JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 12, 2024) – The ETSU baseball team will be back in action on Wednesday when it welcomes Harvard to Johnson City. First pitch between the Buccaneers and Crimson is set for 3 p.m. at Thomas Stadium.
Probable Pitching Matchup
RHP Truman Pauley (HAR) vs. RHP Carter Fink (ETSU) @ 3 pm | Live Stats | ESPN+
Last Time Out – The Bucs picked up a
7-6 win over James Madison on Sunday. With Sunday's victory, ETSU boosts its record to 11-4 overall and 11-3 at home.
Count on Cam – Cameron Sisneros has been a key part in ETSU's lineup all season long. Sisneros currently has an 11-game hitting streak and has reached base successfully in all 15 games for ETSU in 2024. Furthermore, Sisneros leads ETSU in batting average (.426), walks (16), slugging percentage (.815), on-base percentage (.526), hits (23), RBI (24), doubles (6), total bases (44) and home runs (5). Sisneros also ranks as the fifth hardest hitter to strike out in Division I baseball this season as he has gone down on strikes just twice in 54 at-bats.
No Hits for You – A strength for the Buccaneer pitching staff so far in 2024 has been their ability to limit hits. ETSU's pitchers lead the SoCon allowing just 7.96 hits per nine innings. Opposing lineups are batting just .235 this season off the Bucs compared to a .284 average in 2023.
Stellar Start for ETSU – Roughly a month into the 2024 season, the Bucs have the second-most wins among SoCon teams with 11 (Wofford – 12) and winning percentage checking in at .733. The last time that the Bucs started a season this well was in 2022 when it had a 12-3 record in its first 15 games.
About Harvard – Harvard enters Wednesday's game in Johnson City with a 2-7 record. The Crimson's wins this spring have come against The Citadel (4-3 – 10 innings) and Penn State (6-5). A player to watch for Harvard on Wednesday is Matt Gilberti. Gilberti was named the Ivy League's Player of the Week after hitting .556 with four runs, three doubles and three stolen bases.
Series History vs. Harvard – Wednesday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between the Bucs and Crimson. Additionally, the Bucs have played just two games against the current members of the Ivy League in their program history. Both of those games were against Brown in the 1988 season and ETSU went 1-1 (Win 7-5, Loss 10-4).
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