Baseball | 4/8/2011 8:44:58 AM
This Week in McPherson College Baseball •
April 4-10
2011 Record: 0-22, 0-14 KCAC
Weekly Game Notes (PDF)
| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time |
| Saturday, April 9 |
University of Saint Mary |
Grant Field |
1:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, April 9 |
University of Saint Mary |
Grant Field |
3:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 10 |
at University of Saint Mary |
Leavenworth, Kan. |
2:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, April 10 |
at University of Saint Mary |
Leavenworth, Kan. |
4:30 p.m. |
This Week
The McPherson College baseball team continues its run through the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference with a weekend series against the University of Saint Mary. The two squads, which are meeting for the first time on the baseball field, open with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 9 at the Grant Sports Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Sunday’s slate of games are set to start at 2:00 p.m. in Leavenworth, Kan.
Bulldog Weekly Quick Hits
• Freshman infielder Aaron Evans enters the week ranked second in the KCAC with a 0.456 batting average and third in conference in on base percentage at 0.508. In batting average, he trails only Tabor’s Josh Hoefler, who entered the week hitting 0.500. Last week against Kansas Wesleyan, Evans was 8-for-11 from the plate with four runs scored, two doubles, four RBIs and one home run (first career).
• Freshman outfielder Dorian Shelton extended his hitting streak to four games. Shelton, who played in only three games prior to the Kansas Wesleyan series, made three starts against the Coyotes. He finished the weekend with a 0.545 batting average, including a 3-for-4 effort in game two. His performance jumped him to second on the team with a 0.389 average.
• Freshman shortstop Daxton Deal extended his team best starts streak to 22 games.
• Despite their early offensive struggles, McPherson has hit 0.338 as a team over the last three games. The Bulldogs will look to continue this trend against the Spires.
About the Opponent (As of 04/05/11)
University of Saint Mary
University of Saint Mary enters the week three-games above the Bulldogs with a 2-10 KCAC mark, while owning a 7-24 overall record. The Spires avoided a sweep at the hands of No. 24 Tabor College with a 4-3 win in game four. The Blue Jays defeated USM, 7-4, 12-2 and 7-1, in the previous three games.
USM dropped six of its first seven before rattling off a pair of wins against Baker University and the University of Sioux Falls. However, the Spires struggles would continue including a season-high nine game losing streak.
As a squad, USM ranks at the bottom of the KCAC with a 0.243 team batting average. Despite the team’s lack of offense, Devin Hupp leads USM with a 0.369 batting average and 0.443 on base percentage. In addition, he paces the team with six doubles on the season. Murphy Lucas owns a team-best 12 RBIs.
On the mound, Evan Faulker has produced a team-best 3.93 earned run average, which ranks amongst the top 10 in the KCAC. He has 16 strikeouts on the year and opponents are hitting 0.271. Stephen Maurin leads the squad with 28 strikeouts in 42.2 innings. He owns a 2-5 record in 11 appearances and opponents are hitting 0.308 against him.
