ELON, N.C. -- Never one to back away from tough competition, the Elon baseball team will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., on Wednesday evening to take on the nation's top-ranked team in the North Carolina Tar Heels.  The game will mark Elon's eighth against a top-25 opponent on the season. 

The game will be carried live on WPCM 920 AM and at elonphoenix.com.

2013 Baseball Viewbook
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Elon vs. Cancer

Quick Hits
• Of Elon’s 212 RBI, 67 (31.6 percent) have come with two outs.  The Phoenix has 96 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 66.4, while Spencer Medick is throwing 66.3 percent of his pitches for strikes and Kyle Webb is throwing 64.8 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
Wednesday
EU: RH Jacob Baker (0-1, 5.96 ERA) vs. UNC: RH Reilly Hovis (0-0, 2.25 ERA)

Elon-North Carolina Series History
Wednesday will mark the 40th all-time meeting between Elon and North Carolina on the baseball diamond.  The maroon and gold is 9-30 in the series.  Elon’s last win in the series was a 4-2 victory in Elon on April 6, 2010.  The two teams first met on March 26, 1909 with UNC claiming a 6-5 win in Elon.

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 1,991-1,397-8 (.587).  The first-ever win for Elon was a 16-0 win over Burlington in 1904.

Tough Competition
Elon always plays a tough schedule and 2013 is no different.  Through its first 38 games, the Phoenix has played seven games against teams ranked in the top 25 at the time of the game.  Of those, six have been against teams rated in the top eight.  No other SoCon team has played more than four games against top-25 opponents.  The maroon and gold’s schedule is currently ranked as the 34th-toughest in the nation.  College of Charleston’s strength of schedule is second-best in the SoCon at 42.

ACC Foes
Elon has already taken on four members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, currently the highest rated league in the nation, for a total of five games this season.  The Phoenix has gone 2-3 in those contests, picking up victories over NC State (ranked #8 at the time) and Virginia Tech (receiving votes at the time).  The losses came against Boston College on opening weekend, at #25 NC State and vs. #1 North Carolina.  Elon still has three games remaining against ACC opponents as the maroon and gold will play a at North Carolina and has a home-and-home with Wake Forest.

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 162 at bats (once every 18.00 at bats).

Another Elon player has been tough to fan this year – Sebastian Gomez.  Gomez has struck out 13 times in 141 at bats (once every 10.85 at bats).