Midweek Baseball: UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Who: UNC Asheville Bulldogs
When: Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm
Where: Childress Field, Cullowhee, NC
TV/Video: ESPN+
Radio: none

Live Stats: WCU Live Stats
Conference: Big South
Location: Asheville, NC
Colors: Blue and White
Nickname: Bulldogs
Mascot: Rocky
Students: 3,233

This season's record: 21-19 overall, 16-7 home, 5-12 away, 0-0 neutral, 7-11 Big South.

Head Coach: Scott Friedholm will begin his ninth season as the Head Baseball Coach at UNC Asheville in 2023. He was appointed head coach on June 17, 2014. Friedholm's record: 129-235 overall

The Series: The Cats own a 54-25 overall record vs. the Bulldogs, and are 30-12 in games played in Cullowhee. The Cats beat the Dog 13-4 in early April in Asheville. Asheville has defeated Western Carolina the last five times that these teams have met in Cullowhee.

The Bulldogs come to Cullowhee riding a 4 game slump, having been swept at Winthrop, and dropping a game in Asheville against Wofford. The Bulldogs are currently holding down 7th place in the Big South with a 7-11 record. Collectively, the Bulldogs are hitting .275 as a team in 2023, which is 22 points higher than their final team batting average in 2022 (.253). If the Bulldogs can maintain their current pace, it'll mark the highest batting average for the team since 2013 when that Bulldog team also hit .275.

Projected Pitching Match-up:
UNCA – Sr. RHP Ryan Douglas (6-0, 4.41 ERA; 10 app., 10 GS, 51.0 IP, 55K, 23BB)
WCU – Fr. RHP Brandon Eldridge (0-3, 12.46 ERA; 5 app., 1 GS, 8.2 IP, 8K, 7BB)