Matt Davis 2015 action shot vs Lake Erie

Baseball 03/24/16

Baseball Preview Notes: Pioneers Open Conference Slate Against Lake Erie

Matt Davis currently ranks 7th in the GLIAC with a .652 slugging percentage.

The Malone University baseball team opens up Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) play with a pair of home-and-home doubleheaders this weekend when they take on fellow GLIAC South member Lake Erie College. The Pioneers will trek to Painesville, Ohio for two games on Friday, March 25th starting at 1:00 pm before hosting Lake Erie on Saturday, March 26th. Saturday's twinbill will be played at Schoonover Stadium on the campus of Kent State University. First pitch is slated for 1:00 pm.

Live Stats (Friday at Lake Erie): Game 1 | Game 2
Live Stats (Saturday at Kent St.): Game 1 | Game 2

Rosters: Malone | Lake Erie
Records: Malone (6-8) | Lake Erie (4-9)
Statistics: Malone | Lake Erie
All Time Record: Malone is 8-6 in 14 all-time games against Lake Erie. The Pioneers split two doubleheaders a year ago.

Malone Notes:

Keanan Locke (.441), Matt Davis (.413), and Richie Mast (.393) lead a potent Malone lineup that ranks 2nd in the GLIAC with a .335 batting average...Locke has scored a team-high 14 runs and swiped a team-high 6 bases
Jon Crank (.306) leads the squad with 4 longballs and 18 RBI while Ryan Froman (.286) is second on the team with 12 runs driven in
Derek Carmichael (.340) and Daulton Ritter (.308) have combined for 28 hits on the season...all 28 hits have been singles
After a slow start to the season, second baseman Austin Pachan has gone 5-for-9 in Malone's last three games, raising his average 86 points in the process
A pair of lefties are expected to take the hill on Friday...reigning GLIAC South Pitcher of the Week Tyler Whitlatch (2-0, 2.00 ERA) will start game one...Roscoe Blackburn (1-2, 4.85 ERA) will toe the rubber in game two
A pair of gifted freshmen will be on the bump on Saturday...Braun Miller (1-0, 2.38 ERA) and Clyde Yoder (0-1, 5.40 ERA) are probable to make their GLIAC debuts

Lake Erie Notes:

The Storm come into the weekend hitting .319 while slugging .450 as a team
Zac DeCamp leads a lineup that includes three players hitting .381 or better...the senior third baseman is 2nd in the GLIAC with a .458 average and is in the middle of a 20-game hitting streak
Outfielder Rutger Luebke (2HR, 7 RBI) is hitting .406 while Lucas Raley is hitting .381 and leads the team with 3 HR, 12 RBI, and 6 stolen bases
The Lake Erie pitching staff is holding opponents to a GLIAC-low .267 batting average against
David Lemasters (1-3, 4.29 ERA) leads the team with 24 strikeouts in 21 IP...reliever Michael Stryffeler (1-1, 1 SV) sports a team-best 1.64 ERA

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Players Mentioned

#20 Jon Crank: 3B; 5' 11"; Senior; S-R

#13 Matt Davis: C; 6' 4"; Senior; R-R

#21 Ryan Froman: OF; 5' 11"; Senior; R-R

#27 Keanan Locke: OF; 5' 11"; Junior; R-R

#11 Richie Mast: SS; 5' 7"; Senior; R-R

#5 Austin Pachan: 2B/OF; 5' 10"; Senior; R-R

#8 Daulton Ritter: OF; 5' 11"; Senior; R-R

#33 Tyler Whitlatch: LHP; 6' 5"; Senior; L-L

#12 Derek Carmichael: C/1B/OF; 6' 0"; Senior; R-R

#19 Roscoe Blackburn: LHP; 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore; R-L

#29 Clyde Yoder: RHP; 6' 1"; Freshman; R-R

#35 Braun Miller: LHP; 6' 4"; Freshman; L-L

Players Mentioned

#20 Jon Crank
: 5' 11"; Senior; S-R
: 3B

#13 Matt Davis
: 6' 4"; Senior; R-R
: C

#21 Ryan Froman
: 5' 11"; Senior; R-R
: OF

#27 Keanan Locke
: 5' 11"; Junior; R-R
: OF

#11 Richie Mast
: 5' 7"; Senior; R-R
: SS

#5 Austin Pachan
: 5' 10"; Senior; R-R
: 2B/OF

#8 Daulton Ritter
: 5' 11"; Senior; R-R
: OF

#33 Tyler Whitlatch
: 6' 5"; Senior; L-L
: LHP

#12 Derek Carmichael
: 6' 0"; Senior; R-R
: C/1B/OF

#19 Roscoe Blackburn
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore; R-L
: LHP

#29 Clyde Yoder
: 6' 1"; Freshman; R-R
: RHP

#35 Braun Miller
: 6' 4"; Freshman; L-L
: LHP