Spartans Host Jacksonville in A-Sun Finale
5/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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Spartanburg, S.C. – The USC Upstate baseball team will conclude the 2016 season this weekend as they host Jacksonville University at Harley Park in a three-game Atlantic Sun Conference series. The series begins on Thursday at 6 p.m., followed by a Friday evening contest at 6 p.m. and the series finale at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Friday is also Senior Day with five players being honored prior to the game.
Upstate is 20-29 following a 3-1 road loss to Presbyterian College on Tuesday. The Spartans are 3-14 in the A-Sun after being swept at North Florida last weekend. Upstate won its last A-Sun home series as the Spartans won the Friday and Saturday matchups against FGCU two weekends ago.
The Spartans lead the A-Sun with 21 triples and are 10th in the nation with .43 triples per game. Tyler Jackson is second in the league with 79 strikeouts.
Jacksonville is 32-18 overall and 13-5 in the league. The Dolphins were rained out against South Florida on Tuesday and swept NJIT in a league series last weekend. Jacksonville holds a 16-8 edge in the all-time series.
All three games of the series will be broadcast on ASun.TV. Live stats are also available on www.upstatespartans.com. Updates will be posted to the Upstate baseball Twitter account (@UPSTBSB).
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