Harrogate, TN - Two days after falling to Bluefield State in walk-off fashion, the Lincoln Memorial baseball team is slated to be back on the road this weekend for a three-game conference series with the Wingate Bulldogs. The Railsplitters enter the game with a 16-11 overall record, including a 6-6 mark in conference play. The Bulldogs enter the game with a 12-14 overall record with an 8-7 mark in conference play.
Kasten Harvey leads the team, and is tied for first in the conference, in home runs with 13 on the season. He is also sixth in the conference in hits, and third in the conference in RBI with 33. He is batting .352 with a .833% SLG% and a 1.288 OPS. In 108 at-bats this season, he has only been struck out 12 times and has connected on 38 hits, including: five doubles, four triples, and 13 long bombs. He's also added 32 runs on the season. He is one home run away from tying the all-time career home run record at Lincoln Memorial (34).
Archer Wong-Shasteen follows Harvey in hits with 27, which is good for 33rd in the conference. He has driven in 14 runs so far this season.
Brooks Hagedorn,
Sam Mast,
Alex Kowalski,
Trace Simmons,
Austin Epperson, and
Chris Hall each have 10 or more RBI on the season. Kowalski is second on the team with 23, Mast and Simmons follows and with 19 each, Hagedorn has 15, Wong-Shasteen with 14, Hall has 14, and Epperson has 12, seeing the Railsplitters with eight batters who have double digit RBI on the season.
First pitch between Lincoln Memorial and Wingate is slated for 4 PM on Friday. Games two and three will e played on Saturday, with the first game of the double-header beginning at 1 PM and game three to follow at 4.
Watch game one:
https://www.flocollege.com/live/154013
Live stats game one:
https://wingatebulldogs.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Watch games two and three:
https://www.flocollege.com/live/154006
Live stats game two:
https://wingatebulldogs.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Live stats game three:
https://wingatebulldogs.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
