ADA, Okla. – This weekend will feature two firsts for the East Central University baseball team, as they will play for the first time at Ken Turner Field and their first Great American Conference games of the 2020 season.
The Tigers (2-5) will host Southwestern Oklahoma State, Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16. A doubleheader is set to start at 12 p.m. on Saturday and a single game at 12 p.m. on Sunday.
ECU will then start a five game road trip, facing Rogers State, Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
- The Tigers went 1-2 at Drury last weekend and then fell to Central Oklahoma Wednesday, Feb. 12
- Sr. Ryan Collins picked up his first win on the season on the mound
- Third win in his career at ECU
- 2-1 win at Drury: 1.50 ERA, 6.0 IP, 5 hits and 1 run allowed, 1 BB, 12 Ks, .217 opponent batting avg.
- Sr. Dylan Lang had a strong week for the Tigers
- 4 hits, 1 triple, 12 putouts
- Sr. Hayden George leads ECU at the plate for the season
- .333 batting avg., 2 runs, 9 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 13 putouts, 11 assisted outs, .923 fielding pct.
- Jr. Spencer Johnston has seen the most action on the mound
- 1.80 ERA, 1-1 record, 2 appearances, 2 games started, 1 complete game, 15.0 IP, 12 hits and 5 runs (3 earned) allowed, 2 BB, 14 Ks, .218 opponent batting avg.
- Collins is the only other pitcher with 10-or-more innings pitched
- 2.70 ERA, 1-0 record, 2 appearances, 2 games started, 10.0 IP, 13 hits and 3 runs allowed, 3 BB, 18 Ks
Against the Competition
- Since 2000, the Tigers and the Bulldogs have played each other 74 times
- SWOSU leads 43-31 overall and 41-29 in conference action
- When playing in Ada, the Bulldogs lead 18-14
- This will be the first time since 2016 that the teams will play at Ken Turner Field
- SWOSU took all three games in 2019 in Weatherford
- Sr. Gage Wall is the top returner for the Tigers in the 2019 series
- .300 batting avg., 1 run, 3 hits, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 1 BB, 4 putouts, 1 assisted out, 1.000 fielding pct.
- Sr. Jonny Chavez saw the most action on the mound against the Bulldogs
- 0.00 ERA, 1 appearance, 1 game started, 6.0 IP, 3 hits and 0 runs allowed, 1 BB, 4 Ks, .150 opponent batting avg.
- The Tigers and Rogers State have only played twice in the all-time series
- Played a home-and-away series in 2019 – The Hillcats took both wins
- Lang is the lead returner in the series at the plate
- .500 batting avg., 1 run, 2 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 putout, 6 assisted outs
- So. Breydan Jackson saw the most action on the mound in the series
- 2 appearances, 4.0 IP, 6 hits and 4 runs allowed, 1 BB, 3 Ks
