ADA, Okla. – The East Central University baseball team will play its first Great American Conference games of the 2022 season this weekend, with a three-game series with Harding at Ken Turner Field.

The Tigers and the Bisons will play a doubleheader, Saturday, Feb. 19 starting at 12 p.m. and then a single game, Sunday, Feb. 20 at 12 p.m.

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Tiger Quick Hits

• The Tigers have played four-straight games at Ken Turner Field
  • Went 1-2 against Newman (Feb. 12-13)
  • Fell to Central Oklahoma (Feb. 15)
• So far in the 2022 season, ECU has four players hitting .300 or above
  • Sr. Mekhi Edwards: .389 batting avg., 3 runs, 7 hits, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 HBPs, 11 putouts, 1 assisted out
  • RFr. Mason Glowacki: .375 batting avg., 4 runs, 9 hits, 6 RBIs, 1 BB, 5-of-5 stolen bases, 13 putouts, 8 assisted outs
  • So. Britton Sperry: .333 batting avg., 3 runs, 5 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 10 putouts
  • RFr. Tanner Collins: .300 batting avg., 3 hits, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, 2 BBs, 3 putouts, 4 assisted outs
• So. Bryan Terry and So. Brian Pasha led the pitching staff
  • Terry: 1-1 record, 2 games started, 7.2 IP, 7 hits and 11 runs (8 earned) allowed, 8 Ks, .241 opponent batting avg.
  • Pasha: 2 appearances, 1 save, 5.2 IP, 5 hits and 4 runs (0 earned) allowed, 2 Ks, .238 opponent batting avg.

Against the Competition

• This will be the first time that the Tigers will open the Great American Conference portion of the season against Harding
  • ECU has opened the GAC segment of the year against
    • Southwestern (2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020)
    • Ouachita Baptist (2013, 2014)
    • Arkansas-Monticello (2017, 2018)
    • Arkansas Tech (2021)
• The Bisons lead the overall series with the Tigers
  • HU leads 32-14 overall, 17-4 as GAC opponents
  • HU leads 9-8 when playing in Ada
  • HU has won seven-straight games
    • Last ECU victory – March 1, 2019 (3-1 – A)
    • Last ECU home victory – April 9, 2018 (9-8)
  • 2021 series
    • May 7, 2021 – L, 2-6 (A)
    • May 7, 2021 – L, 0-7 (A)
    • May 8, 2021 – L, 1-14 (7)
  • So. Colton Schaper-Kotter, Jr. Michael Rosario and Jr. Tanner Barnes led the team at the plate in the 2021 series
    • Schaper-Kotter: 1 hit, 1 RBI, 14 PO, 1 assisted out
    • Rosario: 5 hits, 5 PO, 2 assisted outs
    • Barnes: 2 hits, 4 PO, 2 assisted outs
  • 10 pitchers saw action on the mound
    • Pasha, So. Justin Chitty and So. Christian McCoy saw the most action of returning players
      • Pasha: 3.2 IP, 6 hits and 2 runs allowed, 3 Ks
      • Chitty: 4.0 IP, 9 hits and 7 runs (6 earned) allowed
      • McCoy: 2.1 IP, 4 hits and 5 runs (4 earned) allowed, 1 K