ADA, Okla. – The East Central University baseball team will hit the road this weekend for its first Great American Conference road series, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 at Southern Nazarene. Friday will feature a single game starting at 2 p.m. and Saturday will see a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.
The Tigers (4-8) will then make a trip to Newman, Tuesday, Feb. 25 for a non-conference game at 2 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
- The weekend's series will account for games 3-5 in the week for ECU
- Tuesday, Feb. 18 – L, 6-19 at Southeastern
- Wednesday, Feb. 19 – W, 12-1 at Rogers State
- The Tigers saw four players with a multi-hit game against the Hillcats
- Sr. Hayden George: 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 double, 3 RBIs, 1 BB, 1 putout, 1 assisted out, 1.000 fielding pct.
- Fr. Colton Schaper-Kotter: 3 hits, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 5 putouts, 1 assisted out
- Jr. Khaji Butler: 2 runs, 2 hits
- Jr. Dillon Mansell: 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI, 3 putouts
- Sr. Jonny Chavez threw a complete game at RSU
- 7.0 IP, 5 hits and 1 run allowed, 4 K
- First complete game of his career
- ECU went 1-2 in the opening GAC series of the season against Southwestern Oklahoma State
- Sr. Dylan Lang hit the first home run of the season at Ken Turner Field in the opening game of the series
- Sr. Ryan Collins picked up the win in the circle, the second-straight this season
- 1.29 ERA, 1 complete game, 7.0 IP, 6 hits and 1 run allowed, 1 BB, 2 Ks, .231 opponent batting avg.
Against the Competition
- The Tigers and the Crimson Storm are looking to break the stalemate in the series
- Tied 13-13 overall
- ECU leads 12-8 when playing as GAC opponents
- SNU leads 9-2 when playing in Bethany
- The Tigers went 2-1 against the Crimson Storm in 2019 at Ken Turner Field
- Sr. Hayden George is the top returner for ECU at the plate
- .500 batting avg., 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 triple, 1 RBI, .700 slugging pct., 6 putouts, 1.000 fielding pct.
- Sr. Jeffrey Shafer saw the most action on the mound in the 2019 series
- 6.0 IP, 1-0 record, 1 complete game, 10 hits and 6 runs (5 earned) allowed, 1 BB, 8 Ks
- Collins took the decision on the other two games in the series (1-1)
- 3.0 IP, 5 hits and 3 runs allowed, 2 BBs, 3Ks
- ECU and Newman have faced each other on five previous times
- The Jets leads 3-2, all at neutral sites
- The teams have not faced each other since Feb. 13, 2017- L, 0-6
