SCHEDULE UPDATE:  FRIDAY'S GAME POSTPONED UNTIL 1 PM SATURDAY

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Eastern Kentucky University will open a 3-game series at Western Carolina with a doubleheader on Saturday.
 
Game one of the series is NOW scheduled for 1 p.m., with game two following.  The series finale is set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  Western Carolina leads the all-time series 18-9.
 
-  WCU has won three of the last four meetings.  The teams last played on May 14, 2019 in Mason, Ohio with the Catamounts winning 9-6.  The last game between the two in Cullowehee was on March 13, 2013, an 11-7 Western Carolina victory.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU is 4-5 this season.  The Colonels lost at No. 4 Louisville on Tuesday.
 
-  Newcomer Miguel Larreal continues to lead the team with a .357 batting average.
 
-  Luke Reed has made three appearances out of the bullpen without allowing a run.  In eight and two-thirds innings, he has given up three hits and struck out seven.
 
-  Charlie Ludwick is batting .323 with a team leading 10 runs scored.
 
-  Junior righty Rese Brown, who is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts in nine innings, will start game one of the doubleheader.  Right-handed senior Michael Schuler will get the ball for game two of the series.  He is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA.  Rian Yates, a right-handed junior will start the series finale.  He is 0-0 with a 6.43 ERA.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Western Carolina stands at 2-7 on the season and six straight.  The Catamounts fell at Gardner-Webb, 14-4, on Wednesday.
 
-  Shortstop Pascanel Ferreras leads the team with a .424 batting average and nine RBIs.  Center fielder Kyle Riesselmann has a team-best eight runs scored while batting .273.
 
-  Adam Quincy has made three appearances out of the bullpen.  He has not allowed a run and given up just two hits.

-  Sophomore right-hander Matt Schepel will start game one for the Catamounts.  He is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA this season and nine strikeouts in 10 innings.  Game two and three starters have not been determined for WCU.