OBU, Muleriders Square Off Friday, Saturday

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (10-3, 5-1) vs SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (10-4, 5-1)

3 PM (DH) | Friday | March 2

1 PM | Saturday | March 3

Bison Field at Ford Park | Shawnee, Oklahoma

OBU Broadcast | Live Stats | Game Notes

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Arkansas square off in an important three-game series this weekend at Bison Field at Ford Park.
 
The schedule starts Friday with a 3 p.m. doubleheader and finishes with a game Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
OBU and SAU are tied at 5-1 near the top of the Great American Conference standings, trailing 6-0 Arkansas-Monticello, whom the Bison visit next week.
 
The Bison are hitting .352 with 15 home runs through 13 games (10-3). Juan Gonzalez leads the team with a .462 batting average and 13 RBIs. Zane Gelphman has a team-best six home runs.
 
Caleb Bly (3-0) leads the Bison with a 1.38 earned run average. Anticipated Bison starters are Albertus Barber (4-0, 3.38 ERA), Zach Fowler (2-1, 3.32 ERA) and reigning GAC Pitcher of the Week Mychal Yarbor (1-1, 5.51).
 
The Bison have a 3.89 team earned run average.
 
Jake Tisevich is batting .400 to lead the Muleriders, who are batting .275 as a team with 21 home runs. Jacob Richardson has a team-best six home runs and share RBI honors with Mark Fotenot, both at 17.
 
Probable starting pitchers for SAU are Kenneth Tabor (3-1, 2.35), Hunter Vasquez (1-0, 3.38) and Jacob Stroder (3-1. 3.72). The Muleriders have a team ERA of 3.58.