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Thursday, April 1 – vs. Charleston Southern (CSU Ballpark, Charleston, S.C.), 6 p.m.
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Friday, April 2 -- vs. Charleston Southern (CSU Ballpark, Charleston, S.C.), 1 p.m.
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Friday, April 2 -- vs. Charleston Southern (CSU Ballpark, Charleston, S.C.), Approx. 4:30 p.m.
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The High Point University baseball team (8-12, 6-8 Big South) travels south for a series with Charleston Southern (7-10, 7-7 Big South) this week. The teams will meet Thursday (April 1) at 6 p.m. before playing a doubleheader on Friday (April 2), starting at 1 p.m. It's the beginning of a seven-game road trip for the Purple and White as they won't play at Williard Stadium again until April 13.
 
Matchup History

• High Point and Charleston Southern have met 52 times since HPU joined Division I, with the Panthers holding a 27-25 advantage in the series.
• High Point had an 11-game winning streak over CSU that was ended during the last series the teams played.
• The Panthers have fared well in Charleston in the series so far, with a 16-11 advantage when visiting the Bucs.

 
Across the Diamond

• Charleston Southern is 7-10 overall, and 7-7 in Big South play.
• The Buccaneers are on a four-game losing streak with three of those four losses coming to Presbyterian this past weekend.
• Charleston Southern is second in the conference in double plays and double plays per game, with 14 and 0.82, respectively.  
• RJ Petit leads the conference in complete games after throwing one on the year and also ranks second in the conference in WHIP with a mark of 0.97.
• Christian Maggio is the third-hardest player to strikeout in the Big South, and 24th-toughest in the nation.
• Houston Parker and Tyrell Brewer are the only Buccaneers with batting averages over .300. Parker leads the team .328 while Brewer comes second with .311.
• Parker has been CSU's standout player offensively with 21 hits, 11 RBIs, and a .484 slugging percentage in 17 games.  

 
Panther Notes
Last Time Out
High Point was swept this weekend against Gardner-Webb in a rain-altered series. Friday's game went off without a hitch before the first game of Saturday's doubleheader was suspended in the third inning due to lightning in the area. The decision was made to suspend it overnight five hours later, resulting in a total delay of just over 22 hours before play resumed on Sunday, with the first game finishing and the second game taking place in its entirety.
 
So Fresh and So Clean
Redshirt freshman Cole Singsank was named the Big South Freshman of the Week for the week of March 29. Singsank leads the Panthers with a .333 batting average in 57 at bats.
 
Not so Lyttle
Grey Lyttle finds himself second in the Big South in total strikeouts after six starts with 45 on the season, including a season-high nine against Asheville. He's racked up the 45 Ks and issued only seven walks for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6.43, the third-best in the conference while his 45 strikeouts are the 35th-most in the country.
 
Turning Two
HPU has turned 15 double plays on the year to lead the conference and sit 63rd nationally.
 
Seeing Double
High Point is fourth in the Big South in doubles hit this season, with 31 two-bag knocks this year. The Panthers ended their nine-game streak of doubles in their first game of the series versus Gardner-Webb. Additionally, the Purple and White have picked up an extra-base hit in all but four games this season, slugging .361 as a team.
 
Hopping on the Cole Train
Singsank had a hit in each of the first two games of the Upstate series to extend his hitting streak to a career-best seven games before losing it in the series finale. He totaled 12 hits in the seven games with five doubles and four RBIs.
 
Going Yard
The Panthers have gone deep 3 times in their last 4 games. Homeruns came from Ryan Russell, Joe Johnson, and Adam Stuart. Johnson and Stuart both homered in the win against Campbell while Russell's two-run shot came in the most recent game against Gardner-Webb.
 
Carrving them Up
Freshman Peyton Carr went yard twice in the first game of the doubleheader against Radford, including a three-run shot for the first four-RBI game of his career. He currently has seven multi-hit games on the season, the second-most on the team, while also sitting second on the team lead in home runs with three.
 
Home Run Parade
The Panthers held a home run parade in the first game of the doubleheader against UNC Asheville, trotting around to home four times in the contest after not hitting one heading into the weekend. It's the most homers High Point has hit in a single game since mashing five out of the park at Gardner-Webb on April 14, 2018.
 
WHIP it Real Good
HPU is second in the Big South and 44th in the country in WHIP entering Thursday, allowing 1.29 walks and hits each inning pitched, second only to USC Upstate.
 
Getting Offensive
High Point put up 31 runs in the three games against UNC Asheville for the most runs in a weekend series in program history since scoring 32 on Presbyterian in a sweep of the Blue Hose in 2015.
 
Went Streaking
Carr only picked up two hits in three games last week, ending his 13 game on-base streak. His streak began on February 27 and continued until March 26.
 
Debutant Ball
Sam Garcia made his High Point debut against Gardner-Webb on Sunday, while Bryan Woelfel pitched for the first time this season. Garcia pitched 2.2 innings and allowed no hits to the eight batters he faced while Woelfel was called upon to get the final out of the game.
 
Limiting the Hitting
The Panthers only give up 7.27 hits per nine innings, the second-best mark in the Big South and 26th-best in the nation. High Point has held opponents to five or fewer hits five times and has only allowed double digits three times.
 
Making the Sacrifice
High Point has hit nine sacrifice flies this season, the fourth-most in the Big South and 88th-most in the country.
 
Up Next: High Point hits the road for a midweek game against local rival Elon. The game is scheduled for Tuesday (April 6) at 6 p.m.