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Setting the Scene
- SWOSU Baseball (15-22, 11-14 GAC) looks to rebound after the winless weekend at Henderson State with the final home series of the season against Ouachita Baptist
- The Bulldogs have altered the weekend schedule, playing the doubleheader on Saturday before finishing the series on Sunday with the third and final game
- 11 seniors will be honored Saturday on Senior Day before the start of the day's action
- Baseball's 'Pack The Park' is also scheduled for Saturday where there will be free food, games and prizes available for all who attend
- Since the formation of the GAC in 2012, SWOSU holds a 12-4 record against Ouachita and have never dropped a three-game set against the Tigers
- Due to the rain across Oklahoma, the series was shifted to the doubleheader on Saturday and the third and final game on Sunday   
 
The Opponent
Ouachita Baptist (13-29, 10-17 GAC)
- With two conference series remaining in the regular season, the Tigers currently rank eighth in the GAC and would be the final team to qualify for postseason contention as it stands now
- OUA is coming off of a series victory against Northwestern, taking two of three from the Rangers
- The Tigers rank fifth in the league in team batting average (.271) and ninth in team earned run average (6.13)

The Coaches
SWOSU: Zack Saunders (149-123, 6th season)
- Two-time Great American Conference Coach of the Year, winning the award in 2013 and 2016
- Inducted into the Muskogee Athletic Hall of Fame on October 13, 2016
- Earned his 100th career victory at SWOSU against Northwestern Oklahoma State on April 24, 2015
- 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
 
Ouachita Baptist: Kyle Hope (29-62, 2nd season)
- Named head coach at OUA after four years as an assistant baseball coach, serving as the Tiger pitching coach, recruiting coordinator and camp director
- Hope has thirty-two years of baseball experience on the high school and collegiate levels including a state championship in 1998 at Highland Park High School
- Has coached three MLB draft picks in his time at Ouachita Baptist
 
Checking the Conference Standings
- Four teams have already clinched a spot in the postseason tournament: Southern Arkansas, Arkansas-Monticello, Arkansas Tech and Henderson State
- Of those four, SAU, UAM and ATU have all solidified home-field advantage in the opening round
- SWOSU currently sits sixth in the standings, in between Southeastern (above) and Harding (below) where only 77 winning-percentage points separate the three teams

SWOSU Notes
- Ted Wisdom had the best week of any Bulldog hitter against Henderson State last series, batting .583 in the three-game series with seven hits and two runs scored to his credit
- Ruben Rodriguez (4-for-11) and Daniel Richardson (4-for-12) also turned in quality at-bats against the Reddies
- Joshua Santos belted his first homerun of the season in the opening game of the series
- The Dawgs had four arms post 3.00 earned run averages or lower in their outings, led by Gunnar Cook who threw two scores innings in relief in game three against HSU
- Skyler Martin, Devin Ring and Jeremy Smith all threw 6.0 innings, allowing a combined five runs
- The winless weekend against Henderson State marked the third time this season SWOSU has been swept by a conference opponent 

Looking Ahead
- The Dawgs will take on Oklahoma Christian in a road midweek game on Tuesday (April 25) before concluding the regular season on the road in Alva