Opponent Analysis - Fort Hays State - March 2, 3, 4

Fort Hays State enters this weekend's series with a 1-2 record having taken West Texas A&M to a third and deciding game last weekend before falling 6-9.  The games were played at West Texas A&M.  This weekend is Fort Hays' first home series and it is the conference opener for both squads.  Offensively, the Tigers have an on-base percentage of .398, slugging .421, 16 walks, 16 strike-outs, and have stolen 6 bases in 7 total attempts.  The statistical offensive leaders for the Tigers are as follows:

Sheldon Howell -
GP/GS - 3/3
Batting Average - .583
AB - 12
R - 3
H - 7
3B - 2
RBI - 2
SLG - .917
BB - 1
K - 2
OB% - .643
SB/Att - 1/1

Nash Smith
GP/GS - 3/3
AB - 12
R - 3
H - 6
2B - 3
RBI - 4
SLG% - .750
BB - 2
K - 0
OB% - .600
SB/Att - 2/2

Mace Krol
GP/GS - 3/3
AB - 12
R - 4
H - 4
3B - 1
RBI - 3
SLG% - .583
BB - 2
K - 2
OB% - .467
SB/Att - 1/1

Kelton Rule
GP/GS - 2/2
AB - 6
R - 2
H - 2
3B - 1
RBI - 2
SLG% - .667
BB - 3
K - 1
OB% - .556

Ryan Busboom
GP/GS - 3/3
AB - 13
R - 1
H - 4
RBI - 2
SLG% - .308
BB - 2
K - 1
OB% - .400

Defensively, the Tigers have committed only 2 errors and are fielding at a .982 clip.

Pitching:  The Tigers have  a team ERA of 8.64, W/L of 1/2, allowed 33 hits in 25 innings pitched, 24 earned runs, 10 walks, 17 strike-outs, they've allowed 7 homeruns in 3 games, and opponents are batting .320 off of their pitching.  The statistical leaders are as follows:

Shawn Lewick
ERA - 1.69
IP - 5.1
H - 3
ER - 1
BB - 2
K - 6

Tayler Davis
ERA - 4.50
Save - 1
IP - 4.0
H - 3
ER - 2
BB - 1
K - 2

Andy Lewton
ERA - 5.40
W/L - 1/0
IP - 5.0
H - 7
ER - 3
BB - 0
K - 5
Opponents are batting - .318

Northwest Missouri State enters this weekend's series with a 1-7 record (1-5 on the road and 0-2 at neutral site games).  Offensively, the Bearcats are batting at a .301 clip with 50 runs scored, 86 hits, 18 doubles, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 39 RBIs, SLG% is .406, 39 walks, 12 batters hit by a pitch, 57 strike-outs, grounded into 7 double plays, OB% is .403, stolen 10 bases in 17 attempts.

The offensive statistical leaders are as follows:

Cameron Bedard
Batting Average - .481
GP/GS - 7/7
AB - 27
R - 4
H - 13
2B - 1
RBI - 4
SLG% - .519
BB - 8
K - 6
OB% - .600

Ryan Abernathy
Batting Average - .467
GP/GS - 7/7
AB - 30
R - 8
H - 14
2B - 5
3B - 1
RBI - 6
SLG% - .700
BB - 5
K - 3
OB% - .568
SB/Att - 3/4

Travis Green
Batting Average - .429
GP/GS - 6/4
AB - 14
R - 4
H - 6
2B - 3
3B - 1
RBI - 2
SLG% - .786
BB - 2
HBP - 3
K - 1
OB% - .579
SB/Att - 0/2

Charlie Krueger
Batting Average - .364
GP/GS - 6/2
AB - 11
R - 2
H - 4
2B - 1
RBI - 2
SLG% - .455
BB - 4
HBP - 1
K - 2
OB% - .563
SB/Att - 2/3

Defensively, the Bearcats have committed 19 errors and are fielding at a .938 clip.

Pitching, the Bearcats have a team ERA of 7.62 having worked 67.1 innings pitched, 93 hits, 57 earned runs, 35 walks, 45 strike-outs, 22 doubles, 4 triples, 12 home runs, opponents are batting .332 off of them, have thrown 7 wild pitches, hit 4 batters, and committed 2 balks.

The Statistical leaders are as follows:

Chris Green
ERA - 3.00
W/L - 1/0
App/GS - 2/2
IP - 9.0
H - 6
ER - 3
BB - 4
K - 9
allowed 1 double, 1 triple, and 1 homerun
has thrown 1 wild pitch, 1 balk, and hit 1 batter.

Jace Anderson
ERA - 7.36
W/L - 0/2
App/GS - 2/2
IP - 11.0
H - 19
ER - 9
BB - 3
K - 8
2B - 6
HR - 3
Opponents are batting .388 off of him
Has thrown 3 wild pitches and hit 1 batter

Chase Anderson
ERA - 11.00
W/L - 0/2
App/GS - 2/2
IP - 9.0
H - 15
ER - 11
BB - 4
K - 6
Opponents are batting .366 off of him
has thrown 2 wild pitches

Nick Caldrone
ERA - 3.60
W/L - 0/0
IP - 5.0
H - 1
ER - 2
BB - 6
K - 2
2B - 1
has thrown 1 wild pitch and hit 1 batter
Opponents are batting .077 off of him

Carson Smith
ERA - 4.76
W/L - 0/0
App/GS - 3/0
IP - 5.2
H - 9
ER - 3
BB - 3
K - 4
2B - 1
HR - 1
Opponents are batting .360 off of him.

Team by Team Comparison:

                           NWMSU at Fort Hays State      Advantage
Batting Avg          .301        at  .298                      NWMSU
Runs                    50           at  23                         NWMSU
SLG%                 .406        at  .421                      FHSU
BB                      39           at  16                         NWMSU
K                        57           at  16                         FHSU
OB%                  .403        at   .398                     NWMSU
SB/Att                10/17      at   6/7                       FHSU
FLD%                .938        at   .982                     FHSU
ERA                   7.62        at   8.64                     NWMSU
BB                      35          at   10                        FHSU
K                        45          at   17                        NWMSU

Go Cats!!!

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