

STORYLINES

• Lander is coming off an 11-9 victory over Anderson on Tuesday.
• Tyler Prell had two hits, one being a double, and three RBI against the Trojans. Ethan Wilder also had a multi-hit night against Anderson with a triple in the mix.
• Lander has gone 2-0 against Anderson this season, with the first win coming at home on February 22 with the Bearcats winning 8-6. Lander is now 19-12 all-time against Anderson.
• The Bearcats are also 4-2 in midweek games this season.
• The Bearcats went 2-1 against Georgia Southwestern last season, as Lander lost the final game of the series 8-6 on the road.
• Vincent DeRubeis leads the Bearcats in batting average with a .355 average this season. He's second on the team in hits with 27 behind Wilder's 29, tied for second in doubles with four, leads Lander in home runs with six and RBI with 27.
• Wilder leads the squad in hits (29) along with doubles (8). He's currently tied with Mason Streater and Ian Jenkins in triples with one.
• Bennett Sloper and Evan Mauldin lead the pitching staff with three wins each.
• Kurt Rogers leads the way with three saves while Mauldin has two on the season.
• Bennett Nance has pitched the most innings for Lander with 37 on the season. Slopper and Mauldin are second and third with 22.1 and 24.1. Nance is also the Bearcat's leader in strikeouts with 32.
• As a team, Lander is hitting .277 through 27 games, good for fifth in the PBC. GSW is hitting .226, which is last in the conference. Pitching-wise, Lander sits seventh with a team ERA of 5.57 while GSW sits sixth with a team ERA of 4.07.
• The Bearcats are fifth in the PBC in total hits (245), third in doubles (53), tied for first in triples (5), tied for second in home runs (25), second in RBI (165), and third in stolen bases (32).
• The Bearcats are third in saves (6), third in innings pitched (227.2) and fifth in strikeouts thrown (212).
• Georgia Southwestern comes into the series with a 10-15 overall record and a 6-3 conference record. The Hurricanes went 1-2 against USC Aiken to begin conference play while sweeping Claflin and going 2-1 against North Georgia this season.
• GSW most recently lost to Valdosta State on Tuesday 9-6. Three Hurricanes had multi-hit games while Bryce Mortillaro led the way with two RBI against the Blazers.
• Anthony Angelino leads the Hurricanes in hits with 27, batting average with .290, home runs with five and RBI with 28. Gregory Wozniak is GSW's leader in doubles with six and Miles Hartsfield leads the way in triples with three.
• Jared Donalson leads the Hurricanes pitching staff with four wins while two Hurricanes have three wins. Brandt Sundean has a team-high two saves on the season while Nick McCollum had pitched the most innings with 42.1 this season. Donalson also leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 54.
• Georgia Southwestern travels to face Shorter next on March 29 while Lander hits the road to face No. 20 North Greenville on March 29 for a 5 pm start.

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