HARROGATE, Tenn. – The Railsplitters will take a brief break from South Atlantic Conference play this weekend to host the Findlay Oilers for a three-game series at Lamar Hennon Field on Friday and Saturday. 
 
Lincoln Memorial (23-11) is looking to get back on track after stumbling a bit in a doubleheader sweep at Bellarmine on Wednesday, while Findlay (9-10) makes the trip to Harrogate after splitting a twinbill at Tiffin that same day. 
 
The Railsplitters and Oilers commence their series with a single game on Friday at 4 p.m. before wrapping things up with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Live stats will be available for all three games via www.lmurailsplitters.com. 
 
Schedule / Game Day Links 
 
Friday, March 29 vs. Findlay – 4pm 
Live Stats 
 
Saturday, March 30 vs. Findlay – 1pm 
Live Stats 
 
Saturday, March 30 vs. Findlay – 4pm 
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Quick Hits 
 
- The Railsplitters dropped back-to-back games for the first time since mid-February on Wednesday when the Bellarmine Knights swept a doubleheader in Louisville, Ky. In game one, Lincoln Memorial entered the bottom of the fifth leading 5-0, but the Knights scored seven unanswered runs, capped by a walk-off two-run blast in the bottom of the seventh, to win 7-5. In game two, Bellarmine broke a 4-4 stalemate in the bottom of the fourth with the go-ahead three-run bomb, paving the way in an 8-4 victory. 
 
- Lincoln Memorial mustered just six hits in game two at Bellarmine, which is tied for their second-lowest total this season. After compiling double-digit hits 10 times during a 12-game stretch, including a run of six straight, Lincoln Memorial has failed to record more than nine hits in the past three games. That includes a five-hit effort in the series finale against Queens. 
 
- Despite that small offensive funk, the Railsplitters remain an elite offensive team that ranks among the top five in the South Atlantic Conference in batting average (.309), on-base percentage (.418) and slugging percentage (.468). Lincoln Memorial is hitting .330 and slugging .507 in March. 
 
- The Railsplitters have three players ranked in the top six in the SAC in total hits in Chris Salvey, Seth Hunt and Nate Stinson. Salvey is third with 49 hits, including 11 doubles, a team-leading eight home runs and a SAC-leading 45 RBI. Hunt is tied for fourth with 48 hits with 11 doubles, three triples and five homers, while Stinson has produced 46 hits with a team-high 13 doubles. 
 
- The LMU pitching staff has surrendered at least 12 hits in three of the last four games to see the team ERA and batting average against jump to 4.54 and .276, respectively. The Railsplitters remain near the top of the SAC statistical rankings, though, placing fourth in the league in ERA. 
 
- The Railsplitters boast two of the four best pitchers in the SAC in terms of strikeouts in senior left-hander Ethan Elliott and senior right-hander Matt Mullenbach. Elliott has compiled 69 strikeouts over 46.1 innings to rank second behind only Tusculum's Charles Hall, while Mullenbach has fanned 52 batters in 43.2 innings. Elliott is 6-2, while Mullenbach is 3-2. 
 
- Lincoln Memorial has won eight straight nonconference home games dating back to their last such loss against No. 2 nationally-ranked Belmont Abbey on April 11, 2018. The Railsplitters are 6-0 against nonconference opponents at Lamar Hennon Field this season. 
 
Notes on Findlay 
 
- The Oilers have had a remarkably unremarkable season so far without a losing streak or winning streak longer than three games on their resume. Findlay split a four-game series last weekend at Ohio Valley, who the Railsplitters blistered by a 37-8 cumulative total during a three-game sweep earlier this season. The Oilers also split a doubleheader at Tiffin on Wednesday, winning game one 4-3 before losing game two 6-5. 
 
- The Great Midwest Athletic Conference affiliate has a decent offense that is hitting .287 as a team with a .367 on-base percentage. 
 
- Trevor Anderson and Casey Gould lead the team with 24 hits apiece in 19 appearances. Anderson is batting .333 with seven doubles and 11 RBI, while Gould has three doubles, a triple, 11 runs batted in and a team-high three steals. Tyler Burley and Nic Varda have contributed 23 and 22 hits, respectively. Varda leads the team with 13 RBI and 14 walks. 
 
- Senior Derrick Herd is the only other player to appear in all 19 games this season, logging a .212 batting average with four doubles, two homers and seven RBI over that span. 
 
- Oiler pitching has compiled a 4.40 earned run average and a stingy .247 batting average against. Six different players have started three games for Findlay. Seniors Mark Delas, Tyler Kennedy and Hunter Weis lead the way with at least 20 innings pitched apiece. Delas is 1-2 with a 5.48 ERA and 23 strikeouts, Kennedy is 1-1 with a solid 2.57 ERA and 25 punch outs, and Weis is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 23 Ks. 
 
- Findlay has yet to play a home game this season. The Oilers played nine neutral-site contests to open the 2019 campaign and are now in the midst of a 13-game road trip. After their intended home opener against Parkside on March 20 was cancelled, the Oilers will now make their home debut against Malone on April 5. 
 
Series History 
 
- This weekend will mark the first-ever meeting between the Railsplitters and Findlay, who are making the trip down to Harrogate from Westerville, Ohio.