By: Chris Wells Student Assistant
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Eastern Kentucky hits the road to take on 15th ranked Virginia at Davenport Field in Charlottesville, Virginia for a three-game series this weekend.
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First pitch for Friday is scheduled for 3 p.m. Followed by a 1 p.m. start for Saturday and Sunday's games.
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The Colonels (0-4, 0-0 OVC) are coming off a tough two run loss to No. 13 ranked Louisville on Tuesday. Virginia (2-2, 0-0 ACC) is coming off a 9-4 home loss to Virginia Military Institute on Tuesday night.
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EKU's offense is led by
Nick Howie and
Tyler Romanik. Howie is batting a team-high .308 with one double, one triple, with two RBIs on the year. Romanik is also batting a team-best .308 to go along with his one home run and two RBIs.
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The Colonels will send Aaron Oschenbein to the mound Friday night. He will go up against junior lefty Daniel Lynch.
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On Saturday EKU will send
Austin Perry to the mound and he will go up against fellow senior Derek Casey. The two starters have allowed a combined one earned run on the year.
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Kaven Brown will get the nod for game three against fellow junior Evan Sperling. Brown and Sperling have combined for zero earned runs this year.
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The Eastern Kentucky staff has an OVC-best 3.21 ERA on the year this far.
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After they finish up the weekend series in Virginia, the Colonels return to Richmond for their home-opener Wednesday, Feb. 28th when they take on Bowling Green. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.Â