ORLANDO, Fla. – The UCF baseball team will hit the road for the third time in conference season for a four-game set against No. 7 East Carolina. The top-10 ranked Pirates (26-5, 8-0 AAC) haven't played a game since Apr. 11, but are riding a nine-game win streak. UCF (17-19, 7-5 AAC) is coming off of a 3-1 weekend against South Florida, clinching the season series over the Bulls – as well as the 2020-21 all-sports War On I-4 title for the Knights.
Standard in conference play this year, Friday will feature a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. with game two scheduled roughly 45 minutes after the conclusion of game one. First pitch on Saturday is slated for 4 p.m. and the series finale will come at 12 p.m. on Sunday.
GAME 1 – Friday, 1 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Colton Gordon - LHP (4-2, 3.17 ERA) vs. RHP – Gavin Williams (4-0, 0.86 ERA)
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Zack Hunsicker – RHP (0-1, 4.03 ERA)
GAME 2 – Friday, DH | WATCH | LIVE STATS
Kenny Serwa – RHP (3-2, 4.33 ERA) vs. LHP – Garrett Saylor (3-0, 3.52 ERA)
GAME 3 – Saturday, 4 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
AJ Jones – RHP (3-2, 5.09 ERA) vs. RHP – Jake Kuchmaner (2-1, 4.62 ERA)
Game 4 – Sunday, 12 p.m. | WATCH | LIVE STATS
TBD vs. RHP – Tyler Smith (1-1, 3.48 ERA)
NOTABLES
- The Knights trail, 14-37 in the all-time series against the Pirates. A win in Greenville would be the first since sweeping the Pirates in 2017.
- Gephry Pena is currently riding a 35-game on-base streak, dating back to March 6, 2020
- Pena is also ranked 9th nationally with 19 stolen bases. As a team the Knights have stolen 52 bases, ranking 10th in the nation.
- Over the last 10 games, Josh Crouch has led UCF with five extra base hits - four home runs and a double to drive in a team-high 10 RBI.
- Colton Gordon leads The American and is 12th in the nation with 72 strikeouts
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