Game #27
ART U Urban Knights (12-14, 4-11 PacWest) vs. Concordia Eagles (14-17, 9-7 PacWest)
Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 6 p.m.
Oakland, Calif. -- Laney College
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Game #28 & 29
ART U Urban Knights (12-14, 4-11 PacWest) vs. Concordia Eagles (14-17, 9-7 PacWest)
Friday, April 5, 2019 at Noon & 3 p.m.
Oakland, Calif. -- Laney College
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Game #30
ART U Urban Knights (12-14, 4-11 PacWest) vs. Concordia Eagles (14-17, 9-7 PacWest)
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Noon
Oakland, Calif. -- Laney College
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GOING BACK TO (NORTHERN) CALI
The Urban Knights return to the Bay for a series against Concordia starting April 4th. ART U will be back at their home field in Oakland at Laney College for the four game, three day conference set versus the Eagles.

FIRST PITCH
ART U will take on Concordia Thursday, April 4 at 6 p.m., Friday at noon and 3 p.m., and Saturday at noon at Laney College in Oakland. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights via the athletics app (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) and on Twitter & Instagram as well as "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.

KNIGHT WATCH
Hitting an astounding .436 junior outfielder Thomas Delgadillo is the PacWest's batting average leader. Delgadillo has amassed 41 hits thus far, sixth most in the PacWest, scored a team leading 17 runs, and has an OPS of 1.074. The Fullerton College transfer had a pair of three hit games against UH Hilo and is now up to 10 multi-hit games. Senior pitcher Mason Verhees had another solid start on the final game of the series against the Vulcans on March 30. Verhees threw 5.1 innings, allowed four hits, one earned run, and struck out four. Senior second baseman Elijah Smith comes in behind Delgadillo with a .301 average. Smith leads the Urban Knights in doubles with nine and is second in RBIs with 14. Speedster junior shortstop Justin Summers leads ART U with 10 stolen bases and has yet to be caught on the base path. He is hitting .286 with five doubles and 16 runs which is second most on the team.

CALLING ALL EAGLES
Concordia comes into their game with the Urban Knights with a 14-17 overall record and a 9-7 conference record, good for third place in the PacWest. The Eagles' first win came four games into the season against Cal State San Marcos in a 6-3 victory. CUI went on to win the next game for their first series win. After a single game versus Cal State Dominguez Hills that resulted in a loss, the Eagles had a non-conference series against Point Loma that they dropped three of four in. A series with Azusa Pacific next resulted in the same outcome. The Eagles went on a five game winning streak after they swept Hawaii Pacific in their first conference series and took game one against UH Hilo, though the Vulcans bested the Eagles the remainder of the series. CUI split with No. 14 PLNU when they returned home and most recently split with Fresno Pacific. Junior infielder Cooper Moore is CUI's leading hitter, batting .368, eighth highest in the PacWest, with five home runs and 26 runs batted in. The Eagles are 12-4 all time against Academy of Art, but are on a two game losing streak.

STRONG GAME ONE OFFENSE, GAME TWO PITCHING PROVE FUTILE   
The Urban Knights dropped both games of the doubleheader Saturday night versus UH Hilo, despite out-hitting the Vulcans in game one and a strong pitching performance from senior pitcher Mason Verhees in game two. Read More.

LOOKING AHEAD
After taking on the Concordia Eagles, Academy of Art will turn their attention to the Biola Eagles when they travel down to southern California starting April 11.