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Harding (23-19, 14-7 GAC) at SWOSU (16-23, 9-15 GAC) Sunday, April 19, 1:00 pm (DH) Monday, April 20, 12:00 pm Cameron (15-23) at SWOSU (16-23) Tuesday, April 21, 3:00 pm Live Stats  |  Watch Live SWOSU Weekly Notes (pdf)

Setting the Scene
- A series previously scheduled to be played in Arkansas has been moved to Weatherford, where the SWOSU Baseball team will host Harding for a three-game set this weekend
- The first two games of the series will be played on Sunday, beginning at 1:00 pm while a single game will conclude the set on Monday at noon
- SWOSU currently sits ninth in the league standings, needing to get into the top six to advance to the Great American Conference Tournament next month in Enid
- The Bulldogs are 2-3 on home league series this season, but they've dropped four straight home games, including a sweep against Arkansas Tech last weekend
- A non-conference game on Tuesday with Cameron will complete a stretch with four home games in three days for the Bulldogs
 
The Opponents
Harding (23-19, 14-7 GAC)
- Suffered a 7-4 midweek non-conference defeat against Arkansas-Monticello on Tuesday, dropping their overall record to 23-19
- Have won seven straight Great American Conference contests, including consecutive sweeps against Arkansas-Monticello and Northwestern Oklahoma State
- Currently second in the GAC standings at 14-7, just percentage points behind league-leading Ouachita Baptist
- Ranked seventh in the league in batting, hitting .287 as a team with 346 hits, including 70 doubles, 11 triples and 16 home runs
- Team ERA of 3.89 is the third-best in the GAC and opponents are hitting just .265 off of the Bisons pitching staff in 321.1 innings of action this season
- Leading hitter is Davis Richardson, who is batting .323 with nine doubles, six home runs and 29 RBI, while four other players are hitting above .300 for the year
- All three of their weekend starting pitchers have five victories to their credit, with Andrew Fiddler leading the way at 5-2 with a 2.87 ERA
 
Cameron (15-23)
- Enter a weekend series with Tarleton State at 15-23, with a 9-7 victory over SWOSU to their credit two weeks ago
- Hitting .255 as a team with three players in the lineup hitting above .300
- Team ERA of 4.21 in 295.0 innings of action with opponents hitting .264 against their pitching staff
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Zack Saunders (99-77, 4th season)
- In his fourth season leading the Bulldogs and his teams have earned a berth in the Great American Conference Tournament in each of the previous three seasons
- Has tutored 14 players who have earned All-GAC status, including four first-team selections, one All-Central Region honoree, one regional gold glove award winner and one MLB draftee
- Named GAC Coach of the Year in 2013 after leading the Bulldogs to a 31-16 record and a second place finish in the conference at 21-9
- Previously served as an assistant at SWOSU for six seasons under former Bulldog coaches Charles Teasley and Scott Selby
- Played collegiately at Kansas State following two seasons at Connors State playing on nationally-ranked junior college teams
- Has a record of 99-81 while leading the Bulldogs, including a 6-4 mark against Harding
 
Harding: Dr. Patrick McGaha (285-226, 10th season)
- In his 10th season as the head coach of the Harding baseball team, where he has led the Bisons to five conference tournament appearances and their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth
- He has led the Bisons to the final three at the GAC Tournament in each of the past two seasons
- Was named the Gulf South West Division Coach of the Year in 2011 after leading the Bisons to a 42-14 record, the best mark in school history
- Previously coached for four seasons at the College of the Ozarks and one year at Pepperdine University
 
Cameron: Brady Huston (15-23, 1st season)
- In his first season as the head coach for Cameron Baseball after spending the 2014 season as the top assistant coach
 
SWOSU Notes
- SWOSU is the lowest-hitting team in the GAC with a team average of .246, but the Bulldogs rank third in the league with 47 stolen bases
- The Bulldogs are ranked fifth in the league in team pitching with an ERA of 4.65, led by three-time GAC Pitcher of the Week Jon Chidester, the league leader with 63 strikeouts
- CJ Faddis ranks third in the league with 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts
 
Checking the Standings
- SWOSU has fallen down to ninth place in the Great American Conference standings with two weeks remaining in the regular season
- The Bulldogs need to win out in their final two series to reach .500 in league play, a mark that seven teams in the league are currently at or above
- Ouachita Baptist continues to sit atop the standings while Harding is right behind them, trailing by only percentage points
- SWOSU's final opponent, Northwestern Oklahoma State, is right behind the Bulldogs in the standings with Southern Nazarene holding down the league's cellar
 
Looking Ahead
- SWOSU hosts Cameron on Tuesday in the return game of a non-conference game from last week, a game that will mark the final home game of the 2015 season
- The final series of the year takes the Bulldogs to Alva to face Northwestern Oklahoma State for a three-game set next weekend
- The Bulldogs conclude the regular season on April 28 with a single game at Oklahoma Christian