SWOSU (17-10) at Oklahoma Christian (15-12) Tuesday, March 29, 6:00 pm Oklahoma City (Dobson Field) Live Stats |
Setting the Stage- Bulldog Baseball (17-10) is on the road on Tuesday evening, facing Oklahoma Christian in the second game of a home-and-home season series
- SWOSU won the previous meeting between the teams by a score of 11-5 on March 15 in Weatherford
- The Bulldogs suffered a 7-4 defeat in their last midweek contest against USAO but the Dawgs are 4-2 in midweek games this season
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The OpponentOklahoma Christian (15-12)- Enter the game with an overall record of 15-12 and they've won three of their last four games including a Heartland Conference series win over Texas A&M-International and a midweek win over Southern Nazarene last Tuesday
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The CoachesSWOSU: Zack Saunders (119-95, 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
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Oklahoma Christian: Lonny Cobble (105-73, 4th season)- In his fourth season at OC, where he has led the Eagles to three NCCAA Central Region titles and won 100 games
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SWOSU Notes- SWOSU had 11 hits and used six different pitchers in their win over Oklahoma Christian two weeks ago in Weatherford
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Zach Barton had three hits and scored three times in the game while
Tanner Dearman,
Trent Troxell and
Haden Houska also had two hits in the contest
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Ben Schweinfurth started and pitched 2.1 innings, the longest of any SWOSU pitcher, but
Dillon Freie earned the victory after holding the Eagles without a hit in 1.2 innings
- SWOSU's pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts in that game with
Quinton Dougherty striking out the side in the ninth inning to close out the game
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Looking Ahead- SWOSU is back on their home field in the Athletic Complex this weekend to host reigning Central Region Champion Henderson State in a three-game conference series
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