HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Lincoln Memorial University baseball team hosts No. 2 Belmont Abbey (30-7) for a nonconference doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Lamar Hennon Field. The Railsplitters (24-16) are coming off a disappointing series at Coker in which the last-place Cobras won two of three to drop LMU's South Atlantic Conference record to 10-11. The Crusaders had the weekend off and most recently beat Winston-Salem State 14-2 last Thursday.
 
Schedule/Game Day Links: 

Tuesday, April 11 (2 p.m.) - Live Stats
Tuesday, April 11 (5:30 p.m.) - Live Stats
 
Quick Hits: 
 
- LMU allowed a season-high 16 hits in a 10-7 loss to Coker Friday night. Ethan Elliott allowed a career-worst nine runs and 12 hits, though only five were earned, as the Cobras took a 10-3 lead. The Railsplitters scored four runs in the eighth to make the game interesting but left the bases loaded and failed to score in the ninth.
 
- The Cobras walked off LMU with a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to win 14-13 in game one of Sunday's doubleheader. The Railsplitters made a valiant comeback to take a 13-12 lead after falling behind 12-2 after the fourth inning before allowing two runs to cross in the bottom of the ninth to drop their sixth straight game. Nate Stinson had a career day by going 5-for-5—all singles—with two RBI and three runs scored.
 
- Matt Mullenbach fired a complete game shutout in the seven-inning nightcap at the Railsplitters snapped their six-game losing streak and salvaged a game in the series with a 6-0 win. The righty allowed five hits and walks and also struck out five to improve to 4-2.
 
- Stinson went 8-for-12 in the series with three RBI and four runs scored to raise his batting average to .398.
 
- Despite scoring 26 runs in the series, LMU did not hit a home run. Timmy Wages has connected for eight of the team's 36 home runs. Tyler Adams, Logan Augustine and Chris Salvey have six apiece. No one else has hit more than two.
 
- The Railsplitters as a team have hit .351 at home compared to .279 on the road. On-base percentage (.443-.382) and slugging percentage (.543-.389) are also significantly higher at Lamar Hennon Field.
 
- LMU has recorded a double-digit hit total in 22 of 40 games, including 14 of 25 at home. The team is hitting .323 overall.
 
- LMU pitching has seen its ERA rise nearly a full run in the past week after allowing at least 10 runs in a program-record six straight games prior to Sunday's shutout. The team has a 4.87 ERA overall with a 4.93 mark in SAC play.
 
- The pitching staff has a collective 4.54 ERA at home and 5.43 on the road. It was 3.44 at home and 5.09 away entering the week.
 
- Elliott still leads the conference with a 2.55 ERA, 85 strikeouts and 67.0 innings pitched. Joe Bobiak is tied for second with six wins but fell to sixth in ERA (3.50).
 
Notes on Belmont Abbey: 
 
- The Crusaders are second in the most recent NCBWA poll behind only Azusa Pacific and received one first-place vote.
 
- Belmont Abbey entered the weekend as the national leader in runs scored and second in hits and home runs. The team also ranked in the top five in base on balls (first), doubles (first), on-base percentage (fifth) and slugging percentage (third). 
 
- Belmont Abbey is 18-3 on the road. The team is 11-3 against South Atlantic Conference teams and swept the season series with conference leaders Catawba and Wingate.
 
- The Crusaders have scored at least 10 runs 19 times in 37 games.
 
- Five players (Nick Beinlich, Luke Cureton, Jakob Rolly, Josh Genthe, Thomas Yoder) have each hit eight home runs. Seven of the eight Crusaders that have appeared in all 37 games are batting over .300.
 
- The team is also prone to striking out, as it has struck out 320 times in 308.1 innings.
 
- Belmont Abbey has been fairly consistent when playing both home and away. The team has a .325 average at home and hits .330 away. Team ERA is 4.20 at home and 4.13 on the road.
 
- The Crusader pitching has been solid overall with a 4.16 ERA and 9.03 strikeouts per nine innings.
 
Series History: 
 
- Wednesday will mark the first meeting between these two teams.
 
- A game was scheduled in Belmont, N.C. in 2017 but got rained out.