ELON – Elon baseball will host North Carolina A&T this weekend for a three-game CAA series, starting Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET. Elon (6-6) looks to continue its hot start at Latham Park after winning six of its first eight home games.
It's the first time since 2023 that the Phoenix begins CAA play at Latham Park. The series with North Carolina A&T (2-10) will be one of two series the Phoenix play against the Aggies. Elon will later travel to play A&T in a weekend series at War Memorial Stadium in April.
All three games will be streamed on FloCollege.
HOW TO FOLLOW
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
- Game 1: RHP Brian Strange (1-1, 3.94 ERA) vs. RHP Gavin Sentell (0-1, 6.00 ERA)
- Game 2: RHP Aidan Stieglitz (2-0, 3.97 ERA) vs. RHP Jordan Bright (1-3, 8.18 ERA)
- Game 3: RHP Cole Hansen (1-1, 5.65 ERA) vs. RHP Angel Ortiz (0-0, 4.00 ERA)
QUICK HITS
- Elon leads 59-12-1 in the all-time series against A&T. Since joining the CAA, Elon has a 5-1 series advantage which includes five straight wins over the Aggies.
- RJ Latkowski has been one of the top closers in college baseball to open the season. Latkowski currently leads the Phoenix and is tied for eighth nationally with three saves.
- The bullpen trio of Sam Nomura, Latkowski and Mike Staiano has been one of the best in the nation. The three have combined for more than 25 innings of relief through 12 games and allowed just two runs.
- Senior Jackson Alford has continued his All-CAA form from 2025 to start this season, leading the Phoenix in most offensive categories through 12 games. He most recently had a multi-hit game with a stolen base on Tuesday at No. 8 North Carolina.
- Jake Hajdu has also picked up where he finished the 2025 season with a strong start to his sophomore campaign. Through 12 games, Hajdu has racked up 11 RBI, good enough for fourth in the CAA. Hajdu was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List by the College Baseball Foundation earlier this week.
- Veteran pitcher Brian Strange has cemented himself as Elon's Friday night starter. Despite earning a no-decision last Friday against Fairfield, Strange had one of the best starts of his Division I career, throwing six innings and allowed only one run on two hits. The right-hander delivered a personal, Division I-best 11 strikeouts in the Friday win. Strange sits second in the CAA in strikeouts (24) heading into the weekend.
- Following a 25-32 (13-14 CAA) season in 2025, Elon was picked in a tie for fourth in the 2026 CAA preseason poll.
- Head coach Mike Kennedy enters his 30th season at the helm of Elon Baseball. After earning 25 wins last season, Kennedy has led the Phoenix to 24 seasons of 25 wins or more. Kennedy is a 2025-26 Elon Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
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