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Opponent: Northeastern State
Time: Thursday, March 17 (3 PM) - Friday (3 PM) - Saturday (1 PM)
Location: Dodson Field; Bolivar, Mo.

Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University baseball team returns home to MIAA play when they host Northeastern State in a three-game series. Game one is set for Thursday, March 17 at 3:00 p.m. followed by a 3:00 p.m. start on Friday and a 1:00 p.m. start on Saturday.

Scouting the Bearcats
Southwest Baptist enters the series against Northeastern State 9-10 (4-5 MIAA) on the season. The Bearcats are led offensively by Sean Murley who is hitting a team high .432, while Carter Sherban (.373), Caleb Sneed (.373), Christian Binger (.355), Trevor Bowling (.333), Chance Wolfe (.324), and Jeff Bouchard (.304) are all hitting over .300. Sneed has scored a team high 22 runs, while Binger, Sneed, and Bowling have all knocked in a team high 18 rbi on the season. On the mound Cory Borsh holds the lowest ERA for the Bearcats at 5.06.

Scouting the RiverHawks
Northeastern State enters the series against Southwest Baptist 12-7 (6-3 MIAA) on the season. The RiverHawks are led offensively by Eric Kirkpatrick who holds a .426 batting average, while six other NSU players have hit over .300 this season. Cody Begovich leads NSU in homeruns (8) and rbi (31). On the mound Zach Parish boasts a 1.99 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 31.2 innings.