SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Baseball competes in their final series of the 2025 season, taking on the Tabor College Bluejays, looking to build off a pair of strong consecutive wins.
First pitch is scheduled for noon both Friday and Saturday (Apr. 25/26) with Friday serving as a doubleheader.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel is 1-2 all-time against Tabor, taking a win against the Bluejays at home last season, 3-0.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel is coming off a road non-conference win over Mission, 9-4.
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Evangel is currently led at the plate by Quentin Edwards, who currently boasts a .420 batting average, 35 RBIs, and six home runs. Edwards also is currently tied for seventh all-time for batting average in a single season at Evangel, while being 15th for hits and hit by pitch in a single season with 60 and nine, respectively.
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Shane Poe leads the Valor with 44 runs scored so far this season, which is tied for the 18th most in a single season at EU.
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Wyatt Keplar leads EU in innings pitched, currently with 68.0 this year, as well as strikeouts with 89. Keplar currently ranks 2nd all-time for strikeouts in a career with 264. Keplar is also second all-time for strikeouts in a single season with 89, 15 strikeouts behind Austin Dill.
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Other pertinent top 20 singles season and career record holders are listed below.
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Clay Palen (13th single season batting average (.405), 19th single season doubles (14))
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Evan Baptiste (5th single season hit by pitch (11), 19th single season doubles (14))
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Heath Perry (15th single season hit by pitch (9)
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Wyatt Keplar (10th career innings pitched (209.2), 20th single season opponent batting avg. and career pitching wins (.242, 11))
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Isaac Daley (9th career pitching strikeouts (182))
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