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Oklahoma Christian (10-8) at SWOSU (12-7) Tuesday, March 15, 1:00 pm Weatherford, Okla. (SWOSU Athletic Complex) Live Stats  |  Watch Live

Setting the Stage
- After having four games rained out last week, SWOSU Baseball returns to action on Tuesday afternoon against Oklahoma Christian
- The Bulldogs enter the week sporting a 12-7 overall record, which includes a 6-4 mark in non-conference games and a 6-3 record against the Great American Conference
- Oklahoma Christian comes to Weatherford on a five-game winning streak and they're 10-8 overall this season with a 6-5 road record
 
The Opponent
Oklahoma Christian (10-8)
- Riding a five-game win streak that includes two wins over St. Edward's, two wins over Northwestern Oklahoma State and a victory at West Texas A&M
- OC is 2-3 against the Great American Conference this season with two wins over NWOSU and losses against Southeastern, Southern Arkansas and Oklahoma Baptist
- Hitting .305 as a team with their top five hitters all hitting .350 or above, led by Jake Baxter at .371 with 26 hits, six doubles, eight home runs and 22 RBI
- Have a team ERA of 4.27, allowing 90 runs – 72 earned – in 151.2 innings of play this season
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Zack Saunders (114-92, 5th season)
- Has led the Bulldogs to three winning seasons and he's led the team to the GAC Tournament on three occasions while tutoring 16 all-conference players
- Earned his 100th career victory at SWOSU against Northwestern Oklahoma State on April 24, 2015
 
Oklahoma Christian: Lonny Cobble (100-69, 4th season)
- In his fourth season at OC, where he has led the Eagles to three NCCAA Central Region titles and won 100 games
 
SWOSU Notes
- Currently tied for first in the GAC standings at 6-3, SWOSU is ranked second in the GAC in team batting with a .299 average and 178 runs scored
- SWOSU leads the conference with 10 triples, a number that ranks ninth nationally behind Jacob Spring, who is tied for first in NCAA Division II with six triples to his credit
- Three of SWOSU's regulars – Korbin Polston, Zach Barton and Jacob Spring – are all hitting .375 or better, with Polston and Spring already earning GAC Player of the Week honors this season
- Jon Chidester is tied for the league lead with four victories and he is leading the GAC with a 1.57 ERA in 34.1 innings of work
- Polston and Tanner Dearman lead the league with 23 runs scored, two ahead of Joshua Santos who ranks third with 21
- Spring (23), Polston (21) and Santos (19) all rank among the top five in the GAC in runs batted in
 
Looking Ahead
- SWOSU stays in-state this weekend, with a three-game series at Southern Nazarene scheduled on Friday and Saturday