The High Point University baseball team will travel to University of Kentucky to face the Wildcats in a three game weekend series. The teams will open up the series with a doubleheader on Friday beginning at 12 pm  and the series will conclude with a third game on Sunday at 1 pm. 

Game Information -- Friday, March 11th | 12:00 PM
High Point vs. Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | Lexington, K.Y. 
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Game Information -- Friday, March 11th | 4:00 PM
High Point vs. Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | Lexington, K.Y.
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Game Information -- Sunday, March 13th | 1:00 PM
High Point vs. Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | Lexington, K.Y.
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Panthers vs. Wildcats

• This weekend marks the first meeting between the Panthers and the Wildcats
• The last time HPU faced a SEC opponent was February 20th, 2020 against Ole Miss.

Across the Diamond

• Kentucky is 11-3 on the season after sweeping Jacksonville State and Western Michigan in back-to-back weekend series. The Wildcats have dropped three contests so far this season, against TCU, Western Kentucky and Ohio.
• The Wildcats are coming off of a midweek 9-8 loss over Ohio University.
• Sunday's game will mark the end of a three-week home stand for the Wildcats.

Dean Shows Out in First Start
Redshirt junior Parker Dean got his first collegiate start on the mound against Pittsburgh on Wednesday night in Williard Stadium. Dean finished with five strikeouts in 4.2 innings pitched while giving up three runs on seven hits. 

Eight Straight
Redshirt sophomore Blake Sutton and sophomore Peyton Carr are off to a hot start for HPU as they lead the team with .325 and .313 batting averages, respectively. Both are also on active eight-game hitting streaks, dating back to the Panthers' 5-4 win over Toledo on February 26th. Carr has recorded three of his team-high four multi-hit games since his streak began as well.

Sutton also has an active 14-game reached-base streak as he's reached base in every game for High Point so far this season. 

Panthers Power Past Cougars
HPU recorded their first weekend series sweep of 2022, as they iced 7-1 College of Charleston. The Panthers posted 5-0, 6-0, and 5-4 wins over the three-day affair.  

Sweeps and Shutouts
HPU's sweep of the Cougars was their first series sweep since March 6-8, 2021 when the Panthers swept UNC Asheville (8-2, 12-6, 11-10) in High Point. The Panthers also recorded back-to-back shutouts, their first shutout since February 22, 2020 vs Towson. It was also HPU's first back-to-back shutout victories since the 2018 season when the Panthers swept Presbyterian 6-0 and 1-0 on May 17th and 19th. 

HPU Posts First Win in Hammond Era
With Saturday's walk-off win against Toledo, High Point earned their first win under head coach Joey Hammond.

Stuart Sends It Out
Adam Stuart hit his first home run of the season on Tuesday against Virginia Tech. Stuart's solo homerun cut the Hokie lead down to four runs in the eighth inning. 

Sutton Knocks First Homer
Blake Sutton hit his first home run of the season against Toledo on Friday night in the top of the first inning. Sutton's solo shot was the second homer of his career.
 
Zayicek Goes Yard
Sam Zayicek homered at N.C. State on Tuesday. Zayicek's two-run shot to right field was his first of the season and the third in his career after hitting two homers in 2020.
 
Home Run Hitters
Cole Singsank and Cameron Lee hit their first home runs of the season in back-to-back innings against Jacksonville on Saturday, February 19th. Singsank's 3-run homer to left field in the third inning of Saturday's game against the Dolphins was the second of his career. Lee's solo shot in the next inning would give HPU their first lead of the game, 7-6.
 
Sunday Show
Sophomore David Keith earned the start on the mound for HPU on Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville. Keith finished with 6.0 innings pitched, and four strikeouts.
 
HPU Picked Eighth in Preseason Poll
High Point was tabbed eighth in the Big South preseason coaches' poll on January 27th. Campbell was the league favorite with eight first-place votes and 116 total points in the poll.
 
Trio of Panthers Highlight D1 Baseball Big South Prospects
D1 Baseball released their Big South preview including top 2022 and 2023 draft prospects. Carter Sheppard was listed as the third-highest prospect in 2022 to come out of the conference. Sheppard finished 2021 with 45 strikeouts in 48.0 innings pitched. Blake Sutton also cracked the top-20, slotted 16th. Sutton started 36 games behind the plate for the Panthers last season, hitting .282/.363/.366 and recording 237 putouts. Javon Fields rounded out High Point's top prospects at No. 30. Fields transferred to HPU from Towson, where he was the starting center fielder. He finished 2021 with a .257/.363/.384 line and had a .984 fielding percentage.
 
Carr Top-3 Big South Prospect in 2023 
In the list of 2023 draft prospects, sophomore Peyton Carr was tabbed the third-best pick from the conference. Carr finished 2021 with the second-best team batting average, hitting .304/.494/.376 for the season.
 
Big South Tournament at Truist Point
The Big South conference announced in December that the 2022 conference tournament would be held at Truist Point in High Point. HPU has not played in the conference tournament since the 2019 season, when the Panthers fell to No. 3 Winthrop in a 6-2 ballgame.