UWA Baseball Preview at West Georgia

Who
West Alabama and West Georgia in a three-game Gulf South Conference series.

What and When
Doubleheader Sunday at noon. Single game Monday at 1 p.m.

Where
Cole Field on the West Georgia campus in Carrollton, Georgia.

Live Stats
Live stats for all three games can be found HERE.

Radio
All three games are set to be broadcast live on ESPN 104.9 to the Twin States coverage area. Tiger fans out of the coverage area may access the broadcast online at www.grantellbroadcasting.com.

Live Video
A live video feed is not currently scheduled for the series.

West Alabama
West Alabama is 6-5 after splitting a GSC doubleheader with Lee at Tartt Field in Livingston last Monday. UWA is 2-3 in GSC play.

West Georgia
West Georgia is 4-10 overall and 2-4 in GSC play.

Last Meeting
West Georgia won every game of a three-game series between the Wolves and Tigers on Feb. 8-9 of last season. UWG won the first game 12-1, the second 4-3 and the third 4-1 at Cole Field.

Tiger Streaks
Longest Hitting Streak: 8, Taylor Clemmons
Longest Current Hitting Streak: 8, Taylor Clemmons
Longest Reached Base Streak: 9, Taylor Clemmons
Longest Current Reached Base Streak: 9, Taylor Clemmons
Most Multi-Hit Games: Trevor Smeeton, 7
Most Multi-RBI Games: Austin Moffett, 3

Tiger Batting Leaders (Min. 2 plate appearances per game & played in 75% of team games)
Batting Average: .405, Taylor Clemmons
Hits: 16, Trevor Smeeton
RBI: 12, Taylor Clemmons
Runs: 11, Taylor Clemmons
Doubles: 5, Taylor Clemmons
Triples:1, Taylor Clemmons, Trevor Smeeton
Home Runs: 2, Jake Hartman
Bases on Balls: 9, Taylor Clemmons
Strikeouts: 14, Wyatt Ball
Stolen Bases: 4, Austin Moffett

Tiger Pitching Leaders
Appearances: 5, Nathan Nicolosi
Starts: 4, Cole Waites, Tanner Elders
Wins: 2, Tanner Elders
Saves: 2, Nick Rathke
Innings Pitched: 23.1, Tanner Elders
Strikeouts: 35, Cole Waites
Starters ERA: 1.93, Tanner Elders
Relievers ERA: 0.00, Gavin Rogers, Leighton Lary

UWA Coach Gary Rundles
Gary Rundles is 604-368 in his 20^th year at West Alabama, 976-645 in his 32^nd year as a college head coach.

Countdown to Rundles 1K Career College Wins
24

West Georgia Coach Skip Fite
Skip Fite is 230-235 in his 10^th season as head coach at West Georgia. He is 930-946-1 in his 39^th year as a college head coach.

Tearing Up the League
Taylor Clemmons, Austin Moffett and Jake Hartman have gotten off to a blazing start at the plate in five Gulf South Conference games. Clemmons leads the way, hitting .467, followed by Moffett at .462 and Hartman at .385.

RISP
Tiger infielder Taylor Clemmons has been a dangerous man with runners in scoring position and a bat in his hand. From Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Clemmons is a .538 hitter with runners ready to score (7-for-13).

With Two Down
Outfielder JD Roberts is UWA's best hitter with two outs. The junior from Meridian, Mississippi is batting .444 (4-for-9) with two gone.

Late Innings
West Alabama has not lost when the Tigers are ahead after six, seven or eight innings. Conversely, UWA is just 1-5 when trailing after six innings, 1-4 when trailing after seven and 0-4 when trailing after eight.

Back to the Alma Mater
UWA graduate assistant and first base coach Dalton Rogers returns to where he played his college ball for the series. In the 2016 series between the Tigers and Wolves, Rogers went 3-for-11 with a home run and five runs batted in.

Up Next
West Alabama hits the road Wednesday, playing Miles College at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. First pitch is 2 p.m. West Georgia is host to Saint Anselm (N.H.) College on Tuesday.

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Players Mentioned

#37 Leighton Lary: RHP; 6' 0"; Sophomore; R/R

#10 Nick Rathke: RHP; 6' 3"; Junior; R/R

#36 Gavin Rogers: 1B; 6' 2"; Freshman; R/R

#27 Trevor Smeeton: 2B; 5' 10"; Junior; L/R

#35 Cole Waites: RHP; 6' 3"; Sophomore; R/R

#20 Jake Hartman: C; 6' 0"; Junior; R/R

#33 Austin Moffett: OF; 5' 11"; Junior; R/R

#38 Nathan Nicolosi: LHP; 6' 0"; Junior; L/L

#18 Tanner Elders: RHP; 5' 10"; Junior; R/R

#25 Taylor Clemmons: 1B; 6' 0"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#37 Leighton Lary
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; R/R
: RHP

#10 Nick Rathke
: 6' 3"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#36 Gavin Rogers
: 6' 2"; Freshman; R/R
: 1B

#27 Trevor Smeeton
: 5' 10"; Junior; L/R
: 2B

#35 Cole Waites
: 6' 3"; Sophomore; R/R
: RHP

#20 Jake Hartman
: 6' 0"; Junior; R/R
: C

#33 Austin Moffett
: 5' 11"; Junior; R/R
: OF

#38 Nathan Nicolosi
: 6' 0"; Junior; L/L
: LHP

#18 Tanner Elders
: 5' 10"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#25 Taylor Clemmons
: 6' 0"; Junior; R/R
: 1B