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ELON, N.C. -- The Elon Phoenix baseball team will take its 19-11 overall record to Greenville, N.C. for a 6 p.m. contest with the 20-8 East Carolina Pirates on Wednesday night.  The Phoenix will be looking to avenge a 4-3, 10-inning loss to ECU from earlier this season.

Probable Starting Pitchers
Wednesday
Elon: Sr. RH Thomas Girdwood (2-2, 5.09 ERA, 23.0 IP, 22 H, 21 R, 13 ER, 15 BB, 15 K)
ECU: Fr. RH Austin Chrismon (0-0, 1.35 ERA, 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K)

Series History
Elon enters Wednesday’s game with an all-time record of 30-35-1 against East Carolina. The Pirates have won three straight in the series, including a 4-3, 10-inning win at Elon earlier this season.

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On Deck
Elon will begin an eight-game homestand this weekend against Wofford. The SoCon set opens on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. at Latham Park.

Nearing 500
In his 15th season as the Elon skipper, Mike Kennedy is closing in on milestone win number 500. Already Elon’s all-time winningest coach, Kennedy boasts a career record of 493-342-3 (.590).

Closing it Out
Since 2007 Elon has been very good at closing out games. The Phoenix has gone a combined 148-12 (.925) when leading after seven innings and 152-13 (.921) when holding a lead following the eighth inning.

Slammed
Sophomore first baseman Grant McCoury belted the first grand slam of his Elon career in Elon’s 9-4 victory over Old Dominion on April 5. The shot proved to be the game-winning hit as the Phoenix trailed 2-1 at the time. It was also the first grand slam of the year for Elon.

Collecting 200
Senior infielder Neal Pritchard had two hits in Elon’s 9-4 win over Old Dominion on April 5, pushing his career total to 200. Number 200 was a RBI single to left in the bottom of the eighth inning. That performance left Pritchard just three hits shy of moving into a tie for 10th on the program’s all-time hits chart.

Homestanding
Following the make-up game with East Carolina, Elon will play eight consecutive games at Latham Park. It marks the longest homestand since the Phoenix played 10 straight at home from Feb. 27-March 11, 2008.

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 29 games: batting average is down .044 points (.304-.260), runs are down by 67 (264-197), hits are down 69 (330-261) and homers are down by 24 (42-18), ERA is down by 1.22 points (6.08-4.86), hits allowed are down 40 (325-285), runs allowed are down by 26 (208-182) and opponent's are hitting .026 points less (.296-.270).

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 524-216-1
2. East Carolina 470-242-2
3. North Carolina State 418-278
4. ELON 412-269-2
5. UNC Wilmington 383-237-1
6. Charlotte 369-267-2
7. Western Carolina 369-294-2
8. Wake Forest 349-304-2
9. UNC Greensboro 345-300
10. Duke 282-362-1
11. Campbell 273-354-1
12. Appalachian State 264-361-3
13. High Point 254-389-1
14. North Carolina A&T 251-370
15. Gardner-Webb 239-233-1*
16. UNC Asheville 236-404
17. Davidson 229-355
* Gardner-Webb’s first D-I year was 2003