COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - With just three more series left in Ohio Valley Conference play, the Tennessee Tech baseball team knows each contest grows with importance as the Golden Eagles (29-12, 16-5) look to capture its first regular season championship since 2010.
The first of Tech's final three OVC opponents, Murray State (17-23, 6-12) will make the weekend trip to Cookeville for a three-game series beginning Friday with a 6 p.m. CDT contest. Senior Tristan Archer (6-3) will look for his seventh victory of the season as he takes on the Thoroughbred's Cameron Finch (4-2) in game one.
On Saturday, Ross Spurgeon (2-2) will face off against Cashty DeLeeuw (3-1) in a 2 p.m. game. Jacob Honea (2-1) will wrap up the weekend for the Golden Eagles, looking to mimick last week's gem at Jacksonville State that earned the sophomore adidas OVC co-Pitcher of the Week honors. He will be pitted against Murray State's Cody Maerz (2-2) in a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday.
Fans can follow this weekend's game via live stats here. Both Friday's and Saturday's contests will be web streamed on the OVC Digital Network pending weather. Fans can watch the free video stream here.
SCOUTING THE MURRAY STATE THOROUGHBREDS
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LAST FIVE GAMES FOR |
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| Date | H/A/N | Opponent | Result | Score |
| April 17 |
Home |
Mid-Continent |
W |
7-0 |
| April 19 | Home | Alabama A&M | W | 11-1 |
| April 20 | Home | Alabama A&M | W | 16-4 |
| April 21 | Home | Alabama A&M | W | 5-1 |
| April 23 | Away | Missouri | Cancelled | |
A look at the top seven offensive weapons for the 'Breds:
| Player | Avg. | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | OB% | SB-SA |
| Ty Stetson |
.353 | 33 |
59 |
6 |
3 | 0 |
23 | .425 | .438 | 2-5 |
| Brandon Eggenschwiler | .351 | 28 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 29 | .437 | .451 | 2-2 |
| Brandon Elliott | .323 | 29 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .391 | .409 | 1-2 |
| Mike Kozlowski | .299 | 34 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 39 | .449 | .381 | 0-1 |
| Taylor Mathews | .290 | 34 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .316 | .347 | 2-3 |
| Dylan Wheeler | .286 | 24 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .354 | .340 | 6-6 |
| Paul Ritzheimer | .276 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .325 | .417 | 3-4 |
A look at this weekend's likely starters for Murray State:
| Day | Player | ERA | W-L | G-GS | IP | Hits | Runs | ER | BB | SO | Avg. |
| FRI | Cameron Finch |
4.17 | 4-2 |
10-10 |
58.1 |
61 |
30 |
27 |
19 |
38 |
.272 |
| SAT | Cashtyn DeLeeuw |
4.29 |
3-1 |
8-8 |
50.1 |
56 |
35 |
24 |
15 |
29 |
.298 |
| SUN | Cody Maerz |
3.99 |
2-2 |
13-6 |
38.1 |
46 |
23 |
17 |
9 |
24 |
.299 |
CATCHING UP WITH TECH
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LAST FIVE GAMES FOR |
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| Date | H/A/N | Opponent | Result | Score |
| April 16 | Away | No. 2 Vanderbilt | W | 10-9 |
| April 19 | Away | Jacksonville State* | L | 6-5 |
| April 20 | Away | Jacksonville State* | L | 7-5 |
| April 21 | Away | Jacksonville State* | W | 4-0 |
| April 23 | Home | Alabama A&M | W | 12-5 |
A look at the top seven offensive weapons for the Golden Eagles:
| Player | Avg. | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | OB% | SB-SA |
| Daniel Miles | .368 | 29 | 50 |
9 | 2 | 8 | 39 | .640 | .447 | 2-2 |
| Brandon Thomasson | .327 | 39 | 55 |
16 | 3 | 10 | 45 | .637 | .406 | 0-0 |
| James Abraham | .320 | 25 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .361 | .408 | 12-14 |
| Austin Wulf | .313 | 38 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .411 | .421 | 9-11 |
| Zach Stephens | .306 | 43 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 49 | .554 | .434 | 0-0 |
| Dylan Bosheers | .305 | 24 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 33 | .513 | .366 | 5-5 |
| Zach Zarzour | .301 | 41 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .397 | .403 | 11-14 |
A look at this weekend's likely starters for Tennessee Tech:
| Day | Player | ERA | W-L | G-GS | IP | Hits | Runs | ER | BB | SO | Avg. |
| FRI | Tristan Archer | 3.31 | 6-3 |
10-10 |
65.1 |
69 |
31 |
24 |
16 |
61 |
.272 |
| SAT | Ross Spurgeon | 3.82 |
2-2 |
13-4 |
30.2 |
31 |
17 |
13 |
9 |
26 |
.267 |
| SUN | Jacob Honea | 4.87 |
2-1 |
10-10 |
44.1 |
51 |
29 |
24 |
20 |
48 | .288 |
