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The Shocks (27-12, 4-8, RPI 19) take the long trip to Orlando Florida this weekend for a 3-game matchup with UCF (27-14, 7-8, RPI 48). Game times are Friday 5:30 PM CDT, Saturday at 5:30 PM CDT and Sunday at 11:00 AM CDT. This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
Weather is looking pretty good. There is a decent chance of rain during the afternoon hours on Friday but looks like a good chance they will still get the game in Friday evening. UCF does have a natural bermuda grass field.
So the question is can the Shockers deal with the unusual conditions that they are not accustomed to. A natural grass field, temperatures in the high 70's to low 80's and winds of 7-10 mph.
The Knights are 27-14 overall and 7-8 in The American with wins over Virginia, Savannah State three times, Bethune-Cookman twice, Wagner three times, Florida twice, Siena three times, Bradley, Chicago State three times, ECU, Memphis twice, Stetson, UConn, Miami, Cincinnati twice, and USF. Losses have come against Rice, Samford, Stetson, Miami, Florida State twice, ECU twice, Memphis, UConn twice, Cincinnati, and USF twice. They are led offensively by Rylan Thomas who is hitting .399 with 11 doubles, 10 home runs and 45 RBI. As a team, they are hitting .277 with a 2.98 ERA and .964 fielding percentage.
The Shocks really need to take 2 of 3 in the series at a minmum. A sweep would be icing on the cake but would also be really helpful.
Shocker Series Notes
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Weather is looking pretty good. There is a decent chance of rain during the afternoon hours on Friday but looks like a good chance they will still get the game in Friday evening. UCF does have a natural bermuda grass field.
So the question is can the Shockers deal with the unusual conditions that they are not accustomed to. A natural grass field, temperatures in the high 70's to low 80's and winds of 7-10 mph.
The Knights are 27-14 overall and 7-8 in The American with wins over Virginia, Savannah State three times, Bethune-Cookman twice, Wagner three times, Florida twice, Siena three times, Bradley, Chicago State three times, ECU, Memphis twice, Stetson, UConn, Miami, Cincinnati twice, and USF. Losses have come against Rice, Samford, Stetson, Miami, Florida State twice, ECU twice, Memphis, UConn twice, Cincinnati, and USF twice. They are led offensively by Rylan Thomas who is hitting .399 with 11 doubles, 10 home runs and 45 RBI. As a team, they are hitting .277 with a 2.98 ERA and .964 fielding percentage.
The Shocks really need to take 2 of 3 in the series at a minmum. A sweep would be icing on the cake but would also be really helpful.
Shocker Series Notes
You can get a one month subscription to UCFKinghts.TV for $7.99 if you want to watch the games live.
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