WICHITA, Kan. – After a wet and soggy start to the week, the Newman baseball team is still set to take on Arkansas-Fort Smith in a three-game Heartland Conference series, beginning with a doubleheader Friday at 3 p.m. and single game at 1 p.m. Saturday.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (12-15, 2-4 Heartland) were supposed to take on Northwestern Oklahoma State Tuesday afternoon on the road but due to weather it was rescheduled for April 11. Newman was last in action down in Odessa, Texas going up against two nonconference opponents. First the Jets took on former conference member Texas-Permian Basin in a doubleheader on Friday and won both games with late inning dramatics. Newman finished up its weekend adventure on Saturday by going up against Colorado School of Mines in another doubleheader and split it to go 3-1 over the entire weekend.
Leaders
Matt Riney-3-3, 16 app., 3.91 era, 3 saves, 23.0 IP, 21 SO, 12 BB
Kane McCarthy-2-0, 4.26 era, 12.2 IP, 12 SO, 2 BB
Brian Canfield-.343 avg., 19 RBIs, 25 runs, 8 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 9 BB, .486 slg.
Nick Griffin-.333 avg., 27 RBIs, 27 runs, 5 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 9 BB, .525 slg.
Aaron Mack-.306 avg., 19 RBIs, 20 runs, 7 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 BB, .455 OBP
SCOUTING ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH
The Lions (17-12, 7-2 Heartland) come into the weekend series on a six-game winning streak, including four straight conference wins as well. UAFS hosted Oklahoma Panhandle State on Saturday and Sunday, sweeping them 3-0. The Lions also played a midweek conference game on Tuesday at home against Southwest Baptist and won 9-6.
Leaders
Nolan McCutcheon-2-0, 8 app., 2.93 era, 15.1 IP, 22 SO, 10 BB
Evan Dodd-3-2, 8 app., 3.20 era, 45.0 IP, 36 SO, 17 BB
Kasey Cooper-.333 avg., 22 RBIs, 28 runs, 3 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 17 BB, .535 slg.
Logan Allen-.330 avg., 12 RBIs, 26 runs, 7 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 11 BB, .486 slg.
Dion Williams-.303 avg., 14 RBIs, 19 runs, 7 2B, 5 3B, 1 HR, 11 BB, .505 slg.
NOTES
-The Jet starting pitchers found their stride on the mound last weekend, with each of the four starting pitchers throwing at least five complete innings and holding the opponents to no more than two runs.
-Last season's series between Newman and UAFS was a shootout between the two teams. There were a combined 52 runs scored in the three-game conference series, averaging out to be 17.3 runs scored per game between the teams. The Lions took the series 2-1 over the Jets.
COVERAGE
There will be live statistics for both days at www.newmanjets.com.
