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ELON, N.C. -- Riding a three-game winning streak, the Elon Phoenix baseball team will make the short journey to Chapel Hill, N.C. to face the 14th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday at 5 p.m.  A year after going 6-1 against the ACC, Elon is 2-1 against that league this year.  The Phoenix will then return home to take on Saint Joseph's at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Probable Starting Pitchers
Tuesday
Elon: So. LH Dylan Clark (0-2, 1.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K)
North Carolina: Fr. LH Kent Emanuel (1-0, 1.93 ERA, 14.0 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 12 K)

Wednesday
Elon: TBA
Saint Joseph's: TBA

Series History
Elon is 9-26 all-time against North Carolina after the two teams split a pair of meetings in 2010. Last season, both squads picked up home victories.  Elon is 3-0 against Saint Joseph's.

On Deck
The Phoenix will begin SoCon play at Appalachian State this weekend. Friday’s first pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. Following that series, Elon will return home to take on East Carolina on March 15 at 6 p.m.

Closing it Out
Since 2007 Elon has been very good at closing out games. The Phoenix has gone a combined 139-11 (.927) when leading after seven innings and 143-12 (.923) when holding a lead following the eighth inning.

Pritchard Honored by SoCon
For the first time in his four-year Elon career, senior infielder Neal Pritchard has been selected as the Southern Conference Player of the Week in baseball. Pritchard was recognized on Monday for games played between Feb. 28 and March 6.

During Elon’s five-game week, Pritchard reached base safely in each game, batting .615 with two home runs and eight RBI. He belted out eight hits and scored seven runs. He also drove home a season-high four runs in a victory over West Virginia as the Phoenix improved to 3-1 against Big East competition. The Asheboro, N.C. native posted a .737 on-base percentage, a 1.154 slugging percentage and had three multi-RBI outings.

400
Elon’s 6-2 victory over Wright State on March 5 marked the 400th win of the program’s tenure at the NCAA Division I level. Elon’s first year of Division I play was the 2000 season. In that time, Elon has posted a record of 401-262-2.

Home Run Drought Over
With Neal Pritchard’s two-run home run in the fifth inning against West Virginia, Elon put an end to a six-game homerless streak. The Phoenix had not gone six or more games without a homer since 2006 when Elon failed to belt a long ball in its first seven games of the year.

30+
Elon has recorded 11 consecutive seasons with at least 30 victories after picking up win number 30 in game two at Wofford in 2010. Elon has won 33, 30, 34, 34, 31, 32, 45, 32, 44, 41 and 38 games prior to this season. The 45 victories in the 2006 campaign set a new school record. In this time, the Phoenix has made five NCAA Division I Regional appearances (2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010).

The State of North Carolina Baseball
(Records of D-I Programs Since 2000)
1. North Carolina 508-213-1
2. East Carolina 457-237-2
3. North Carolina State 405-271
4. ELON 401-262-2
5. UNC Wilmington 373-231-1
6. Western Carolina 365-283-1
7. Charlotte 355-263-2
8. Wake Forest 342-294-2
9. UNC Greensboro 335-295
10. Duke 275-350-1
11. Campbell 268-342-1
12. Appalachian State 254-353-3
13. North Carolina A&T 249-358
14. High Point 246-378-1
15. UNC Asheville 230-393
16. Gardner-Webb 229-229*
17. Davidson 222-348

* Gardner-Webb’s first D-I year was 2003