Due to expected rain, the baseball doubleheader between Malone University and Lake Erie College for Saturday, March 30th has been postponed and moved to Monday April 1st at 5:30 pm at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio. The home doubleheader scheduled for Sunday March 31st remains unchanged and will begin at 1:00 pm at Jackson High School in Massillon.

**SCHEDULE UPDATE**
As of Sunday night, March 31st, Monday's (April 1st) doubleheader games have been moved to Jackson High School. Start time is moved to 1:00 pm.
 
Following the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) series with the Storm, Malone takes on NCAA Division I Kent State University in a non-conference game on Tuesday April 2nd. Originally slated for a 3:00 pm start, first pitch for that game has been moved to 4:00 pm at Schoonover Stadium in Kent.
 
GameDay
3/31 Malone vs. Lake Erie (DH) – 1:00 pm
Live stats: portal.stretchinternet.com/malone
 
4/1 Malone at Lake Erie (DH) – 5:30 pm
Live stats: lakeeriestorm.com/sports/bsb/2018-19/schedule
 
4/2 Malone at Kent State – 4:00 pm
Live Stats: kentstatesports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
 
Series History
Malone is 13-8 against Lake Erie all-time, including a 2-1 mark against the Storm last season. Officially, Malone is 0-6 against Kent State all time during the regular season, but the Pioneers and Golden Flashes have met several times in fall exhibitions. Malone earned an exhibition victory over Kent State in the fall of 2015.

Team Comparison (as of March 29th)

Category	Malone	Lake Erie	Kent St.
W-L (G-MAC)	16-10 (6-4)	11-9 (5-3)	10-14 (N/A)
Avg.	.282	.280	.264
OBP	.381	.371	.348
Slugging	.385	.397	.389
Runs/Gm	6.2	5.6	5.7
HR	12	9	19
SB	41	8	31
ERA	3.59	6.26	4.20
WHIP	1.41	1.72	1.38
K/9IP	8.5	9.8	9.0

Malone Notes

• The Pioneers stretched their winning streak to six straight with a doubleheader sweep of rival Walsh on Wednesday, picking up 2-0 & 14-13 victories.
• Starting pitchers Eric Mullet (3-2, 2.88 ERA, 35 K, 40.2 IP) and Clyde Yoder (5-1, 3.45 ERA, 35 K, 28.2 IP) each earned winning decisions in the twinbill. Yoder leads the G-MAC in wins while Mullet leads the conference in innings pitched and is sixth in ERA.
• Tommy Walker (2-0, 1.91 ERA, 21 K, 28.1 IP) and Christian Specht (2-1, 2.57 ERA) are first and third in the G-MAC in ERA, respectively, and round out one of the best starting rotations in the Midwest Region.
• The Pioneer staff currently leads the G-MAC and is fourth in the Midwest in team ERA and ranks second in the G-MAC in WHIP. Malone is 15-2 this season when opponents score five runs or fewer.
• Offensively, Malone is third in the G-MAC in hitting and fourth in scoring.
• Catcher Matt Noel (.286 avg) is coming off of a 2-homer, 7-RBI day at Walsh. Over the past six games, Noel has 16 RBI and currently ranks second in the G-MAC with 28 RBI on the season.
• Leftfielder Josh Haygood (.318) is right behind with 24 RBI. He leads the team with 13 extra-base hits, including four homers, and a .591 slugging percentage and is second on the team with eight stolen bases.
• Shortstop and leadoff hitter Tyson Gingerich leads the team with 11 steals and has now reached base safely in 17 consecutive games.
• Gingerich, rightfielder Turner Hill, and centerfielder Jacob Mottice are tied for the team lead (4th in the G-MAC) with 22 runs scored. Hill also leads Malone with a .320 batting average and ranks third in the conference with 32 hits.
• First baseman Austin White is tied for second on the team with 28 hits and has reached base in nine straight games. During a five-game hit streak, White is batting .438 (7-for-16).
• Second baseman Zach Mottice (.302) ranks second in the G-MAC with 20 walks and ninth in the conference with a .471 on-base percentage.
• Third baseman Cade Mottice, who hit his first collegiate homerun on Wednesday, is batting .462 (6-for-13) over the last four games and .288 on the season.
• All told, Malone boasts seven players in its starting lineup hitting .275 or better. Only one other team in the G-MAC (Ohio Dominican) has more than five.
• The Pioneers are hitting .333 as a team over the six-game win streak. Malone now has at least one streak of at least six wins in each of the last three seasons.

Lake Erie Notes - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Storm have won four of their last six games and are coming off of a doubleheader split with California (PA) on Wednesday.
• Lake Erie, which missed the postseason last year despite posting a 14-13 record in the G-MAC, currently sits in a three-way tie for second-place in the conference standings and owns the third-highest overall winning percentage in the conference.
• Led by seniors Dave LeMasters (3-0, 2.93 ERA, 43 K, 27.2 IP) and Evan Layne (2-3, 4.44 ERA, 31 K, 26.1 IP) and junior Ryan Middendorf (2-1, 4.23 ERA, 22 K, 27.2 IP), Lake Erie boasts one of the best starting rotations in the conference and leads the league in strikeouts per nine innings. Layne struck out 11 Pioneers over seven innings in a win last spring.
• Leftfielder Trace Peterson (.375 avg, .512 OBP .641 slug., 2 HR, 12 RBI) leads the Storm offense along with centerfielder Nathan Birtley (.378 avg, .462 OBP) and designated hitter Anthony Jackson (.351 avg, 19 RBI).

Kent State Notes - Roster | Schedule | Stats

• The Golden Flashes, members of the Mid-American Conference, have been one of the best programs in college baseball over the past two decades, winning at least 30 games in each of the last 20 seasons.
• Kent State won 40 games, claimed the MAC Championship, and advanced the NCAA Regional in 2018, but has struggled out of the gate in 2019. The Flashes are in the midst of a three-game series with Ball State this weekend ahead of their non-conference bout with Malone on Tuesday.
• Kent State is led by centerfielder Ben Carew (.352 avg, 14 RBI, 10 SB) and first baseman Pete Schuler (.311, 4 HR, 18 RBI).