WICHITA, Kan. — Looking to keep its recent hot streak in league play going, the Newman baseball team travels to Oklahoma Christian for a three-game Heartland Conference series Friday and Saturday.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (19-9, 6-3 Heartland) won two out of three in a tight series against Texas-Permian Basin last weekend, running their conference streak to wins in five of their last six times out. That was followed up with a 13-5 nonconference victory over Northwestern Oklahoma Tuesday that led to an overall hot streak of 6-1 over their last seven games.
LEADERS
Tyler Bugner, Junior-.442 avg., 29 runs, 6 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 22 RBI, .528 OBP, 12-for-13 SB
Garett Thomas, Senior-.348 avg., 19 runs, 8 2B, 7 HR, 28 RBI, .663 slg.
Aaron Mack, Sophomore-.318 avg., 24 runs, 12 2B, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 4 SB
Lucas Schauer, Junior-5-1, 2.50 ERA, 6 CG, 2 shutouts, 50.1 IP, 16 BB, 46 SO
Corey Mondello, Senior-0-0, 2.31 ERA, 8 app., 1 save, 11.2 IP, 3 BB, 12 SO
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Eagles (15-13, 6-3 Heartland) have been nothing if not consistent in their first three weekends of league play, taking two out of three to win the series against each of St. Edward's, Rogers State and Texas A&M International. They played the second half of a home-and-home series with Southwestern Oklahoma State on Tuesday, falling 10-7 in 11 innings against the Bulldogs.
LEADERS
Derek Jones, Senior-.371 avg., 27 runs, 9 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 9-of-10 SB
Robert Rosser, Senior-.367 avg., 21 runs, 11 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 25 RBI, .452 OBP
Jake Baxter, Junior-.351 avg., 22 runs, 7 2B, 12 HR, 37 RBI, .739 slg., 3 SB
Brennan Walker, Senior-3-1, 1.76 ERA, 7 app., 1 CG, 30.2 IP, 10 BB, 16 SO
Jake Moore, Junior-2-1, 2.61 ERA, 11 app., 20.2 IP, 8 BB, 27 SO
NOTES
-The Jet offense has been finding its stride over the last nine games. Held to one run in one of those games, Newman averaged 6.7 runs per game over the span, and scored at least five runs in seven of those nine games.
-While still early, both the Jets and the Eagles are part of a tightly grouped bunch at the top of the conference standings after three weekends of play. Newman and OC are tied with Lubbock Christian at 6-3 in league games, which puts all three of them a game back of St. Edward's and Arkansas-Fort Smith, which are tied for the lead at 7-2 with 18 games still to play.
-The Eagles put up just about the same number of runs as the Jets, but do it in a vastly different way, as the team is 25th in the country with a .510 slugging percentage. That's helped along by their 33 home runs and 66 doubles, which are both top-27 in the nation.
COVERAGE
Live statistics for the series, which is a doubleheader on Friday and a single game Saturday, both starting at noon, will be available at www.newmanjets.com.
