MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas University Muleriders (16-8, 11-4 GAC) are set for their midweek contest against the Henderson State Reddies (12-11, 5-10 GAC) in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on Tuesday, March 17th. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
Broadcast Information
Tuesday's midweek will be broadcast on the Reddie Athletics YouTube channel.
Series History
SAU at HSU 3/17 || (6:00 p.m.)
SAU leads 98-41 all time
First meeting: 3/7/1983 – SAU wins 8-7
Last meeting: 5/2/2025 – HSU wins 13-10
SAU Notables
>>> The Muleriders enter the midweek with a 16-8 record overall and are 11-4 in conference play. They will look to improve on their overall record with the midweek as they look to keep their momentum going as they tune up for a weekend in Weatherford, Oklahoma this weekend.
>>> The Muleriders won their series this weekend against the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers taking two of three on the weekend capping it off with a big rubber match win of 13-3 in seven innings on Saturday.
>>> The Muleriders currently rank second in the GAC after weekend play at 11-4 in conference and boast the best road record in the conference at 8-1 in road contests.
>>> The Mulerider bats were feeling it this past weekend hitting eight home runs through the three games including five in game one of the series. In game one,
Preston Smith had a two-home run day followed by
Wyatt Fielding with one,
Tate Elliott with one, and
Christian Gutierrez with one.
>>> Wyatt Fielding still leads the team in batting average with a mark of .407. He also leads the team in home runs (6), doubles (9), on base percentage (.509), OPS (1.276), and total bases (66).
Preston Smith leads the team in triples with five through 24 games. His five triples lead the conference.
>>> Wes Cunningham leads the pitching staff in qualifying ERA with a mark of 2.63. His qualifying ERA is good for second in the league.
Eli Hutcherson still leads the staff with 37 strikeouts. The pitching staff still leads the conference in ERA with a mark of 4.93.
HSU Notables
>>> The Reddies come into the game with a 12-11 overall record and are 5-10 in conference play currently sitting in 11th place. HSU lost the series in their most recent weekend series against Oklahoma Baptist. The Reddies won the first game of the series 12-2 then falling 2-12 in seven innings in game two and 0-5 in the rubber match.
>>> Cooper McClure leads the way at the plate for the Reddies with a batting average of .359. Tanner Ross leads the team in home runs (6), slugging percentage (.607), RBI (20), and total bases (54).
>>> Ethan Roark leads the way on the mound for HSU with a 3.00 qualifying ERA and 36 innings pitched. Roark also leads the team in strikeouts with 54 while opponents are hitting .219 against him.
