Cougar Baseball Game Preview-Wednesday March 9 Three-Game Home Conference Series vs. Jackson State
Cleveland State baseball (13-7, 0-3) climbs back into conference play with a doubleheader vs Jackson State on Friday March 11 with start times of 12 and 2 p.m. ending with a nine inning game on Saturday March 12 at 12 noon. Fresh off two wins vs. BCA the Cougars look to enter the win column in conference having lost three close road games to conference foe Dyersburg State.
About the Cougars:
Current Streak/Record: Two wins in a row with a record of 13-7 and a conference mark of 0-3
Batting Average: .267
On Base Percentage: .386
Hits: 141
Doubles: 26
Triples: 5
Homeruns: 22
Runs: 138
Stolen Bases: 47
Opponents' Batting Average: .226
ERA: 4.42
Earned Runs Allowed: 66
Cougar Hit Leaders:
Batting Average: Jaylen Jones-.500; Colby Taylor-.381; Bryce Burkey-.368; Parker Evans-.313;
Brandon LeJeune-.297; Jacob Robinson-.296; Matt Schultz-.286;
Rhett Hammontree-.279;
On Base Percentage: Jaylen Jones-.558; Colby Taylor-.519; Bryce Burkey-.478; Matt Schultz-.476;
AJ Swader-.410; Brandon LeJeune-.381; Andre Tarver-.378;
Rhett Hammontre-.354; Parker Evans-.353; Bryce Jenkins-.348;
Hits: Jaylen Jones-22; Jacob Robinson-16; Bryce Burkey-14; Rhett Hammontree-12;
Brandon LeJeune-11; Colby Taylor-8; Andre Tarver-8; Bryce Jenkins-7; AJ Swader-7;
RBI's: Jacob Robinson-16; Jaylen Jones 9; Colby Taylor-9; Brandon LeJeune-8; AJ Swader-7;
Bryce Burkey-5; Cameron Campbell-5; Avery Collins-5;
Doubles: Jaylen Jones-6; Jacob Robinson-5; Ryan Hammontree-4;
Triples: Jaylen Jones-1; Jacob Robinson-1; Bryce Jenkins-1; Nick Iezzi-1; Bryson Lofton-1;
Homeruns: Jaylen Jones-5; Jacob Robinson-3; Brandon LeJeune-2; AJ Swader-2; Colby Taylor-2;
Hunter Gray-2; Bryce Burkey-1; Tate Daniels-1; Cameron Campbell-1; Ryan Stephens-1;
Parker Evans-1; Avery Collins-1;
Stolen Bases: Bryce Jenkins-10; Andre Tarver-7; Bryce Burkey-7; Jaylen Jones-6; Brandon LeJeune-5;
Walks: Yosuany Herrera-10; Bryce Jenkins-9; Bryson Lofton-7; AJ Swader-7; Hunter Gray-6;
Andre Tarver-6; Bryce Burkey-6; Jaylen Jones-4; Matt Schultz-4; Colby Taylor-4;
Brandon LeJuene-4; Cameron Campbell-4;
Cougar Pitching Leaders:
Wins: Daniel Crabtree-3; Ben Smith-3; Bryce Jenkins-2; Brett Varner-2; Jake Smith-1; Dayton Wisley-1;
Zane Guess-1;
Saves: Bryce Houghton 3
Innings Pitched: Daniel Crabtree-21.0; Owen Clark-21.2; Bryce Jenkins-18.1; Kaleb Orr-14.0;
Ben Smith-9.1; Bryce Houghton-6.0; Jake Smith-5.2; Dayton Wisely-5.1;
Zane Guess-4.2; Brett Varner-4.0; Trey Scott-4.0;
ERA: Dayton Wisely-0.00; Bryce Jenkins-2.95; Kaleb Orr-3.21; Brett Varner-3.60; Daniel Crabtree-4.29;
Owen Clark-4.57; Zane Guess-4.70;
Opponents' Batting Average: Trey Scott-.133; Jake Smith-.154; Dayton Wisley-.160;
Bryce Jenkins-.161; Daniel Crabtree-.203; Bryce Houghton .207;
Zane Guess-.217; Brett Varner-.222; Owen Clark-.258;
Kaleb Orr-.273;
About Jackson State:
Current Streak/Record: Lost seven in a row with a record of 5-10 and a conference mark of 0-3
Batting Average: .246
On Base Percentage: .386
Hits: 141
Doubles: 15
Triples: 2
Homeruns: 7
Runs: 63
Stolen Bases: 20
Opponents' Batting Average: .295
ERA: 6.77
Earned Runs Allowed: 69
About Cleveland State vs. Jackson State:
The Cougars last played Jackson State in a three-game series in the spring of 2020 winning two out of the three games 10-5 and 3-2 while losing the third game 3-2. Competition began between the two teams in 2010 with the Cougars winning 16 and losing 12 of the 28 games.
