Kennesaw State enters its final series of the regular season, welcoming FGCU into town with ASUN Championship seeding on the line. Both the Owls and Eagles have clinched a spot in the tournament next week in DeLand, Fla., but are fighting for positioning. The Owls can finish as high as No. 3 seed or as low as No. 6 seed. All three games can be seen on ESPN3. 

 

ON DECK

1. Kennesaw State enters its final weekend already having clinched a spot in next week's ASUN Championships, but will battle FGCU over the weekend with seeding implications on the line. The Owls can finish as high as No. 3 or as low as the No. 6 seed. 
2. The Owls, as a team, as batting .299, outhitting ASUN opponents 184-145 and outscoring teams 99-76 in 18 conference games. The Black and Gold are 10-8 in conference action. 
3. Overall, the Black and Gold are batting .289 as a team, totaling 95 doubles, nine triples, an ASUN-leading 50 home runs, and are outscoring teams 303-294. 
4. The Owls continued to jump out in front early, scoring first in all three games at NJIT. KSU has outscored opponents 43-14 in the first inning and 41-39 over the first two frames – going 18-11 when scoring the first runs in a ballgame this season. 
5. RHP Tony Dibrell has been nothing short of spectacular for Kennesaw State, posting a team-low 1.49 ERA in 84.2 innings. "Big Thunder" has totaled 89 strikeouts and three complete games. His ERA is ranked 7th in the nation and first in the ASUN.
6. Taylor Allum sits at a career-high 14 home runs, ranking first in the ASUN and 39th in the nation. The junior OF is two long balls away from setting KSU's single-season record for most HR. 
7. Chris Erwin had a big weekend at NJIT a week ago in ASUN play, not only picking up his first save, but went 8-for-11 (.727), scoring a team-high seven runs, totaling four doubles, three RBI and four walks over the weekend at NJIT. 
8. Head Coach Mike Sansing is the reigning ASUN Coach of the Year, winning his first honors since Kennesaw State joined the ASUN in 2006. He is the second-youngest coach on the 1,000-win list, and is one of 13 active coaches with 1,000 victories who have coaches at least 10 seasons of D-I baseball. 
9. The skipper won his 950th game Thursday (March 16) at Western Carolina, taking a 12-3 non-conference tilt at Hennon Stadium. The win also snapped a three-game losing skid in Cullowhee, N.C. Sansing now sits 35 wins away from winning his 1,000th career game in the Black and Gold uniform. 

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