Weekend Series MatchUP
Game 1: Friday, March 12 | 5:00 p.m. EST
Game 2: Saturday, March 13 | 2:00 p.m. EST
Game 3: Saturday, March 13 | 5:30 p.m. EST

USC Upstate (10-0, 3-0 BSC) at Campbell University (7-4, 2-1 BSC)
Jim Perry Stadium | Buies Creek, N.C.

TV: ESPN+ | Via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App
PxP: Evan Budrovich
Color: Chris Hemeyer

Projected Starting Pitchers
Game 1: RHP Jordan Marks [2-0, 3.32 ERA, 22K] vs. LHP Ryan Chasse [2-1, 3.18 ERA, 17K]
Game 2: RHP Alex Garbrick [3-0, .56 ERA, 21K] vs. RHP Thomas Harrington [1-1, 2.57 ERA, 19K]
Game 3: RHP Ben Ferrer [3-0, 3.48 ERA, 19K] vs. RHP Jonathan Beymer [0-0, 4.50 ERA, 17K]

Series History
Friday will be the 15^th all-time meeting between Upstate and Campbell since Upstate joined the Division I ranks. The Spartans hold an 11-3 advantage in the overall series dating back to March 14, 2008, and they took the first eight consecutive matchups against the Camels. Since then, the two clubs have split the past six meetings 3-3. Upstate took the most recent contest against Campbell 8-7 on April 20, 2019 at Harley Park.

Last Time Out
USC Upstate dominated Clemson University 12-2 Tuesday evening at Doug Kingsmore Stadium to remain undefeated at 10-0 on the year. The Spartans racked up 12 hits and a pair of five-run innings, including a grand slam over the center field wall from Jack Gallagher in the top of the ninth. Gallagher also had a bases-clearing double in the top of the second for seven RBI on the night. Full Recap

Lawson Harrill's pinch-hit RBI triple in the eighth proved to be the difference in Campbell's 3-2 win over the College of Charleston Tuesday night. Campbell used three big hits to plate all three runs on the night, scoring via a home run and two triples. Full Recap

Ones to Watch
Upstate

• Jason Matthews leads the Spartans at the plate so far this year, batting .378 with six doubles (second-most in the conference) and 11 RBI (fourth-most in the conference). He has started all 10 games at shortstop and holds a .951 fielding percentage. Matthews also ranks second in the league with 17 hits and 14 runs scored.
• Jack Gallagher is coming off a career-night at Clemson on Tuesday when he went 3-for-5 at the plate with seven RBI. He ripped a bases-clearing double to right center in the top of the second, driving in three runs to give Upstate an early 6-1 lead. He had no mercy on a new Clemson pitcher in the top of the ninth as he launched a moonshot over the wall in center field with bases loaded to put the Spartans up 12-2. Gallagher is batting .341 on the year with 15 hits (fourth-most in the conference), two doubles, a homer, and 18 RBI, which ranks second in the league.

Campbell

• Spencer Packard leads the Camels and ranks third in the conference with a .419 batting average. He leads the league with seven doubles and has 13 hits with 11 RBI.
• Matthew Christian ranks second on the team offensively, batting .378 with 14 hits, four home runs, and a league-best 19 RBI. His .811 slugging percentage ranks third in the league.

Notes

• At 10-0, the Spartans are off to their best start in the DI era and best start as a program since 1991 when the club started out 13-0. Upstate is currently riding a 13 game win streak dating back to last season and has recorded eight or more hits in 11 games during that span, 11 or more hits in seven of those games, and at least one extra-base hit in each of those 13 games.
• Head coach Mike McGuire is seven wins away from 400 in his career with an all-time record of 393-281. He currently holds a 23-5 record at Upstate.
• Under Coach McGuire and his staff in the past two seasons, the Spartans are undefeated in midweek games (7-0) and against teams from the state of South Carolina (7-0).
• Upstate sits atop the Big South standings and as a team ranks first in batting average (3.13), ERA (2.90), and fielding percentage (.983).
• National Team Rankings: Seventh in strikeout to-walk-ratio (4.52), T-24th in batting average (3.13), 25th in on base percentage (.419), 25th in fielding percentage (.983), 29th in ERA (2.90), 35th in scoring.

UP Next for the Spartans
Upstate hosts UNC Asheville in a Big South midweek matchup on Tuesday, March 16. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. from Harley Park.

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