SHAWNEE, Okla. – The East Central University baseball team battled with Oklahoma Baptist for the fourth time this season, this time as a non-conference meeting at Bobby Cox Field at Ford Park, falling 24-10 (7).

ECU Lineup

1. Sr. Mekhi Edwards (CF)
        Jr. Anderson Allen (PH/CF)
2. RFr. Mason Glowacki (SS)
3. So. Colton Schaper-Kotter (1B)
        RFr. Annan Finlay (1B)
4. RFr. Tanner Collins (2B)
        RFr. Carson Fletcher (PH)
5. RSr. Eric Towsley (RF)
        RJr. Zach Burgherr (PH/RF)
6. So. Nick Blakenship (3B)
7. So. Christian Whitaker (DH)
        So. Kyle Busker (PH)
8. So. Gage Boatman (C)
9. So. Britton Sperry (LF)
        So. Dione Allen (PH/LF)
   So. Colt Bartling (P)
        So. Bryan Pasha (P)
        Jr. Bryce Crawford (P)
        So. Christian McCoy (P)
        So. Chase Owens (P)

OBU Lineup

1. Isiah Lissade (LF)
2. Walker Keller (CF)
3. Dan Pruitt (1B)
4. Alex Schroeder (C)
        Troy Shields (PH/C)
5. Kade Self (DH)
        Chris Cook (PH)
6. Ramon Gomez (2B)
        Jonah Mahen (2B)
7. Trey Furrey (3B)
8. Cade Kissel (RF)
9. Jose Parga (SS)
        Brandon Brewer (SS)
   Jake Hamilton (P)
        David Salter (P)
        Devin Crawford (P)

Of Record

• Winning Pitcher: J. Hamilton (1-1)
• Losing Pitcher: C. Bartling (0-5)

Scoring

• ECU 1^st – T. Collins singled to LF, RBI; M. Glowacki advanced to second, M. Edwards scored (ECU 1, OBU 0)
• ECU 1^st – E. Towsley advanced to second on a passed ball; T. Collins advanced to third on a passed ball; M. Glowacki scored on a passed ball, unearned (ECU 2, OBU 0)
• OBU 2^nd – 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base (ECU 2, OBU 2)
• OBU 3^rd – 7 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 Left on Base (ECU 2, OBU 9)
• ECU 4^th – M. Edwards doubled to LC, RBI; B. Sperry scored (ECU 3, OBU 9)
• ECU 4^th – C. Schaper-Kotter walked, RBI; M. Edwards scored on a wild pitch (ECU 4, OBU 9)
• OBU 4^th – 9 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base (ECU 4, OBU 18)
• ECU 5^th – D. Allen doubled to RC, 2 RBI; G. Boatman scored; K. Busker scored, unearned (ECU 6, OBU 18)
• ECU 5^th – M. Glowacki out at 1^st, RBI; D. Allen scored (ECU 7, OBU 18)
• OBU 5^th – 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base (ECU 7, OBU 23)
• ECU 6^th – G. Boatman singled to LF, RBI; N. Blakenship advanced to second; Z. Burgherr scored (ECU 8, OBU 23)
• ECU 6^th – D. Allen grounded out to 2B, RBI; G. Boatman advanced to third; N. Blakenship scored (ECU 9, OBU 23)
• ECU 6^th – G. Boatman scored on a passed ball, unearned (ECU 10, OBU 23)
• OBU 6^th – 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base (ECU 10, OBU 24)

Tiger Quick Hits

• Sr. Mekhi Edwards and RFr. Tanner Collins had multi-hit games for the Tigers (1-27)
  • Edwards: 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 double, 1 BB
    • Eighth multi-hit game of the year, seventh with two hits
  • Collins: 2 hits, 1 RBI, 3 assisted outs
    • Fifth multi-hit game of the year, all with two hits
• A total of 10 players tallied at least one of ECU's 12 hits for the game
• So. Dione Allen led a group of six players with RBIs
  • 1 run, 1 hit, 3 RBIs, 1 double, 1 putout
  • First appearance this season and first multi-RBI game
• So. Colt Bartling earned his sixth start on the mound
  • 2.1 IP, 7 hits and 8 runs allowed, 3 Ks

Up Next

• The Tigers will return home to Ken Turner Field this weekend for a Great American Conference series with Southwestern Oklahoma State
  • Friday, April 1 – Single game at 2 p.m.
  • Saturday, April 2 – Doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
• ECU will then be back on the road for the next five games
  • Tuesday, April 5 at Rogers State – 2 p.m.
  • April 8-9 at Southern Nazarene
  • Tuesday, April 12 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 7 p.m. in Enid, Okla.