ADA, Okla. – After several delays due to the winter weather that moved through the area last week, the East Central University baseball team opened the 2022 season with a three-game non-conference series with Southeastern Oklahoma State.
The teams played a double-header, Sunday, Feb. 6 in Melissa, Texas, with the Savage Storm (3-0) earning 17-4 (7) and 21-2 (7) wins. The teams then moved to Durant, Okla., to finish out the series, with the Tigers (0-3) as the home team and a final of 6-2 in favor of SEOSU.
Tiger Quick Hits
- The Tigers (0-3) saw two players, who played and started in all three games, hit over .300
- RFr. Mason Glowacki: .364 batting avg., 4 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 2-of-2 Stolen Bases, 7 putouts, 4 assisted outs, 1.000 fielding pct.
- So. Britton Sperry: .333 batting avg., 1 run, 2 hits, 1 BB, 1-of-1 stolen bases, 7 putouts
- So. Christian Whitaker hit the first home run of the season for ECU
- Hit in the first inning of the opening game
- RSr. Eric Towsley added two home runs in the opening game of the year
- As a team, the Tigers went 4-of-5 in stolen base attempts in the series
- So. Colt Bartling, So. Bryan Terry and Jr. Bryce Crawford all earned starts on the mound
- Bartling: 5.0 IP, 5 hits and 5 runs (4 earned) allowed, 2 Ks
- Terry: 2.1 IP, 5 hits and 8 runs allowed, 2 Ks
- Crawford: 2.0 IP, 6 hits and 9 runs (7 earned) allowed, 2 Ks
- So. Christian McCoy earned the most strikeouts in his 2.1 IP, with 5
Up Next
- The Tigers will get the rest of the week off before playing a series with Newman at Ken Turner Field
- Double-header Saturday, Feb. 12 starting at 12 p.m.
- Single game Sunday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.