Baseball | 2/19/2024 5:52:00 PM
Emporia State Hornets (7-4, 0-0 MIAA)
vs. Northwestern Oklahoma Rangers (9-2, 2-1 GAC)
Tuesday, February 20 • 2:00 p.m. • Alva, Okla. • Myers Stadium
Series Record: ESU leads 5-2 • Last Meeting: ESU 13, NWOSU 4 (3/22/23)
Live Stats: esuhornets.com
Up Next: at Northwest Missouri • Feb. 23-25 • Maryville, Mo.
MIDWEEK TUNE UP
Emporia State is set for a midweek matchup against Northwestern Oklahoma in their final game before MIAA action begins.
THE COACHES
Brad Hill is 7-4 in his first season as the Hornets head coach and has a career record of 893-486-3.
Ryan Bowen is 137-136 in his seventh season at Northwestern Oklahoma. He is 2-2 against the Hornets.
ABOUT THE HORNETS
Emporia State is in their first season under head coach Brad Hill and the Hornets are 7-4 through the first eleven games. On the mound, nine pitchers have made multiple appearances with Cade Barton and Ian Lanik each having three starts and a 1-1 record. Barton has a 2.50 ERA across 18.0 innings with 14 hits allowed while Lanik has a 3.86 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 16.1 innings. At the plate, six different Hornets have recorded five or more RBI including TJ Racherbaumer and Logan Myers who have nine each. Myers went 6-11 with three home runs and seven RBI in the last series against CSU-Pueblo. Patryk Hernandez has a team-high .390 average and .714 on-base percentage. Kadyn Williams has a team-high 25 total bases and is batting .350 with seven extra-base hits and a .409 on-base percentage.
SCOUTING THE RANGERS
Northwestern Oklahoma is 9-2 on the season with a 2-1 record in the GAC this season following a 22-27 campaign in 2023. Offensively, the Rangers are led by six batters with averages of .300 or higher. Dylan Bradford has a team-high .400 average with five doubles and seven RBI. Colby Grace has a .389 average and has five home runs and ten RBI while posting a team-high .806 slugging percentage. On the mound, eleven pitchers have appeared in three or more games including relievers Jacob Shaw and Zac McEachern who have eight combined appearances and both have allowed no earned runs.
SERIES HISTORY
Emporia State leads the all-time series 5-2 with the Hornets and Rangers splitting two matchups last season.
LAST MEETING VS. NWOSU
The Hornets and Rangers met last season from Glennen Field as the Hornets captured a 13-4 win with Kadyn Williams and Andrew Rantz each recording three RBI.
UP NEXT
The Hornets travel to Northwest Missouri on February 23-25 as they take on the Bearcats in their MIAA Opening Series.
