The Emory University Baseball team will conclude its brief three-game home stand this weekend when it hosts Rochester College (Mich.), an NAIA program, on Saturday, March 1^st at 1:00 PM and Sunday, March 2^nd at 11:00 AM at Chappell Park.

Coverage
Fans can follow this weekend's games with live statistics at http://www.go.emory.edu/LiveStats/Base/XLIVE.HTM and a live video webcast at http://emoryathletics.com/sports/bsb/live.  The video will be free to view in standard definition, with a high definition upgrade available for $6.00.

Emory Eagles
The Eagles improved to 7-4 this season, including a perfect 3-0 mark in home games, with a 13-4 win over Oglethorpe University at Chappell Park on Tuesday.  Emory is currently batting .319 as a team and averaging 8.6 runs per game, while the pitching staff has a 4.50 ERA and a .293 opponents' batting average.

Emory is led by Mike Twardoski, who is in his 15^th season as a head coach, all of which have been spent at the Eagles' helm.  Twardoski has a career 418-200-1 ledger since taking over the position prior to the 2000 season, and has led the Eagles to eight UAA Championships and seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including three trips to the World Series and a second-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Championships.  He is assisted by Associate Coach Bobby Perez and Pitching Coach Connor McGuiness, along with former major league reliever Greg McMichael.

Rochester Warriors
Rochester, a NAIA program, will open its 2014 campaign against Emory this weekend, after going 9-24 last season, including a 4-15 mark in road games.  The squad is returning 17 players from last year's team, which hit .270 for the campaign and averaged 4.1 runs per game.  The Warriors' pitchers had a 8.61 team ERA last year, with opponents' batting .348 against them.

The Warriors are led by first-year head coach Ryan Chipka, who is his first season at the squad's helm, after spending the previous year as the team's assistant coach.  Chipka graduated from Rochester in 2012, after serving as the only four-year captain in the program's history.  He is assisted by Rick Desotell, Alex Hacias and Scott Nestor.

Series History
This will be the first ever meeting between the two programs.

Emory Notes
Emory's 13-run output on Tuesday was the team's second-highest scoring game of the season… The Eagles scored 17 runs against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges on February 9^th… Emory has scored in double-digits in five of their 11 games this year (each an Emory win) and at least nine runs in eight games… The Eagles are batting .384 (56-for-146) with runners in scoring position and .335 (73-for-218) with runners on base… Emory has hit .325 against right-handed pitching and .301 against lefties… In the team's seven wins this season, Emory pitchers have a 2.90 ERA with a .247 opponents' batting average… In the team's four losses, the team's ERA climbs to 7.59 with a .368 opponents' batting average… Emory junior Brett Lake has hit safely in each of the team's 11 games this season, and has a 12-game hitting streak dating back to last year… Lake leads all Eagles with nine multiple hit games and five multiple RBI games this season.