Lincoln, NE - Nebraska Wesleyan baseball will head to Hastings College before returning home to face Howard Payne in what will be the team's final non-conference games of the season.
DATE, LOCATION, LIVE STREAM & LIVE STATS
Nebraska Wesleyan will face Hastings at Duncan Field, in Hastings, Nebraska, on Wednesday, March 25th. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM. Hastings will
live stream the game and carry
live stats. Nebraska Wesleyan will play a three game series against Howard Payne with game one occurring on Friday, March 27th at 6:00 PM. The Prairie Wolves and Yellow Jackets will play again at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM on Saturday. All three games will be played at Sandhills Global Youth Complex, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska Wesleyan will
live stream each game and carry
live stats.
ABOUT NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
Offense: Nebraska Wesleyan has struggled to find the win column as of late and enters Wednesday riding a four game losing streak. NWU holds a 4-11 record and is 0-3 in the American Rivers Conference. Despite the recent setbacks, Nebraska Wesleyan is confident it can turn its season around. Leading that effort will be senior
Duncan Ortega, who leads the team with 18 hits and maintaining a slash line of .310/.431/.385. Fellow seniors
Easton Johnson and
Brady Bell also play a crucial part in the Black and Gold's offensive attack, with Johnson wracking up 16 hits, eight RBIs, and leading the team with three home runs and four steals. Meanwhile,
Brady Bell has posted 12 hits, nine RBIs and hit one home run. As a team NWU carries a .233/.327/.332 slash line, with 68 runs scored on 111 hits. NWU has totaled 30 extra base hits, with five being home runs. Additionally, NWU is aggressive on the base paths with 11 steals on the season.
Defense/Pitching: Defensively the Prairie Wolves have allowed 113 runs, with the team combining for a .957 fielding percentage. NWU's pitchers combine for a 6.86 ERA and 1.71 WHIP while posting 98 strikeouts.
Garrett Walsh is 1-1 on the season with a complete game shutout in NWU's 3-0 victory over Grinnell on February 28th. Walsh holds an ERA of 2.75 a WHIP of 0.81 and has struck out 13 batters.
Brady Bell leads the team in saves with two.
HEAD COACH JEFF CHRISTY
Jeff Christy is in his second year as the head coach at Nebraska Wesleyan. In his first season, Christy led the team to their first winning season since 2009 and helped NWU reach the A-R-C tournament championship game for the first time in school history.
SCOUTING HASTINGS
Hastings enters Wednesday with a 14-11 record, but has lost its last two games. The Broncos hold a slash line of .285/..405/.427, with 168 runs scored of 212 hits. Defensively, Hastings pitchers maintain a 6.52 ERA and 1.72 WHIP, while the defense as a whole carries a fielding percentage of .960.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST HASTINGS
Nebraska Wesleyan and Hastings have 96 prior match-ups. The Broncos lead the series 52-44 after defeating NWU 5-4 earlier this year.
SCOUTING HOWARD PAYNE
Howard Payne enters Friday with a 11-11 record, and has won two of its last three games. The Yellow Jackets hold a slash line of .275/.409/.375, with 213 runs scored of 343 hits. Defensively, Howard Payne's pitchers maintain a 8.41 ERA and 2.05 WHIP, while the defense as a whole carries a fielding percentage of .946.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST HOWARD PAYNE
This weekend will mark the first meetings between Howard Payne and Nebraska Wesleyan.
