Baseball | 2/25/2021 10:57:00 AM
Emporia State Hornets (2-2, 2-2 MIAA)
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Missouri Southern Lions (6-0, 0-0 MIAA)
Saturday, Feb. 27 • 1:00 p.m. • Turner Field • Joplin, Mo.
Sunday, Feb. 28 • 1:00 p.m. • Turner Field • Joplin, Mo.
Series Record: ESU leads 70-35
Last Meeting: at ESU 10, MSSU 6 (March 1, 2020)
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Up Next: at Northwest Missouri • March 5-6, 2021
Bearcat Field • Maryville, Mo.
MIAA TIME
Emporia State opens up MIAA play with a three game set at Missouri Southern.
LAST AT BAT
Emporia State scored three runs in the final two innings to post an 8-6 win at Colorado State-Pueblo and salvage a split of the four game series.
Quinn Cherry was two for five with three RBI and a run scored while
Brady Michel went two for three with three RBI. Chandler Bloomer was three for ffour with two runs and an RBI. Zach Ebert allowed two runs on three hits in 4.1 innings with four strike outs and four walks in his first start for the Hornets.
Alex DeBey threw 2.1 innings of one hit relief to improve to 1-1 on the season.
THE COACHES
Seth Wheeler is 42-31 in his third season as the Hornets head coach. He is 5-2 against Missouri Southern.
Bryce Darnell is 381-281 in his 14th year as head coach for the Lions. He is 18-32 against Emporia State.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 2-2 after splitting their season opening series at Colorado State-Pueblo.
Brady Michel is batting .714 with a 1.943 OPS and team high six RBI to start the season.
Jack Maki is hitting .500 with five RBI.Â
Quinn Cherry and Chandler Bloomer are both hitting .400 with six runs scored.
Jarred Kengott is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and five strikeouts.
Jake Barton has a 1.80 ERA and team high six strikeouts with an 0-1 record.
Alex DeBey is 1-1 and has yet to give up an earned run on the year.
SCOUTING THE LIONS
Missouri Southern is 6-0 on the year. They were ranked third in the MIAA Preseason Poll. They opened the year with a three game series at Flagler in St. Augustine, Fla.
Their three starting pitchers - Zach Parish, Zac Shoemaker and Will Bausinger have combined for 53 strikeouts in 33.1 innings on the season.
Henry Kusiak is batting .417 with two home runs and six RBI. Dexter Swims is hitting .353 with a homer and ten RBI.
SERIES HISTORY
The Hornets lead the all-time series 70-35 after sweeping three games last season. Emporia State has won five straight in the series with four of the wins coming at Trusler.
LAST TIME AGAINST CSU-PUEBLO
Emporia State spotted Missouri Southern the first five runs of the game before scoring the next ten runs in a 10-6 victory at the Trusler Sports Complex to complete a three game sweep of the Lions.
Jack Maki was two for two with two RBI and a run scored while
Paul Claassen went two for three with two runs scored and an RBI.Â
Mason LeClair got the win in relief, tossing two no hit innings with three strikeouts.
UP NEXT
The Hornets wrap up their ten game season opening road trip with a three game set at Northwest Missouri. The series starts with a single game in Maryville, Mo. on Friday, March 5 at 1:00 p.m. and will conclude with a double header on Saturday, March 6 starting at 1:00 p.m. on Bearcat Field.
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