SHAWNEE – The eighth all-time meeting between Oklahoma Baptist and Northeastern State will take place on April 4 when the two teams play at Bobby Cox Field at Ford Park at 5 p.m.
OBU has won three of four against NSU with the lone loss coming last year in Tahlequah.
Most recently, the Bison posted a 3-1 record after wins a week ago against Southeastern Oklahoma State and East Central. OBU's offense was sensational in those four games. Among the highlights were a team batting average of .448, 17 doubles, 10 home runs and 66 RBI.
Individually, three players posted slugging percentages of at least 1.250:
Dan Pruitt,
Alex Schroeder and the GAC Player of the Week,
Troy Shields. Plus, an incredible seven players batted at least .450. Shields led that front with a .643 average.
On the mound,
Jake Hamilton turned in a standout performance in the series finale against ECU. He tossed six frames, struck out 10, scattered three hits and didn't allow a run. Also of note,
Garrett Kellogg-Clarke and
Roy Peguero earned relief appearances and didn't allow any earned runs in 3.1 innings pitched.
Heading into the new week, here's how the Bison rank in the GAC:
| Home Runs |
Pruitt, Schroeder | T2nd | 11 HRs |
| Triples |
Pruitt | T3rd | 3 |
| Slugging |
Pruitt | 3rd | .731 | Kade Self | 11th | .653 |
| RBI |
Self | 3rd | 49 |
| ERA |
Hamilton | 8th | 4.11 |
| Opposing BA |
Hamilton | 5th | .227 |
| Strikeouts |
Hamilton | 5th | 66 |
| Ks Looking |
Hamilton | 2nd | 20 | Brek Galbreath | 8th | 16 |
Northeastern State is coming off a series win against Missouri Western last weekend. They bring a 14-17 record into Tuesday's game.
The Riverhawks are led by a host of batters, most notably Isaiah Keller. He has team-highs in home runs (6) and RBI (31) as well as doubles (10). Keller also boasts a .602 slugging mark and .331 average. Teammates C.D. White, Brayden Rodden and Ty Van Meter are also hitting above .300.
As for pitchers, NSU's last mid-week staff consisted of Van Meter, CJ Briley, Gage Fuller, Kyle Duffey, Javier Sanchez and Cole White.
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