The Malone University baseball team will look to keep up its winning ways this Wednesday, April 10th in a non-conference contest at Tiffin University at 3:00 pm. The Pioneers have won 14 of their last 15 games, including 14 in a row in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), and are looking to build upon their case as one of the best teams in the Midwest Region.
Â
Although Tiffin is also a member of the conference, this week's game will be treated as non-conference as it relates to the
G-MAC Standings. Malone, which hosts Alderson Broaddus for four games this weekend, is in first place in the league and owns a two-game lead over second place Ohio Dominican.
Â
GameDay
4/10 Malone at Tiffin – 3:00 pm
Live video:
portal.stretchinternet.com/malone
Live stats:Â
gotiffindragons.com/sports/bsb/2018-19/boxscores/20190410_lb4h.xml
Twitter:
@BaseballMaloneU
Â
Series History
Malone owns a 56-34 advantage all-time against Tiffin, including a 1-1 mark in two games this season. The Pioneers defeated the Dragons 14-4 over spring break in Florida before Tiffin got the better of Malone at home in late March. Down 4-0 going into the bottom of the ninth, the Pioneers scored three runs in their final at bat, but ultimately fell 4-3.
Team ComparisonÂ
| Malone |
Category |
Tiffin |
| 24-11 (14-4) |
W-L (G-MAC) |
12-22 (9-9) |
| .280 |
Avg |
.265 |
| .377 |
OBP |
.363 |
| .379 |
Slugging |
.365 |
| 5.9 |
Runs/GM |
5.9 |
| 14 |
HR |
11 |
| 49 |
SB |
12 |
| 3.30 |
ERA |
7.02 |
| 1.35 |
WHIP |
1.81 |
| 7.9 |
K/9IP |
6.3 |
Malone Notes
- The Pioneers are coming off of a four-game road sweep of Findlay last weekend in which the pitching staff dominated, allowing just seven runs (four earned) over 32 innings pitched.
- On the season, Malone owns the not only the best ERA in the G-MAC, but also the top mark in the Midwest Region, and the 10th-lowest in NCAA Division II.
- Offensively, the Pioneers have been done well to manufacture runs as they lead the G-MAC in hits (312), rank second in walks (156) and third in stolen bases. Malone also leads the league and is second in the country in sacrifices (42).
- Nine different players have at least 24 hits in a balanced lineup, including freshman Cade Mottice, who hit .615 (8-of-13) over five games last week and is batting a team-high .338 on the season.
- Rightfielder Turner Hill leads Malone with 38 hits and is batting .304 on the season.
- Senior catcher Matt Noel has 35 RBI in 35 games and is 5-for-8 with five RBI in two games against Tiffin.
- Second baseman Zach Mottice leads the league in walks (26) and owns a team-high .446 on-base percentage. He has reached base in eight straight games.
- Centerfielder Jacob Mottice continues to lead Malone in runs scored (29) and is batting .357 with four multi-hit performances in his last eight games.
- In the 17 games against non-conference opponents, leftfielder Josh Haygood is batting a team-high .311 alongside first baseman Austin White (.306) and third baseman Clay Wisner (.298).
- In eight true road games this season, in which Malone is 6-2, shortstop Tyson Gingerich owns a team-high .367 batting average with eight runs scored from his leadoff spot.
- Malone is 14-3 this season when it scores first and 23-2 when holding opponents to five runs or fewer.
Tiffin Notes - Roster |
Schedule |
Stats
- Including the win over Malone on March 19th, the Dragons are 10-5 over the last 15 games, including wins in six of their last seven. Â The Tiffin offense has scored 61 runs (8.7 per game) over those seven games.
- The Dragons are led by shortstop Zach Campbell (.400, 13 2B, 22 RBI), rightfielder John Heckman (.342, 12 2B, 5 HR, 32 RBI), and centerfielder Cody Orr (.313, 16 RBI, 25 R).
Â
Â
