FIN FACTS
»» The USCB baseball team returns home from Wednesday's 12-9 win at Benedict to host Fisher (Mass.) for a four-game series. The Sand Sharks are 161-70 all-time at home, including a 7-5 mark this season.
»» USCB and Fisher have met every season since the Sand Sharks' inaugural season of 2009, with the exception of 2015 when the scheduled series was cancelled due to inclement weather. The Sand Sharks have won 21 of 24 all-time meetings, including a four-game sweep last week.
»» USCB hit four home runs in Wednesday's victory at Benedict, tying the school record. Junior 1B Charlie McGinnis hit two home runs, matching USCB's single-game mark.
»» Senior 1B/RHP Justin Kortessis was named the No. 13 pro prospect in the NAIA by Perfect Game last month. Kortessis was 7-0 with a 1.86 ERA in 15 appearances (six starts) for the Sand Sharks last season and is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA in four starts this season. He has compiled 28 strikeouts in 25 innings in 2017.
»» Junior OF/DH Bobby Wenthe leads the Sand Sharks in home runs (6) and RBIs (31) and ranks eighth in the NAIA in RBIs per game (1.63).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Falcons went 6-2 in the fall and are 6-4 thus far in the spring, but they've lost four of their last five. Fisher has compiled a .331 batting average and averaged 7.6 runs per game, while the pitching staff has a 5.03 team ERA. Zach LeBlanc (3-0, 2.29 ERA) and Bryan DeJesus (3-2, 3.92) have been the team's top starting pitchers, while Angel Perez Vargas (.519 BA, 16 RBIs, 10 SBs) and Cody Mercier (.387 BA, 3 HR, 14 RBIs, 8 SBs) have paced the offense.
RELATED LINKS
USCB Schedule and Results
USCB Season Statistics
Sand Shark Baseball Record Book
Sun Conference Baseball Standings
