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2019 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS BASEBALL SCHEDULE SKYHAWKS HOST CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Date Opponent Time/Result Feb Game 32 • April 10 12-19 OVERALL • 4-8 OVC 2019 UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS BASEBALL SCHEDULE SKYHAWKS HOST CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 15 South Dakota State$ L, 15-3 IN MIDWEEK SHOWDOWN Feb. 16 South Dakota State$ W, 5-4 UTM ALL-TIME vs. CBU Feb. 17 South Dakota State$ L, 7-1 Feb. 23 North Alabama& W, 1-0 UTM leads 22-6 Feb. 24 North Alabama (DH)& W, 1-0/L, 7-6 Last Appearance ................... 4/24/18 Feb. 26 at #10 Ole Miss L, 12-6 Game Result ..........................W, 10-4 March 1 at Kennesaw State L, 3-1 Streak .........................................W8 March 2 at Kennesaw State (DH) L, 2-1/W, 6-4 First Meeting .............................. N/A March 5 at #15 Auburn L, 15-9 UT MARTIN CHRISTIAN BROTHERS Game Result ............................... N/A March 6 at #15 Auburn L, 2-0 SKYHAWKS BUCCANEERS UTM vs. CBU in Martin ...............10-1 March 8 at Southeast Missouri* L, 4-1 Record: 12-19 Record: 8-25 March 10 at Southeast Missouri* (DH) W, 3-0/W, 1-0 Ohio Valley: 4-8 Gulf South: 4-17 PLAYER TO WATCH March 12 at Alabama A&M W, 12-3 Home: 4-4 Away: 3-14 March 15 BELMONT* L, 11-1 Last 5: 2-3 Last 5: 0-5 #7 Creighton Eldridge Senior March 16 BELMONT* L, 5-2 (10) Last 10: 4-6 Last 10: 2-8 Mansfield, Texas March 17 BELMONT* L, 6-5 Batting Avg: .229 Batting Avg: .245 March 19 ALABAMA A&M W, 8-3 Scoring: 3.81 runs/gm Scoring: 3.52 runs/gm Eldridge has been on fire as of late in all March 22 at Eastern Kentucky* L, 21-6 Team ERA: 5.37 Team ERA: 7.79 aspects of the game. March 23 at Eastern Kentucky* L, 14-4 Top Hitter Top Hitter Over the last nine March 24 at Eastern Kentucky* L, 8-5 contests, he has swung #21 Casey Harford #33 Jared Cramer to the tune of a .367 March 27 UNION W, 8-3 .333 AVG, 6 2B, 17 RBI .317 AVG, 4 2B, 14 RBI batting clip to go along March 29 MOREHEAD STATE* W, 5-4 Top Pitcher Top Pitcher with a .472 on base March 31 MOREHEAD STATE* (DH) L, 6-2/W, 2-0 percentage and a .900 #33 Nick Wohlbold #44 Nick Myers slugging percentage. April 3 at Evansville L, 6-3 7 SV, 1.29 ERA, 29 K 1-0, 0.73 ERA, 11 K He has been a perfect April 5 at Samford L, 14-4 4-for-4 in stolen Head Coach Head Coach April 6 at Samford L, 6-3 bases while having Ryan Jenkins Lee Parks hammered out seven April 7 at Samford W, 3-1 extra-base hits in that April 10 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS 6 p.m. Auburn, 2014 Mississippi State, 2002 span. Overall: 23-59 Overall: 26-72 After missing most of last season due to an April 12 at SIUE* 6 p.m. injury, the Manfield, Texas native has tallied April 13 at SIUE* 1 p.m. Second Season Third Season four doubles, two three-baggers, four long April 14 at SIUE* 1 p.m. At UTM: Same At CBU: Same balls, driven in nine runs and been 7-for-7 in April 17 at Union 6 p.m. Second Season Third Season stolen base attempts this season. April 18 AUSTIN PEAY* 6 p.m. April 19 AUSTIN PEAY* 4 p.m. LEADING OFF April 20 AUSTIN PEAY* 1 p.m. UT Martin is led by the electric play of Casey Harford and Jordan April 24 EVANSVILLE 6 p.m. Stoner. Harford paces the Skyhawks in batting average (.333) and is tied April 26 at Eastern Illinois* 3 p.m. for the most RBIs (17). He has roped six doubles and rolled off one long ball while he has also swiped a pair of bases. Stoner sports a respectable April 27 at Eastern Illinois* 1 p.m. .319 batting clip to go along with six two-baggers, couple of homers and April 28 at Eastern Illinois* 1 p.m. 17 RBIs. He has also showcased some speed on the basepaths as he has April 30 at Lipscomb 6 p.m. stolen five bases on the season. Creighton Eldridge has dialed in over the May 3 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 6 p.m. last nine contests as he boasts an impressive line of .367/.472/.900 in May 4 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 4 p.m. that span while collecting two doubles, one triple, four homers, six RBIs May 5 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 1 p.m. and four stolen bases in that span. Freshman righty Seth Petry (1-1, 5.17 ERA) will take the mound in May 10 at Murray State* 5:30 p.m. against the Buccaneers. In three midweek starts, he has tallied a victory May 11 at Murray State* 6 p.m. to go along with a 3.09 ERA in 11.2 innings while having fanned eight May 12 at Murray State* 1 p.m. along the way. In that span, Petry has also held opposing batters to a May 14 vs. Memphis% 6:30 p.m. mere .122 batting average. Nick Wohlbold (0-1, 1.29 ERA) has been a May 16 TENNESSEE TECH* 6 p.m. vital piece to the UT Martin bullpen as he has racked up seven saves on May 17 TENNESSEE TECH* 4 p.m. the season in 21 innings pitched. He has recorded 29 strikeouts in that May 18 TENNESSEE TECH* 1 p.m. span while sporting a team-best 1.05 WHIP. Christian Brothers is led by Jared Cramer’s .317 batting average, May 21-26 OVC Baseball Championship# TBA four doubles, one triple and a homer while his 14 RBIs are tied for the most on the team. The foursome of Kyle Hindman, Keagan Voss, Garrett Home Games in ALL CAPS and Bold Reason-Kerkhoff and Jeff Goodwin round out the squad’s double-digit Times are CST and subject to change run producers. As a whole, the Buccaneers have tallied 41 extra-base $ Tech Field - Russellville, Ark. hits. & Jim Case Field - Jacksonville, Ala. Right-handed freshman Griffin Miller (2-4, 10.12 ERA) is slated * OVC Matchup to get the starting nod. He has appeared in 11 contests while starting in five games across 18.2 innings pitched. In his time on the mound, % USA Stadium - Millington, Tenn. Griffin has rung up 22 batters while allowing just five extra-base knocks. # Rent One Park - Marion, Ill. Reliever Nick Myers (1-0, 0.73 ERA) has been extremely effective for third-year head coach Lee Parks as he has allowed just one earned run in 12.1 innings out of the bullpen. Game 32 • April 10 12-19 OVERALL • 4-8 OVC 2019 squad breakdown No. Name Position B/T Height Weight Class Hometown (Previous Schoo)l 1 Billy Edwards INF L/R 5-8 165 So. Lakeland, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian School) 2 Reid Pope OF R/R 6-0 190 So. Paducah, Ky. (John A. Logan CC) 3 Ethan Whitley INF R/R 6-1 210 So. Mason, Tenn. (Covington HS) 4 Blake Davis C R/R 6-0 195 So. Crandall, Ga. (North Murray HS) 5 Noah Thigpen INF R/R 6-0 190 Fr. Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Academy) 7 Creighton Eldridge OF L/L 6-0 175 R-Sr. Mansfield, Texas (McLennan CC) 8 David Hussey RHP R/R 6-2 180 So. Minter, Ala. (Lowndes Academy) 9 Sean Dixson OF R/R 6-0 185 R-Jr. Norman, Okla. (Murray State College) 11 Mason Libla C R/R 6-0 180 Fr. Fairdealing, Mo. (Poplar Bluff HS) 12 Robert Worley IF/RHP L/R 6-4 220 R-So. Hornbeak, Tenn. (Dyersburg HS) 13 Sam Folks LHP R/L 5-11 170 Jr. Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy) 14 Tyson Cox INF R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Poplar Bluff, Mo. (Poplar Bluff HS) 15 Jonah Brody RHP R/R 5-9 185 Sr. Hoover, Ala. (Lawson State CC) 16 Marcus Eusebio RHP R/R 5-10 175 Fr. Wayne, NJ (Passaic County Technical Institute) 17 Andy Horne C R/R 5-10 180 Jr. Columbia, Tenn. (Hiwassee College) 18 Blake Williams UTIL R/R 5-10 180 R-Jr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) 19 Dawson Moncrief C R/R 6-2 205 So. Prattville, Ala. (Wallace CC Selma) 20 Tyler Sherman RHP R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville HS) 21 Casey Harford INF R/R 5-11 165 So. Cordova, Tenn. (Harding Academy) 22 Winston Cannon RHP R/R 6-3 200 Jr. Cookeville, Tenn. (Upperman HS) 23 Blake Daniels UTIL L/R 6-1 195 R-So. Marked Tree, Ark. (Southwest Tennessee CC) 27 Hayden Cooper INF R/R 6-3 190 Fr. Wentzville, Mo. (Holt HS) 28 Jordan Stoner OF R/R 5-10 170 Sr. Puyallup, Wash. (Tacoma CC) 29 Marcus Bersoza INF R/R 5-10 170 Fr. Collierville, Tenn. (Collierville HS) 30 Jefferey O’Doherty RHP R/R 6-4 245 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Preparatory HS) 31 Austin Buzick RHP R/R 6-2 230 Sr. Granite City, Ill. (Kaskaskia College) 32 Dom Bazzani LHP L/L 6-4 225 R-Jr. Stockbridge, Ga. (Georgia Perimeter College) 33 Nick Wohlbold INF R/R 6-1 185 So. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS) 35 Brian Baxa RHP R/R 6-2 190 R-Fr. Danville, Ky. (Danville HS) 42 Austen Bullington RHP R/R 6-2 190 Sr.
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