SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Coming back to Cleveland S. Harley Park following a four-game road swing, USC Upstate baseball faces a crucial Big South Conference series in its final home weekend series of the 2024 season, a three-game set affected by Mother Nature and featuring a doubleheader Friday and single game Sunday.
Weekend Series
May 3-5, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (29-16; 13-5 Big South) vs. High Point (24-22; 11-4 Big South)
Cleveland S. Harley Park | Spartanburg, S.C.
How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (29-16; 13-5 Big South); High Point (24-22; 11-4 Big South)
Series: USC Upstate leads 12-5
Last Five Meetings: March 26, 2023 (UPST 8; HPU 6 [10 inn.]); March 25, 2023 (UPST 4; HPU 2); March 24, 2023 (UPST 15; HPU 2); April 3, 2022 (HPU 15; UPST 5); April 2, 2022 (UPST 8; HPU 2)
Probable Starting Pitchers
USC Upstate | High Point
Game One: RHP
Noah Sullivan (8-1; 4.73 ERA) | RHP Gus Hughes (5-3; 3.36 ERA)
Game Two: LHP
Henry Proger (6-3; 4.04 ERA) | LHP Matt Little (5-2; 3.02 ERA)
Game Three: RHP
Mathieu Curtis (3-2; 6.45 ERA) | LHP Brett Wozniak (6-1; 4.73 ERA)
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Recording four hits in Wednesday's midweek contest at Western Carolina, redshirt junior rightfielder
Koby Kropf upped his batting average to a team-leading .375 clip while his three extra-base hits in the game upped his team-high slugging percentage to .768. Homering for the 17
th time this season, extending his conference-leading mark, the reigning Big South Player of the Week enters the weekend with a home run in four straight contests.
High Point: One of two Panther regulars hitting over .300 on the campaign, graduate student infielder Cael Chatham enters the weekend with a team-high .323 batting average as he paces High Point in all three slash line categories. He leads the Big South in walks drawn, taking 40 this season over 46 games, adding seven HBP to total 47 free bases against 31 strikeouts. He also leads the Panthers with 12 homer runs and 39 RBI in 2024.
Up Next for the Spartans
Coming off a three-game weekend set, Upstate returns to the road to begin a four-game slate away from the Hub City. The road trip begins Tuesday with a midweek at Maryland, a game featuring a 6 p.m. ET first pitch.
Tickets on Sale for Sparty's Ball – Saturday, May 18
Support USC Upstate Athletics at Sparty's Ball, the largest fundraiser of the year for the Upstate Athletic Fund. The UAF impacts current and future generations of Spartans, developing champions on the field, building scholars in the classroom, and preparing leaders for life. Presented by the Sports Medicine Institute, a division of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Sparty's Ball features live and silent auction items, delicious food from Cribbs Catering, beverages, and live entertainment from Under the Sun, and held at a
new location, Indigo Hall in downtown Spartanburg. Come dressed in your Spartan best—cocktail attire is required. For details and tickets, log onto
www.upstatespartans.com/spartysball.
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