ANDERSON, S.C. – Winners of eight in a row and 13 of 15 overall, the Railsplitters (27-16, 16-5 SAC) conclude their regular season at Anderson (14-30, 8-13 SAC) this weekend. Lincoln Memorial is tied for first in the South Atlantic Conference with Catawba and holds the tiebreaker, while the Trojans are tied with Wingate for the final spot in next week's SAC Championship. Wingate holds the tiebreaker by virtue of its sweep over the Trojans.
 
Schedule/Game Day Links:

Friday, April 21 (6 p.m.) - Live Stats | Video
Saturday, April 22 (1 p.m.) - Live Stats
Saturday, April 22 (4 p.m.) - Live Stats
 
Quick Hits:

- Lincoln Memorial closed out Lamar Hennon Field with 16-10 and 11-8 victories over Newberry to sweep the series and remain in a tie with Catawba atop the South Atlantic Conference standings this past weekend. The Railsplitters control their own destiny atop the SAC standings by virtue of winning their series over Catawba.

- Muta Crusoe (Bellwood, Ill.) went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and RBI, and both Eric Kalman (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Mason Ewers (Kingsport, Tenn.) belted three-run home runs to lead Lincoln Memorial's 10-6 comeback win Friday over Newberry. The Railsplitters trailed 5-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth before the offense exploded for three runs in the inning and seven more in the eighth.

- Russell Clark (Wexford, Pa.) hit a pair of three-run home runs and drove in a career-high seven runs to lead the Railsplitters in Saturday's 16-10 win. Tyler Adams (Woodstock, Ga.) connected for a pair of solo shots and reached base in all five at-bats in a 4-for-4, four-RBI afternoon. Seth Hunt (Knoxville, Tenn.) added four singles and a pair of runs. Four other Railsplitters also recorded at least two hits.

- Timmy Wages (Molin, Ill.) and Kalman starred offensively in the final game played at Lamar Hennon Field, an 11-8 victory, as the Railsplitters completed the sweep of Newberry. Wages blasted a two-run shot and picked up the win in relief. Kalman laced a three-run double to provide the Railsplitters with three crucial insurance runs that proved to be the difference. Each player drove in four runs apiece.

- Logan Augustine (Urbandale, Iowa) has been scorching hot during his seven-game hit streak, batting .464 with 10 RBI and 11 runs scored. The junior's 60 runs scored for the season ranks first nationally and is already tied for the fourth-best total in program history. Augustine also ranks in the top five in the SAC in home runs (11; tied for fourth), walks (33; tied for second), on-base percentage (.503; fourth) and slugging (.721; tied for second). In addition, he leads the Railsplitters in average (.390), hits (60), doubles (14) and stolen bases (10). He has reached base safely at least once in 42 out of 43 games on the year.

- Since beginning the year batting just .118 through his first eight games with a plate appearance, Hunt has hit .427, including a 6-for-6 performance March 11 at Lenoir-Rhyne to set a new program record for hits in a game. He is 11-for-17 over his past four games, which has raised his batting average to .388, which ranks fifth in the SAC.

- Wages took over the team SAC in RBI with 14 in his past five games. Of his 51 total, 30 have come in 21 conference games. His eight home runs in SAC play are also tied for the most in the conference. Wages' 19 hit-by pitches ranks in the top five nationally. This has aided his .516 on-base percentage, which is the second-best mark in the SAC.

- Adams is batting .511 over his current 13-game hit streak with 17 RBI, including five performances with at least three runs driven in. His .419 average in SAC play is second in the conference behind Augustine, and the freshman has 26 RBI in 20 conference games. Adams was named Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Baseball Co-Player of the Week for his .571, three-home run performance last week.

- Lincoln Memorial has scored in the first inning 24 times in 43 games. The Railsplitters have outscored opponents 57-30 in the inning thus far and are 13-11 in games they have scored in the first. The team has a 14-11 record when scoring the game's first run.
 
Notes on the Trojans:

- Anderson has won three of its past four series against SAC competition since beginning conference play 1-7. The team has particularly struggled in nonconference play to the tune of a 6-17 record.

- William Thomas is ranked for second in the SAC in hits (70) and is seventh in batting average (.383). His 29 RBI and 12 stolen bases also lead the team. He is 8-for-13 over his past three games. Thomas has two five-hit performances on the year, including a 5-for-6 effort against Tusculum.

- Tyler Miller is the only Trojan batting above .285 at .326. Only two other players on the team, Dillon Carpenter and Xavier Peralta, are even batting above .250.

- The Trojans are ranked 10^th in the 11-team SAC in average (.267) and runs scored (209)—ahead of only last-place Brevard. The team's totals are slightly better in SAC play, as Anderson is eighth in average (.279) and tied for seventh in runs (118).

- Anderson's pitching has not fared much better, as its pitching staff ranks only ahead of Brevard in ERA (7.13) and hits allowed. The team has also issued the second-most walks of anyone in the conference after Lenoir-Rhyne.

- Only three Trojan pitchers have an ERA lower than 5.00. John McMicking has a 4.98 ERA and leads the team with 10 games started and 59.2 innings.

- Andrew Dill owns a 3.67 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched with a pair of saves. Matthew Reitz is the only other Trojan with an ERA lower than 5.00 but has only thrown 6.1 innings.
 
Series History:

- The series is tied at 9-9. Anderson holds a 9-8 edge in conference matchups.

- The Railsplitters won two of three meetings in Harrogate in 2016. Lincoln Memorial swept the doubleheader 16-12 and 14-9 but was blasted 24-10 in the series finale, which snapped an eight-game win streak.

- Anderson swept a two-game set the last time the teams met in Anderson in 2015. Both teams pitched considerably better in that series as the Trojans won by scores of 4-1 and 2-1.