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UWA Baseball Preview at Union

Who
West Alabama and Union in a three-game Gulf South Conference series.
 
What and When
Doubleheader Sunday at 1 p.m. Single game Monday at 2 p.m.
 
Where
Fesmire Baseball Field on the Union University campus in Jackson, Tennessee.
 
Live Stats
Live stats for each game can be found HERE.
 
Radio
All three games are set to be carried on ESPN 104.9, the Twin States Leader. Tiger fans outside the coverage area can go to www.grantellbroadcasting.com and click on Listen Live to hear the game.
 
Live Video
A live video feed for each game can be found HERE.
 
West Alabama
West Alabama is 15-11 overall, 4-9 in GSC play.
 
Union
Union is 9-19 overall, 3-12 in league play.
 
Home and Road
Union is 5-8 in home games this season. West Alabama is 8-6 on the road.
 
Streaking
West Alabama comes to Union riding a five-game winning streak.
 
The Series
West Alabama leads 17-1.
 
UWA Coach Gary Rundles
Gary Rundles is 613-374 in his 20th year at West Alabama, 985-651 in his 32nd year as a college head coach.
 
Countdown to Rundles 1K Career College Wins
15
 
Union Coach Lee Driggers
Lee Driggers is 86-138 in his fifth season at Union, 619-531 in his 26th season as a college head coach.
 
Soddy Daisy Sophomore
Tiger DH/1B/RHP Gavin Rogers extended his reached base streak to 16 straight at bats before having it snapped with a fly out to center field in the eighth inning of Wednesday's win over William Carey. He has hit three home runs and driven in 10 runs in the last four games.
 
Waites Earns Second GSC Weekly Honor
UWA junior right-hander Cole Waites has earned his second GSC pitcher of the week award for his performance in a win over Saint Leo last week. He fanned 13 in six innings of work to earn a win over Saint Leo, allowing four hits and one run. The Lawrenceville, Georgia product was GSC pitcher of the week on March 5 for taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning in a win at West Georgia.
 
Three in Top 10
Three of the top 10 hitters in the Gulf South Conference are featured in this series. UWA's Gavin Rogers is fourth in the league at .386 and the Tigers' Trevor Smeeton is seventh with a .384 average. Union's Nolen Milton is eighth in the league in hitting at .378.
 
K Leader
Tiger righthander Cole Waites leads he GSC in strikeouts going into the weekend with 73, 16 more than Chrit Rudkin of Montevallo and Banks Woodley of Shorter.
 
Tiger Streaks
Longest Hitting Streak: 10, Taylor Clemmons
Longest Current Hitting Streak: 4, Gavin Rogers, JD Roberts
Longest Reached Base Streak: 20, Trevor Smeeton
Longest Current Reached Base Streak: 20, Trevor Smeeton
Most Multi-Hit Games: 13, Trevor Smeeton
Most Multi-RBI Games: 6, Taylor Clemmons, Jake Hartman, Gavin Rogers
 
Tiger Batting Leaders (Min. 2 plate appearances per game & played in 75% of team games)
Batting Average: .386, Gavin Rogers
Hits: 38, Trevor Smeeton
RBI: 25, Taylor Clemmons
Runs: 22, Trevor Smeeton
Doubles: 6, Taylor Clemmons
Triples: 2, Trevor Smeeton
Home Runs: 6, Jake Hartman
Bases on Balls: 17, Taylor Clemmons
Strikeouts: 24, Wyatt Ball, Jake Hartman
Stolen Bases: 6, RJ Brown
 
Tiger Pitching Leaders
Appearances: 11, Nick Rathke
Starts: 8, Cole Waites
Wins: 3, Cole Waites
Saves: 4, Nick Rathke
Innings Pitched: 42.2, Cole Waites
Strikeouts: 73, Cole Waites
Starters ERA: 3.37, Cole Waites
Relievers ERA: 2.31, Gavin Rogers
 
Up Next
West Alabama concludes a four-game road swing at William Carey on Wednesday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jake Hartman

#20 Jake Hartman

OF/C
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Nick Rathke

#10 Nick Rathke

RHP
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Gavin Rogers

#36 Gavin Rogers

1B/RHP
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
Trevor Smeeton

#27 Trevor Smeeton

SS
5' 10"
Junior
L/R
Cole Waites

#35 Cole Waites

RHP
6' 3"
Junior
R/R
Taylor Clemmons

#25 Taylor Clemmons

1B
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
JD Roberts

#28 JD Roberts

OF
5' 10"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Jake Hartman

#20 Jake Hartman

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
OF/C
Nick Rathke

#10 Nick Rathke

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Gavin Rogers

#36 Gavin Rogers

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
1B/RHP
Trevor Smeeton

#27 Trevor Smeeton

5' 10"
Junior
L/R
SS
Cole Waites

#35 Cole Waites

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Taylor Clemmons

#25 Taylor Clemmons

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
1B
JD Roberts

#28 JD Roberts

5' 10"
Junior
L/R
OF