Air Force takes on Navy in North Carolina
Falcons head to Kinston for Freedom Classic 

Schedule

vs. Navy, Friday, Feb. 25 – 4:00 pm MT 

vs. Navy, Saturday, Feb. 26 – 12:00 pm MT 

vs. Navy, Sunday, Feb. 27 – 10:30 am MT

at Campell, Monday, Feb. 28 – 12:00 pm MT

Broadcast Information

Live Stats: GoAirForceFalcons.com

Twitter: @AF_Baseball

Live Stream (vs. Campbell): ESPN+ 

Series History 

-In 56 games between the two service academies, Air Force and Navy have split the all-time series, with both teams having won 28 games.

 -In 2020, Air Force was swept by Navy in the two teams most previous meeting, as the Falcons dropped all three games of the series.

-Air Force and Campbell have only played twice, with both teams owning a 1-1 record.

-The two teams first played each other in 2020.

Last Time Out

-In spite of the Air Force pitching staff allowing just one earned run, the Falcons could only muster three hits in Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Richmond to wrap up the Swig & Swine Classic.

–Ryan Stohr took the loss, but only saw an unearned run score in the top of 1st, his only blemish on the afternoon. 

-The junior allowed one hit and a pair of walks while striking out six Spiders in five innings.

–Zach Argo was perfect in his two innings of relief, striking out two to retire all six batters he faced.

–Sam Kulasingam, Jay Thomason and Trayden Tamiya were the only Falcons to record hits, all singles. 

-After a season-opening loss to Iowa on Feb. 18, Air Force rebounded to triumph in both games at Shipyard Park this afternoon, first defeating Ball State 9-0 before closing out rival Army in a 4-3 nail-biter.

–Seungmin Shim effectively attacked the strike zone for the Falcons in his start against the Cardinals, pitching six scoreless innings while allowing only two hits. He threw just 71 pitches to record 18 outs.

-Freshman Chase Spencer provided all of the offense for Air Force in its win over Army, as his 6th inning grand slam helped to stave off the Black Knights in a 4-3 win.

After Navy & Campbell

-Following Air Force’s four-game road trip, the Falcons will make their home debut with a Mountain West Conference matchup against Nevada. The series begins Friday, March 4 at Falcon Field, with first pitch scheduled for 3:00 pm MT.

AF Pitching Probables (2022 Stats)    W-L     ERA  G-GS  IP     K   BB

Fri.        #23 So. Paul Skenes, RHP         0-1    10.80    1-1    3.1    8    2

Sat.       #20 Sr. Rob Martin, RHP           0-0    0.00      1-1    4.0    8    4

Sun.      #40 So. Seungmin Shim, LHP   1-0    0.00      1-1    6.0    2    2

Probable Starting Lineup/Notes (*Denotes Returning Starter)

Pos.     Player (Yr.)                            2022 Statistics    

1B    Sam Kulasingam (So.)  4 G, 154/.353/.231, 0 HR, 0 RBI

DH    *Paul Skenes (So.)      4 G, .214/.353/.714, 2 HR, 5 RBI

CF    *Gabriel Garcia (Sr.)    4 G, .071/.235/.071, 0 HR, 0 RBI

C    *Braydon Altorfer (Sr.)    4 G, .000/.235/.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI

3B    Jay Thomason (So.)     4 G, .214/.313/.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI

RF    Chase Spencer (Fr.)    4 G, .333/.538/.667, 1 HR, 4 RBI

LF    Matt Thompson (Jr.)     3 G, .100/.182/..400, 0 HR, 1 RBI

2B    Trayden Tamiya (Jr.)    4 G, .143/.250/.143, 0 HR, 0 RBI

SS    Aerik Joe (So.)             4 G, .077/.077/.077, 0 HR, 0 RBI