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Friday, March 3
New Orleans, La.
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Brown University
at
New Orleans
Baseball Heads to The Big Easy for Weekend Series at UNO
3/2/2023 4:40:00 PM | Baseball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown baseball team is set to head back down South this weekend for a three-game series at the University of New Orleans, starting on Friday evening. All three games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
THE SERIES
Friday, March 3 | 7:30 p.m. ET | Live Stats | ESPN+
Saturday, March 4 | 3 p.m. ET | Live Stats | ESPN+
Sunday, March 5 | 2 p.m. ET | Live Stats | ESPN+
PROJECTED STARTERS
Game 1: Tobey McDonough (0-1, 9.00 ERA) vs. Tyler LeBlanc (0-1, 3.27 ERA)
Game 2: Santhosh Gottam (0-1, 7.50 ERA) vs. Brandon Mitchell (1-1, 4.00 ERA)
Game 3: Dylan Reid (0-0, 1.88 ERA) vs. Collin Horton (0-1, 11.57 ERA)
SERIES HISTORY
The Bears and Privateers have met twice before entering this weekend, with UNO winning both matchups by scores of 11-10 and 5-3 in March 2010.
SCOUTING BROWN (0-4)
The Bears opened up their 2023 season last weekend with four games at Georgia State, dropping each matchup including a late 6-5 contest in the series finale.
Senior outfielder Derian Morphew leads the Bears with a .438 average out of the leadoff spot, including three doubles. Senior infielder Ray Sass went 3-for-10 with a pair of walks, and infielder Reece Rappoli drove in three runs and added three walks.
On the mound, freshman Dylan Reid made his collegiate debut in Sunday's series finale and gave up just one earned run on four hits over 5.0 innings of work while striking out four. Fellow first-year Peter Dubie also totaled seven strikeouts over 3.2 innings of relief in the season opener.
Brown was tabbed sixth in the Ivy League Preseason Poll, and returns its top five hitters and top three starting pitchers from last season. Brown welcomes back all three of its All-Ivy honorees as well in starting pitcher Tobey McDonough (First team), first baseman Ryan Marra (Second Team) and reliever Paxton Meyers (Honorable Mention).
SCOUTING NEW ORLEANS (4-4)
The Privateers are coming off a strong 6-5 win over Tulane on the road on Wednesday evening. UNO defeated Florida A&M (12-0) and Alabama State (18-7) at the Andre Dawson Classic last weekend, and opened up the season two weeks ago by dropping two out of three at Kennesaw State.
Junior infielder Tyler Bischke is the team's leading hitter through eight games with a .335 average. He is tied for the team lead with two homers, six RBIs and seven walks. Catcher Miguel Useche, who delivered the game-winning single in the ninth inning at Tulane on Wednesday, is hitting .357 with a .441 on-base percentage.
The Privateers are batting .258 as a team with six players batting over .300.
Their pitching staff holds a 6.37 ERA with Friday's starter LeBlanc leading the way at 3.27. He has amassed 13 strikeouts in 11.0 innings over two starts including nine K's over 7.0 innings against Jackson State. Mitchell has allowed three walks and struck out 12 over 9.0 innings this season, while Sunday's starter Horton has allowed nine earned runs over 7.0 innings across two starts.
After this weekend, Brown will head back out for its final southern trip of the season next weekend with a four-game set against Penn State in Cary, N.C.
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
THE SERIES
Friday, March 3 | 7:30 p.m. ET | Live Stats | ESPN+
Saturday, March 4 | 3 p.m. ET | Live Stats | ESPN+
Sunday, March 5 | 2 p.m. ET | Live Stats | ESPN+
PROJECTED STARTERS
Game 1: Tobey McDonough (0-1, 9.00 ERA) vs. Tyler LeBlanc (0-1, 3.27 ERA)
Game 2: Santhosh Gottam (0-1, 7.50 ERA) vs. Brandon Mitchell (1-1, 4.00 ERA)
Game 3: Dylan Reid (0-0, 1.88 ERA) vs. Collin Horton (0-1, 11.57 ERA)
SERIES HISTORY
The Bears and Privateers have met twice before entering this weekend, with UNO winning both matchups by scores of 11-10 and 5-3 in March 2010.
SCOUTING BROWN (0-4)
The Bears opened up their 2023 season last weekend with four games at Georgia State, dropping each matchup including a late 6-5 contest in the series finale.
Senior outfielder Derian Morphew leads the Bears with a .438 average out of the leadoff spot, including three doubles. Senior infielder Ray Sass went 3-for-10 with a pair of walks, and infielder Reece Rappoli drove in three runs and added three walks.
On the mound, freshman Dylan Reid made his collegiate debut in Sunday's series finale and gave up just one earned run on four hits over 5.0 innings of work while striking out four. Fellow first-year Peter Dubie also totaled seven strikeouts over 3.2 innings of relief in the season opener.
Brown was tabbed sixth in the Ivy League Preseason Poll, and returns its top five hitters and top three starting pitchers from last season. Brown welcomes back all three of its All-Ivy honorees as well in starting pitcher Tobey McDonough (First team), first baseman Ryan Marra (Second Team) and reliever Paxton Meyers (Honorable Mention).
SCOUTING NEW ORLEANS (4-4)
The Privateers are coming off a strong 6-5 win over Tulane on the road on Wednesday evening. UNO defeated Florida A&M (12-0) and Alabama State (18-7) at the Andre Dawson Classic last weekend, and opened up the season two weeks ago by dropping two out of three at Kennesaw State.
Junior infielder Tyler Bischke is the team's leading hitter through eight games with a .335 average. He is tied for the team lead with two homers, six RBIs and seven walks. Catcher Miguel Useche, who delivered the game-winning single in the ninth inning at Tulane on Wednesday, is hitting .357 with a .441 on-base percentage.
The Privateers are batting .258 as a team with six players batting over .300.
Their pitching staff holds a 6.37 ERA with Friday's starter LeBlanc leading the way at 3.27. He has amassed 13 strikeouts in 11.0 innings over two starts including nine K's over 7.0 innings against Jackson State. Mitchell has allowed three walks and struck out 12 over 9.0 innings this season, while Sunday's starter Horton has allowed nine earned runs over 7.0 innings across two starts.
After this weekend, Brown will head back out for its final southern trip of the season next weekend with a four-game set against Penn State in Cary, N.C.
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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