ELON, N.C. -- The Elon baseball team will take on another of the nation's top teams this weekend as the Phoenix steps out of SoCon play to battle the eighth-ranked Louisville Cardinals in a three game series that begins at 6 p.m. on Friday.

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Elon vs. Cancer

Quick Hits
• Of Elon’s 208 RBI, 67 (32.2 percent) have come with two outs.  The Phoenix has 94 two-out hits on the season.
• All three of Elon’s primary weekend starters are throwing more than 60 percent of their pitches for strikes.  Dylan Clark’s strike percentage is 66.2, while Spencer Medick is throwing 65.4 percent of his pitches for strikes and Kyle Webb is throwing 64.4 percent of his pitches for strikes this season.
• After a slow start to the SoCon season, the Phoenix has now won 10 of its last 12 league games.
• Elon is 13-1 on the season when out-hitting its opponent.

Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday
EU: LH Dylan Clark (4-2 3.44 ERA) vs. UL: RH Chad Green (4-2, 2.33 ERA)
Saturday
EU: LH Spencer Medick (5-1, 2.35 ERA) OR TBA vs. UL: RH Jeff Thompson (6-0, 0.51 ERA)
Sunday
EU: LH Spencer Medick (5-1, 2.35 ERA) OR TBA vs. UL: RH Anthony Kidston (4-0, 2.03 ERA)

Elon-Louisville Series History
Elon and Louisville have never met on the baseball diamond.

Coaching Connection
Elon skipper Mike Kennedy and Louisville head coach Dan McDonnell were both members of the 2009 USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) under head coach Rick Jones (Tulane).  Kennedy served as the pitching coach for the team which won the World Baseball Challenge that season.

Closing in on 2,000
The Elon baseball program played its first season in 1900.  Now in its 111th season of intercollegiate competition, the Elon program is closing in on its 2,000th all-time victory.  The maroon and gold’s all-time record currently sits at 1,991-1,394-8 (.588).  The first-ever win for Elon was a 16-0 win over Burlington in 1904.

Kinsella Earns Honors
Elon first baseman Ryan Kinsella earned the first SoCon Player of the Week honor of his career on April 8.  He was also selected as the CollegeBaseballInsider.com Louisville Slugger Southeast Region Player of the Week.  The junior hit .400 (8-for-20) with five runs scored, two doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI in Elon’s five games the previous week.  He recorded at least one hit and one RBI in every outing.  Kinsella slugged .950 and had a .520 on-base percentage. 

Tough to K
Last season, catcher Alex Swim was one of the toughest hitters in the nation to strike out.  Swim fanned just 13 times in 241 at bats during his junior campaign.  He ranked 12th nationally with one K in every 18.5 at bats.  This year, Swim has struck out nine times in 153 at bats (once every 17.00 at bats).

Another Elon player has been tough to fan this year – Sebastian Gomez.  Gomez has struck out 12 times in 131 at bats (once every 10.92 at bats).