ATU Wanders Into Shawnee for Weekend Series

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (16-10, 9-6) vs. ARKANSAS TECH (15-10, 9-6)

6 PM | Friday | March 23

1 PM (DH) | Saturday | March 24

Bison Field at Ford Park | Shawnee, Oklahoma

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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist finishes the Arkansas portion of its regular season schedule this weekend with a three-game set against Arkansas Tech at Bison Field at Ford Park.
 
The teams meet Friday at 6 p.m. and finish the series with a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday.
 
The Bison are 16-10 on the season and 9-6 in the Great American Conference.
 
OBU is batting .310 as a team, led by Juan Gonzalez at .407. Zane Gelphman leads the GAC with nine home runs and the Bison with 23 RBIs.
 
The OBU pitching staff carries a 4.27 earned run average. Nick Burnham leads the team with a 1.88 earned run average while Zach Fowler has a team-leading 53 strikeouts. Albertus Barber (4-1, 3.96 ERA), Mychal Yarbor (3-2, 4.19) and Fowler (3-3, 3.69) are probable starters.
 
The Wonder Boys enter the series at 15-10 overall and 9-6 in the GAC.
 
Batting .284 as a team, Arkansas Tech is led by Riley Hickerson's .356 average and 27 RBIs. Cody Westcott has a team-high five home runs.
 
Nolan Withrow, the ATU closer, leads the team with a 1.93 earned run average. Probable series starters are Hayes Cox (4-2, 2.66), Michael Mueller (2-3, 4.17) and Zack Kesterton (0-3, 7.39). The Tech pitching staff has a 4.63 earned run average.