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ACU hosts Marist for three this weekend
3/3/2022 11:36:00 AM | Baseball
ABILENE – The busy week continues for the ACU baseball team this weekend as it returns home to Crutcher Scott Field for a three-game series. The Wildcats (4-4) host Marist (4-1) of the MAAC on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 4-6. Friday night's game begins at 6:05 p.m., while Saturday's game gets underway at 3:05 p.m. The Sunday finale has a first pitch of 11:05 a.m. Sunday's game will air on the WAC Digital Network.
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FOLLOW THE SERIES
Game 1 - Friday, March 4 (6:05 p.m.)
Game 2 - Saturday, March 5 (3:05 p.m)
Game 3 - Sunday, March 6 (11:05 a.m.)
SERIES HISTORY
This is the first-ever matchup between the schools. Marist resides in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. It is ACU's first series against a team from the MAAC.
THE PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUPS
Game 1: RHP Tyler Morgan (1-0, 4.70 ERA) vs. TBA
Game 2: RHP Breck Eichelberger (1-1, 5.23 ERA) vs. TBA
Game 3: LHP Adam Stephenson (0-1, 4.91 ERA) vs. TBA
ACU STORYLINES
- BIG TEN SWEEP
- ACU swept the Spartans of Michigan State at Crutcher Scott Field, scoring 10 or more in all three games. ACU took game one, 10-1, game two, 12-4, and game three, 10-2. The Wildcats scored 32 runs on 33 hits, hit .324 for the weekend, and had an on-base percentage of .469. ACU also put together a 2.33 ERA over the weekend as a staff, with the three wins coming from Tyler Morgan, Breck Eichelberger, and Max Huffling.
- SWINGING AWAY AGAINST SPARTY
- Tanner Tweedt led the way with a .625 average against MSU, driving in six runs and slugging a ridiculous 1.250. Tweedt got a pair of starts behind the plate, and was a double away from the cycle in game two of the series. Hunter Gieser hit .444 for the weekend with six runs driven in. Bash Randle hit .417 in three games, and scored a team-high five runs. Mitchell Dickson hit .333 and had an OBP of .538 with two walks and two hit-by-pitches.
- OUTSTANDING PITCHING VS. MSU
- Eichelberger got the win in game two of the series, throwing six innings allowing one earned run on six hits with eight strikeouts. ACU as a staff allowed just seven runs on 27 hits, and struck out 39 Spartan batters. Huffling threw three innings of relief, allowing no runs on Monday to earn the win. Connor Carlton struck out six in his appearance, and Carter Sells tallied five punch outs from the bullpen.
- WHO'S BACK?
- ACU returns 26 players from the championship roster from a year ago, including all nine starters in the batting order.
- PRESEASON POLLS
- ACU was picked to win the WAC's southwest division, and Colton Eager was named the preseason player of the year in the league. Grayson Tatrow and Tommy Cruz were also selected to the preseason all-WAC team. Eager was the Southland Conference hitter of the year last season, while Tatrow was the newcomer of the year in 2021. Cruz earned third team all-conference honors last spring.
- WELCOME HOME
- ACU opens with 11 of their first 12 games at the friendly confines of Crutcher Scott Field. The schedule includes midweek games with Air Force, Texas Tech, TCU, Baylor, as well as future WAC opponent UT Arlington.
SCOUTING MARIST (4-1)
- The Red Foxes had their game against Notre Dame cancelled due to weather on Feb. 27, but have an early season sweep of Norfolk State and a win over Wofford, with their lone loss coming to the Fighting Irish.
- Marist has scored 41 runs in five games, and are led offensively by Gavin Moriega's .500 batting average and Robbie Armitage's seven runs driven in. Justin Kapuscinski leads the team with an .857 slugging percentage.
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