SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Baseball takes on the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow (Feb. 14) afternoon in Forsyth, Missouri, looking to open their conference season on the right foot.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel is 3-10 all-time against the Coyotes, having lost to the nationally ranked team five times last season. EU fell 1-0 in their last result with Kansas Wesleyan in the conference tournament last season.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel is coming off an 2-2 weekend against longtime rival College of the Ozarks, taking a 4-3 win in game two and an 11-4 win in game three.
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Evangel is currently led at the plate by Quentin Edwards, the reigning conference player of the week, who currently boasts a .400 batting average.
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Shane Poe leads the Valor with eight RBIs and six runs scored so far this season.
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Wyatt Keplar leads EU in innings pitched, currently with 8.2 this year.
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Cooper Wilken and TJ Newman both earned wins last weekend while Hayden Larson earned his first career save.
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Evan Baptiste and Peyton Gayer lead EU with a pair of stolen bases so far this season.
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel Baseball hosts the McPherson Bulldogs next Friday/Saturday (Feb. 21/22) for a three game conference series, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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