ELON, N.C. – After a successful start to the season with a series sweep of Delaware State, Elon University baseball's first midweek game sees the Phoenix (3-0) traveling to Chapel Hill, N.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 18 for a 3 p.m. meeting with the No. 13 North Carolina Tar Heels (3-0).

COVERAGE
Live stats will be available for the game, which will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

PITCHING MATCHUPS

Elon	No. 13 North Carolina
Fr. RH Ian Evans	Jr. LH Caden O'Brien

THE SERIES
Tuesday's game marks the first meeting between the programs since an 11-2 loss at then-No. 3 UNC on April 25, 2017. The Tar Heels hold a 37-9 lead in the all-time series.

ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA
UNC hosted Middle Tennessee last weekend, picking up the sweep of the Blue Raiders with a 15-3 victory last Friday, a 2-1 win on Saturday, and a 5-4 final Sunday. Dylan Harris is hitting .500 (5-for-10) with two home runs, five runs scored, and two RBIs. Angel Zerante follows with a .364 average (4-11) and has driven in two runs while scoring one. Danny Serretti owns a .333 clip (.4-for-12) and Joey Lancellotti is batting .300 (3-for-10) with UNC's other long ball. As a team, the Tar Heels are hitting .234. Junior left-hander Caden O'Brien will start on the hill for the hosts. The Maiden, N.C. native had a 1-1 record and a 5.13 ERA in 30 appearances out of the pen last season.

The defending ACC champs were picked to finish second in the Coastal Division in the conference's Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving one first-place vote and 68 total points. In the latest rankings, the Tar Heels were listed No. 13 by Collegiate Baseball, No. 17 by the NCBWA, No. 18 by Baseball America, and No. 22 by D1Baseball.

KENNEDY REACHES WIN NO. 750
The sweep brought Elon head coach Mike Kennedy to 750 career wins, all while leading the Phoenix. The program's all-time winningest coach, he currently owns an all-time record of 750-571-3 (.568). The skipper is in his 24th season.

PHOENIX ARMS HAVE STRONG WEEKEND
Several Elon pitchers had positive outings against Delaware State. On Friday, starter Jared Wetherbee pitched 4.0 innings and tallied six strikeouts while surrendering two runs. Kyle Greenler entered in relief, giving up just one run while striking out five through 3.0 innings to secure the win. On Saturday, Spencer Bauer fanned eight batters in 4.2 innings while holding the Hornets to one run. Brian Edgington then took the ball and collected four punch outs in 2.0 innings.

In Sunday's finale, Dean McCarthy held DSU to just one hit, didn't issue a walk, and retired 11 batters in a row. He finished with seven strikeouts in 6.0 innings. Sean O'Connell and Adam Spurlin also made appearances, combining to throw the shutout.

ELON BATS COME ALIVE
There were a number of extra-base hits versus the Hornets. Spurlin and Anthony Galason both hit three-run homers in the series opener. Spurlin added another deep fly on Saturday, Matt Oldham tripled, and the team added four more doubles. The maroon and gold went 32-for-98 (.327) at the plate, with 10 different players collecting a hit.

UP NEXT
Elon is back at Latham Park this weekend, Feb. 21-23, to host UMass Lowell, which took 3-of-4 games against Canisius last weekend. The three game series marks the first meetings between the programs.