UWA Baseball Preview at Valdosta State

UWA Baseball Preview at Valdosta State

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

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

Where
Billy Grant Field at Tommy Thomas Park in Valdosta, Georgia. The ballpark is located at 1500 N Patterson Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31602.

The Forecast
Sunday's forecast calls for mixed clouds and sun with scattered thunderstorms and a high of 79. Winds are expected from the WSW at 5-to-10 mph. The chance of rain is 60 percent Sunday. Monday's forecast calls for sunshine with a high of 84. Monday winds are expected to be light and variable.

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

Radio
All three games are scheduled to be aired on SLY 104.9 and on the SLY1049 App. Archived games from the 2021 season can also be found on the App.

Live Video
A live video stream is available HERE.

West Alabama
West Alabama is 11-11 overall and 9-10 in GSC play after winning two of three last weekend at Montevallo.

Valdosta State
Valdosta State is 14-12 overall and 12-11 in GSC play after being swept the last two weekends by West Florida at home and at Delta State.

UWA Coach Gary Rundles
Gary Rundles is 640-407 in his 22^nd year at West Alabama, 1,012-684 in his 33^rd year as a college head coach.

Valdosta State Coach Greg Guilliams
Blazer head coach Greg Guilliams is 398-263 in his 15^th season at Valdosta State, 1,059-513 in his 32^ndseason as a head coach.

Sunday, Monday Records
West Alabama is 1-3 in games played in Sunday this season, but is 2-0 in games played on Monday. Valdosta State is 6-0 on Sunday and 1-0 in Monday games.

Tigers on the Road
West Alabama is 5-7 in road games this season.

Blazers at Home
Valdosta State is 8-5 in home games at this point in the 2021 season.

Streaks
West Alabama has won two straight. Valdosta State has lost six in a row.

Last Time
The 2020 series between the Tigers and the Blazers was canceled due to COVID-19. UWA and VSU were not scheduled to meet in 2019, so the last meeting between the two was a three-game series March 3-4, 2018 at Tartt Field in Livingston. UWA won the first two games in the series, 6-3 and 2-1. VSU was a 9-7 winner in game three.

Two at the Top
The top two hitters in the GSC play for Valdosta State. Jordan Holt leads the league with a .433 batting average and Jakob Sessa is next at .429. David Maberry at .394 and in sixth place gives the Blazers three of the top 10 hitters in league.

Getting On
Jordan Holt from VSU leads the GSC in on base percentage at .528. UWA first baseman Taylor Clemmons is second at .521. Clemmons also leads the league in bases on balls with 23.

Tiger Streaks
Longest Hitting Streak: 11, Jake Nemith
Longest Current Hitting Streak: 3, Jake Nemith
Longest Reached Base Streak: 16, Gavin Rogers
Longest Current Reached Base Streak: 11, Brayden Lyman
Most Multi-Hit Games: 9, Jake Nemith
Most Multi-RBI Games: 4, Brayden Lyman and Gavin Rogers

Tiger Batting Leaders (Min. 2 plate appearances per game & played in 75% of team games)
Batting Average: .365, Jake Nemith
Hits: 31, Jake Nemith
RBI: 18, Gavin Rogers
Runs: 22, Jake Nemith
Doubles: 6, Brayden Lyman
Triples:1, Brayden Lyman
Home Runs: 3, Gavin Rogers
Bases on Balls: 22, Taylor Clemmons
Strikeouts: 19, Jake Nemith, Brayden Lyman
Stolen Bases: 5, Brayden Lyman

Tiger Pitching Leaders
Appearances: 8, Connor Brooks, Mason Hollander
Starts: 8, Connor Brooks
Wins: 3, Mason Hollander
Saves: 2, Mason Hollander
Innings Pitched: 42.2, Connor Brooks
Strikeouts: 51, Connor Brooks
Starters ERA: 5.06, Javian Stone
Relievers ERA: 1.33, Mason Hollander

Up Next
West Alabama returns to Tartt Field on the UWA campus to face No. 3 Lee in a three-game GSC series that begins with a single game Friday at 6 p.m. CDT. Saturday's doubleheader gets underway at 1 p.m. CDT.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Taylor Clemmons: 1B/3B; 6' 0"; Senior; R/R

#36 Gavin Rogers: 3B/RHP; 6' 2"; Junior; R/R

#19 Brayden Lyman: OF; 6' 2"; Junior; L/R

#21 Mason Hollander: RHP; 6' 0"; Junior; R/R

#29 Javian Stone: LHP; 6' 2"; Junior; L/L

#31 Connor Brooks: RHP; 6' 3"; Junior; R/R

#27 Jake Nemith: 3B; 6' 1"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#25 Taylor Clemmons
: 6' 0"; Senior; R/R
: 1B/3B

#36 Gavin Rogers
: 6' 2"; Junior; R/R
: 3B/RHP

#19 Brayden Lyman
: 6' 2"; Junior; L/R
: OF

#21 Mason Hollander
: 6' 0"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#29 Javian Stone
: 6' 2"; Junior; L/L
: LHP

#31 Connor Brooks
: 6' 3"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#27 Jake Nemith
: 6' 1"; Junior; R/R
: 3B