Warner (20-30, 6-18 TSC) at USCB (21-20, 11-13 TSC)

The University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball team wraps up its regular season with a key Sun Conference series this weekend, as the Sand Sharks try to lock up a spot in the six-team Sun Conference Tournament when they host Warner for a three-game set Friday and Saturday. The first game of the series has been moved up to 12:30 p.m. Friday because of the threat of bad weather Friday afternoon. USCB is tied for sixth place in the conference standings with Thomas, but the Sand Sharks hold the head-to-head tiebreaker and have a more favorable remaining schedule. Thomas has three games each with first-place Embry-Riddle and second-place St. Thomas and a single game with eighth-place Northwood. 

LEADING OFF

Date: Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20

Time: 12:30 p.m. Friday, Noon Saturday (DH)

Location: Richard Gray Sports Complex, Hardeeville

LIVE COVERAGE

TV: Friday — None; Saturday — The County Channel (Hargray 9/113, Comcast 2, Time Warner 63)

Streaming video: Friday — Stretch Internet; Saturday — The County Channel

Live stats: Stretch Internet

SCOUTING WARNER

The Royals are out of contention for the Sun Conference Tournament, but they're doing their best to play spoiler. They took two of three from Thomas last weekend and will try to hurt the Sand Sharks' postseason hopes in their final conference series of the season. Chris Mejia has been the team's hottest hitter recently, bringing a 14-game hitting streak and a .370 average into the series. Andrew Yanes (5-3, 2.99 ERA) and Ryan Ruble (4-5, 3.63 ERA) are the team's top starting pitchers.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

All-time: USCB leads 7-5

Current streak: WU has won last 1

All-time at USCB: USCB leads 4-1

Streak at USCB: WU has won last 1

NOTES

• USCB is 101-43 all-time at Richard Gray Sports Complex. 

• USCB ranks 21st in the nation in total triples (13) and 27th in triples per game (0.317), and senior DH/2B Terry McClinton ranks sixth in the nation with five three-baggers.

• Junior LF Blake Cilwick is 19-for-40 (.475) during a nine-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 22 of his past 23 games. 

• Junior 1B Erik Armstrong (7) needs two home runs to tie Brandon Collins for USCB's career lead. 

RELATED LINKS

USCB Baseball Media Guide

Sun Conference Baseball Standings

USCB Sand Sharks on Facebook

USCB Athletics on Twitter