@ USC Upstate (mid-week game)

Western Carolina travels to Spartanburg, SC for the first-midweek baseball game of the season, against the USC Upstate Spartans. 

Who: USC Upstate Spartans
When: Wednesday, Feb. 23th, 2022
Time: 3:00 pm
Where: Harley Baseball Park, Spartanburg, SC 
Radio: none
TV/Video: none 

Live Stats: none 

Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green, White, Black

Head Coach: Mike McGuire is in his second season as the head baseball coach at USC Upstate.

USC Upstate's record: 2-1 overall, 2-1 home, 0-0 away, 0-0  neutral court, 0-0 conference

The Series: The Cats are 7-2 against the Spartans in a series that started in 1986. The Cats won the last 6 games in the series with the Spartans. 

The Spartans claimed a program-record 37 victories a season ago, picking up wins over Clemson and No. 12 Georgia Tech during a record-setting season. Upstate captured a program-best 28 conference victories in 2021, claiming the No. 2 seed in last season's Big South Tournament following a 37-16 (28-12 Big South) campaign.

Last season, Upstate was one of the top teams in the nation at both the plate and on the mound, concluding the season ranked in the top-25 in the NCAA in both batting average (24th; .298) and earned run average (16th; 3.68).

After 37 wins last season, the Spartans were picked second in the Big South Conference preseason poll. The Spartans won two of three games this past weekend, in their opening series against the Ohio Bobcats in Spartanburg.