PREVIEW: Baseball Takes Winning Streak To Rome, Ga.
The Cougars will face Shorter University's JV team on Wednesday.
After they swept conference rival Vol State 3-0 on the road, baseball will take a break from conference play to face Shorter University JV in Rome, Ga. on Wednesday. The doubleheader between the two teams will begin at 1:00 ET.
The Cougars' record now sits at 23-15 and 12-7 in TCCAA play. They are currently on a four-game winning streak and will hope to extend that against the Hawks. The recent push has helped Cleveland State regain the third spot in the TCCAA standings.
After this series, the Cougars will enter their final two series of the regular season, which will begin with them hosting Southwest Tennessee at home on Friday and Saturday. They will play a single game at 2:00 ET on Friday, and then a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 ET on Saturday. They will also honor their sophomores on Saturday before the doubleheader begins around 11:45 ET.
LAST THREE SERIES:
April 12 & 13 at Vol State, 3-0
April 10 at Tusculum, 1-1
April 6 & 7 vs. Walters State, 0-3
NEXT THREE SERIES:
April 19 & 20 vs. Southwest Tennessee, 4/19 at 2:00 ET, 4/20 doubleheader beginning at 12:00 ET
April 26 & 27 at Dyersburg State, 4/26 at 2:00 ET, 4/27 doubleheader beginning at 1:00 ET
*May 5-11, TCCAA Tournament at Columbia State, TBD
*tournament is double elimination
CSCC TEAM LEADERS:
BA: Jonathan Hickman, .383
RBI: Jonathan Hickman, 35
HR: Rhett Baldwin, 6
R: Lance Dockery, 36
SB: Tucker Mendenhall, 22 (fourth in TCCAA)
ERA: Ethan Walls, 4.57 in 45.1 IP
K: Ryan Inches, 69 in 52.2 IP (second in TCCAA)
TCCAA Standings:
1. Walters State, 40-7 overall, 17-2 TCCAA
2. Motlow State, 31-12 overall, 14-5 TCCAA
3. Cleveland State, 23-15 overall, 12-7 TCCAA
4. Chattanooga State, 27-11 overall, 10-7 TCCAA
5. Dyersburg State, 30-14 overall, 12-9 TCCAA
6. Columbia State, 14-24 overall, 9-11 TCCAA
7. Jackson State, 25-18 overall, 8-11 TCCAA
8. Volunteer State, 16-24 overall, 6-14 TCCAA
9. Southwest Tennessee, 15-28 overall, 5-16 TCCAA
10. Roane State, 12-19 overall, 4-15 TCCAA