MARSHALL, Texas – In one of the biggest NCAA Division III series of the weekend, East Texas Baptist University hosts #17 University of Texas Dallas as both teams contend for first place in the American Southwest Conference. This is the final ASC series of the year for ETBU as they enter with a 26-10 record and are 22-5 in the ASC.
Below is the information for the series
ETBU VS. UTD
Games 37-39
Friday April 22, 2022 | 7:00 PM
Saturday April 23, 2022 | 1:00 & 4:00 PM
Woods Field
All Time Record 19-41
Last ETBU Win: 3/9/19 (14-2)
Last UTD Win: 5/14/21 (1-5)
ETBU
- ETBU enters the series with a 26-10 record and a 22-5 ASC record following their 13-0 win against UST on Tuesday night. With a 22-5 record, ETBU holds the #1 seed in the ASC.
- Key Stats vs. UST
- The Tigers recorded four homeruns from Jase Jones, Brett Wagner, Carson Wilson, and Austin Barry, with three consecutive home runs in row in the 4th inning.
- Wilson led the team with 3 RBI.
- The Tigers scored seven runs in the bottom of the 8th.
- Rece Gustafason earned the win on three strikeouts in 4.2 innings.
- Jones is currently tied for 14th in the nation with 11 home runs. Christopher Robinson is behind him tied for 35th with nine.
- The Tigers are 4th in the nation with 47 home runs.
- Sayers Collins is tied for 1st in the nation with 93 strikeouts on the year. Cole Godkin is behind him tied for 14th with 74 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched.
- Wagner is tied for 10th in the nation in doubles with 15.
- ETBU is tied for 48th in doubles with 69.
- The Tigers are currently receiving 15 votes in the Collegiate Baseball National Top 25 Poll.
UTD
- The Comets enter the series with a 25-8 record overall and a 18-6 conference record following 8-4 loss against Southwestern this past Tuesday.
- Carter Cochrane was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week as a pitcher.
- Cochrane leads UTD with a 5-2 record and a 3.22 ERA.
- Marcos Villegas leads the Comets with 40 RBI on 49 Hits.
