Baseball | 4/7/2016 2:28:00 PM
WICHITA, Kan. – Trying to keep its winning ways in league play going, the Newman baseball team hosts St. Mary's for a three-game Heartland Conference series Friday and Saturday at McCarthy Field.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (22-10, 8-4 Heartland) won two out of three, outscoring Oklahoma Christian 23-11 last weekend, pushing them into a three-way tie for first place in the Heartland Conference standings. On Wednesday, Newman held a midweek nonconference game against William Jewell and won 12-6, making them 9-2 over their last 11 games.
LEADERS
Tyler Bugner, Junior- .446 avg., 36 runs, 8 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 24 RBI, .534 OBP, 13-for-14 SB
Garett Thomas, Senior- .361 avg., 24 runs, 10 2B, 8 HR, 37 RBI, .676 SLG.
Nick Griffin, Junior- .348 avg., 22 runs, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 24 RBI, .511 SLG.
Lucas Schauer, Junior- 6-1, 2.35 ERA, 7 CG, 2 shutouts, 57.1 IP, 19 BB, 50 SO
Joe Cannady, Junior- 3-1, 3.06 ERA, 10 app., 1 save, 17.2 IP, 2 BB, 14 SO
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Rattlers (20-14, 6-6 Heartland) have won back-to-back Heartland Conference series, over the past two weekends. They have taken two out of three games in each series, playing Oklahoma Panhandle State two weekends ago and Texas-Permian Basin this past weekend. On Wednesday, St. Mary's split the four-game season series against Tarleton State, winning 6-3 over the Texans.
LEADERS
Jack Kaiser, Junior- .371 avg., 24 runs, 10 2B, 6 HR, 38 RBI, .583 slg.
Donnie Perez, Freshman- .369 avg., 19 runs, 12 2B, 6 HR, 30 RBI, .660 slg.
Bryan Ramirez, Junior- .367 avg., 45 runs, 13 2B, 2 HR, 21 RBI, .531 slg.
Ty Miles, Junior- 3-2, 2.92 ERA, 10 app., 1 CG, 52.1 IP, 28 BB, 38 SO
Nick Garcia, Junior- 2-0, 4.03 ERA, 8 app., 1 save, 22.1 IP, 6 BB, 18 SO
NOTES
- Both the Jets and the Rattlers have been producing runs in large quantities, throughout the season. St. Mary's ranks first in the Heartland Conference with 7.5 runs per game and Newman ranks second with 6.8 runs per game.
-Trying to hold back the high scoring St. Mary's offense, will be up to the Newman pitching staff, with Schauer leading the way and the nation in complete games with seven.
-This weekend continues to be high-stakes in league play with eight teams that are within two games of first place, for the chase of the Heartland Conference regular season championship.
COVERAGE
Live statistics and video for the series, which is a doubleheader on Friday at 3 p.m. and a single game Saturday at 1 p.m., will be available at www.newmanjets.com. Friday's first game will also be broadcasted on KGSO (1410 AM).
