(From Missouri Southern Athletics)The Seventh ranked Missouri Southern baseball program will host a three game MIAA series against Emporia State beginning on Friday Mar. 24th at Warren Turner Field with first pitch set for 6:00pm.
Southern (20-7, 10-3 MIAA) is ranked seventh in the latest NCBWA poll and for the second week in a row leads the Central Region while being second in the MIAA. Emporia State (11-16, 6-7 MIAA) is not featured in the national or region polls by the NCBWA and is sixth in the MIAA.
Game times this weekend will be 6:00pm on Friday, 1:00pm on Saturday and 1:00pm on Sunday with all games to be played at Warren Turner Field.
Statistically the Lions have one of the best offensive lineups in Division II with a division leading 53 home runs while having the third best home runs per game average at 2.04, sixth in slugging percentage at .562, 11th in hits with 287, 13th in doubles with 59, 14th in runs scored with 236, 17th in scoring per game at 9.1 and 25th in doubles per game at 2.27. In MIAA ranks the team leads in home runs, home runs per game, runs, scoring and slugging percentage while being second in doubles, doubles per game and hits.
Individually Southern is led by Nate Mieszkowski with a .414 average with 37 runs scored, 48 hits, seven doubles, nine home runs and 36 RBIs while slugging .724 with a .489 on-base percentage for a 1.213 OPS. Garrett Rice is hitting .354 with 31 runs scored, 40 hits, six doubles, seven home runs and 25 RBIs while slugging .611 with a .440 on-base percentage for a 1.051 OPS. Ethan Clark is hitting .352 with 14 runs scored, 25 hits, nine doubles and 21 RBIs, Matt Miller is hitting .343 with 30 runs scored, 34 hits, five doubles, 10 home runs and 32 RBIs while slugging .697 and a .446 on-base percentage for a 1.143 OPS. Will Doherty is hitting .330 with 25 runs, 34 hits, nine doubles, four home runs and 23 RBIs to round out the hitters batting above .300. Henry Kusiak is hitting .297 with 27 runs scored, 33 hits, seven doubles, five home runs for 21 RBIs.
On the mound the Lions as a staff has a 5.59 ERA with opponents hitting .279 and striking out 8.4 per game. Cole Woods leads the way with a 5-1 record in seven starts for a 3.46 ERA in 41.2 innings striking out 45 while walking only nine and opponents hitting .224. Owen Schneider is 1-1 in seven starts in 26.0 innings striking out 23 and opponents hitting .280. Cole Gayman, Cale McCallister, Trent Harris and Steen Lane have started games for the Lions with Gayman 3-0 in seven appearances in 25.2 innings striking out 23. Laif Hultine leads the bullpen with 13 appearances with a 1-1 record, three saves and a 4.15 ERA in 13.0 innings while striking out 11 and opponents hitting .229. Kyle Moore has made 10 appearances with a 3-2 record, two saves and a 4.30 ERA in 29.1 innings striking out 31 and opponents hitting .245.
As a team the Hornets average 8.3 hits and 6.4 runs per game and as a pitching staff has a 6.33 ERA with opponents hitting .273 and striking out 7.8 per game. Leading the charge is Noah Geekie with a .323 average, 13 runs scored, 21 hits, four doubles and 17 RBIs. Chandler Bloomer is hitting .304 with 16 runs scored, 21 hits, three doubles and 11 RBIs to round out the normal batters hitting above .300.
Kadyn Williams is hitting .297 with 18 runs scored and 27 hits with five doubles and three home runs for 25 RBIs. Andrew Rantz is hitting .206 with 20 runs scored, 21 hits and a team-high seven home runs. Quinton Carlbert is hitting .241 with 25 runs scored, 20 hits for six home runs and has been walked 20 times.
On the mound Geekie is 4-1 in seven starts for a 4.35 ERA in 41.1 innings striking out 41 while walking 11 and opponents hitting .247. Graham Brunner is 0-2 in seven starts for a 8.78 ERA in 27.2 innings striking out 19 and walking 15 with opponents hitting .313. Ian Lanik is 4-3 in six starts for a 3.15 ERA in 40.0 innings striking out 31 and opponents hitting .199. Cade Barton is 1-4 in five starts for a 12.19 ERA in 20.2 innings while striking out 22 walking 19 and opponents hitting .365. Will Hann and Braden Meek have both made 11 appearances from the bullpen with Hann pitching 16.0 inning with a 1.13 ERA, 12 strikeouts and one walk with opponents hitting .254. Meek has pitched 12.0 innings with a 9.00 ERA, eight strikeouts and two walks with opponents hitting .411. Greg Ross has a 1-2 record and four saves in nine appearances for a 4.18 ERA in 23.2 innings with 33 strikeouts and opponents hitting .221.
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