Baseball | 4/29/2021 2:04:00 PM
Emporia State Hornets (12-22, 8-19 MIAA)
vs. Fort Hays State Tigers (9-22, 9-18 MIAA)
Friday April 30, 2021 • 6:00 p.m. • Trusler Sports Complex • Emporia, Kan.
Saturday May 1, 2021 (DH) • 12:00 p.m. • Trusler Sports Complex • Emporia, Kan.
Series Record: ESU leads 146-66 •
Last Meeting: at ESU 12, FHSU 4 (3/11/2019)
Live Stats: esuhornets.com Video Stream: themiaanetwork.com/esuhornets
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM (First two games)
Audio Stream: kvoe.com (First two games)
Complete Notes in pdf
Up Next: at Pittsburg State • May 7-8, 2021
Al Ortolani Field • Pittsburg, Kan.
SENIOR WEEKEND
Emporia State plays their final three home games of the 2021 regular season, as they play host to Fort Hays State at Trusler.
LAST AT BAT
Emporia State had the tying run thrown out at the plate in an 8-7 loss at Northeastern State on Monday afternoon. With two outs Ryan Krowlikowski delivered a pinch hit base hit down the right field line.
Christian Roduner scored easily but
Noah Geekie was thrown out trying to score from first to end the game.
THE COACHES
Seth Wheeler is 52-51 in his third season as the Hornets head coach. He is 2-1 against Fort Hays State.
Jerod Goodale is 23-75 in his third year as head coach of the Tigers and 203-235 in his tenth year as a head coach. He is 1-2 against Emporia State at FHSU and 1-3 overall.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 12-22, 8-19 in the MIAA. As a team they are hitting .298 with a 7.29 ERA and .956 fielding percentage. As a team they are second in the MIAA in steals and third in batting average.
Brady Michel is second in the MIAA with a .400 batting average and sixth with a .481 on base percentage.
Cooper Minnick is second in the MIAA in stolen bases with 15 and ranks eighth with a .472 on base percentage.
Jake Barton is sixth in the MIAA with 66 strikeouts in 48.0 innings. His 197 career strikeouts rank tenth all-time at Emporia State and he is six K's from tying
Seth Holman for ninth on the Hornets career list.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Fort Hays State is 9-22 overall with a 9-18 mark in MIAA play. As a team, the Tigers have a .270 batting average, an 8.68 staff ERA, and .959 team fielding percentage. Jacob Enz is fourth in the MIAA with saves in five of the Tigers nine wins.
SERIES HISTORY
Emporia State leads the all-time series 146-66 and have won 10 of the last 12 meetings.
LAST AT BAT AGAINST FORT HAYS STATE
Emporia State completed a 2-1 series win over Fort Hays State with a 12-4 game three win at Trusler. After trailing 2-0 to the Tigers through two innings, the Hornets batted around and scored five runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead. The Tigers answered with two runs in the bottom of the fourth and the Hornets led 5-4 after four complete. The Hornets would score five runs on three hits and one Tigers error to extend their lead to 10-4 in the top of the sixth. Holding the Tigers scoreless over the last five innings, the Hornets capped off the scoring with two runs in the top of the ninth to take the 12-4 win over the Tigers. The Hornets had 12 hits with 11 RBI led by
Connor Hurst with two runs on three hits including two home runs with five RBI.
Adam Thies got the win, pitching 1.0 innings allowing two unearned runs on two hits with two strikeouts while
Drew Scrimsher had seven strikeouts in 3.2 scoreless innings.
UP NEXT
The Hornets wrap up the regular season at Pittsburg State May 7-8. First pitch of the three game series is set for 6:00 p.m. on Friday night in Pittsburg, Kan.
