HIGH POINT, N.C. - High Point University baseball is no stranger to schedule changes this year, as the Panthers are going to see some adjustments to their series' start times for a second straight weekend. In order to avoid some incoming inclement weather, HPU's series opener with William & Mary will now be kicking off at 3 PM this Friday, while the two clubs wrap up the series with a Saturday doubleheader slated for 1 PM.

Weekend Schedule vs William & Mary
Friday, March 1 | 3 PM 
Saturday, March 2 | 1 PM (DH)
Saturday, March 2 | 45 minutes after Game 1 of DH

HPU looks to extend their winning streak to three straight as William & Mary come to Williard Stadium this weekend. The three games with the Tribe will be the first weekend series the Panthers have hosted in 2019, after all three of HPU's scheduled contests against Saint Joseph's were cancelled earlier this year.

Returning home from a victorious 8-1 defeat of nearby North Carolina A&T, the Panthers kickoff their four-game home stand with the Tribe this Friday, in search of Head Coach Craig Cozart's 300th career win. In his 11th year at the helm of the Panther program, Cozart has collected 295 victories in Purple & White, in addition to four wins as an interim head coach at his alma mater UCF.

High Point enters Friday's contest with William & Mary on a two-game winning streak, combining for 14 runs, 16 hits and four homers during that span. The Panthers are playing the Tribe for a second consecutive year after dropping two of three in Williamsburg the previous season. HPU did take home a 17-3 victory during game two of that previous series, while the pitching staff set a Division I program record strikeouts (17) during game one. 

SERIES HISTORY (D1 Era): 
William & Mary leads High Point: 5-4

WHAT TO KNOW
Who: William & Mary
When: 3 PM, Friday
Probables: High Point: RHP Andrew Gottfried (0-1, 8.31) | William & Mary: RHP Wade Strain (0-0, 3.86)
Where: Williard Stadium | High Point, N.C.
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Who: William & Mary
When: 1 PM, Saturday (DH)
Probables: High Point: RHP Harrison Smith (0-0, 3.00) | William & Mary: LHP Bodie Sheehan (1-0, 2.13)
Where: Williard Stadium | High Point, N.C.
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Who: William & Mary
When: 45 minutes after game 2, Saturday (DH)
Probables: High Point: RHP Joe Johnson (0-0, 7.50) | William & Mary: RHP Jacob Haney (0-0, 6.75)
Where: Williard Stadium | High Point, N.C.
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AT THE PLATE
• The Panther bats came alive during the midweek, crushing four home runs over a pair of contests against NC Central and North Carolina A&T
• Senior Daniel Millwee has collected a three-run homers in each of his last two appearances. He's now slugging a team-best .609 on the year and has reached first safely in all six of HPU's 2019 contests
• JJ Woodard and Joe Johnson were responsible for two of the Panthers' three jacks against A&T on Wednesday. The former is riding a three-game on base streak, while the latter is sporting a .833 average with runners in scoring position
• Johnson, Woodard and Millwee are all hitting better than .300 with OBPs over .400 on the year
 
ON THE HILL
• Right-hander Muhammed Eid collected the Panthers' first quality start of the year this Wednesday, holding the Aggies to just three hits and a single earned run over six innings of work
• Surrendering just 2.55 BB/9 in 2019, the Panther pitching staff currently sits 13th in the country in the category
• After collecting his second save of the year against NCCU, Grey Lyttle is currently tied for 21st in all of Division I baseball 
• HPU's WHIP of 1.23 is the top mark in the Big South, while its 2.80 K/BB ratio sits second in the conference

SCOUTING THE TRIBE
• Reaching first at a rate of .696, Tribe outfielder Brandon Raquet sits sixth in all of Division I baseball concerning on-base percentage. He also ranks 20th in slugging percentage (.917)
• Already recording four triples this year, William & Mary rank 11th in the country, led by a pair from freshman Jack Cone
• The Tribe enter the weekend coming off a 9-3 victory over Virginia in Charlottesville this past Tuesday, despite striking out 14 times against the Wahoos

COMING UP NEXT
The Panthers complete their home stand with a Tuesday contest against Elon, with first pitch scheduled for 4 PM. HPU has split their home and home series with the Phoenix over the past two years, with the road team coming out victorious in all four of those previous matchups. 

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