ADA, Okla. – The East Central University baseball team will play four road games in the next week, wrapping up a five-game road trip. The Tigers (2-29, 1-20 GAC) will first head to face Southern Nazarene in a Great American Conference series, April 8-9. ECU will play a single game, Friday, April 8 at 2 p.m. and then a doubleheader, Saturday, April 9 starting at 1 p.m.
The Tigers will then play a non-conference, neutral site game against Northwestern Oklahoma State, Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in Enid, Okla., at David Allen Ballpark
Tiger Quick Hits
- The Tigers broke a 26-game losing streak last weekend, earning a win over Southwestern Oklahoma State in the final game of the series
- Friday, April 1 – L, 4-11
- Saturday, April 2 – L, 3-5 (11) / W, 7-6 (8)
- Wednesday, April 6 – L, 0-15 (7)
- ECU had one of the strongest hitting weeks of the season
- ECU .272 batting avg., holding opponents to a .329 average
- Hits: ECU 27 / Opponents 46
- Extra-Base Hits: ECU 7 / Opponents 13
- Four players with at least nine at-bats over the four games had batting averages over .300
- So. Christian Whitaker: .556 batting avg., 1 run, 5 hits, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 2 BBs, 1 HBP, 1 putout, 3 assisted outs, 1.000 fielding pct.
- RFr. Tanner Collins: .500 batting avg., 3 runs, 8 hits, 1 double, 3 RBIs, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 9 putouts, 9 assisted outs, 1.000 fielding pct.
- So. Mason Glowacki: .429 batting avg., 2 runs, 6 hits, 1 RBI, 9 putouts, 9 assisted outs
- So. Colton Schaper-Kotter: .313 batting avg., 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1-for-1 stolen bases, 22 putouts, 2 assisted outs
- 11 pitchers saw action in the games
- So. Bryan Terry started in the 11-inning game against SWOSU and threw the first 10.0 innings
- 10.0 IP, 11 hits and 5 runs allowed, 5 Ks, 2 BBs, .297 opponent batting avg.
- Longest an ECU pitcher has gone in a single game in at least three years
- Sr. Koby Midgley saw the next highest amount of time on the mound
- 6.2 IP, 6 hits and 5 runs allowed, 4 Ks, .250 opponent batting avg.
Against the Competition
- Since 1999, the Tigers and SNU have played each other 32 times
- ECU leads 17-15 overall and 16-10 as GAC opponents
- SNU leads, 9-5 when playing in Bethany, Okla.
- ECU went 1-2 last season against the Crimson Storm
- April 9: L, 5-9 (H) / L, 5-6 (H)
- April 10: W, 12-6 (H)
- Three returners had strong performances in last year's series
- So. Christian Whitaker: 1 run, 5 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 triple, 1 HBP, 5 putouts, 7 assisted outs
- So. Tanner Barnes: 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 RBI, 1 double, 18 putouts, 2 assisted outs
- So. Colton Schaper-Kotter: 1 run, 1 hit, 3 RBIs, 2 BBs, 2 HBPs, 18 putouts, 1 assisted out
- Four pitchers saw action on the mound in the series
- ECU and the Rangers have already battled this season in the three-game GAC series
- March 4, 2022 – L, 9-19 (A)
- March 5, 2022 – L, 12-22 (A) / L, 4-6 (A)
- NWOSU leads the overall series 20-18 overall
- NWOSU leads 2-0 when playing on a neutral field
- Four Tigers hit over .300 in the series
- So. Britton Sperry: .556 batting avg., 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 8 putouts, 1 assisted out
- Schaper-Kotter: .500 batting avg., 4 run, 7 hits, 1 double, 4 RBIs
- Glowacki: .364 batting avg., 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 double, 4 RBIs, 2 BBs, 6 putouts, 1 assisted out
- Whitaker: .33 batting avg., 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 home run, 6 RBIs, 3 BBs, 1 HBP, 1 putout, 3 assisted outs
- ECU put 10 pitchers on the mound, with Midgley and So. Christian McCoy earning the most time
- Midgley: 5.0 IP, 2 hits and 3 runs (2 earned) allowed, 1 K
- McCoy: 3.1 IP, 4 hits and 3 runs (2 earned) allowed, 4 Ks
