Surging Elon hits the road this weekend, opening a 3-game CAA series at Northeastern’s Friedman Diamond on Friday afternoon
Elon (17-23) looks to continue a late surge in search of a berth in the Coastal Athletic Association tournament as it opens a three-game series at Northeastern (28-11) on Friday afternoon at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Massachusetts. The Phoenix, at 6-9 in CAA play, are two games out of the sixth and final tournament spot in the conference while the Huskies, 10-5 in conference play, stand in third place, two games back of co-leaders Charleston and UNC Wilmington. Elon last appeared in the 2013 NCAA tournament while Northeastern participated last season, earning an at-large bid and finishing 44-14. The Huskies played in the 1966 College World Series while Elon has never advanced beyond regional play.
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Game Date: April 26, 2024
Game Time: 2 p.m. ET
TV: NESN
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The Phoenix made it three wins in four games on Tuesday, following up a series win over Monmouth with a 3-0 victory over No. 8 Wake Forest. Kenny Mallory Jr. slashes .370/.483/.514 while Charlie Granatell and Ryan Sprock share the team lead with 32 RBI. Granatell and Sprock each have five home runs, the same as Alex Duffey and Connor Offshack.
Northeastern, losers of four of its last five, dropped two of three at to visiting UNC Wilmington last weekend. Alex Lane keys the offense with a .426/.520/.761 slash line to go with team-bests of 14 homers and 62 RBI. The team is 101-for-116 on the basepaths, with Lane among five players with more than 10 stolen bases.
Senior right-hander Michael Gemma (3-0) opens the series on the mound for the Huskies. In nine appearances and six starts, Gemma has a 4.94 ERA and 1.48 WHIP over 23.2 innings with 28 strikeouts. Junior right-hander Nolan Straniero (1-1) counters for Elon, authoring a 7.45 ERA and 1.97 WHIP in 13 appearances, six of them starts, covering 29 innings with 32 Ks.
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