UWA Baseball Preview vs. Shorter

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

What and When
A single game Saturday at 5 p.m. and a doubleheader Sunday at 1 p.m.

Where
Tartt Field on the University of West Alabama campus in Livingston, Alabama.

Live Stats
Live stats for:
Saturday: http://bit.ly/2FhmNmZ
Sunday, Game 1: http://bit.ly/2FeWe1y
Sunday, Game 2: http://bit.ly/2FhU6GB

Radio
No radio for the series. However, the live video will have audio commentary.

Live Video
A live video feed for each game can be found HERE.

West Alabama
West Alabama is 10-9 after being swept in a GSC series at Montevallo and winning a single game at Spring Hill over the last week. The Tigers are 3-7 in GSC play.

Shorter
Shorter is 12-9 overall and 5-6 in GSC play. The Hawks last outing was a 7-6 loss at Emmanuel on Tuesday.

Last Time
Due to the league's rotating schedule the Tigers and Hawks didn't play last season. West Alabama won two of three in the last series, April 14-15 of 2017.

The Series
West Alabama leads 12-3.

Last 4 for Jake
Tiger left fielder Jake Hartman has exploded at the plate over the last week. He is hitting .471 (8-for-17) over the last four games with four home runs, two doubles and a slugging percentage of 1.294. Adding in a pair of walks and his slugging percentage is .526 over the last four. He has driven in 10 runs over that time.

Third With the long Ball
Jake Hartman's six homers has him tied for third in the GSC with Montevallo shortstop Jason Cryar. Montevallo OF/C leads the league with eight, followed by Lee third baseman Miguel Pimentel with seven.

Tiger Streaks
Longest Hitting Streak: 10, Taylor Clemmons
Longest Current Hitting Streak: 7, Trevor Smeeton
Longest Reached Base Streak: 16, Taylor Clemmons
Longest Current Reached Base Streak: 16, Taylor Clemmons
Most Multi-Hit Games: Trevor Smeeton, 11
Most Multi-RBI Games: Taylor Clemmons, Jake Hartman, 5

Tiger Batting Leaders (Min. 2 plate appearances per game & played in 75% of team games)
Batting Average: .425, Trevor Smeeton
Hits: 31, Trevor Smeeton
RBI: 19, Taylor Clemmons
Runs: 18, Trevor Smeeton
Doubles: 6, Taylor Clemmons
Triples:2, Trevor Smeeton
Home Runs: 6, Jake Hartman
Bases on Balls: 13, Taylor Clemmons
Strikeouts: 18, Wyatt Ball
Stolen Bases: 9, Austin Moffett

Tiger Pitching Leaders
Appearances: 7, Nick Rathke
Starts: 6, Cole Waites, Tanner Elders
Wins: 2, three pitchers
Saves: 3, Nick Rathke
Innings Pitched: 31, Tanner Elders
Strikeouts: 52, Cole Waites
Starters ERA: 4.06, Tanner Elders
Relievers ERA: 0.00, Micah McGaha

UWA Coach Gary Rundles
Gary Rundles is 608-372 in his 20^th year at West Alabama, 980-649 in his 32^nd year as a college head coach.

Countdown to Rundles 1K Career College Wins
20

Shorter Coach Wes Timmons
Wes Timmons is 35-34 in his second season as a college head coach, both at Shorter.

Among K Leaders
Tiger starting pitcher Cole Waites comes into the weekend in second place in the Gulf South Conference in strikeouts with 52. Melvin Frazier of Delta State is the league leader with 53.

Tigers in GSC Top 5 Stat Categories
Hitting
Batting Average: 3^rd,Trevor Smeeton, .425
Slugging Percentage: 2^nd Jake Hartman, .759
On Base Percentage: 4^th Taylor Clemmons, .512
Hits: 3^rd Trevor Smeeton, 31
Triples: Tie 3^rd Trevor Smeeton, 2
Home Runs: Tie 3^rd Jake Hartman, 6
Stolen Bases: Tie 5^th Austin Moffett, 9
Caught Stealing: Tie 2^nd Jaylon Keys, Jake Hartman, 3

Pitching
Opponent Batting Average: 5^th Cole Waites, .183
Strikeouts: 2^nd Cole Waites, 52
Doubles Allowed: Tie 2^nd Cole Waites, 2
Wild Pitches: Tie 2^nd Tanner Elders, 7; Tie 3^rd, Cole Waites, 5
Hit By Pitch: Tie 1^st Cole Waites, 8

Up Next
West Alabama has the week off before hosting Saint Leo of the Sunshine State Conference in a three-game series at Tartt Field on March 23-24.

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Players Mentioned

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

#23 Micah McGaha: RHP; 6' 4"; Senior; R/R

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

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

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

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

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

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

Players Mentioned

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

#23 Micah McGaha
: 6' 4"; Senior; R/R
: RHP

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

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

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

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

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

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