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ELON, N.C. -- The Elon Phoenix baseball team returns to Latham Park where it will host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday night.  The Phoenix will then pay a visit to Wake Forest at 6 p.m. on Wednesday night. 

Prior to Tuesday night's game, Elon will honor head coach Mike Kennedy who earned his 500th career victory with a 9-0 decision over Georgia Southern on Sunday.

Probable Starting Pitchers
Tuesday
Elon: So. RH Grant McCoury (1-0, 1.88 ERA, 14.1 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 9 BB, 8 K)
Wake Forest: Jr. LH Zach White (1-4, 6.82 ERA, 33.0 IP, 44 H, 30 R, 25 ER, 10 BB, 27 K)

Wednesday
Elon: Fr. RH David Whitehead (3-1, 5.31 ERA, 42.1 IP, 41 H, 29 R, 25 ER, 27 BB, 30 K)
Wake Forest: So. RH Justin Van Grouw (2-3, 5.40 ERA, 33.1 IP, 31 H, 23 R, 20 ER, 14 BB, 20 K)
OR So. LH Brian Holmes (2-3, 3.12 ERA, 43.1 IP, 38 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 17 BB, 45 K)

Series History
Elon owns an all-time mark of 33-50 against Wake Forest. The Phoenix has won the last seven in this series. The last Wake Forest win came in Winston-Salem on March 8, 2006 (9-8).

On Deck
Elon and Wake Forest will meet again on Wednesday in Winston-Salem before the Phoenix returns home to take on Davidson in a three-game SoCon set beginning Friday night at 6:30 p.m.

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Reaching 500
In his 15th season as the Elon skipper, Mike Kennedy claimed career win number 500 with a 9-0 victory over Georgia Southern on April 24. Already Elon’s all-time winningest coach, Kennedy boasts a career record of 500-347-3 (.591).

Closing it Out
Since 2007 Elon has been very good at closing out games. The Phoenix has gone a combined 152-12 (.927) when leading after seven innings and 156-13 (.923) when holding a lead following the eighth inning.

What a Difference a Year Makes
As is the case at most programs across the country, Elon’s offensive numbers have dropped off while pitching numbers are better. Most of that is due to the new NCAA bat regulations.

The most notable differences for Elon through 42 games: batting average is down .049 points (.299-.250), runs are down by 97 (343-246), hits are down 98 (446-348) and homers are down by 36 (60-24), ERA is down by 1.93 points (6.00-4.07), hits allowed are down 85 (456-371), runs allowed are down by 66 (286-220) and opponent's are hitting .041 points less (.299-.258).

Strong as a Bull(pen)
Lately the Elon bullpen has been extremely impressive. The unit put together span of 32.1 innings without allowing a run. The Phoenix bullpen surrendered a run in the 10th inning of the first game against Wofford on April 8 and then did not allow another run until the 7th inning of game two at Georgia Southern.

04.08 vs. Wofford: 0 runs in 2.0 innings
04.09 vs. Wofford: 0 runs in 4.0 innings
04.10 vs. Wofford: 0 runs in 4.1 innings
04.15 vs. Col. of Charleston: 0 runs in 3.0 innings
04.16 vs. Col. of Charleston: 0 runs in 5.0 innings
04.17 vs. Col. of Charleston: 0 runs in 5.0 innings
04.19 vs. High Point: 0 runs in 3.0 innings
04.20 vs. Old Dominion: 0 runs in 3.0 innings
04.22 at Georgia Southern: 0 runs in 3.0 innings

Streaking
Elon pitcher John Brebbia currently sports a 9-0 career record, including a 7-0 mark this season. Brebbia’s nine-game winning streak currently ranks tied for fourth nationally.

Active Winning Streaks for Pitchers (Through April 20)
Pitcher - W
Danny Hultzen, Virginia - 17
Will Roberts, Virginia - 15
Taylor Jungmann, Texas - 10
John Brebbia, Elon -  9
Wes Helms, Appalachian State - 9
Corey Maines, Illinois State - 9
John Neely, Texas Tech - 9

A Milestone Game
Sophomore lefty Dylan Clark earned the first win of his career by shutting out the Georgia Southern Eagles for a career-long six innings on April 24. The Phoenix won the game 9-0 and Clark garnered the win, his first in six career decisions.

In the game, freshman second baseman Sebastian Gomez also hit the first homer of his career, a solo shot in the ninth inning.

Finally, the victory proved to be the 500th in the career of Elon head coach Mike Kennedy.

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.

The State of North Carolina Baseball
(Records of D-I Programs Since 2000)
1. North Carolina 529-222-1
2. East Carolina 477-247-2
3. North Carolina State 424-284
4. ELON 419-274-2
5. UNC Wilmington 391-243-1
6. Charlotte 377-270-2
7. Western Carolina 374-300-2
8. Wake Forest 354-312-2
9. UNC Greensboro 350-307
10. Duke 285-371-1
11. Campbell 276-364-1
12. Appalachian State 273-365-3
13. High Point 260-394-1
14. North Carolina A&T 257-376
15. Gardner-Webb 246-239-1*
16. UNC Asheville 241-412
17. Davidson 232-363
* Gardner-Webb’s first D-I year was 2003