By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
Tennessee Tech Baseball Midweek Preview (Mar. 14)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team takes a brief break from its road stretch of seven out of eight games away from Cookeville, returning home to host in-state rival Lipscomb in a Tuesday tilt at Quillen Field and Bush Stadium at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex.
First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CT with the contest slated to be streamed on ESPN+ with Dylan Vazzano on the call.
Tech enters the contest after finishing 1-2 over the weekend at Southeastern Louisiana. The Golden Eagles dropped a heart-breaking, 10-inning affair on Friday, with starter Peyton Calitri taking a no-hitter into the eighth. The Lions stole home to tied the game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and scored the game-winning run on a fielder's choice after a Tech double-play to end the frame was overturned on review.
After falling 8-2 in the second match-up the purple and gold bounced back with a monster, 18-4 victory in the series finale. Tech dropped 11 runs in the first, the first time scoring double figures to open a contest since scoring 10 at Morehead State on Mar. 15, 2014, and the most in the Matt Bragga era (first or second).
The Golden Eagles pace the Ohio Valley Conference with a .338 batting average and 180 hits and rank second in on-base percentage, RBI, and runs scored, and third in slugging percentage and home runs. The Tech pitching staff ranks second in team ERA and opposing batting average.
Lipscomb enters the match-up after falling in three, weekend contests at No. 18 Georgia, 8-3, 9-2, and 9-5. The Bisons rank second in the Atlantic Sun Conference in batting average with a mark of .286. The team ranks eighth in its league with a 5.58 ERA.
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Tennessee Tech vs. Lipscomb | Tuesday, Mar. 15, 3:00 PM
Cookeville, Tenn. | Quillen Field/Bush Stadium (1,100)
TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES
2022 Record: 11-3
2022 OVC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Matt Bragga
TTU: 457-395-2 (16th Season)
Career: 508-471-3 (19th Season)
STATS LEADERS
AVG: Ed Johnson (.451)
2B: Gabe Lacy (6)
3B: Austin Turner (1)
HR: Jason Hinchman / Ed Johnson (5)
RBI: Jason Hinchman (22)
R: Ed Johnson (24)
BB: Will Long (12)
SLG%: Ed Johnson (.718)
OB%: Gabe Lacy (.514)
SB: Jackson Green / Austin Turner (1)
ERA: Brock Myers (1.72)
W: Brock Myers (3)
APP: Jackson Berry / Brock Myers (5)
IP: Peyton Calitri (26.1)
K: Peyton Calitri (15)
BAA: Connor Adams (.182)
SV: 3 players tied (1)
LIPSCOMB BISONS
2022 Record: 9-7
2022 ASUN Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Jeff Forehand
LU: 378-398 (16th Season)
Career: 607-569-1 (22nd Season)
STATS LEADERS
AVG: Mason Lundgrin (.383)
2B: Rudy Maxwell (7)
3B: 3 players tied (1)
HR: Malik Williams (4)
RBI: Malik Williams (20)
R: Malik Williams (15)
BB: John Shields / Trace Willhoite (11)
SLG%: Malik Williams (.629)
OB%: Mason Lundgrin (.500)
SB: John Shields (9)
ERA: Michael Dunkelberger (3.27)
W: Matthew Bohnert / Noah Thompson (2)
APP: Gavin Grubbs (7)
IP: Ike Buxton (19.0)
K: Kaleb Kantola (22)
BAA: Michael Dunkelberger (.238)
SV: Trey Nordmann (2)
Photo by Thomas Corhern
