ADA, Okla. – In one of the highest hitting games of the season, the East Central University baseball team fell 13-12 to Oklahoma Baptist in the opening game of the Great American Conference series at Ken Turner Field.

OBU Lineup

1. Isiah Lissade (RF)
2. Walker Keller (CF)
3. Dan Pruitt (1B)
4. Alex Schroeder (C)
5. Kade Self (DH)
6. Roman Gomez (2B/3B)
7. Trey Furrey (3B)
        Cade Kissel (PH/LF)
8. Jose Parga (LF/SS)
9. Brandon Brewer (SS/2B)
   Bo Dallas (P)
        Garrett Kellogg-Clark (P)
        Sam Gamboa (P)

ECU Lineup

1. So. Colton Schaper-Kotter (DH)
2. RFr. Mason Glowacki (SS)
3. Sr. Mekhi Edwards (CF)
4. So. Christian Whitaker (3B)
5. RSr. Eric Towsley (1B)
6. Jr. Zac Green (RF)
7. RFr. Tanner Collins (2B)
8. Jr. Tanner Barnes (C)
9. So. Britton Sperry (LF)
   So. Bryan Terry (P)
        So. Justin Chitty (P)
        So. Will Isaly (P)
        So. Brian Pasha (P)

Of Record

• Winning Pitcher: S. Gamboa (2-1)
• Losing Pitcher: B. Pasha (0-2)

Scoring

• OBU 2^nd – 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base (OBU 1, ECU 0)
• OBU 4^th – 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base (OBU 2, ECU 0)
• ECU 4^th – C. Whitaker doubled down LF Line, RBI; M. Edwards scored (OBU 2, ECU 1)
• ECU 4^th – E. Towsley doubled to LC, RBI; C. Whitaker scored (OBU 2, ECU 2)
• OBU 5^th – 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base (OBU 5, ECU 2)
• ECU 5^th – M. Glowacki advanced to third on a WP; B. Sperry scored on a WP (OBU 5, ECU 3)
• ECU 5^th – M. Edwards SAC Bunt, RBI; M. Glowacki scored (OBU 5, ECU 4)
• ECU 5^th – T. Collins singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Z. Green advanced to third; E. Towsley scored, unearned; C. Whitaker scored, unearned (OBU 5, ECU 6)
• ECU 5^th – B. Sperry doubled to LC, 2 RBI; T. Barnes advanced to third; T. Collins scored, unearned; Z. Green scored, unearned (OBU 5, ECU 8)
• ECU 5^th – C. Schaper-Kotter doubled to RC, 2 RBI; B. Sperry scored, unearned; T. Barnes scored, unearned (OBU 5, ECU 10)
• ECU 5^th – M. Glowacki doubled through LS, RBI; C. Schaper-Kotter scored, unearned (OBU 5, ECU 11)
• OBU 6^th – 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base (OBU 7, ECU 11)
• ECU 6^th – B. Sperry singled down LF Line, RBI; E. Towsley scored (OBU 7, ECU 12)
• OBU 7^th – 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base (OBU 9, ECU 12)
• OBU 8^th – 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base (OBU 12, ECU 12)
• OBU 9^th – 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base (OBU 13, ECU 12)

Tiger Quick Hits

• The teams combined for almost 30 hits in the game
  • ECU 13 / OBU 15
    • Extra Base Hits: ECU 9 / OBU 7
• The Tigers (1-17, 0-10 GAC) saw multi-hit games from four players
  • RSr. Eric Towsley: 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 RBI, 2 doubles, 1 stolen base, 6 putouts, 1 assisted out
    • Has 5 multi-hit games this year (4 with 2 hits, 1 with 3 hits)
  • So. Britton Sperry: 2 runs, 3 hits, 3 RBI, 1 double, 1 HBP, 10 putouts, 1 assisted out
    • Has 4 multi-hit games this season (2 with 2 hits, 2 with 3 hits)
    • First multi-RBI game of the year
  • So. Colton Schaper-Kotter: 1 run, 2 hits, 2 RBIs, 2 doubles, 1 BB
    • Has 4 multi-hit games in 2022 (3 with 2 hits, 1 with 3 hits)
    • On a 4-game hitting streak
    • Third multi-RBI game of the season
  • RFr. Mason Glowacki: 1 run, 2 hits, 1 RBI, 2 doubles, 2 putouts, 2 assisted outs
    • Has 5 multi-hit games on the year (4 with 2 hits, 1 with 3 hits)
    • On a 9-game hitting streak
• Jr. Tanner Collins added a multi-RBI day
  • 1 run, 1 hit, 2 RBIs, 2 stolen bases, 1 HBP, 4 putouts, 2 assisted outs
  • Third game with multi RBIs this year
• ECU threw four pitchers on the mound, with So. Bryan Terry starting his sixth game of the year
  • Terry: 4.0 IP, 5 hits and 2 runs allowed, 3 Ks
  • So. Brian Pasha: 3.0 IP, 5 hits and 6 runs allowed, 5 Ks
  • So. Justin Chitty: 1.0 IP, 4 hits and 3 runs allowed, 1 K
  • So. Will Isaly: 1.0 IP, 1 hit and 2 runs allowed, 1 K

Up Next

• The Tigers and the Bison (9-10, 5-5 GAC) will wrap up the GAC series, Sunday, March 13
  • Doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.
• ECU will then stay at home for next weekend
  • March 18-19 vs. Southern Arkansas