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For Immediate Release 21 February 2002
BOLIVAR
– The Southwest Baptist baseball team is scheduled to
host Rockhurst on Saturday, Feb. 22 at noon for a doubleheader
barring inclement weather.
The Bearcats are coming off back-to-back losses at Harding
on Monday, Feb. 17. The games against the Buffaloes were rescheduled
from Saturday to Monday because of excess moisture. SBU lost
5-1 and 2-1 (11 innings).
In the first game, Harding scored four runs (three earned)
on six hits against SBU’s Drew Osborne. He allowed five
walks, but struck out five batters. Harding struck out 12
of SBU’s batters in game one.
SBU was led by Tanner Rust in the second game. Rust pitched
seven innings allowing just two hits and one run, which was
unearned. He recorded five strikeouts. Seth Burrell entered
the game and pitched two innings and allowed one hit and one
earned run. The Buffaloes struck out 18 SBU hitters in game
two. HU finished the weekend with a .53 ERA.
The Bearcats averaged .133 at the plate in their first two
games this season. Thomas McPhail and Kenneth Hill lead the
team with a .333 hitting percentage each. Both got one hit
in three at bats on Monday. Tyson Shields leads the team with
two hits.
SBU made five errors on Monday.
The Bearcat pitching squad is led by Rust with a 0.00 ERA
in seven innings pitched. The team has a 3.00 ERA.
Rockhurst enters the weekend with a 0-2 record as well. hey
have had several games rescheduled or cancelled including
a four-game series against Emporia State which has been moved
to Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 19-20.
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