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#16 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
MULERIDERS
34-11 (26-4 GAC) |
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO
BOLL WEEVILS
26-17 (21-9 GAC)Â |
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Leading Off
The Southern Arkansas baseball team hosts their final conference home series of the regular season as they prepare for a 3-game matchup with Arkansas-Monticello this weekend. The series features two of the top-3 teams in the GAC as SAU leads the league standings while UAM comes in at third.
Statistically, the Muleriders enter play hitting .308 as a team and have a 3.87 team ERA. Through 45 games, the Muleriders have scored 325 runs offensively while the pitching staff lays claim to five shutouts.
Individually, the Muleriders have five players hitting over .300 with three of those over .354.
Trevor Rucker leads the club at .401 followed by
Jacob Richardson at .366. Rucker leads the team in home runs with 14 and five Muleriders have collected 32 or more RBIs with
Mark Fontenot leading in that category with 41.
On the mound,
Dalton Algiene (10-2) leads the team in wins with 10 while also sporting the lowest ERA among starters at 1.95. Additionally, Algiene has contributed to four of SAU's five shutouts while also leading the team in strikeouts with 88 in 73.2 innings pitched.
For Arkansas-Monticello, the Boll Weevils are hitting .283 as a team with 60 doubles, 10 triples, 24 home runs, and 249 runs scored. On the mound, the Boll Weevils have a 4.73 team ERA and have struck out 275 opposing batters while issuing 160 bases on balls.
The leading hitter is Sean Wagner at .344. Nick Piraino is second at .329. Brian Ray leads the team in home runs with six. Kris Brown has the lowest ERA among starters at 3.18 and Braden Chambers leads the team in strikeouts with 59. Dawson Moser has the most saves on the team with six.
