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Henderson State (15-17, 10-8 GAC) at SWOSU (18-10, 10-5 GAC) Friday, April 1, 2:00 pm Saturday, April 2, 12:00 pm (DH) Weatherford, Okla. (SWOSU Athletic Complex) Live Stats  |  Watch Live

Setting the Stage
- The defending Central Region Champions are coming to Weatherford this weekend as SWOSU Baseball (18-10, 10-5 GAC) hosts Henderson State for a three-game series
- SWOSU is coming off a victory over Oklahoma Christian on Tuesday, but they are looking to rebound from their first GAC series defeat of the season that came last weekend against Oklahoma Baptist
- Henderson State has the same number of conference victories as the Dawgs, but they have eight losses with an extra series to their credit
 
The Opponent
Henderson State (15-17, 10-8 GAC)
- Coming off a midweek victory over Delta State and a series win against Southern Arkansas last weekend in Arkadelphia
- Have won three of their five GAC series this year with setbacks against Arkansas-Monticello (3-0) and Southeastern Oklahoma State (2-1)
- Ranked fourth in the GAC in pitching with a team ERA of 4.40 and 215 strikeouts, but the Reddies are the lowest-hitting team in the conference with a .246 batting average
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Zack Saunders (120-95, 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
 
Henderson State: Cody Hooten (131-149-1, 6th season)
- In his sixth season as the head coach at HSU after serving three years as an assistant coach for the Reddies
- Led the Reddies to their first-ever NCAA postseason appearance last season, advancing all the way to the NCAA Division II World Series
 
SWOSU Notes
- SWOSU enters the weekend in third place in the Great American Conference standings, two games behind Arkansas-Monticello for first and just ahead of Southern Arkansas and Southeastern
- Joshua Santos had three RBI in the Bulldogs win over Oklahoma Christian on Tuesday, his team-leading 10th multiple RBI game of the season
- Jacob Spring brings a season-best eight-game hitting streak into the series with Henderson State, the longest current streak on the team
- Gunnar Cook tossed his first complete game of the season last weekend against Oklahoma Baptist and he struck out 10  batters for the second time in his past three starts
 
Looking Ahead
- Non-conference action takes the Bulldogs to Oklahoma City on Tuesday for a matchup with the OCU Stars before staying on the road next weekend for a series with Ouachita Baptist