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2018 Schedule FEBRUARY 16 at UNC Wilmington L, 4-5 17 vs. Lehigh University L, 4-5 18 vs. Butler L, 5-6 20 at #13 Louisville L, 2-4 23 at #15 Virginia W, 7-6 24 at #15 VIrginia L, 3-12 25 at #15 Virginia L, 1-13 28 BOWLING GREEN W, 9-0 MARCH 2 COPPIN STATE W, 14-4 3 COPPIN STATE W, 15-1 Eastern Kentucky University (5-11, 0-3 OVC) 4 COPPIN STATE W, 10-8 6 at #5 Kentucky L, 5-16 vs. 7 at East Tennessee State L, 7-12 9 at BELMONT* L, 5-15 Western Kentucky University (9-7, 0-0 C-USA) 10 at BELMONT* L, 4-6 GGAMEAME 11 at BELMONT* L, 2-3 March 13 • 2 p.m. ET • Bowling Green, Ky. • Nick Denes Field (1,500) 13 at Western Kentucky 2 p.m. 1177 14 at #11 Vanderbilt 7:30 p.m. 16 at Mercer 6 p.m. QUICK NOTES 17 at Mercer 2 p.m. • Junior Alex Holderbach is on the initial Johnny Bench Award watch list, which was released on March 6. 18 at Mercer 1 p.m. 20 vs. Northern Kentucky# 5 p.m. • EKU drew within one run of No. 5 Kentucky twice (5-4 and 6-5), before the Wildcats pulled away in the seventh and eighth innings. 21 XAVIER 4 p.m. 23 MOREHEAD STATE* 4 p.m. • Ryland Kerr followed a 10-for-13 (.769) eff ort in a three-game series with Coppin State by going 2-for-4 at No. 5 Kentucky (March 6). 24 MOREHEAD STATE* 2 p.m. He was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI at East Tennessee (March 7). 25 MOREHEAD STATE* 1 p.m. 27 WESTERN KENTUCKY 4 p.m. • In a three-game series with Coppin State, EKU posted a .440 batting average. Through those three games, the Colonels raised their 29 at Tennessee-Martin* 7 p.m. team batting average from .192 to .269. 30 at Tennessee-Martin* 7 p.m. 31 at Tennessee-Martin* 3 p.m. • Eastern Kentucky’s 7-6 win at No. 15 Virginia (Feb. 23) was the program’s third victory against a top-30 team in Edwin Thompson’s APRIL tenure as head coach. EKU beat No. 13 Mississippi State 16-12 on March 15, 2016. The Colonels knocked off No. 28 Kentucky 5-4 on 3 at Xavier 3 p.m. May 3, 2016. 6 SIU EDWARDSVILLE* 7 p.m. 7 SIU EDWARDSVILLE* 3 p.m. • Austin Perry struck out a season-best eight batters in a quality start and win over Coppin State (March 3). He allowed one run on six 8 SIU EDWARDSVILLE* 1 p.m. hits and walked three in six innings. 13 at Austin Peay* 7 p.m. 14 at Austin Peay* 5 p.m. • Five Eastern Kentucky pitchers combined to shutout Bowling Green (Feb. 28). Logan Teague started and limited the Falcons to four 15 at Austin Peay* 2 p.m. hits, did not walk a batter and struck out three in fi ve innings. 17 at Dayton 4 p.m. 20 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. • Eastern Kentucky fell 4-2 at No. 13 Louisville (Feb. 20). All six runs were scored in the fi rst two innings. EKU allowed just two hits 21 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 4 p.m. after the second inning. 22 EASTERN ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. 27 at Jacksonville State* 7 p.m. • EKU took a lead into the ninth inning of its fi rst two games of the season, and had the lead going into the bottom of the eighth 28 at Jacksonville State* 2 p.m. inning in its third game, but suff ered 1-run losses in all three. 29 at Jacksonville State* 2 p.m. MAY • Junior Alex Holderbach was chosen to the 2018 Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Team. 4 MURRAY STATE* 7 p.m. 5 MURRAY STATE* 4 p.m. • EKU has two of the top freshmen in the OVC, according to Perfect Game. Daniel Harris IV was ranked as the number one freshman in 6 MURRAY STATE* 1 p.m. the OVC coming into the season. Eddie Satisky was ranked as the 11th-best freshman in the conference. 11 at Tennessee Tech* 7 p.m. 12 at Tennessee Tech* 3 p.m. • Eastern Kentucky returns six starters, including the designated hitter, and has six pitchers returning from last season’s team. 13 at Tennessee Tech* 2 p.m. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA 6:30 p.m. Projected Pitching Match-Ups 18 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 7 p.m. 19 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 4 p.m. TUESDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO 20 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 1 p.m. EKU Will Brian (Fr., LHP) 1-1 5.91 6/1 10.2 10 7 7 5 11 22-29 OVC Tournament ^ TBA WKU Evan Acosta (Jr., LHP) 0-0 5.23 5/3 10.1 11 7 8 3 6 JUNE 3-5 NCAA Regionals TBD WEDNESDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO 10-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBD 18-28 College World Series TBD EKU Casey Collins (Sr., LHP) 0-1 5.56 7/0 11.1 6 8 7 9 13 VANDY Home Games In Bold CAPS Games played in Lexington in Italics * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference ^ OVC Tournament (Choccolocco Park, Oxford, Ala.) # Whitaker Bank Ballpark Times given are Eastern Time and subject to change Colonel Baseball Game Notes at Western Kentucky - March 13, 2018 JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST EKU Preseason Quick Facts Junior Alex Holderbach was chosen to 2018 OVC Standings UNIVERSITY INFORMATION the Johnny Bench Award watch list on March Team W-L Pct. GB All 6. The junior is one of just four OVC catchers Name ............................................... Eastern Kentucky University Belmont 3-0 1.000 -- 6-9 Location ................................................................. Richmond, Ky. on the list. The award is given annually to the top NCAA Division I catcher. Tennessee Tech 2-1 .667 1 9-5 Founded ............................................................................... 1906 Austin Peay 2-1 .667 1 10-6 Enrollment ........................................................................ 17,034 THREE WINS AGAINST TOP-30 TEAMS Nickname ........................................................................ Colonels Murray State 2-1 .667 1 9-7 Eastern Kentucky’s 7-6 win at No. 15 Vir- Colors ............................................ Maroon (PMS 209) and White Southeast Missouri 2-1 .667 1 5-11 ginia (Feb. 23) was the program’s third victory Jacksonville State 1-2 .333 2 10-5 Affi liation ............................................................. NCAA Division I against a top-30 team in Edwin Thompson’s Conference ............................................... Ohio Valley Conference tenure as head coach. EKU beat No. 13 Mis- Morehead State 1-2 .333 2 7-8 President ..................................................... Dr. Michael T. Benson sissippi State 16-12 on March 15, 2016. The SIU Edwardsville 1-2 .333 2 5-8 Director of Athletics .................................... Stephen Lochmueller Colonels knocked off No. 28 Kentucky 5-4 on Tennessee-Martin 1-2 .333 2 3-12 Senior Woman Administrator ..................................... Rachel Park May 3, 2016. Eastern Illinois 0-0 .000 -- 5-8 Athletics Dept. Phone Number ............................ (859) 622-2120 Eastern Kentucky 0-3 .000 3 5-11 EKU Ticket Offi ce Phone Number ........................ (844) 3-GO-BIGE HOME RUN LEADER COACHING STAFF Nick Howie hit a home run at Belmont Head Coach ....................................................... Edwin Thompson (March 11) and leads the team with three Quality Starts Alma Mater ....................................... Webber University, 2003 round-trippers this season. Record at EKU (Yrs.) ................................................. 48-63 (2) Date Pitcher (#) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) Career Record (Yrs.) ................................................. 85-96 (4) HOT STRETCH 3-03 Austin Perry (1) 6.0 (6, 1-1, 3, 8) Asst. Coach/Recruiting Coord. ..................... Tyler Hanson (3rdseason) After going 10-for-13 (.769) in a three- Alma Mater ..................................... Maine-Farmington, 2009 game series against Coppin State, Ryland Kerr Assistant Coach ............................... Adam Revelette (3rd season) was 2-for-4 at No. 5 Kentucky (March 6). Alma Mater ..................................................... Kentucky, 2007 Volunteer Assistant Coach .............. Julius McDougal (1st season) ON THE RISE Alma Mater ........................................ Claffl in University, 2012 In a three-game series with Coppin State, THE TEAM EKU posted a .440 batting average and scored 2017 Record ........................................................................ 24-32 39 runs. The Colonels raised their team bat- Home ............................................................................ 20-11 ting average from .192 to .269. Away .............................................................................. 4-21 GOOD EYE Neutral ............................................................................. 0-0 In 116 at bats during their three-game se- Ohio Valley Conference ....................................................... 10-20 ries against Coppin State, the Colonels struck 2016 OVC Finish .............................................................. 11th out just six times and drew 15 walks. Letterwinners R/L ............................................................... 18/16 Position Starters R/L (includes DH) ......................................... 6/3 COOKING THE EAGLES Pitchers R/L .......................................................................... 6/10 In the three-game series against Coppin Newcomers .............................................................................. 16 State, Ryland Kerr was 10-for-13 (.769) with six HISTORY runs and four RBIs. Among his 10 hits were NCAA Regional Appearances ................................... 4 (Last 1989) four doubles and a triple for a total of 16 bas- Opponent .................................... Loyola-Marymount (L, 9-3) es. He posted a 1.231 slugging percentage. OVC Reg. Season Championships ........................... 14 (Last 2012) EKU In The OVC Stats OVC Tournament Championships ............................. 4 (Last 1989) SEASON HIGH STRIKE OUTS EARLE COMBS STADIUM Austin Perry struck out a season-best Category Stat Rank (11) Home Field .............. Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium eight batters in a quality start and win over Batting Average .253 8th Record .................................................................... 16-11 (1 year) Coppin State (March 3). He allowed one run Slugging Percentage .370 9th Dimensions ............................................................. 340-410-330 on six hits and walked three in six innings. On-Base Percentage .337 9th Surface ............................................................. Field Turf/Natural Runs Scored 97 4th Press Box Phone ...................................................