ELON, N.C. -- The first of six consecutive road games awaits the Elon baseball squad this evening in Raleigh, N.C. where the Phoenix will visit the North Carolina State Wolfpack for a 6:30 p.m. contest from Doak Field. The game will be broadcast live on WPCM 920 AM and for free online at www.elonphoenix.com.
The Series
Elon is 8-34 all-time against NC State. The squads split their two meetings a year ago, each winning on the road. The last meeting was a 5-3 Elon win in Raleigh last March. The first-ever match-up between the two programs came in 1908 with Elon claiming a 4-2 victory.
Pitching Matchup
Wednesday
NC State - RH Mike Russo (2-0, 3.86 ERA, 17 K)
Game Notes
• This year, Elon pitchers have thrown 6,595 pitches. Of those, 4,031 have been strikes. That amounts to 61.1 percent of the pitches being thrown for strikes.
• Elon has scored 346 runs this season. The Phoenix has scored 151 of its runs from the seventh inning on. That amounts to 43.6 percent of its runs being scored in the late innings.
• Elon currently sports a 14-5 road record this season. That is a .737 winning percentage on the road, the seventh-best road percentage in the country. Coastal Carolina's .867 (13-2) road mark is the best in the nation.
• In five games against ACC competition this season, the Phoenix has gone 5-0. Elon has two victories over Clemson (then ranked fifth in the nation), two over Wake Forest and one over North Carolina (then ranked 20th in the country).
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