Carrollton, GA - UWG baseball is looking to get back on track this Saturday, February 23 against Paine College. The Wolves have dropped their last two games to Lynn University and Young Harris making their record 7-4 on the year.
West Georgia is 4-0 on Saturday games at home this year. They look to capitalize on the two Saturday games this weekend and win the series.
Paine at a Glance
The Paine Lions have struggled in the season thus far. They are currently 2-6 on the year, and are on a four game losing streak. Two weeks ago Paine hit the low point on the year losing three straight to Valdosta State. In the series, they were outscored 27-0.
UWG at a Glance
West Georgia will look for the bats to come alive this weekend as they are only hitting .288 on the year. Although they have lost two straight, if they can sweep the series against the Lions, the Wolves can bring their record to 10-4 on the year. One of the key areas UWG has struggled in is hitting when there are runners on base. Last game against Young Harris, the Wolves left eleven runners on the bases. Look for the Wolves to turn that around and score quickly on Paine.
Paine Batters to Watch
The fiercest batter in Paine's lineup this year is senior Chris Johnson. Johnson is batting .435 on the year and has scored the most runs for the lions touching home plate nine times in just eight games. The Lions also have a bit of a power hitter in the lineup with freshman Jeremiah Schaffer. Shaffer leads the team in RBIs with ten on the year and homeruns with two.
UWG Batters to Watch
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Blake McLemore# is batting .357 through 42 at bats and leads the team with hits with 15. #
Evan Hester has also been consistent on the year hitting .342 through eleven games. Hester has totaled up four doubles on the year along with nine RBIs. The Wolves have done well getting runners on base with an on base percentage is .372 on the year. The Wolves batters have had ten batters hit on the year to go along with 42 walks.
Paine Pitchers to Watch
The Lion's pitching staff has struggled on the year. Their most consistent pitcher thus far has been Jerek Wright. Wright has is 1-0 on the year with 2.25 ERA. Paine's other starter that is expected to start this weekend is Taurrek Fikes. Fikes is also 1-0 on the year and has eleven strikeouts to his name. If the Wolves can get off to a hot start they could put up an abundance of runs as the bullpen has struggled this year.
UWG Pitchers to Watch
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Chase Riemer# is expected to start the first game for UWG. Riemer is 2-1 on the year with four appearances and only surrendering two extra base hits. Another starter Paine should expect to see is #
Jamie Sexton#. Sexton has the most innings pitched and a solid 2.08 ERA. Sexton has also shown dominant accuracy with a 19-1 strikeout to walk ratio.
Last Matchup
Last year Paine traveled to Cole field for a Thursday double header in which the Wolves came away with the sweep winning the first game 8-0, and then the second game 4-2.
UWG looks to continue their success against the Lions this weekend with the series kicking off Saturday with a double header. The first game starts at 3PM with the second game following up shortly after. The series will wrap up with a game Sunday at 1:00PM.
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