ELON, N.C. -- The Elon Phoenix baseball team will play two mid-week games against Triad rival Wake Forest.  The maroon and gold will visit Wake Forest for a 6 p.m. game on Tuesday to end a five-game road swing before returning to Latham Park for a 6:30 p.m. game with the Demon Deacons on Wednesday.  On Wednesday, Elon will host Military Appreciation Day and everyone with a military ID will be admitted to the game for free.

Both games will be broadcast live on WPCM 920 AM.

2013 Baseball Viewbook
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Quick Hits
• Of Elon’s 268 RBI, 83 (31.0 percent) have come with two outs.  The Phoenix has 123 two-out hits on the season.
• All three of Elon’s primary weekend starters are throwing more than 65 percent of their pitches for strikes.  Dylan Clark’s strike percentage is 65.1, while Spencer Medick is throwing 66.5 percent of his pitches for strikes and Kyle Webb is throwing 66.2 percent of his pitches for strikes this season.
• Elon is 16-1 on the season when out-hitting its opponent.

Elon Phoenix Live Radio Show
The second of three editions of the Elon Phoenix Live baseball radio show will air Thursday, May 9 from 7-8 p.m. on WPCM 920 AM.  The show is broadcast live from Town Table restaurant in Elon and Phoenix fans are encouraged to come out and catch the show.

Probable Starting Pitchers
Tuesday
EU: LH Brandon Kacer (1-0, 12.60 ERA) vs. WFU: LH Matt Conway (2-1, 4.14 ERA)
Wednesday
EU: TBA vs. WFU: RH Jack Fischer (2-3, 6.18 ERA)

Elon-Wake Forest Series History
In a series that began in 1909, Elon has met Wake Forest on the baseball diamond 88 times prior to this week’s home-and-home set.  The maroon and gold is 35-52 in those meetings with one unknown result.  The two sides have met at least once a year since 2002.  Last year, each team picked up a win on its home field – Wake Forest won 7-5 in Winston-Salem on May 1, while Elon claimed a 3-2 win at Latham Park on May 2.  In each of the past two seasons, the series has split.  Prior to that, Elon had won seven straight in the series.  Wake Forest won the first meeting in 1909 by a 7-1 score.

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 1,994-1,402-8 (.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 39 games, the Phoenix played eight games against teams ranked in the top 25 at the time of the game.  Of those, seven 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 42nd-toughest in the nation.  College of Charleston’s strength of schedule is second-best in the SoCon at 44.

Among the Nation’s Best
In the most recent release issued by the NCAA, four Elon players rank among the Division I active leaders in various categories.  Senior Alex Swim currently is Division I’s active leader with 886 at bats, is third with 267 hits, fifth with 218 games played, sixth with 17 sacrifice flies, 18th with 150 RBI and 36th with 141 runs scored.  Senior Niko Fraser rates 32nd with 11 triples, while senior Nate Young’s 18 saves are currently 24th nationally.  Junior Ryan Kinsella’s 137 RBI are 33rd and his 30 homers are ninth among current players.

Another Webb Gem
Senior righty Kyle Webb had an impressive outing in a 9-1 victory over Georgia Southern.  Webb tossed the second complete game of his career, needing just 111 pitches to finish off the Eagles.  Webb did not walk a batter and allowed just one hit, an infield single, after the fifth inning.  He also posted a personal-best 11 strikeouts in the win, running his total to a team-high 68 K’s on the season.