NO AUDIO - LIVE STATS - NO VIDEO
UE Game Notes - WKU Game Notes

EMERSON, Ga. – The University of Evansville Purple Aces baseball team (2-1) will have a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 21 against Western Kentucky beginning at 4 p.m. CT. The doubleheader was moved up an hour due to inclement weather in the forecast for later in the evening. The contests will be played at the Perfect Game Baseball Field at LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Ga. The series concludes with a single game on Sunday, Feb.22 at 2:00 p.m. CT. All games are slated for nine innings each.
 
PITCHING MATCHUP
Game 1 – Saturday, Feb. 21 at 4:00 p.m. CT
UE RHP Connor Strain (0-1, 18.00 ERA) vs. WKU RHP Josh Bartley (1-0, 1.80)
 
Game 2 – Saturday, Feb. 21 at TBD
UE RHP Matt Rodgers (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. WKU LHP John Harman (0-0, 7.36)
 
Game 3 – Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2:00 p.m. CT
LHP Brodie Harkness (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. WKU LHP Austin King (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
 
HOW CAN I FOLLOW ALONG?
Due to the relocation, there will be no audio or video feeds for the series. However, live stats will be provided throughout the weekend and are available at WKUSports.com .
 
Fans can also follow the team's progress on twitter. Updates will be posted on the @UEAthletics account as well as @UEMediaMike, the twitter feed for Mike Radomski, the Assistant Sports Information Director and baseball contact.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Purple Aces won their opening series two games to one at UALR (Feb. 13-14). After losing the opening contest 6-3, Evansville responded with a doubleheader sweep of the Trojans 7-2 and 16-3 (7 innings) on Saturday to earn a series win.
 
WHAT'S UP WITH WESTERN
WKU lost the opener 7-3 against Maryland in the Caravelle Resort Tournament. They won 9-4 vs. Coastal Carolina and were postponed against Canisius.
 
THE SERIES
Western Kentucky leads the all-time series 35-28 against UE. The teams have not met since 2013 when the Hilltoppers won both games of a home and home.
 
WE'RE GOING HOME
UE has their first home game at Braun Stadium on Friday, February 27 when they play Oakland as part of a three-game weekend series.
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