SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Baseball travels to Wichita, Kan., on Tuesday (Mar. 11) afternoon for a conference midweek doubleheader against the Friends Falcons.
The Valor will take on the Falcons beginning at noon on Tuesday, looking to take a pair of wins against a strong conference opponent.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel is 1-2 all time against the Friends Falcons, having taken a win last season in Wichita, 17-8, but dropping a pair of home contests, 9-6 and 16-10.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel is coming off a 1-2 weekend against the Avila Eagles on the road in Kansas City. EU took game two of the series, 7-3, but fell in games one and three, 15-2 and 5-3, respectively.
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Evangel is currently led at the plate by Quentin Edwards, who currently boasts a .472 batting average, 22 RBIs, and five home runs.
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Shane Poe leads the Valor with 18 runs scored so far this season.
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Wyatt Keplar leads EU in innings pitched, currently with 29.1 this year, as well as strikeouts with 37.
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Hayden Larson has also been strong pitching this season for Evangel. Larson currently boasts a 3.10 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 20.1 innings.
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Evan Baptiste, Kannon Perry, and Poe all have been perfect from their position, not recording a single error on the year as Evangel has committed less errors than their opponents. 35-33.
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel Baseball returns home to host Dakota State on Friday and Saturday (Mar. 14/15) afternoon, with doubleheaders beginning at noon both days.
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