Elon Baseball Celebrates Alumni Weekend With Series vs. JMU

ELON, N.C. – The Elon University baseball team will hold its Alumni Weekend this weekend as the Phoenix welcomes in James Madison for a three-game CAA series at Latham Park. The series is set to begin on Friday, March 31, with a 6 p.m. first pitch. The final two games of the series will feature 1:30 p.m. starts on both Saturday and Sunday.

Baseball Alumni Weekend
The Elon University baseball team will welcome back former players for an Alumni Weekend when the Phoenix takes on CAA foe James Madison March 31-April 2. Over the course of the weekend, the teams from 1985, 1987, 1989, 1997 and 2002 will be recognized, however, Alumni Weekend is open to all former Elon players from any era.

For more information on the event, or to register for the weekend, click HERE.

Pitching Matchup
Friday – Elon: So. RH Ryan Conroy (3-1, 3.19 ERA) vs. JMU: Sr. RH Brandon Withers (5-0, 5.76 ERA)
Saturday – Elon: Sr. LH Jordan Barrett (1-2, 5.68 ERA) vs. JMU: Jr. LH Colton Harlow (1-1, 6.10 ERA)
Sunday – Elon: Fr. RH Kyle Brnovich (1-2, 3.23 ERA) vs. JMU: Jr. RH Josh Silvestri (2-1, 4.30 ERA)

Series History
Six of the eight all-time meetings between Elon and James Madison have come in the last two years. The Phoenix holds a 6-2 edge in the series and has won five of the six meetings as CAA foes. The two also split a pair of games in 1977.

Oh Captain, My Captain
Head coach Mike Kennedy announced prior to the 2017 season that five players will serve as team captains this year. Seniors Jordan Barrett, Danny Crowe and Will Nance will be joined by sophomore Ryne Ogren and red-shirt freshman Cam Devanney as the Phoenix captains in 2017.

Nearing 100
Three Phoenix players are closing in on the 100-hit mark for their Elon careers. Sophmore Ryne Ogren is the closest with 96 hits in 77 career games. Senior Kyle Jackson has 89 hits in 79 career games and senior Kory Shumate has 76 hits in 108 career contests. Both Jackson and Shumate transferred to Elon. Jackson is in his second year with the team, while Shumate is playing his third season with the Phoenix.

On the mound, two pitchers are nearing 100 career strikeouts. Senior Nick Beaulac (in his third year with the team) has 99 career Ks in 93.2 innings. Senior Jordan Barrett (in his second season with the maroon and gold) has 99 Ks in 101.0 innings.

Homer Happy
In Elon’s 14-8 win over High Point on March 28, the Phoenix connected for five home runs. Elon got two homers apiece from Kyle Jackson and Cam Devanney and another from Shawn Blake. It was the most homers in a game for Elon since the maroon and gold also belted five in a 14-3 win at College of Charleston on April 23, 2010.

Satterfield Earns CAA ROW Accolades
Infielder Joe Satterfield was selected as the CAA Rookie of the Week on March 27 after helping the Phoenix get off to a 2-1 start in CAA play as he hit .438 (7-for-16) with two home runs, a double, eight runs scored and three RBIs in four games. He extended his hitting streak to seven-games, including four multi-hit outings. He scored at least one run in all four games and crossed the plate multiple times in three outings. Satterfield went 2-for-3 and scored twice from the leadoff spot in Sunday’s conference victory over Northeastern, including a solo homer in the seventh inning that snapped a 0-0 tie.