HIGH POINT, N.C. - After securing three wins over conference opponent Longwood, High Point University will be looking to extend its four-game winning streak in Big South play this Thursday at Presbyterian. This weekend's series will be played a day earlier than most, in congruence with Easter Sunday, with the Panthers partaking in their first Thursday contest of the 2019 season. 

With a pitcher's duel to start the weekend series, the Panthers tallied a convincing 12-2 win over visiting Longwood on Sunday, before completing the three-game sweep of the Lancers in a walk-off finale victory. HPU held LWU to just 10 runs over the pair's three-game stint, securing a series win over the Lancers for a fourth straight time. 

Presbyterian ranks as high as third in the Big South this season, with the team's 10-5 record in conference play reflecting their back-to-back series sweeps of USC Upstate and UNC Asheville. The Blue Hose have lost just a single series against Big South opponents this year, getting swept by Campbell University at the end of March. 

SERIES HISTORY (D1 Era): 
High Point leads Longwood: 15-9
* Panthers on a five-game winning streak against PC
** HPU has beaten Presbyterian in eight of last nine meetings

WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Presbyterian
When: 3 PM, Thursday
Probables: High Point: RHP Grey Lyttle (3-1, 3.44) | Presbyterian: RHP Eric Miles (5-2, 3.91)
Where: PC Baseball Complex | Clinton, S.C.
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WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Presbyterian
When: 3 PM, Friday
Probables: High Point: RHP Harrison Smith (1-4, 2.74) | Presbyterian: LHP Clark Dearman (1-2, 5.53)
Where: PC Baseball Complex | Clinton, S.C.
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WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Presbyterian
When: 1 PM, Saturday
Probables: High Point: RHP Joe Johnson (3-3, 5.85) | Presbyterian: TBD
Where: PC Baseball Complex | Clinton, S.C.
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AT THE PLATE
• Daniel Millwee and Travis Holt are both on 21-game on base streaks; Millwee has gone 21-for-45 (.467) since March 29th, while Holt has slugged .941 since April 9th
• The Panthers tied a season-high with three homers against Longwood on Monday, accomplishing the same feat just six days prior at Wake Forest; Holt and Millwee had dingers in both of those contests
• Freshman Sam Zayicek delivered a walk-off single against the Lancers to clinch this week's series finale, he averaged .462 against LWU while slugging .769, and has seen his current batting average (.242) rise over 30 points in the past week
• Senior Conner Dunbar has hit his stride at the plate recently, slashing .500/.533/.857 over the past week; he recorded his second home run of the season at Wake Forest (4/9)
 
ON THE HILL
• HPU's rotation is starting to prove itself as one of the better staffs in the Big South this season; Friday starter Grey Lyttle ranks second in the conference and 31st in Division I with his 5.56 H/9, while Saturday starter Harrison Smith is fourth in the Big South, with a 2.74 ERA
• Regular Sunday starter Joe Johnson is currently on a three-game winning streak, providing quality starts in two of those appearances; he holds an ERA of 3.50 since March 31st
• Sophomore Jacob Winger has been one of HPU's premier arms out of the pen this year; he hasn't surrendered an earned run since March 22nd, while his 0.98 ERA and 0.55 WHIP are both team bests
• Taking over the midweek starting role, senior Andrew Gottfried has posted back-to-back quality starts for the Panthers; he holds an ERA of 2.25 during that span, with a 10.00 K/9

SCOUTING THE BLUE HOSE
• The PC pitching staff swept Big South weekly honors last Monday; righty Eric Miles tossed seven shutout innings against Upstate, while lefty Austin Paradis made three relief appearances for two saves and 5.0 IP of shutout baseball
• Second baseman Jimmy Marcelli's 17 RBI in conference play rank third in the Big South, while his .324 season average is second-highest for the Blue Hose
• Before losing to Davidson on Tuesday, Presbyterian was on its first seven-game win streak since 2013

COMING UP NEXT
The Panthers will go a second straight week without a game between conference series, coming home for a three-game stint with visiting UNC Asheville. HPU swept its last weekend meeting with the Bulldogs in 2018, and has not lost a series to UNCA since 2012. 

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