JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2025) – The ETSU baseball team is preparing for a busy weekend of games at Thomas Stadium. The Bucs will play four games in three days starting on Friday when they host Siena at 4 p.m. ETSU will then host Binghamton and Siena in back-to-back games on Saturday before closing out the weekend with a single game against Binghamton on Sunday afternoon. Saturday's and Sunday's games are set to get underway at Noon.
Probable Pitching Matchups
Game One – RHP Noah Rodriguez (Siena) vs. RHP Landon Crumbley (ETSU) | Friday @ 4 p.m. | Live Stats
Game Two – RHP Brady Bouchard (Binghamton) vs. RHP Jace Hyde (ETSU) | Saturday @ Noon | Live Stats
Game Three – RHP Holden Phelps (Siena) vs. RHP Carter Fink (ETSU) | Saturday @ 4 p.m. | Live Stats
Game Four – RHP Colin Rhein (Binghamton) vs. RHP Michael Harpster (ETSU) | Sunday @ Noon | Live Stats
Last Time Out – ETSU defeated Appalachian State by a score of 12-3 on Tuesday. With Tuesday's win, the Bucs improve to 6-2 in 2025. Additionally, the Bucs are now 30-6 at home since the start of last season.
Setting the stage – Through eight games this season, the Buccaneers leadoff hitters are reaching base 46 percent of the time. On the flip side, ETSU pitchers are allowing the leadoff hitter from opposing team to reach only 25 percent.
Palmese providing some Pop – Sophomore centerfielder
Jamie Palmese has been one of ETSU's most consistent offensive players through the first couple weeks of the season. After going 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Tuesday's win over Appalachian State, Palmese is hitting .371 with 11 runs scored, four home runs, 11 RBI and four stolen bases so far in 2025.
Early Lead and Protect it Late – The Bucs have been great this season at getting off to good starts and protecting lead once it gets later in the game. ETSU is outscoring opponents 15-0 in the first inning through eight games. Furthermore, the Bucs are a perfect 5-0 when leading after six innings this season.
Coach Pennucci closing in a milestone – After Tuesday's 12-3 win over Appalachian State, ETSU Head Coach
Joe Pennucci needs just four more wins to reach 200 during tenure at ETSU. Once Pennucci reaches this mark, he'll join Tony Skole and Ken Campbell as the only two coaches in program history to reach this milestone. Additionally, he'll be the 28
th SoCon coach to accomplish the feat.
About the Opponents – Siena enters this week's action with a 1-5 record. The Saints got their first win of the new season on Sunday with a 10-inning victory against Bradley. Owen Pincince is a player to watch for Siena as he is hitting .350 with a team-high four RBI.
Binghamton is 2-4 as it makes its way to Johnson City. After being swept in its first series of the year by Texas State, Binghamton rebounded to win two of three from Elon last weekend. The strength of the Bearcats so far has been their pitching staff as they have a staff ERA of 4.32 entering the weekend.
Series History vs. Opponents – ETSU and Siena have met only once before and that was in 2006. In that game, ETSU defeated the Saints 19-6 in six innings at Cardinal Park. The Bucs have played Binghamton seven times over the years and have a record of 4-3. One of ETSU's four wins came
last season (7-5) at Thomas Stadium.
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