WICHITA, Kan. — Back home after a successful weekend series on the road, the Newman baseball team faces off against William Jewell in a nonconference game Wednesday afternoon at 3.

SCOUTING NEWMAN

The Jets (21-10) are coming off a weekend that saw them win two of their three games against Oklahoma Christian to move into a three-way tie atop the Heartland Conference standings. The two wins pushed Newman's recent hot streak to eight wins in its last 10 games.

LEADERS

                Tyler Bugner, Junior-.444 avg., 34 runs, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, .529 OBP, 13-for-14 SB

                Garett Thomas, Senior-.359 avg., 23 runs, 9 2B, 8 HR, 34 RBI, .680 slg.

                Nick Griffin, Junior-.348 avg., 20 runs, 4 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 3 SB

                Lucas Schauer, Junior-6-1, 2.35 ERA, 7 CG, 2 shutouts, 57.1 IP, 19 BB, 50 SO

                Joe Cannady, Junior-3-1, 2.70 ERA, 9 app., 1 save, 16.2 IP, 2 BB, 13 SO

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

The Cardinals (19-9) started their season off by getting swept in a four-game series against Cameron, but have since picked up the pace, winning 19 of their next 22 before splitting a series against Missouri-St. Louis last weekend.  

LEADERS

                Garrett McKinzie, Junior-.427 avg., 26 runs, 9 2B, 7 HR, 33 RBI, .718 slg., .470 OBP

                Brendan Carney, Junior-.378 avg., 11 runs, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 1 SB

                Drew Standifer, Junior-.338 avg., 24 runs, 5 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, .500 OBP, 4 SB

                Chris Mancha, Senior-2-0, 2.13 ERA, 10 app., 4 saves, 12.2 IP, 8 BB, 12 SO

                Billy Kirkpatrick, Senior-3-1, 2.21 ERA, 7 app., 40.2 IP, 8 BB, 23 SO

NOTES

-Only two of the Cardinals' nine losses have come by more than three runs, both coming in the season-opening series against Cameron. In addition, four of the remaining seven losses came by just one run.

-Griffin has been on a tear over the past three weeks, which include three conference series that have seen the Jets go 7-2 and a nonconference win. Over those 10 games, the junior raised his batting average 98 points, hitting .486, reaching base at a .558 clip and smacking three doubles, two home runs and knocking in 11 RBIs.

-This is the first of a home-and-home series this season between the Jets and the Cardinals. Newman heads to Liberty, Missouri for the return trip April 13.

COVERAGE

Live statistics and video for the game will be available at www.newmanjets.com.