March 15, 2012
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By Eric DeSalvo
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Sporting a 6-0 weekend-record in March, the No. 19 UCF baseball team will put that mark to the test when Harvard comes to town for a three-game set beginning Friday night at 6:30 p.m. The two teams will meet Saturday at 4 p.m., and close out the series Sunday at 1.
The Crimson (1-8 prior to tonight's contest at Bethune-Cookman) have been on quite the Florida road trip after opening up their season at Arizona. They have played seven contests in the state already with four at Stetson and three at B-CU prior to this weekend's showdown.
Each team has a win in the series with Harvard claiming a 7-3 triumph in UCF's inaugural campaign of 1973, and the Knights evening it up in 2007 with a 7-3 victory of their own.
Sophomore Ben Lively (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) will take the mound once again on Friday. The 6-foot-4 righty is 3-0 this year and went five innings in the Knights' 16-4 victory over UMass last week. He will be opposed by Brent Suter who is 0-3 with a 2.45 ERA in three appearances this year.
Freshman Eric Skoglund (Sarasota, Fla.) gets his third start of the season on Saturday and will look to improve his 2-0 record against Harvard's Joey Novak (0-2, 1.69 ERA). Brian Adkins (Orlando, Fla.) will take his team-leading sixth trip to the mound Sunday and has gone at least five innings in four of his five starts this year.
All of this weekend's action can be seen live on UCFAthletics.com All-Access.
Weekend Starters (UCF listed first)
Friday: RHP Ben Lively vs. LHP Brent Suter
Saturday: LHP Eric Skoglund vs. RHP Joey Novak
Sunday: LHP Brian Adkins vs. RHP Tanner Anderson