ADA, Okla. – After the first weekend of the season was changed to away games, the East Central University baseball team will play their first games at Ken Turner Field when they host Newman for a three-game series with Newman, Feb. 12-13.
The teams will play a double-header, Saturday, Feb. 12, starting at 12 p.m. and a single game, Sunday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.
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Tiger Quick Hits
- For the second-straight season, the Tigers (0-3) opened the season with a non-conference series against Southeastern Oklahoma State
- The teams played the first two games in Melissa, Texas and then were the home team in Durant, Okla.
- RFr. Mason Glowacki and So. Britton Sperry led the team at the plate
- Glowacki: .364 batting avg., 4 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 2-of-2 stolen bases, 7 putouts, 4 assisted outs, 1.000 fielding pct.
- Sperry: .333 batting avg., 1 run, 2 hits, 1 BB, 1-of-1 stolen bases, 7 putouts
- RSr. Eric Towsley, So. Christian Whitaker and So. Kyle Busker all tallied extra bases hits
- Towsley: 2 home runs, 2 runs, 2 hits, 3 RBIs, 2 HBP
- Whitaker: 1 home run, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 putout, 1 assisted out
- Busker: 1 hit, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 BBs
- ECU used 10 pictures on the mound in the three games, with most throwing 2.0 innings
- So. Colt Bartling led the team with 5.0 IP
- 5 hits and 5 runs (4 earned) allowed, 2 Ks
- So. Brian Pasha and Sr. Koby Midgley has the best performances
- Pasha: 2.0 IP, 1 hit and 1 run allowed, .200 opponent batting avg.
- Midgley: 2.0 IP, 2 Ks, .000 opponent batting avg.
Against the Competition
- The Tigers and the Jets have met of five previous occasions
- Newman leads, 3-2 overall – all on a neutral field
- The teams have not played each other since 2017
- Feb. 13, 2017 – L, 0-6 (N)
- Also played a four-game series in 2014 on a neutral field
