ADA, Okla. – The East Central University baseball team will play its first Great American Conference road series of the 2022 season, making a trip to Russellville, Ark. to face Arkansas Tech. The Tigers (1-9, 0-3 GAC) will play a doubleheader, Sunday, Feb. 27 starting at 1 p.m. and then a single game, Monday, Feb. 28 at 12 p.m.
ECU will then return to Ken Turner Field for a non-conference game, Tuesday, March 1 against Missouri Southern State at 1 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
- The Tigers opened the 2022 GAC season with a three-game series against Harding at Ken Turner Field
- Feb. 19, 2022 - L, 7-19 (7)
- Feb. 19, 2022 – L, 5-6
- Feb. 20, 2022 – L, 1-6
- In league action, ECU has three players hitting over .300
- Sr. Mekhi Edwards: .556 batting avg., 9 AB, 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 4 RBIs, 1 HBP, 8 putouts, 1.000 fielding pct.
- So. Kyle Busker: .400 batting avg., 5 AB, 2 hits, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 1 putout, 1.000 fielding pct.
- Jr. Anderson Allen: .333 batting avg., 6 AB, 2 hits, 1 RBI, 7 putouts, 1.000 fielding pct.
- So. Colt Bartling, Sr. Koby Midgley and So. Bryan Terry earned the starts on the mound
- Bartling: 4.2 IP, 7 hits and 2 runs allowed, 3 Ks
- Midgley: 4.1 IP, 4 hits and 5 runs allowed, 3 Ks, .250 opponent batting avg.
- Terry: 2.2 IP, 7 hits and 8 runs (7 earned) allowed, 2 Ks
Against the Competition
- ECU and the Wonder Boys have battled 53 previous times since 2000
- ATU leads, 37-15 overall and 25-4 as GAC opponents
- ATU leads, 15-11, when playing on the road
- ATU four-game winning streak
- ATU won all three games in the 2021 meetings
- Feb. 26, 2021 – L, 1-9 (H)
- Feb. 26, 2021 – L, 2-6 (H)
- Feb. 27, 2021 – L, 3-16 (7) (H)
- Two returning Tiger hitters claimed hits in the game and three pitchers saw action
- So. Colton Schaper-Kotter: 1 run, 3 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 HR, 2 BBs, 19 putouts
- Jr. Tanner Barnes: 2 hist, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 11 putouts, 5 assisted outs
- So. Will Isaly: 2.0 IP, 2 hits and 1 run allowed, 1 K
- Terry: 1 game started, 1.0 IP, 3 this and 4 runs allowed, 1 K
- So. Brian Pasha: 0.2 IP, 0 hits and 0 runs allowed
- Since 1999, this will be the first meeting between ECU and Missouri Southern State
