By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
Tennessee Tech Baseball Weekend Preview (Mar. 30)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team officially kicks off Ohio Valley Conference action this weekend, making the trip to Morehead, Ky. for a three-game series with longtime rival Morehead State.
Due to inclement weather in the Morehead area, this weekend's schedule has been altered, with Friday's contest being moved back one day. The two squads will now play a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 2:00 p.m. CT. Game two is set to follow at approximately 5:00 p.m. Game three is still slated for a 12:00 p.m. first pitch Sunday.
The Golden Eagles enter league play following a heart-wrenching weekend on the road at Davidson. After falling 9-5 in the opener, Tech watched as the Wildcats delivered back-to-back walk-off victories in Saturday and Sunday's contests.
The purple and gold held a 10-6 advantage going into the bottom of the ninth on Saturday, but Davidson answered with six runs in the frame, highlighted by a walk-off grand slam for a 12-10 win. The Wildcats followed it up by breaking a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the ninth on Sunday, using a walk-off base knock to win 6-5.
Tech heads into its series in the midst of a seven-game road swing, with a road tilt at Belmont next Tuesday representing the final contest in the stretch. The Golden Eagles have currently dropped six straight contests.
Morehead State saw its four-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday, falling at Eastern Kentucky 10-6. Prior to the loss, the Eagles were perfect 4-0 last week, kicking things off with a marathon, 19-14 win over Ohio.
Making a visit to Evansville, Morehead opened OVC play last weekend with a 3-0 sweep of new league foe Southern Indiana. The Eagles edged the Screaming Eagles 3-2 in the opener on Saturday, then followed it up with wins of 11-4 and 5-1 in a doubleheader on Sunday.
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Current Weekend Schedule
Saturday, Apr. 1 | 2:00 p.m. CT | at Morehead State | Live Stats
Saturday, Apr. 1 | 5:00 p.m. CT | at Morehead State | Live Stats
Sunday, Apr. 2 | 12:00 p.m. CT | at Morehead State | Live Stats
TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES
2023 Record: 8-15
2023 OVC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Matt Bragga
TTU: 484-434-2 (17th Season)
Career: 535-510-3 (20th Season)
STATS LEADERS
AVG: Preston Ford (.338)
2B: Theo Bryant IV / Peyton Mills (6)
3B: Troy Baunsgard / Peyton Mills (1)
HR: Peyton Mills (9)
RBI: Peyton Mills (28)
R: Peyton Mills (20)
BB: Hayden Gilliland (23)
SLG%: Peyton Mills (.679)
OB%: Hayden Gilliland (.453)
SB: Theo Bryant IV (3)
ERA: Andrew Guardino (5.51)
W: Peyton Calitri / Tyler Zarella (2)
APP: Colt Taylor (10)
IP: Peyton Calitri (27.1)
K: Hunter Mann (28)
BAA: Brock Smith (.204)
SV: 5 players tied (1)
MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES
2023 Record: 13-11
2023 OVC Record: 3-0
Head Coach: Mik Aoki
MSU: 69-71 (4th Season)
Career: 518-572-2 (22nd Season)
STATS LEADERS
AVG: Jackson Feltner (.376)
2B: Colton Becker (5)
3B: Colton Becker / Ryley Preece (2)
HR: Ryley Preece (9)
RBI: Jackson Feltner (23)
R: Ryley Preece (26)
BB: Jackson Feltner (21)
SLG%: Jackson Feltner (.694)
OB%: Jackson Feltner (.500)
SB: Colton Becker (9)
ERA: Jarrett Miller (3.68)
W: Grant Herron / Joe Rotkis (3)
APP: Jarrett Miller (11)
IP: John Bakke (28.1)
K: Grant Herron (31)
BAA: John Bakke (.210)
SV: Jarrett Miller (5)
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