The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats have a measuring stick series this weekend as they take on the University of Central Missouri Mules in Maryville with a single 9-inning game on Friday (first pitch at 2pm), a double-header on Saturday (first pitch at 1pm), and a single 9-inning game on Sunday (first pitch at noon).
The Mules are presently ranked 2nd in NCAA Division 2 baseball polls. Central Missouri is 11-1 overal this year with a 7-1 conference record. The Mules won 3 of 4 against Missouri Western in Warrensburg before winning all 4 games against Truman State in Kirksville. The Mules are also a perfect 8-0 on the road so far this season.
As a team, Central Missouri is batting .344, scored 101 runs (8.4 runs per game), earned 141 hits (11.75 hits per game), 27 extra base hits including home runs (a little over 2 per game), slugging .432, 75 walks, 19 hit by pitches (7.8 free passes per game), 56 strike-outs (4.6 Ks per game), on-base % is .462, and have stolen 31 bases in 41 attempts (2.58 stolen bases per game & 3.42 attempts per game). The Mules are a superior offense with 4 players batting .400 or above, 9 players with an on-base % of .400 or above, and 8 players slugging .400 or above.
Central Missouri has committed 15 errors (a little over 1 error per game), and are fielding at a .966 clip.
Central Missouri's pitching prowess is as equally exemplary as its offensive statistics. The Mules have a team ERA of a rediculous 2.56, allowed 29 earned runs (2.42 ER per game), 30 walks & 12 hit batsmen (3.5 per game), 89 strike-outs (7.42 Ks per game), allowed 23 extra-base hits (almost 2 per game), and opponents are batting a mere .253 against them.
Offensive leaders are as follows:
Brad Wilson
BA - .469
GP/GS - 11/9
R - 7, H - 15, 2B - 4, 3B - 1, HR - 0, RBI - 13, SLG% - .656, BB - 5, HBP - 4, K - 4, OB% - .585, SB/Att - 2/3
Gabe Thibodeau (transfer from Clarendon College)
BA - .448
GP/GS - 8/8
R - 8, H - 13, 2B - 4, 3B - 0, HR - 0, RBI - 6, SLG% - .586, BB - 9, HBP - 1, K - 3, OB% - .575, SB/Att - 3/5
Jordan Coons (transfer from Coastal Carolina)
BA - .405
GP/GS - 12/12
R - 17, H - 17, 2B - 2, 3B - 0, HR - 0, RBI - 9, SLG% - .452, BB - 8, HBP - 5, K - 6, OB% - .545, SB/Att - 4/4
Albert Selanders
BA - .400
GP/GS - 10/9
R - 12, H - 14, 2B - 5, 3B - 0, HR - 1, RBI - 8, SLG% - .629, BB - 4, HBP - 0, K - 1, OB% - .450, SB/Att - 4/4
Bret Schwartz
BA - .391
GP/GS - 12/12
R - 12, H - 18, 2B - 1, 3B - 0, HR - 0, RBI - 4, SLG% - .413, BB - 13, HBP - 2, K - 3, OB% - .541, SB/Att - .4/5
John Oropeza
BA - .378
GP/GS - 12/12
R - 10, H - 17, 2B - 3, 3B - 0, HR - 1, RBI - 13, Slg% - .511, BB - 7, HBP - 0, K - 7, OB% - .444, SB/Att - 3/3
Ben Cox
BA - .350
GP/GS - 8/6
R - 7, H - 7, 2B - 0, 3B - 0, HR - 0, RBI - 2, SLG% - .350, BB - 4, HBP - 0, K - 2, OB% - .458
Kevin Gratza
BA - .318
GP/GS - 8/4
R - 5, H - 7, 2B - 1, 3B - 0, HR - 1, RBI - 7, SLG% - .500, BB - 1, HBP - 1, K - 3, OB% - .375, SB/Att - 0/1
Jon Cotter (transfer from Colby Community College)
BA - .300
GP/GS - 12/11
R - 7, H - 12, 2B - 1, 3B - 0, HR - 1, RBI - 10, SLG% - .400, BB - 8, HBP - 3, K - 11, OB% - .451, SB/Att - 4/7
Pitching Leaders are as follows:
Travis Unthank (transfer from Neosho County Community College)
ERA - 1.84
W/L - 1/0
App/GS - 6/0, CG - 0, SV - 2, IP - 14.2, H - 10, ER - 3, BB - 7, K - 9, 2B - 1, 3B - 0, HR - 0, opponent BA .213, hit 2 batters;
Kurtis Schuyler
ERA - 2.16
W/L - 2/0
App/GS - 3/3, CG - 1, IP - 16.2, H - 14, ER - 4, BB 3, K -12, 2B - 1, 3B - 0, HR - 0, Opponents' BA .241, hit 3 batters
Lee Stoppelman (transfer from Longview Community College)
ERA - 2.70
W/L - 1/0
App/GS - 3/1, CG - 0, IP 13.1, H - 12, ER - 4, BB - 1, K -16, 2B - 4, 3B - 0, HR - 0, Opponents' BA .226, hit 3 batters
Chris Fitzpatrick
ERA - 0.00
W/L - 2/0
App/GS - 2/2, IP - 10.0, H - 12, ER - 0, BB - 2, K - 11, 2B - 2, 3B - 0, HR - 0, Opponents BA - .300, WP - 1, HBP - 0
Kyle Jackson (transfer from the University of Kentucky)
ERA - 0.00
W/L - 2/0
App/GS - 2/1, IP - 9.1, H - 5, ER - 0, BB - 3, K - 8, 2B - 2, 3B - 0, HR - 0, Opponents' BA .161, WP - 1, Hit 1 batter
As a team, Northwest is batting .318, scored 133 runs (8.3 runs per game), earned 176 hits (11 per game), 62 extra-base hits (3.88 per game) out of which there have been 23 home runs hit by Bearcats (1.44 per game)(Eric Swain leading the team with 6, Travis Green/Jake Kretzer/Steven Garber all tied with 4), Slugging % is .519, BB - 71 + HBP - 27 = 98 (6.13 free passes per game), K - 114 (7.13 per game), OB% - .417, SB/Att - 21/30 (1.31 SB per game at 1.88 attempts per game).
Offensive Leaders are as follows:
Ryan Abernathy
BA - .443
GP/GS - 15/15
R - 19, H - 27, 2B - 8, 3B - 1, HR - 1, RBI - 9, SLG% - .656, BB - 8, HBP - 3, K - 7, OB% - .528, SB/Att - 4/6
Cameron Bedard
BA - .411
GP/GS - 15/15
R - 14, H - 23, 2B - 2, 3B - 0, HR - 1, RBI - 12, SLG% - .500, BB - 12, HBP - 1, K - 8, OB% - .522, SB/Att - 1/2
Cole Mapes
BA - .500
GP/GS - 7/1
R - 3, H - 4, 2B - 1, 3B - 0, HR - 0, RBI - 1, SLG% - .625, BB - 1, K - 2, OB% - .556
Nathaniel Horton
BA - .444
GP/GS - 10/5
R - 6, H - 8, 2B - 0, 3B - 0, HR - 0, RBI - 2, SLG% - .444, BB - 5, HBP - 1, K - 2, OB% - .583,
SB/Att - 1/1
Eric Swain
BA - .387
GP/GS - 16/16
R - 18, H - 24, 2B - 7, 3B - 1, HR - 6, RBI - 19, SLG% - 823, BB - 8, HBP - 2, K - 9, OB% - .459, SB/Att - 1/1
Eric McGlauflin
BA - .357
GP/GS - 15/15
R - 11, H - 20, 2B - 5, 3B - 0, HR - 1, RBI - 12, SLG% - .500, BB - 11, HBP - 1, K - 10, OB% - .464, SB/Att - 1/2
Travis Green
BA - .353
GP/GS - 13/10
R - 12, H - 12, 2B - 5, 3B - 1, HR - 4, RBI - 11, SLG% - .912, BB - 4, HBP - 4, K - 8, OB% - .476, SB/Att - 0/2
Jake Kretzer
BA - .283
GPGS - 15/14
R - 12, H - 15, 2B - 1, 3B - 0, HR - 4, RBI - 16, SLG% - .528, BB - 1, HBP - 6, K - 17, OB% - .361, SB/Att - 3/3
Charlie Krueger
BA - .267
GP/GS - 9/3
R - 2, H - 4, 2B - 1, 3B - 0, HR - 0, RBI - 2, SLG% - .333, BB - 4, HBP - 1, K - 3, OB% - .450, SB/ATT - 2/3
Defensively, the Bearcats have committed 35 errors (2.19 per game) that has led to 25 unearned runs (giving opponents an additional 1.56 runs per game).
As a team, Northwest has an ERA of 8.48, have thrown 1 complete game, earned 2 saves, allowed 194 hits (12.13 hits per game), allowed 119 earned runs (7.44 per game), 56 walks + 8 hit batters = 64 (4 free passes per game), 76 strike-outs (4.75 per game), Opponents are batting .350 off of the Bearcats, and have thrown 13 wild pitches (0.81 per game).
Pitching Leaders are as follows:
Chris Green
ERA - 5.57
W/L - 2/1, App/GS - 4/4, CG - 1, IP 21.0, H - 22, ER - 13, BB - 8, K - 13, Opponents are batting .265
Josh Parrish
ERA - 5.14
W/L - 0/1, App/GS - 7/0, SV - 2, IP - 14.0, H - 15, ER - 8, BB - 2, K - 6, Opponents are batting .273
Chase Anderson
ERA - 7.17
W/L - 2/2, App/GS - 4/4, IP 21.1, H - 32, ER - 17, BB - 9, K - 11, Opponents are batting .327
Jace Anderson
ERA - 8.57
W/L - 0/2, App/GS - 4/4, IP - 21.0, H - 39, ER - 20, BB - 7, K - 14, Opponents are batting .398
Nick Caldrone
ERA - 6.75
W/L 0/0, App/GS - 8/0, IP - 6.2, H - 6, ER - 5, BB - 7, K - 4, Opponents are batting .273
Carson Smith
ERA - 8.38
W/L - 0/1, App/GS - 6/0, SV - 1, IP - 9.2, H - 18, ER - 9, BB - 5, K - 8, Opponents are batting .391
Team Comparison
NWMSU UCM ADV
BA .318 .344 UCM
SLG% .519 .432 NWMSU
OB% .417 .462 UCM
FLD% .940 .966 UCM
ERA 8.48 2.56 UCM
Go Cats!!
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