HARROGATE, Tenn. -- The Railsplitters (9-3) begin a four-game road trip on Wednesday afternoon when they travel to Bristol, Tenn. to take on the King Tornado (6-7) at 2 p.m. Here's everything you need to know:
 
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Quick Hits:
-The Railsplitters opened South Atlantic Conference play by taking two of three games from the Anderson Trojans at Lamar Hennon Field this past weekend. Lincoln Memorial won games one and two by scores of 16-12 and 14-9 before dropping the series finale in a game that's score resembled a football score 24-10. Hits continued to come at a torrential pace for the Railsplitters, who piled up 34 hits over the three-game set with 10 doubles and four homers.
-Lincoln Memorial has hit a home run in seven straight games with at least two home runs in three games over that stretch. The Railsplitters are currently ranked fourth in the South Atlantic Conference with 12 dingers. Logan Augustine (Urbandale, Iowa), Mason Ewers (Kingsport, Tenn.), Eric Kalman (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Wes Neiderland (Thompson Station, Tenn.) and Jean Rodriguez (Caguas, Puerto Rico) led the team in that department with two homers apiece.
-The Railsplitters are getting it done at the plate when it matters the most. With runners on base, Lincoln Memorial is hitting .338, a figure that is carried by Ewers' .471 batting average (8-for-17) with ducks on the pond. With runners in scoring position, the Railsplitters are batting .326. Neiderland is 10-for-17 in those situations, good for an absurd .588 clip. With the bases loaded, LMU is batting a remarkable .550. Rodriguez hit the Railsplitters' sixth grand slam of the season in game one against Anderson.
-Zac Butler (Blue Springs, Mo.) is likely to get the start on the mound for the Railsplitters. In his senior season, Butler is off to a 2-0 start with a miniscule 0.90 earned run average. He has struck out nine and allowed 10 hits over 10 innings of work.
-Kalman enters Wednesday's game riding an 11-game hitting streak. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native is ranked second on the team with a .435 batting average and 17 runs batted in. Neiderland has reached base in 12 straight games for Lincoln Memorial, as he is ranked fifth in the South Atlantic Conference with a .544 on-base percentage.
 
Notes on the Tornado:
-King rallied from a late 12-9 deficit to defeat the Mars Hill Lions 14-12 and improve to 6-7 on Tuesday in Mars Hill, N.C. Prior to that, the Tornado dropped two of three games to Barton in the Conference Carolinas opener.
-Through 13 games, King has proven itself to be one of the better hitting teams in Conference Carolinas, as the Tornado are sporting a .334 batting average, a .389 on-base percentage and a .476 slugging percentage. King has also been the toughest team to strikeout in the league with just 56 whiffs in 452 official at-bats. The Tornado have racked up 47 extra-base hits this season with 38 doubles and eight home runs.
-The King offense is fronted by senior catcher Mark Hencken, who is batting .500 with a team-leading 21 hits and seven doubles. Ryan Sattz is carrying a .442 batting average with 19 hits, four doubles and a team-best 13 RBI. Junior outfielder Nicolas Keister (.381, 16 hits, five doubles) and sophomore middle infielder Tyler Bailey (.481, 13 hits, one home run) are also factors in the middle of the Tornado batting order.
-While King is getting it done in the batter's box, the pitching staff has been a bit of a different story. The Tornado are carrying a 6.73 earned run average with a .358 batting average against, ranking near the bottom of Conference Carolinas in each of those categories. King has allowed opponents to put up 10 plus runs five times this season.
 
Series History:
-The Railsplitters claim a narrow 22-19-1 advantage over King in the all-time series, which dates back to at least the 1994 season. The Tornado have dominated the series over the last decade, though, winning 18 of the last 24 meetings.
-Lincoln Memorial defeated King 12-6 last season at Lamar Hennon Field, but lost 6-4 in Bristol. The Railsplitters are 6-10-1 all-time on the road in the series.