Where: Childress Field at Hennon Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
Radio: none
TV/video: ESPN+
Live Stats: WCU Live stats
Conference: ASun
Mascot: Owls
Colors: Black & Gold (Yellow)
KSU Fan Message Board: KSUOwlHowl
Head Coach: Mike Sansing - head coach at KSU since 1991 -
Record at KSU:
-All-Time NCAA Division I: 419-393 (.516)/15 years
-All-Time NCAA Division II: 512-208 (.711)/12 years
-All-Time NAIA Record: 362-244-2 (.595)/12 years
2021 KSU Baseball Record: 7-4 overall, 0-0 conf., 4-1 home, 2-2 away, 1-1 neutral
2020 KSU Baseball Record: 10-8 overall, 0-0 conf., 8-5 home, 1-2 away, 1-1 neutral
The Series: The Cats are 12-8 overall vs. the Owls, but have lost the last four games to KSU (two in Kennesaw, 1 in Cullowhee, 1 neutral field). The series started in 2006 and was last played in Feb. 2020 in Conway, SC after skipping 2019.
The Owls come to Cullowhee for the front game of a home and home series, off a loss to UAB, but having won the first two games of that series. The Owls do have a 6-4 win over the then #6 Georgia Bulldogs.
The Owls were picked 7th in the 9 team ASun preseason poll, with two players named to the all-conference team, 1B - Justin Russell, & OF - Terence Norman. Center fielder for the Kennesaw State baseball team Alex Carballo capped a week to remember by being named the ASUN Player of the Week. . The Owls won three total games while Carballo hit for .357 average, a .500 on-base percentage and a .643 slugging percentage in the four games this week.
TOP RETURNING PITCHERS (2019 Stats)
LHP Jared Rine So. 1-1, 5 App/ 4 GS, 3.37 ERA, 13 SO
RHP Monty Horn Jr. 2-0, 6 App/0 GS, 3.38 ERA, 5 SO
RHP Brison Finney Jr. 0-0, 5 App/1 GS, 4.50 ERA, 15 SO
Projected Pitching Match-Up:
WCU – Fr. RHP #43 Dawson Elder vs. KSU – Fr. RHP #22 Nathan Holler (0-0, 2.89 ERA)
WCU – Fr. RHP #43 Dawson Elder vs. KSU – Fr. RHP #22 Nathan Holler (0-0, 2.89 ERA)
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