PREVIEW: Baseball Travels to Tusculum Wednesday
The Cougars are 2-0 against the Pioneers' JV team this year.
Baseball will hope return to their winning ways after coming off of a tough series with second-ranked Walters State as they travel to Tusculum College to square off with the Pioneers' JV team. Their doubleheader is set to start at 4:00 ET.
On March 6, the Cougars swept the Pioneers in a two-game set at Cougar Field. Cleveland State scored 16 runs and allowed just two. The Cougars sit at 19-14 on the season and 9-7 in the conference, ranked fifth overall.
After this doubleheader, the Cougars will continue their road trip as they travel to Gallatin, Tenn. to face the Pioneers of Volunteer State in a weekend series. Friday's game will begin at 3:00 ET and Saturday's doubleheader will start at 1:00 ET.
LAST THREE SERIES:
April 6 & 7 vs. Walters State, 0-3
April 1 vs. Piedmont JV, 1-0
March 29 & 30 at Columbia State, 3-0
NEXT THREE SERIES:
April 12 & 13 at Volunteer State, 4/12 at 3:00 ET, 4/13 doubleheader beginning at 1:00 ET
April 17 at Shorter University JV, doubleheader beginning at 1:00 ET
April 19 & 20 vs. Southwest Tennessee, 4/19 at 2:00 ET, 4/20 doubleheader beginning at 12:00 ET
CSCC TEAM LEADERS:
BA: Jonathan Hickman, .382
RBI: Rhett Baldwin & Jonathan Hickman, 33
HR: Rhett Baldwin & Andrew Carpenter, 5
R: Lance Dockery, 34
SB: Tucker Mendenhall, 20 (fourth in TCCAA)
ERA: Ethan Walls, 5.03 in 39.1 IP
K: Ryan Inches, 63 in 45.2 IP (second in TCCAA)
TCCAA Standings:
1. Walters State, 36-5 overall, 15-1 TCCAA
2. Motlow State, 27-12 overall, 12-4 TCCAA
3. Dyersburg State, 27-12 overall, 11-7 TCCAA
4. Chattanooga State, 23-10 overall, 9-6 TCCAA
5. Cleveland State, 19-14 overall, 9-7 TCCAA
6. Columbia State, 13-23 overall, 6-10 TCCAA
7. Jackson State, 24-16 overall, 7-9 TCCAA
8. Volunteer State, 16-20 overall, 6-11 TCCAA
8. Roane State, 12-16 overall, 4-12 TCCAA
10. Southwest Tennessee, 10-28 overall, 2-16 TCCAA
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