Baseball In Kansas For Four Games
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Baseball In Kansas For Four Games Posted Thursday, February 25, 2021
GAMETIME…
Dordt will travel to Central Christian in McPherson, Kansas for two games on February 26 starting at 12:00 pm. The Defenders will face Central Christian again on February 27 at 11:00 am before wrapping up the weekend against Avila at 3:00 pm Saturday.
FAN INFORMATION…
COVERAGE…
THE OPPONENT…
Central Christian is 1-5-1 this season with a win over Dallas Christian and losses to Sterling and Ottawa. Josh Clyden leads the team with nine hits and a .500 batting average with four runs batted in. Julius Sifuentes and Trystin Gilbert each have five hits and three runs batted in. Michael Falcon has five runs batted in and has a .333 batting average.
THE OPPONENT…
Bethany was 16-10 in 2020 and 7-1 in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference play before the season stopped on March 10.
Braden Scrivner is Bethany’s top returning hitter and had a .357 batting average last season with 30 hits and five homeruns with 26 runs batted in and he clubbed seven doubles. Chase Lorg had 23 hits last season and is back with a .324 batting average and he had five homeruns.
The Swedes return three pitchers with over 24 innings of work last season. Manuel Rodriguez posted a 2.73 earned run average with 36 strikeouts in 33 innings of work. Chase Lorg had 30 innings of work and posted a 4.15 earned run average and struck out 33 batters. Both Rodriguez and Lorg allowed opponent batting averages below .200. Josh Macat threw 24 innings and had 27 strikeouts and had a 2-1 record. Lorg and Rodriguez were both 4-1 in six appearances and both had two complete games.