About the Jets...
The Jets will look to continue their early season momentum on Friday, when Arkansas-Fort Smith comes to Wichita for a three-game series. Newman is coming off of a four-game sweep of the Cameron Aggies this past weekend.
Scouting UAFS...
The Lions roar into McCarthy Field with a 12-8 record, and an 8-6 mark in Heartland Conference action. UAFS has won its past seven games, including five-straight Heartland Conference games. The Lions are led offensively by Nick Gumm. The junior is batting .397 with six doubles on the season. Jordan May is leading UAFS with 21 RBI's, to go along with a .333 batting average. The Lions' pitching staff has been strong so far this season with a 3.46 team ERA. Sam Meloy is the ace of the staff, leading UAFS' starters with a 1.75 ERA, and a team-high 30 strikeouts. Kyle Thompson has stifled opponents out of the bullpen, holding opponents to a .151 batting average in 13.2 innings of work.
Last Time Out...
The Newman baseball team swept high-powered Cameron in four games this past weekend, 5-4, 8-3, 7-5, 5-4.
Game 1:
Cameron (11-8) took a 4-0 lead into the fifth inning, before Newman (12-6) recorded its first fun of the game. Tanner Vinson led off the frame by being hit with a pitch, and advanced to third on a Terrell Brown single. A David Longmore fielders choice plated Vinson to cut the lead to 4-1. The Jets completed their comeback in the bottom of the sixth. Newman rallied with three hits and two Aggie errors to score four runs. Gage Daniels shut the door on Cameron in the seventh, and preserved the 5-4 victory.
Game 2:
Cameron (11-9) started off the second game of the doubleheader fast, scoring two runs in the opening frame. Newman (13-6) countered with a run in the bottom of the first, when Tanner Vinson found his way home on an RBI single by Corey Cowan. The Jets tied the game in the fourth when Ruben Marrero scored on a Jordan Ollenberger fielders choice. Newman took a 3-2 lead in the fifth, but the Aggies quickly countered in the sixth to tie the game at 3-3.
The Jets put the game away in the bottom of the sixth, chasing out Wade Myatt and connected on three-straight singles off of reliever Mike Carlson, that scored a pair of runs. By the time the scoring frenzy was over, Newman plated five runs and took an 8-3 advantage. Gage Daniels retired the first three batters he faced to secure the 8-3 win.
Game 3:
Newman (14-6) used the first three innings to take a 3-0 advantage, and never looked back. Cameron (11-10) scored two runs in the fourth, and narrowed the margin to 3-2, but the Jets pushed three runs across in their half of the fourth to take a 6-2 lead. The Aggies plated two more runs in the fifth, and one more in the sixth, but Newman never trailed en route to a 7-5 win.
Game 4:
Newman (15-6) scored two runs in the bottom of the second to take an early 2-0 lead. Cameron (11-11) answered in the fourth with two runs of its own to tie the game at 2-2. The Aggies took their first lead of the game with a solo home run, but the Jets fired back half an inning later. With two outs, David Longmore and Corey Cowan notched back-to-back singles. Tyler Hancock's walk loaded the bases for Ruben Marrero, who tied the game at 3-3 with a single of his own. Jerrod Flax plated two more runs with an RBI single to give Newman a 5-3 advantage. Cameron scored in the sixth, but couldn't regain the lead, and the Jets completed the four-game sweep with a 5-4 win.
Statistical Leaders...
Batting - Average
1. Christian Dye (.333, 4-12)
2. Ruben Marrero (.328, 22-67)
3. Jerrod Flax (.317, 20-63)
Batting - Doubles
1.Corey Cowan (6)
2.Tanner Vinson (4)
3. Three tied with 3
Batting - Triples
1. Jordan Ollenberger (1)
1. Shannon Engroff (1)
Batting - Home Runs
1. Tanner Vinson (2)
1. Corey Cowan (2)
1. Tyler Hancock (2)
Batting - RBI
1. Corey Cowan (15)
2. Tanner Vinson (14)
3.Two tied with 13
Batting - Runs Scored
1. Ruben Marrero (17)
2. Tyler Hancock (14)
2. Corey Cowan (14)
Batting - On Base Pct.
1. Ruben Marrero (.451)
2. Corey Cowan (.420)
3. Kyle Okumura (.400)
Pitching - ERA
1. Anthony Gonzales (1.10 ERA, 16.1 IP)
2. Jacob Furr (2.10 ERA, 25.2 IP)
3. Mikey Lack (2.45 ERA, 3.2 IP)
Pitching - Strikeouts
1. Brandon Droge (31 K's)
2. Kyle Burkhardt (17 K's)
3. Jacob Furr (16 K's)
Pitching - Batting Average Against
1. Jacob Furr (.149)
2. Brandon Droge (.180)
3. Mikey Lack (.231)
Heartland Conference Standings...
|
School |
Conference Record |
Overall Record |
|
St. Mary's |
16-2 |
19-4 |
|
Newman |
10-5 |
15-6 |
|
St. Edward's |
9-5 |
12-6 |
|
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
8-6 |
12-8 |
|
A&M International |
7-8 |
8-11 |
|
Oklahoma Panhandle State |
2-13 |
2-16 |
|
Texas-Permian Basin |
1-14 |
2-17 |
|
