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Baseball Kyle Wilken, Newman Sports Information

Baseball Travels To OPSU On Friday

St. Edward's at Newman
March 30, 3 p.m. (DH) March , 12 p.m. ||  McCarthy Field ||  Wichita, Kan.
Projected Starting Pitchers
Newman Jets
(18-13, 12-12 Heartland)		 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies
(4-27, 3-18 Heartland)
6 Kyle Burkhardt  6-0  / Senior
 RHP
 Topeka, Kan.		 4-4
4.53 ERA
38 K's		 18 Sean Williams 6-4 / Junior
RHP
Cecil CC		 1-5
3.81 ERA
45 K's
34 Brandon Droge  6-4 / Senior
 LHP
 Topeka, Kan.		 4-4
5.32 ERA
35 K's		 31 Daulton Perry 5-11 / Sophomore
RHP
Rose State College		 1-5
6.85 ERA
33 K's
2 Jacob Furr  6-2 / Sophomore
 LHP
Augusta, Kan.		 3-3
2.68 ERA
28 K's		 28 Mitch Provolt 6-3 / Junior
LHP
College of the Redlands		 0-4
5.55 ERA
7K's
The Match-Up
About the Jets...
The Jets will look to hold on to the No. 3 spot in the Heartland Conference standings, when they travel to Goodwell, Okla. for a three-game series with the Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies. Newman swept OPSU in three games on Feb. 17-18 at McCarthy Field. The Jets snapped a six-game losing streak on Tuesday, with a 2-1 victory over non-conference rival Emporia State. Newman has had several players step up in recent weeks. Jordan Ollenberger has boosted his batting average to .302 after a 2-for-4 outing on Tuesday. Ben Wagner pushed his average to .271 following a team-high three hits against Emporia State. Out of 252 hits on the season, Newman has turned 52 of them into extra bases.

Scouting OPSU...
The Aggies have struggled much of the season, holding a 4-27 overall record, with a 3-18 Heartland Conference mark. One bright spot for OPSU has been senior Curtis Neal, who owns a team-high batting average of .349. Sean Williams is the ace of the Aggie staff, striking out a team-best 45 opponents on the season.

Last Time Out...
The Newman baseball team broke a six-game losing streak on Tuesday, defeating non-conference rival Emporia State, 2-1 at Glennen Field in Emporia, Kan. Ben Wagner led the Jets going 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Game Notes...
-Emporia State (19-9) took a 1-0 lead after the first inning.
-Newman (18-13) spread four hits over the next four innings, and plated its first run of the game when Ben Wagner scored on a Hornet error at third base.
-The Jets took a 2-1 lead in the sixth, when David Longmore singled through the right side, and moved to second on a Jordan Ollenberger single to right field. A Wagner single to first base scored Longmore, and gave Newman the 2-1 lead they went on to win by.

Newman starter Tony Gonzales pitched five innings, allowing one earned run, while striking out three Hornets.


Statistical Leaders...
Batting - Average
1. Ruben Marrero (.340, 34-100)
2. Jerrod Flax (.307, 31-101)
3. Jordan Ollenberger (.302, 13-43)

Batting - Doubles
1.Corey Cowan (8)
2. Tyler Hancock (5)
2. David Longmore (5)

Batting - Triples
1. Jordan Ollenberger (1)
1. Shannon Engroff (1)
1. Tyler Hancock

Batting - Home Runs
1. Tyler Hancock (3)
2. Ruben Marrero (2)
2. Tanner Vinson (2)
2. Corey Cowan (2)

Batting - RBI
1. Tyler Hancock (20)
1. Corey Cowan (20)
3. Ruben Marrero (18)

Batting - Runs Scored
1. Ruben Marrero (25)
2. Corey Cowan (19)
3. Tyler Hancock (18)

Batting - On Base Pct.
1. Ruben Marrero (.451)
2. Kyle Okumura (.400)
3. Tyler Hancock (.380)

Pitching - ERA
1. Mikey Lack (1.35 ERA, 6.2 IP)
2. Jacob Furr (2.68 ERA, 43.2 IP)
3. Gage Daniels (2.70 ERA, 26.2 IP)

Pitching - Strikeouts
1. Kyle Burkhardt (38 K's)
2. Brandon Droge (38 K's)
3. Jacob Furr (28 K's)

 Heartland Conference Standings...
School Conference Record Overall Record
St. Mary's 21-3 29-6
St. Edward's 17-6 21-9
Newman 12-12 18-13
Arkansas-Fort Smith 11-12 15-16
A&M International 10-14 17-17
Texas-Permian Basin 6-15 10-19
Oklahoma Panhandle State 3-18 4-27
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