The High Point Panther baseball team looks to two midweek games, traveling to Elon on Tuesday evening before hosting NC State at Truist Point on Wednesday night. The Panthers and Phoenix are set for 6 p.m. first pitch while Wednesday's game will start at 6:30 p.m.

Game Information
High Point at Elon | Tuesday, April 19th | 6:00 PM
Latham Park | Elon, N.C.
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High Point vs. NC State | Wednesday, April 20th | 6:30 PM
Truist Point | High Point, N.C.
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Panthers vs. Phoenix

• High Point is 20-28 all-time against Elon since the two teams' first meeting in March 2000.
• HPU's last win over Elon was a 6-2 ballgame in Elon on April 30, 2019.

Across the Diamond

• The Phoenix are 17-18 on the season and 3-6 in the CAA this season.
• Mike Kennedy is in his 26th season as head coach of the Phoenix after compiling a 22-22 record in 2021.

Panthers vs. Wolfpack

• Wednesday's matchup will be the ninth time that High Point and N.C. State meet on the diamond.
• HPU is 2-6 all-time against the Wolfpack and before this year, the two teams had not played each other since the 2010 season.

Across the Diamond

• N.C. State is 23-11 on the season and 10-7 in the ACC after winning their last five games.
• The Wolfpack finished their season in Omaha at the College World Series with a 37-19 overall record.
• After picking up two wins over Stanford and Vanderbilt, the Wolfpack dropped a 3-1 game to the Commodores before being eliminated.

NCAA Baseball Instagram Takeover
The Panthers will be taking over NCAA Baseball's Instagram page on Wednesday, April 20th. Be sure to stay up to date with the Panthers by following @ncaabaseball on Instagram. 

Weekend Swept with Quality Starts
In HPU's weekend series with Longwood, all three Panther starters recorded quality starts on the mound. Carter Sheppard (Friday) and Sam Garcia (Sunday) each finished with 7.0 innings pitched while Teddy Merritt (Saturday) recorded 6.0 innings of work.

Sheppard allowed three earned runs, Garcia gave up two and Merritt rounded out the group with zero earned runs allowed. Sheppard also threw a career-high eight strikeouts.

Trio of New Faces Lead HPU in Boone
Three Panthers with one combined start prior to Tuesday's game at App State each found themselves in HPU's flexible lineup. Andrew Amato (1B) went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored while Cameron Irvine (RF) led HPU with three hits. Easton Laplaca (C) rounded out the group with one hit, one run scored, and a team-high three RBI.

Walk-Off Winner
In their third home walk-off game of the season, HPU picked up a 6-5 win over Longwood on Saturday night under the lights.

Kardiac Kid
Freshman Miggy Echazarreta came up with the walk-off RBI-single in the bottom of the 9th inning that gave HPU the 6-5 victory. His shot to left field was his second hit of the night after another RBI-single down the third base line.

Two-Base Palooza
High Point knocked four doubles against both Longwood and Appalachian State in a four-day span. In their 6-5 win on April 9th, Peyton Carr, Blake Sutton, Javon Fields, and Jackson Melton each tallied two-baggers while Sutton, Andrew Amato, Cameron Irvine, and Easton Laplaca notched doubles at App State.

Fields Knocks First Homer
Javon Fields hit his first home run as a Panther against UNC Greensboro on Wednesday night in Williard Stadium. Fields' long ball to left field was the lone HPU run scored in the bottom of the ninth inning.

15-Run Fiasco
Despite being held to three and two runs, respectively, in Friday and Saturday's games at Upstate, High Point exploded for 15 runs in Sunday's game on 14 hits and three Spartan errors. HPU tallied three doubles and two stolen bases in the effort.

Southpaw Sam
Left-handed pitcher Sam Garcia is leading HPU in ERA and has the fewest walks by Panther pitchers with a minimum 10.0 innings pitched. Garcia's 1.93 ERA and .234 opponent batting average are 3rd in the Big South as well.

In Garcia's last outing against Longwood, he threw a career-high 7.0 innings pitched, scattering five hits and two earned runs while striking out four batters.

Vaughan Named Big South Freshman of the Week
Freshman right-handed pitcher Everett Vaughan was named the Big South Freshman of the Week after his three-save performance between March 22-26. Vaughan helped the Panthers to three combined wins over UNC Greensboro and Winthrop. In 3.2 innings pitched, he struck out two batters against one walk.

Sweeping Saves
Everett Vaughan has earned the save in the last four wins for HPU. The freshman is tied for the Big South high in saves (4) and has double the saves of any other freshman in the league.

Klingler Extends Hot Start
After making his first start of the season at Kentucky, Charlie Klingler has been hot at the plate in his 33 at bats, recording 12 hits with one double and one home run, his first career long ball coming against Winthrop on March 27th. He is also leading the Panthers in batting average (.364) and on-base percentage (.462).

Seven-Hit Week Highlights
Two Panthers posted seven-hit week performances in four games played against UNCG and Winthrop (March 22-27). Peyton Carr posted two hits against the Spartans before follwing up with his first three-hit performance of the season against Winthrop on Saturday, March 26th.

Adam Stuart also had two-multi hit games as he recorded two hits on Saturday (March 26th) and followed up with his second four-hit game of the season on Sunday (March 27th).

Home Run Tracker: Winthrop Series
Five different Panthers hit home runs over the weekend in HPU's series against Winthrop. Josh Deslauriers led off the weekend with his first career two-run homer before Adam Stuart added a solo shot in the bottom of the fifth on Friday night.

Peyton Carr hit a two-run shot to left field on Saturday that would give HPU the eventual winning run in the 3-2 contest. Charlie Klingler hit the first home run of his career on Sunday afternoon before Jackson Melton sent out a two-run shot to left field.

Claiming the Midweek
After starting the season 0-4 in midweek games, High Point captured their first midweek win against UNC Greensboro with a 9-8 nail-biter. HPU's midweek schedule features 2021 CWS participant NC State (twice) and other ACC clubs Pitt, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest (twice).

Panthers Post First Conference Series Win
High Point used a 2-1 weekend against Gardner-Webb as their first weekend series win over a Big South foe since April 30th-May 1st in the 2021 season when they took two wins over Winthrop.