Weekly Notes

Bolivar, Mo. - The Bearcats return home for six games when they host #10 Central Missouri on Tuesday, and Pittsburg State on Friday and Saturday. Play beings at 1:00 p.m. on all three days.

SBU Rankings in the MIAA
As a team, SBU ranks 4th in batting average (.321), 5th in on base percentage (.396), and 5th in hits (215).

Tyler Christophel and Drew Miller are ranked in the top 10 in several offense categories for the Bearcats. Miller leads the MIAA in batting average (.471), runs batted in (30), and on base percentage (.543), is 6th in slugging percentage (.676), 8th in hits (32), 4th in doubles (8), and 7th in total bases (46).

Christophel leads the MIAA in runs scored (35) and stolen bases (23), and ranks 3rd in batting average (.427), 8th in on base percentage (.484), 2nd in hits (35), 3rd in triples (2), and 6th in total bases (51).

Cody Crutcher leads the MIAA in triples (4) while Landon Young in 2nd in the same category (3).

From the mound Mike Nielebeck ranks 2nd in the MIAA in strikouts (34), and leads the MIAA in games started (7).

SBU Rankings in the Nation
The Bearcats currently rank 23rd in the nation in team batting average (.321), 19th in the nation in slugging percentage (.472), and 3rd in the nation in triples (15).

Drew Miller currently ranks 6th in the nation in batting average (.471) and 14th in on base percentage (.543), while Tyler Christophel ranks 4th in the nation in stolen bases (23), 17th in runs scored (35), and 31st in batting average (.427). Cody Crutcher ranks 8th in the nation in triples (4), while Landon Young ranks 24th (3).

Games This Week

Tuesday, March 27 - vs #10 Central Missouri (17-5, 12-4 MIAA) - 1:00 PM (DH)
Friday, March 30 - vs Pittsburg State (10-9, 8-4 MIAA) - 1:00 PM (DH)
Saturday, March 31 - vs Pittsburg State (10-9, 8-4 MIAA) - 1:00 PM (DH)