Cory Lane claimed the school's career triples record against Massachusetts. |
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Charlotte Baseball Notes versus Winthrop
April 2, 2007
Charlotte, N.C. -
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The Teams
Charlotte finished 35-20-1 last year (tied for third-most wins in program history), leading the Atlantic 10 in 10 of 13 offensive categories. Charlotte finished tied for third in the A-10 with an 18-9 record in league play. The pitching staff was tops in four categories, while second only in two others. Charlotte's pitching staff finished the season 19th in the NCAA in ERA, and the offense was 22nd in runs scored. Charlotte returns one weekend starter, and eight of the nine batters from the starting lineup.
Winthrop had a fantastic 46-8 season in 2006, including a 17-7 Big South finish, good enough for second place. The Eagles made the NCAA Tournament and played in the Chapel Hill regional, falling in the final game to winner North Carolina after a 2-2 record over the postseason weekend. Winthrop has been ranked at times this season, and is receiving votes in several polls. The Eagles have registered wins over#13 UCLA, Maryland, Mississippi State and a three-game sweep of A-10 foe Xavier.
The Series
Charlotte has a 10-11-1 record against Winthrop all-time. Charlotte snapped an Eagles' three-game win streak by defeating Winthrop 4-2 on April 6, 2005. This was the last time the two teams met. Neither team had been able to put together more than a pair of consecutive wins before that run. The two teams played to a scoreless tie and called the game after six innings in 1997. Charlotte has been shutout twice by Winthrop (4/17/80, their first meeting, and 4/6/88). Charlotte has never shutout Winthrop.
With a Little Help from My Friends
Charlotte had a .303 batting average with runners in scoring position in the Massachusetts series last weekend. The Niners were 10-for-33 in those situations in the series. For the season, the Niners are .333 (122-for-366) in those situations, 135 points better than opponents so far in 2007. Even better than that, Charlotte is hitting .366 (190-for-519) with runners on any base this season. That total is 145 points better than the opposition this season. Also of note is the number of bases-loaded situations for Charlotte this season. The Niners have logged 41 at-bats with the bases loaded, as opposed to just 19 for the opposition. Charlotte is hitting .317 (13 hits) in those situations, while opponents have just six hits in similar instances.
Rally With Two
This season, Charlotte is batting .309 (98-for-317) as a team with two outs (opponents are 53-for-276, for an average of .192), and Charlotte is outscoring opponents 76-25 in two-out situations.
For the Record
The Niners broke two school records on 2/18. Charlotte belted nine doubles for one record and won by 24 runs, the second record, in a 24-0 win against Radford. The shutout was the third straight for Charlotte, one shy of the school record of four games in a row (1990)... Charlotte has logged six shutouts this season, including a complete-game version for Spencer Steedley and two complete-game shutouts for Adam Mills... The six team shutouts is two shy of the team record of eight, set in 1990... Charlotte's 22-5 start is the best in school history after 27 games... Senior Cory Lane's triple against Massachusetts claimed the school's career triples record.
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