A National Test, And Four Game Series Ahead For Baseball This Week

HARTSVILLE, SC. - Men's baseball hits the road Wednesday afternoon to take on nationally ranked Mount Olive. Following the midweek game, the Cobras will play a four game series with Chowan starting Friday night. Game one will be at Coker, before the final three games being at Carolina Bank Field. 

GAMEDAY INFO:

Times: 3PM Wednesday | 4PM Friday | 1PM & 4PM Saturday | 1PM Sunday 

Records: Coker 1-2 | Mount Olive 2-1 | Chowan 0-0

Locations: Mount Olive, NC. (Scarborough Field) | Hartsville, SC. (Tom J. New Field) | Florence, SC. (Carolina Bank Field)

Live Stats: LINK | LINK 

Video: Friday - LINK (Games at Carolina Bank Field will not be streamed)

COBRA CORNER:

• Coker saw three players receive All-Conference Preseason 2nd team before the season, as Jaylen Mack (catcher), Aaron Diaz (SP), and Tyler Satterley (RP) all look to be key pieces in the 2025 season.
• The Cobras return 35 players from last years team that finished 2nd in the SAC regular season. 
• Cameron Ferrell, Ick Cirino, Jaylen Mack, Hunter Poole, Gabriel Santiago, Adam Wilkerson, and Jacob Yarberry all return to the Cobra lineup after logging at least 100 plate 
• Jaylen Mack went 5-10 (.500) in the opening weekend, as Ick Cirino (.444) Hunter Poole (.417), Alex Lazar (.417), and Gabriel Santiago (.400) all hit about .400 on the weekend. 
• Tyler Satterley earned the lone win on the weekend, with Kyle Stock picking up a save. 
• The Cobras stole seven bases opening weekend, with Santiago stealing a team best three. 
• Luke Alford swatted the first home run of the year for the Cobras on Saturday 

LAST TIME OUT:

• Coker got down 9 to 0 early in the season opener, but showed fight throughout storming back bringing the game to within two runs, before the Crusaders ultimately shut the door. 
• The Cobras out hit the Crusaders on the night with Ick Cirino, Hunter Poole, Jaylen Mack, and Alex Lazar all recorded multiple hits. 
• Cody Chapman started the game for the Cobras hot. The Senior struck out the side in the opening inning, to kickoff the 2025 campaign. 
• On day two, the Cobras won game one evening the series at one.
• Coker and Belmont Abbey raced through the first two innings in Saturday's double header with neither team producing a run. Starting pitcher, Casey Cleghorn, played a huge role in that as he went 4.2 innings on the day, while striking out four. 
• Hunter Poole got the scoring started on a bunt single in the third. 
• After getting into a jam, the Cobras gave the ball to Satterley who shut down the Crusaders threat, keeping the game knotted at two in the fifth. 
• The Cobras eventually took down the Crusaders in 7 innings, as Kyle Stock shut the door on the Belmont Abbey threat to even the series. 
• In game two Belmont Abbey raced out to an early lead and received outstanding pitching performances to help keep the Coker offense at bay to take the series.

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