ROME- The Shorter Baseball team will hit the road this weekend to face #23 Francis Marion in a three-game series.
Game one will be played tomorrow at 3:00 PM with game two set for 30 minutes after game one's conclusion. The series finale will be played on Saturday with the first pitch set for 1:00 PM.
SERIES INFORMATION
Shorter Hawks (6-3, 0-3 CC) vs. #23 Francis Marion Patriots (10-1, 3-0 CC)
Date: February 20-21
Location: Florence, S.C. (Sparrow Stadium)
Watch:
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Live Stats:
Sidearmstats
NOTES
- After a rough opening series weekend, the Hawks bounced back with a 10-7 win over Augusta Tuesday night.
- Isaiah Sims led the way, going 2-3 with a grand slam and six RBI.
- Tanner Folds stepped up for Shorter, coming in and striking out three in relief to earn the save.
- The Hawks are looking to continue to swing the bat well and find the zone in the pitching department as they enter this weekend.
SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS
- Francis Marion enters this weekend ranked 23rd in the country amidst their 10-1 start.
- The Patriots dropped a mind-boggling 33 runs on Chowan in their series opener in the first game.
- Ethan McAnally and Riley Orr have had a scorching start to the year.
- McAnally leads the team with four home runs and also 19 RBI while Orr enters with three homers and 20 RBI.
SERIES HISTORY
- The Hawks are 0-3 all-time against FMU, falling to the Patriots in their first ever series last season.
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