ADA, Okla. – The East Central University baseball team will play their first road games in over two weeks this weekend when they travel to Arkansas-Monticello for a Great American Conference series March 25-26.

The Tigers (1-23, 0-15 GAC) and the Boll Weevils (10-13, 6-9 GAC) will play a single game, Friday, March 25 at 2 p.m. and then a doubleheader Saturday, March 26, starting at 1 p.m.

ECU will then make the short trip to Shawnee, Okla., for a non-conference game against Oklahoma Baptist at 5 p.m.
 

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Tiger Quick Hits

• The Tigers played four games in the last week
  • March 19 vs. No. 6 Southern Arkansas – L, 3-20 (7) / L, 3-7
  • March 20 vs. No. 6 Southern Arkansas – L, 0-15 (7)
  • March 23 vs. Rogers State – L, 12-13
• Over the week, ECU saw five players hit .300-or-higher
  • RFr. Mason Glowacki: .467 batting avg., 6 runs, 7 hits, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1-of-1 stolen bases, 6 putouts, 9 assisted outs
  • So. Christian Whitaker: .400 batting avg., 2 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 HBP, 1 assisted out
  • Jr. Anderson Allen: .333 batting avg., 1 hit, 1 RBI, 2 HBPs, 1-of-2 stolen bases, 1 putout
  • So. Colton Schaper-Kotter: .333 batting avg., 1 run, 4 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 18 putouts, 1 assisted out
  • So. Nick Blakenship: .300 batting avg., 3 hits, 1 RBI, 2 HBPs, 3 putouts, 3 assisted outs
• Sr. Koby Midgley appeared in two games during the week
  • 1 game started, 4.2 IP, 10 hits and 13 runs (5 earned) allowed, 9 Ks
• So. Bryan Terry saw the most time on the mound
  • 2 appearances, 5.0 IP, 6 hits and 3 runs allowed, 7 Ks

Against the Competition

• ECU and UAM have met on 28 previous occasions since 2013
  • UAM leads 20-8 overall and 19-7 as league opponents
  • UAM has one all nine meetings in Monticello
• The Tigers took one game out of the 2021 series
  • March 26, 2021 – W, 10-6 / L, 1-8 (H)
  • March 27 – L, 1-11 (7)
• ECU has two returning players who garnered hits in the series
  • So. Tanner Barnes: 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 RBI, 2 doubles, 2 BBs, 17 putouts, 1 assisted out
  • Whitaker: 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 4 assisted outs
• One returning pitcher saw action in against the Boll Weevils
  • Terry; 0.1 IP, 2 hits and 1 run allowed
• The Bison lead the overall series 33-4, including three GAC games from earlier this season
  • OBU leads 24-2 when playing as non-conference opponents
  • OBU leads, 17-4 when playing on the road