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EKU And Louisville Meet Tuesday In Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University's baseball team will face the University of Louisville on Tuesday at Legends Field in Lexington.
 
The game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET.  Gates will open at noon.
 
Tickets for the game start at $10 each and are available through the Lexington Legends at the following link:  Click Here.
 
Premium experience hospitality in the Lexington Lounge is available for $30 and includes your game ticket, indoor/outdoor seating and all you can eat buffet with unlimited Pepsi products.  Suites are available for $250 and hold up to 12 people.
 
Legends Field is a cashless facility.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU lost two of three at Lipscomb over the weekend to fall to 8-20 on the season, and 3-6 in Atlantic Sun Conference games.
 
-  In the 3-game series at Lipscomb, Jackson Reid hit .364 with a home run, a double, two runs and five RBIs.  David Alvarez hit .643 in the series, going 9-for-14 at the plate with two runs scored.
 
-  Cade Schneider made two appearances against Lipscomb.  He did not allow a run, did not walk a batter and gave up just one hit in 2 1/13 innings.
 
-  The EKU pitching staff posted a 3.86 ERA in three games against the Bisons this past weekend.  The Colonels walked only nine batters in 28 innings.
 
-  EKU is third in the ASUN with 43 stolen bases.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Louisville is 17-11 this season and 4-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference games after losing a series at home to Pittsburgh over the weekend.
 
-  Bayram Hot leads the team with a .410 batting average to go along with 25 runs, four home runs and 19 RBIs.
 
-  David Teague is batting .391 while leading the team in runs (36), home runs (16) and RBIs (55).
 
-  Aaron England has a team-best four saves.  He is 1-1 with a 3.95 ERA across 10 appearances.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  Louisville has a 74-49 advantage in the all-time series.  This is the first time the teams have met at a neutral site.  UofL has won four straight in the series.
 
-   In the most recent meeting, on Feb. 25 in Louisville, EKU out-hit the Cardinals 9-8, but UofL escaped with a 6-5 victory.  Jay Douglas went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Cooper Pumphrey, Caleb Freeman and Addison Stockham all pitched one scoreless inning of relief.  Jimmy Nugent finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs for Louisville.

 
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Players Mentioned

Jay Douglas

#13 Jay Douglas

OF
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Cade Schneider

#4 Cade Schneider

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Addison Stockham

#44 Addison Stockham

LHP
6' 3"
Junior
L/L
Caleb Freeman

#42 Caleb Freeman

RHP
6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Cooper Pumphrey

#37 Cooper Pumphrey

RHP
6' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Jackson Reid

#35 Jackson Reid

OF
5' 10"
Junior
L/R
David Alvarez

#27 David Alvarez

OF
6' 2"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Jay Douglas

#13 Jay Douglas

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
OF
Cade Schneider

#4 Cade Schneider

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Addison Stockham

#44 Addison Stockham

6' 3"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Caleb Freeman

#42 Caleb Freeman

6' 5"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
RHP
Cooper Pumphrey

#37 Cooper Pumphrey

6' 7"
Freshman
R/R
RHP
Jackson Reid

#35 Jackson Reid

5' 10"
Junior
L/R
OF
David Alvarez

#27 David Alvarez

6' 2"
Junior
L/R
OF