By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director
LAGRANGE, Ga. – No. 7/9 LaGrange (18-6, 6-0 CCS) baseball opens a four-game week as they host Berry (10-17, 5-7 SAA) in the backend of a home-and-home on Tuesday, April 4. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. at Cleaveland Field in Williamson Stadium.
The Panthers continue to be one of the hottest teams in the country, having won 10 of their last 11 games, with the only loss in that time being a narrow 6-5 decision against No. 1 Birmingham-Southern (3/22). Since then they swept Covenant (3/24-25) by scores of 9-4, 15-7, and 7-1 and topped the Vikings 4-3 on Tuesday, March 28.
Prior to last week's meeting Berry had alternated wins and losses over their last six games and that would continue with a narrow one run loss to the Panthers and an 18-12 victory over Sewanee (4/1) in the opener of a three-game series. They would then drop the next two by 5-4 and 7-5 scores on April 1 and April 2, respectively.
SERIES HISTORY
LaGrange trails 10-4 in an all-time series against Berry that goes back only to 2013. The Vikings took six of the first seven meetings with the only Panther victory being a 7-6 decision in the second game in 2013. They would post a 10-9 win in 2017 before dropping the next four by a combined score of 29-10. Most recently they snapped that streak with a 7-4 win in the final meeting in 2019 and notched a 4-3 decision in Rome, Georgia last week.
MEDIA
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Scouting The No. 7/9 LaGrange College Panthers
Record: 18-6, 6-0 CCS
Last Time Out: W, 4-3 at Berry on March 28
Streak: Four Wins
Quick Links
Baseball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Batting Leaders
Batting Average: Joe Ruth – .421
Slugging Percentage: Joe Ruth – .663
Hits: Joe Ruth – 40
Doubles: Joe Ruth – 13
Triples: Curt Bonner, Joe Ruth – 2
Homeruns: David Smigelski – 3
RBIs: Rhett Mixon – 31
Runs: Rhett Mixon – 28
Steals: Jackson McElvy – 11
Individual Pitching Leaders
ERA: Eduardo Peralta – 1.50
Wins: Ethan Fry, Eduardo Peralta – 4
Opposing Batting Average: Ethan Fry – .181
Strikeouts: Ethan Fry – 54
Innings: Ethan Fry – 38.0
Team Batting Statistics
Batting Average: .327
Slugging Percentage: .465
Hits: 272
Doubles: 61
Triples: 7
Homeruns: 13
RBIs: 189
Runs: 213
Steals: 26 (26-of-31)
Team Pitching Statistics
ERA: 4.04
Opposing Batting Average: .234
Strikeouts: 263
Innings: 207.0
Scouting The Berry College Vikings
Record: 10-17, 5-7 SAA
Last Time Out: L, 7-5 at Sewanee on April 2
Streak: Two Losses
Quick Links
Baseball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Batting Leaders
Batting Average: Nick Brunswick – .472
Slugging Percentage: Nick Brunswick – .584
Hits: Nick Brunswick – 42
Doubles: Four Players – 6
Triples: Nick Brunswick, Joey Garcia, Garrett Lang – 2
Homeruns: Wesley Wade – 3
RBIs: Joey Garcia – 24
Runs: Nick Brunswick – 27
Steals: Levi Cloud, Joey Garcia – 9
Individual Pitching Leaders
ERA: Tyler Cassidy – 3.51
Wins: Patrick O'Rourke – 4
Opposing Batting Average: Tyler Cassidy – .248
Strikeouts: Patrick O'Rourke – 26
Innings: Patrick O'Rourke – 37.2
Team Batting Statistics
Batting Average: .312
Slugging Percentage: .405
Hits: 286
Doubles: 45
Triples: 11
Homeruns: 6
RBIs: 177
Runs: 207
Steals: 61 (61-of-74)
Team Pitching Statistics
ERA: 6.73
Opposing Batting Average: .304
Strikeouts: 134
Innings: 218.0
