MARSHALL, Texas - Competing to stay on top of the American Southwest Conference with their seven series this weekend, the East Texas Baptist University baseball team will look to continue their momentum as they head to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. ETBU has won their last six ASC series and currently sit in first place.
Below is the information for the series.
▶️ G27-29 #ETBU🐯🆚 Mary Hardin-Baylor
🗓️ Friday, April 1st | 6:00 PM
🗓️ Saturday, April 2nd | 12:00 & 3:00 PM
🏟 Red Murff Field
🔢 All TIme History ETBU 20-14
▶️Last ETBU Win: 3/7/2021 (13-5)
▶️ Last UMHB Win: 3/6/2021 (1-2)
ETBU
- The Tigers head into their weekend series with a 19-7 record overall and a 16-2 record in ASC play after sweeping Sul Ross at Woods Field this past weekend.
- Key Stats from Game 1
- 6-2 Win (7 Innings)
- 4 runs in the bottom of the 6th to secure the win.
- Sayers Collins had 11 strikeouts and pitched the full game.
- Carson Wilson led the team with 3 RBI's and had 1 hit, a double that brought in two of his RBI's in the 6th.
- Jase Jones had a solo HR, his 8th of 9 on the season, and led the team with 2 hits.
- Key Stats from Game 2
- 15-2 Win (9 Innings)
- Tigers scored in every single inning.
- Christopher Robinson had 7 RBI's, a new career high.
- Cole Godkin had 5 SO's and 1 Earned Run in 6 innings pitched.
- Brett Wagner and Austin Berry had 2 Earned Runs each.
- Key Stats from Game 3
- 5-3 Win (9 Innings)
- 3 Home Runs from the Tigers
- Chares Gordon led the Tigers with 2 Hits (1 HR, 1 Double) and 2 RBI's.
- Jones hit his 9th HR of the year. Robinson hit his 9th as well.
- Jacob Sherman improved to 4-1 going four innings and striking out five batters.
- Jagger Neely pitched three innings with four strikeouts giving up just two hits.
- Trent Clark earned the save striking out a batter in two innings.
- ETBU took two out of three in last year's matchup against the Crusaders.
- Collins leads the nation in strikeouts with 72.
- Jones and Robinson are tied for 4th in the nation in home runs with 9 each.
- Robinson is tied for 9th in RBI in the nation with 33. Wagner is tied for 12th with 32.
- The Tigers lead the nation in home runs with 37.
UMHB
- The Crusaders enter the series with a 13-10 overall record and a 7-8 ASC record.
- Ryan Farmer and Hunter Jones both had 3 RBI in the 11-1 win over Southwestern.
- The Cru have a .310 hitting percentage, .403 on base percentage, and .464 slugging percentage.
- Malek Bolin leads the team in hits and RBI with 34 and 28 on the year.
- James McGlumphy leads the Cru on the mound with a 3.47 ERA and is 3-2 on the year.
