SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Continuing a streak of games against 2023 NCAA Regional participants and returning to Cleveland S. Harley Park, USC Upstate baseball hosts Penn for a three-game series beginning Saturday, welcoming the Quakers to Spartanburg for the second time. Due to inclement weather Friday, the teams will play a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET.
 
Weekend Series presented by Ingles
March 2-3, 2024 |  2:00 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. / 1:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (4-4; 0-0 Big South) vs. Penn (1-3; 0-0 Ivy League)
Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
TV: ESPN+ | Via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App
Radio: Fox Sports Spartanburg 98.3 FM/1400 AM | Also available via the Fox Sports Spartanburg or TuneIn App
Admission: FREE compliments of Ingles
Promotions: Team Photo Giveaway & Postgame Autographs; Kids Run the Bases (Sunday)
 
How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (4-4; 0-0 Big South); Penn (1-3; 0-0 Ivy League)
Series: USC Upstate leads 2-1
Last Five Meetings: March 9, 2018 (UPST 5; PENN 3); March 10, 2018 (PENN 7; UPST 5); March 10, 2018 (UPST 7; PENN 2)
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
USC Upstate | Penn
Game One: RHP Noah Sullivan (1-1; 7.20 ERA) | RHP Ryan Dromboski (0-0; 4.50 ERA)
Game Two: RHP Mathieu Curtis (1-1; 0.82 ERA) | RHP Cole Zaffiro (0-1; 7.36 ERA)
Game Three: LHP Henry Proger (0-1; 8.10 ERA) | RHP John Cerwinski (0-0; 7.36 ERA)
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Recording an RBI single in his first at-bat at Clemson Tuesday, freshman third baseman Vance Sheahan extended his hitting streak to eight games to begin his collegiate career, the longest streak by a true freshman to begin their career in the program's Division I era (2007-pres.). He enters the weekend as the reigning Big South Freshman of the Week winner as he leads Upstate with a .414 batting average this season, recording 12 hits in 29 at-bats with two going for extra bases.
 
Penn: Following the season's second weekend, sophomore shortstop Davis Baker garnered Ivy League Player of the Week honors after hitting .471 for the Quakers against Abilene Christian. He fashioned three multi-hit games in the series, collecting eight hits, a double, a triple, three RBI, and four runs scored while going 4-of-4 in stolen base attempts in his first action of the season.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Seeing a streak of nine consecutive games against 2023 NCAA Regional participants, Upstate returns to the road for its first midweek series of the season. The Spartans travel to Coastal Carolina for the two-game set, competing Tuesday and Wednesday with first pitch for both games set for 4 p.m. ET.
 
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