No. 21 USCB (13-13, 5-7 TSC) at Southeastern (15-18, 4-8)
The University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball team will try to win its third consecutive road series in Sun Conference play when the Sand Sharks travel to Lakeland, Fla., to face Southeastern in a key league series this weekend. USCB has taken two of three at Florida Memorial and Thomas in its last two conference weekends to get back in the thick of the race to Fort Myers for the conference tournament. The Sand Sharks are seventh in the conference standings, one game ahead of Southeastern, one game behind Thomas and two games back of Northwood and Webber International. The top six teams qualify for the Sun Conference Tournament.
LEADING OFF
Date: Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23
Time: 7 p.m. Friday, Noon Saturday (DH)
Location: Lakeland, Fla.
Series: USCB leads 7-5 overall; SEU leads 5-1 at home
2012 Results: USCB swept three games
LIVE COVERAGE
TV: None
Streaming video: Livestream
Live stats: Dakstats (Click on the "W" icon)
SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN
The Fire have played well of late, winning four of five and six of eight. They took two of three at Ave Maria in their last Sun Conference series March 8-9 and won two of three in a non-conference series against Concordia (Neb.) last weekend. Southeastern's pitching staff ranks first in the nation with 259 strikeouts, with Johnnie Kirkland (3-2, 2.04 ERA) leading the way with an NAIA-best 67 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched.
Head-to-head (*indicates home team/#indicates neutral site)
4/18/2009 *SEU 16, USCB 7
4/19/2009 USCB 7, *SEU 3
4/19/2009 *SEU 4, USCB 3
3/26/2010 *USCB 10, SEU 6
3/27/2010 *USCB 5, SEU 4
3/27/2010 *USCB 11, SEU 3
3/18/2011 *SEU 9, USCB 6
3/19/2011 *SEU 16, USCB 6
3/19/2011 *SEU 6, USCB 2
2/24/2012 *USCB 15, SEU 4
2/25/2012 *USCB 7, SEU 1
2/25/2012 *USCB 6, SEU 3
NOTES
• The home team has won the last 10 meetings and 11 of 12 all-time.
• USCB ranks 11th in the nation in total triples (9), and senior DH Terry McClinton ranks fifth in the nation with four three-baggers.
• Junior LF Blake Cilwick is riding an eight-game hitting streak and leads the team in batting average (.333) and RBIs (26).
• Junior 1B Erik Armstrong (7) needs two home runs to tie Brandon Collins for USCB's career lead.
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