2018 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE BASEBALL2018 GAME MISSISSIPPINOTES COLLEGE BASEBALL GAME NOTES Contact: Kyle Lewis • MC Athletic Communications • 200 South Capitol • Clinton, MS 39058 GoChoctaws.com • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram: ChoctawSports GAME INFORMATION GAMES 28-30 Clinton, Miss. (Dickins-Scoper Stadium) Dates: Friday, March 30 | Saturday, March 31 (DH) MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE CHOCTAWS (20-7, 9-5 GSC) Game Time: 6:00 PM | 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM Head Coach: Jeremy Haworth (UALR, 2009) Site: Clinton, Miss. | Dickins-Scoper Stadium Career Record: 157-159-1 (7th season) | Record at MC: 57-65 (3rd season) Live Stats: Choctawstats.com Audio: portal.stretchinternet.com/mc Video: --- Union University BULLDOGS (10-20, 5-10 GSC) Twitter Updates: @GoChoctawsBB Head Coach: Lee Driggers (UCF ,1972) Postgame Recap: www.GoChoctaws.com Career Record: 603-500-2 (24th season) | Record at School: 70-107 (4th season) Series History: MC leads, 4-3 TEAM COMPARISON Clinton: Union leads, 3-2 Hitting Avg. Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI BB K’s SB-Att. First Meeting: Feb. 19, 2015 | Union, 3-2 Choctaws .318 198 282 46 7 10 175 113 135 38-45 Last Meeting: March 12, 2018| MC, 5-4 Bulldogs .265 154 248 47 16 17 131 109 219 16-18 Streak: MC-2 Pitching ERA IP SHO Sv Hits Runs ER BB K’s B/Avg. Choctaws 4.43 223.1 0 9 215 138 110 118 197 .254 CHOCTAWS 20-7, 9-5 GSC Bulldogs 6.16 239.2 0 2 282 208 164 120 167 .242 Last Game: March 27, 2018 STORY LINES & NOTES W, 4-3 | Montevallo Clinton, Miss. • Mississippi College (20-7, 9-5 GSC) welcomes the Bulldogs of Union University (10-20, 5-10 GSC) to Clinton, Miss. for a three game Gulf South Conference series. The Choctaws hold a 4-3 advantage in the brief history between the two teams, with the Choctaws winning the last two matchups. Head Coach: Jeremy Haworth • In their most recent action, the Choctaws split a midweek doubleheader with the University of Montevallo on Tuesday March 27, dropping the first game 8-7, and winning game two 4-3. Career: 157-159-1 (7th season) • Junior outfielder Luke Yancey's .372 batting average leads the Choctaws, who are hitting .318 as a team. at MC: 57-65 (3rd season) Senior outfielder Kyle Smith leads the Choctaws and sits tied for 2nd in the conference with 11 doubles, in vs.UNA: 2-2 addition to ranking among the GSC's best in runs scored (32) and on base percentage (.500). • On the mound, Chris Crosby (4-1) has posted a team-best 42 strikeouts in a team-high 47 innings pitched. The Saucier, Miss. native also paces the Choctaws with four wins on the season. National Rankings • Relievers Ryan Lane an Austin Chastang have combined for five of the Choctaws nine saves on the season, Collegiate Baseball.................................................-- with Lane accounting for three wins of out the bullpen. Chastang's opponents' batting average of .173 marks NCBWA ..................................................................-- for the team low. Perfect Game ........................................................ --- •The Choctaws checked in at number seven in the most recent South Regional Rankings compiled by the NCBWA on March 26. • Union is coming off of a 14-2 loss to #17 Arkansas Monticello in their most recent game on Tuesday, March 27. • The Bulldogs are hitting .265 as a team, led by Chase Diggs and Charlie Ellis, who both pace the offense with a .333 batting average. • Reliever Brady Cook's earned run average of 3.60 leads the Bulldogs on the mound, while starter Scott Shear- er's leads Union with four wins, in addition to posting a league-high three complete games. BULLDOGS 10-20, 5-10 POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP Last Game: March 27, 2018 Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA L, 14-2 | Arkansas Monticello C 26 Brandon Broussard .244 78 17 19 3 2 1 15 1-2 Jackson, Tenn. 1B 5 Blaine Crim .346 107 25 37 5 1 4 25 1-1 2B 8 Grant Barber .317 104 26 33 5 1 0 22 5-6 3B 4 Hunter Wilson .310 87 14 27 3 0 0 16 3-4 Head Coach: Lee Driggers SS 3 Hunter Sykes .365 85 19 31 2 0 0 19 5-6 Career: 603-500-2 (3rd season) LF 27 Tanner White .300 10 2 3 1 1 0 1 0-0 at Union: 70-107 (10th season) CF 7 Luke Yancey .372 94 18 35 7 0 0 15 7-9 RF 17 Kyle Smith .365 104 32 38 11 1 0 17 11-12 vs. MC: 15-6 DH 9 Ty Alderman .275 51 9 14 3 1 0 12 1-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LF 25 Fulton Johnson .229 35 5 8 1 0 0 7 2-2 National Rankings SS 24 Dylan Duplechain .174 23 5 4 0 0 0 2 0-0 Collegiate Baseball.............................................. --- NCBWA ............................................................... --- Pos. # Player ERA W-L SHO SV IP H R ER K-BB Perfect Game ........................................................ --- P 30 Zack Ingram 4.26 1-0 0-0 0 38 42 26 18 31-18 P 13 Hunter Mullis 3.02 4-2 1 0 41.2 39 18 14 40-19 P 34 Chris Crosby 2.68 4-1 0 0 47 34 16 14 42-15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P 22 Brandon Kennedy 3.38 4-0 0 0 24 26 13 9 18-19 P 31 Ryan Lane 3.65 3-1 0 2 12.1 11 7 5 18-2 P 11 Austin Chastang 3.60 1-0 0 2 4.0 9 12 6 7-8 www.GoChoctaws.com 2018 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2018 SCHEDULE MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE AT A GLANCE Overall: 20-7 (Home: 12-4 | Away: 7-3 | Neutral: 1-0) GSC: 9-5 (Home: 3-2 | Away: 6-3) THE UNIVERSITY Location .......................................................................................................... Clinton, Miss. FEBRUARY Founded ...........................................................................................................................1826 3 Lindenwood (DH) Clinton, Miss. W, 12-11 | L, 5-4 Enrollment......................................................................................................................5,008 4 Lindenwood Clinton, Miss. W, 7-1 Colors .............................................................................................................Navy and Gold 9 Missouri S&T (DH) Clinton, Miss. W, 8-3 | W, 5-4 Nickname ...............................................................................................................Choctaws 10 Missouri S&T (DH) Clinton, Miss. Cancelled Conference ...........................................................................................................Gulf South 18 McKendree (DH) Clinton, Miss. W, 4-2 | W, 12-3 President .....................................................................................................Dr. Lee G. Royce 19 McKendree Clinton, Miss. W, 21-1 Director of Athletics ............................................................................................Mike Jones 20 Arkansas-Monticello Monticello, Ark. W, 11-8 Asstistant AD/SWA ...............................................................................Susan Musselwhite 23 West Georgia - * Carrollton, Ga. W, 7-3 Facility (Capacity) ..........................................................Dickins-Scoper Stadium (1,200) 24 West Georgia (DH) - * Carrollton, Ga. W, 7-5 | L, 1-0 COACHES & staff MARCH Head Coach ................................................................................................ Jeremy Haworth 3 Shorter (DH) - * Rome, Ga. W, 9-4 | W, 8-6 Alma Mater ........................................................................................................UALR, 2009 4 Shorter - * Rome, Ga. W, 9-5 Overall Record ................................................................................154-156-1 (8th season) 9 Lee (DH) - * Clinton, Miss. W, 5-4 | L 10-7 Record at School .................................................................................... 54-62 (3rd season) 10 Lee - * Clinton, Miss. W, 11-10 Assistant Coach ....................................................................................................Josh Perez 14 Williams Carey - % Biloxi, Miss. W, 8-7 Alma Mater .................................................................................Mississippi College, 2013 16 West Florida - * Clinton, Miss. Cancelled Assistant Coach ....................................................................................... Grady Turman Jr. 17 West Florida (DH) - * Clinton, Miss. L, 15,4 | W, 5-2 Alma Mater .................................................................................Mississippi College, 2016 20 Henderson State Clinton, Miss. W, 7-3 Athletic Trainer ................................................................................................. Matt Verrett 23 North Alabama (DH) - * Florence, Ala. L, 2-1 | W, 7-0 Alma Mater ...................................................................................................Louisiana State 24 North Alabama - * Florence, Ala. L, 12-8 Communications ................................................................................................. Kyle Lewis 28 Montevallo DH) Clinton, Miss. L, 8-7 | W, 4-3 Alma Mater ......................................................................................Mississippi State, 2004 30 Union - * Clinton, Miss. 6 p.m. Twitter ............................................................................ ChoctawSports | GoChoctawsBB 31 Union (DH) - * Clinton, Miss. 1 p.m. Facebook ....................................................................................................... ChoctawSports Instagram ...................................................................................................... ChoctawSports APRIL 4 Montevallo Montevallo, Ala. 2 p.m. TEAM INFORMATION 7 Christian Brothers (DH) - * Clinton, Miss. 2 p.m. 2017 Record