East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Record: 12-3
RPI: 55
Prior to a loss against # 20 Tennessee on Tuesday night, the red-hot ETSU Buccaneers had won 8 straight games, including a road win against # 25 Clemson.
This weekend presents some uncertainty as college events across the country are getting cancelled. Assuming the games are played, ETSU's weekend rotation would likely consist of the following: Senior RHP
Landon Knack (4-0, 1.08 ERA, 51 K's, 25.0 IP); sophomore RHP
Zach Kirby (2-1, 4.26 ERA, 17 K's, 19.0 IP); and sophomore LHP
Colby Stuart (2-1, 3.68 ERA, 13 K's, 14.2 IP).
Offensively, the Bucs boast a veteran-laden squad. Grad student RF
Jake Madole has only had 31 ABs but has made the most of them, leading the team in hitting (.419), HR's (5), Slugging (1.065) and OBP (.538). Madole, a Hampstead native, had spent his previous 3 seasons with UNC Asheville. Senior 3B
Jake Lyle (.362/.638/.464, 2 HR, 13 RBI) has also been outstanding, and leads the team in stolen bases, with 12. Junior OF
David Beam leads the team in RBI (14), while senior C
Jackson Greer is second on the team in HR (4). ETSU has outscored teams 117-71 thus far in 2020 and also stolen 31 bases to just 8 for opponents.
The bullpen is a young group for ETSU. A trio of sophomores have all made 5 appearances: RHP
Nathaniel Tate (2 saves, 1.29 ERA); LHP
Daulton Montagna (3.00 ERA, 1 save) and RHP
Joseph Acosta (4.32 ERA). Redshirt freshman RHP
Matthew Bollenbacher (3.00 ERA, 1 save), junior LHP
Matthew Mercer (4.15 ERA) and redshirt sophomore RHP
Walker Joyce (7.94 ERA) have 4 appearances apiece.