ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University baseball team will get a few days off after two mid-week games (Tuesday/Wednesday) before they will play four-games in four days at Ken Turner Field. The Tigers (6-33, 6-17 GAC) will first play a three-game Great American Conference series against Northwestern Oklahoma State, April 14-15. And then battle with UT-Tyler, Tuesday, April 16.
ECU will play a single game Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. against the Rangers (20-18, 9-14 GAC) and then start a doubleheader at 12 p.m., Monday, April 15.
Tiger Quick Hits
- In the last six days the Tigers played five games, going 2-3
- 2-1 vs. Ouachita Baptist
- Loss at Southeastern
- Loss vs. Rogers State
- ECU hits .310 as a team and allowed a .290 opponent batting avg.
- The Tigers saw two players hit .500-or-better in the five games
- Jr. Hayden George: .563 batting avg., 4 runs, 9 hits, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SAC Bunt, 2-for-3 stolen bases, 8 putouts
- So. Hunter Rogers: 3 games, .500 batting avg., 1 run, 3 hits, 2 RBIs, 8 putouts, 1.000 fielding pct.
- Sr. Alec Lemmon and Jr. Jeffrey Shafer picked up the wins on the mound
- Lemmon: 0.00 ERA, 1 CG, 7.0 IP, 5 hits and 0 runs allowed, 3 BBs, 6 Ks, .208 opponent batting avg.
- First complete game shutout since April 20, 2018 – by Lemmon vs. Southern Nazarene
- Shafer: 1.50 ERA, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 4 hits and 1 run allowed, 4 BBs, 10 Ks, .217 opponent batting avg.
Against the Competition
- The Tigers and the Rangers have met on 28 previous occasions
- ECU leads 15-13 overall, but NWOSU leads 10-8 when playing as GAC opponents
- When paying at home ECU leads 8-3
- In 2018 the Rangers took all three games in the series
- Sr. Josh Lincoln is the top returner for the Tigers
- .231 batting avg., 1 run, 3 hits, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 2 BB, 6 putouts, 5 assisted outs
- Lemmon is the returner on the pitching staff that saw the most action
- 2 appearances, 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 15 hits and 13 runs allowed, 8 BBs, 19 Ks
- Johnnuelle Ponce is the top returner for the Rangers
- .500 batting avg., 1 run, 2 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI, 4 BBs, 4 putouts
- Matt Goertzen is the pitcher with the most action in 2018 that returns for 2019
- 1 appearance, 5.1 IP, 1-0, 6 hits and 3 runs allowed, 1 BB, 4 Ks, .286 opponent batting avg.
- ECU and UT-Tyler met earlier this season, with the Patriots earning a 10-0 victory
- Sr. Ryan White recorded two hits
- Lincoln, Fr. Tanner Barnes and Jr. Gage Wall all added one hit
- Sr. Chris Sanchez saw 3.0 innings on the mound
- 5 hits and 2 runs allowed, 3 Ks
- UT-Tyler recorded 12 hits in the game
- Graham Welch led the team with 3 hits, 3 runs and 3 RBIs
- Max Page was the pitcher who saw the most action
- 3.0 IP, 3 hits and 0 runs allowed, 5 Ks
