UWA Baseball Preview at Montevallo

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

What and When
Weather permitting, a doubleheader Sunday at 1 p.m. and a single game Monday at noon. Stay tuned…

Where
Kermit A. Johnson Field on the University of Montevallo campus in Montevallo, Alabama.

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

Radio
Monday's game will be carried for sure on ESPN 104.9. Sunday's doubleheader will be carried on ESPN 104.9 if the UWA men's basketball team is not playing for the GSC Championship on Sunday afternoon. Tiger fans out of the normal Twin States coverage area may access the broadcast online at www.grantellbroadcasting.com.

Live Video
A live video feed for the series can be found HERE.

West Alabama
West Alabama is 9-6 after sweeping a non-conference doubleheader with Miles College at Rickwood Field in Birmingham Wednesday. UWA is 3-4 in GSC play.

Montevallo
Montevallo is 7-12 overall and 4-5 in GSC play. The Falcons last outing was a 5-0 win over Tuskegee at home on Wednesday.

Last Time
Montevallo won two of three from the Tigers to close the 2018 season, winning the first two games 15-0 and 5-1. UWA won game three of the series, 3-2, with all three games played at Tartt Field in Livingston.

Tiger Streaks
Longest Hitting Streak: 10, Taylor Clemmons
Longest Current Hitting Streak: 5, Trevor Smeeton
Longest Reached Base Streak: 13, Taylor Clemmons
Longest Current Reached Base Streak: 13, Taylor Clemmons
Most Multi-Hit Games: Trevor Smeeton, 11
Most Multi-RBI Games: Taylor Clemmons, 4

Tiger Batting Leaders (Min. 2 plate appearances per game & played in 75% of team games)
Batting Average: .458, Trevor Smeeton
Hits: 27, Trevor Smeeton
RBI: 16, Taylor Clemmons
Runs: 14, Trevor Smeeton
Doubles: 5, Taylor Clemmons
Triples:1, Taylor Clemmons, Trevor Smeeton, Jake Hartman
Home Runs: 2, Jake Hartman
Bases on Balls: 12, Taylor Clemmons
Strikeouts: 16, Wyatt Ball
Stolen Bases: 9, Austin Moffett

Tiger Pitching Leaders
Appearances: 6, Nick Rathke
Starts: 5, Cole Waites, Tanner Elders
Wins: 2, Cole Waites, Tanner Elders
Saves: 3, Nick Rathke
Innings Pitched: 27, Tanner Elders
Strikeouts: 44, Cole Waites
Starters ERA: 2.33, Tanner Elders
Relievers ERA: 0.00, Gavin Rogers

UWA Coach Gary Rundles
Gary Rundles is 607-369 in his 20^th year at West Alabama, 979-646 in his 32^nd year as a college head coach.

Countdown to Rundles 1K Career College Wins
21

Montevallo Coach Chandler Rose
Chandler Rose is 228-200 in his 9^th season as a college head coach, all at Montevallo.

Waite GSC Pitcher of the Week
West Alabama right-hander Cole Waites earned Gulf South Conference pitcher of the Week honors for his performance at West Georgia on Monday. The junior from Lawrenceville, Georgia, flirted with a no-hitter on the road against the Wolves. He did not allow a hit until one out in the eighth inning. In 7.1 innings Waites allowed a single and a run, striking out nine and walking seven.

K Leader
Tiger starting pitcher Cole Waites comes into the weekend as the Gulf South Conference leader in strikeouts with 44.

Smeeton GSC Player of the Week, NCBWA Region Hitter of the Week
After picking up Gulf South Conference player of the week honors for batting a blistering .778 in West Alabama's series at West Georgia, Tiger infielder Trevor Smeeton was also named the National College Baseball Writers Association South Region Hitter of the Week. After the opening game of the series was rained out, the senior from Castle Rock, Colorado, went 7-for-9 in the remaining two games of the series, getting six straight hits at one point. He also drove in four runs.

.571 Over Last Five
The owner of a five-game hitting streak, Trevor Smeeton is 12-for-21 over those games, a hefty .571 average. He is currently third in the GSC in hitting with a .458 batting average and is tied for the league lead in hits with 27. He is fifth in the league with a .536 on base percentage.

Three Over .400 in League Play
Three Tigers are hitting over .400 through seven GSC game, with Taylor Clemmons leading the way at .500 (11-for-22) with eight runs batted in and three doubles. Trevor Smeeton is hitting .462 (12-for-26) against league pitching and Gavin Rogers .400 (6-for-15).

Seven Over .300
Seven West Alabama players are hitting .300 or better against league pitching.

Up Next
West Alabama hits the road Wednesday, finishing an eight-game road swing at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

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

#36 Gavin Rogers: 1B/RHP; 6' 2"; Sophomore; 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

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

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

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

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

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