Baseball Ready For Key Series At Southwestern
The Centenary baseball team faces conference leader Southwestern University in a pivotal three-game Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference weekend series beginning Friday night at The Rockwell Family Baseball Field.
Georgetown, Texas – The Centenary baseball team faces conference leader Southwestern University in a pivotal three-game Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference weekend series beginning Friday night at The Rockwell Family Baseball Field.
Live stats and live video are available for Friday's game at the links below:
Stats: https://www.southwesternpirates.com/sports/m-basebl/2022-23/boxscores/20230421_20yz.xml
Video: https://web.playsight.com/admin/broadcast-center/courts
The series concludes on Saturday with a doubleheader at 1 and 4 p.m. Live stats and video links for Saturday's DH are available here: https://www.southwesternpirates.com/sports/m-basebl/2022-23/schedule
The Diamond Gents (16-12, 8-6 SCAC) stepped out of conference play on Tuesday evening as they dropped their final home game of the season to the East Texas Baptist University Tigers, 7-5, at Shehee Stadium. Southwestern (22-7, 10-2 SCAC) won two of three at home last weekend against Trinity University in a key SCAC series. The Pirates are 16-4 at home this season and are currently leading Trinity (11-4 SCAC) and Texas Lutheran University (11-4 SCAC) each by 1.5 games
Centenary is in fourth place and two games ahead of St. Thomas (6-8). The SCAC Baseball Championship will be held May 5-7 in Cleburne, Texas. The top four teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the event. Centenary is the defending tournament champion. The Maroon and White recorded a home sweep over Schreiner last weekend.
Centenary's final win over Schreiner last Sunday on Senior Day was significant and historic as Centenary head coach Mike Diaz became the all-time winningest coach in program history with his 292nd win with the Maroon and White. Diaz, currently in his 13th season, is now 292-208-1, and has passed former HC Ed McCann (1999-2010).
The Gents swept the Pirates last season in Shreveport after Southwestern went 4-0 in the series in the 2021 season, sweeping a series at home and then eliminating the Diamond Gents in the SCAC Tournament in Cleburne, Texas. Centenary leads the all-time series 28-12 including a 12-6 mark in Georgetown.
Southwestern enters the weekend as one of the top offensive teams in the conference, ranking first in on-base percentage (.399), second in team batting average (.296), third in runs scored (209), tied for third in RBI (187), and fifth in slugging % (.391). The Pirates average 7.7 runs per game and have reached double digits seven times.
Centenary hits .278 as a team with a .361 OBP and is slugging .348. The Maroon and White average 6.3 runs/game and have scored in double figures six times. Centenary has had 10+ hits in a game 14 times this season. The Diamond Gents' team ERA of 3.53 is the second-lowest in the conference while the Pirates' 4.27 mark ranks third. Centenary has thrown three completes games this season, has six saves, and tossed three shutouts. Southwestern leads the league in stolen bases (78) while Centenary is third with 65.
Senior RHP Parker Primeaux (Lake Charles, La.) enters the series needing just one save to tie former All-American Taylor Henry for the all-time program record (17) in the division III era (2012-present). Primeaux is Centenary's top pitcher this season as he leads the team in appearances (16), wins (5), innings pitched (57.1), and saves (3). He is also second on the team in starts (6), strikeouts (47), and ERA (2.67). Primeaux is a perfect 5-0 this season and a pair of saves and a win in the Schreiner series. He ranks fourth in the conference in ERA, is the league leader in IP, eighth in K's, and is tied for second in wins.
All-American sophomore LHP Tyler Herrera (Spring, Texas) is 4-4 with a team-high two complete games and a 3.73 ERA. He has a team-high 56 K's in 50.2 IP in eight appearances (all starts). He currently ranks second in the SCAC in K's, third in IP, tied for sixth in wins, and seven in opposing batting average. Freshman LHP Cody Myers (Friendswood, Texas) has made 12 appearances, third-most on the team, with five starts (third on team) and is 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA and one save. In 25.1 IP he has struck out 25 batters.
Freshman RHP Jacob Broussard (Houston, Texas) and freshman RHP Aidan Reichek (Bellaire, Texas) have blossomed into two of the top rookie arms in the conference this season. Broussard has a team-leading 2.31 ERA and is 1-3 with a save in 15 appearances (second on team) and one start. He has pitched 23.1 innings and has 16 K's. Reichek, who tossed a no-hitter against Dallas at home on March 25, is 2-1 with a 2.68 ERA and 29 K's in 37.0 IP. He has made 10 appearances and four starts. The no-hitter is the first thrown since Matthew Devillier held Austin College hitless on April 20, 2018 at home. Reichek and Devillier's no-hitters are the only two in the division III era (2012-present) in program history. Senior RHP Christian Diaz (Houston, Texas) is 1-1 with a 1.35 in six appearances for a total of 13.1 innings and has struck out 11 batters while walking just one.
Freshman OF Carson Livesay (Lafayette, La.) has been one of the main leaders of the offense so far as the rookie ranks second in the conference in batting average (.398), leads in OBP (.491), and is second in slugging (.538). He is tied for third in runs scored (30) and is 10th in hits (37). He also has six doubles, two triples, a homer, and nine stolen bases. In 93 at-bats he has walked 15 times and only struck out 12 times. He has 12 multi-hit performances this season including five 3-hit games.
Junior 2B Jobee Boone (Opelousas, La.) ranks eighth in average (.337) and has 35 hits, 20 runs scored, 22 RBI, four doubles, one homer, and seven stolen bases in eight attempts. In 104 at-bats he has drawn six walks compared to just seven K's. He has 10 multi-hit performances this season which includes a 5-hit game and a pair of 3-hit games.
Senior CF Gary Hewitt (Cedar Park, Texas) is hitting .306 (.347 OBP/.343 slugging) with 33 hits, 23 runs, 14 RBI, and a team-high 12 stolen bases in 13 attempts. Hewitt has two doubles and a triple, and in a team-high 108 at-bats has just nine strikeouts compared to seven walks. Senior SS Noah Koehmstedt (San Diego, Calif.) is hitting .287 (.414 OBP/.362 slugging ) with 23 hits, 14 runs, 11 RBI, and nine stolen bases in 12 attempts. He has four multi-hit performances and has been hit by a pitch 10 times to lead the conference. Sophomore OF/DH Cade LaBruyere (Iowa, La.) is hitting .269 (.360 OBP/.333 slugging) with 21 hits, 20 runs, 12 RBI, 11 BB, five doubles and 11 steals in 12 attempts.
Freshman DH Lenny Forth (Flower Mound, Texas) is hitting .2854 (.358 OBP/.316 slugging) with 27 hits, 15 runs, 16 RBI, and three doubles. He has stolen three bases and drawn nine walks. Freshman 3B Clay Menard (Berwick, La.) is batting .300 (.425 OBP/.317 slugging) with 18 hits, 11 runs, 12 BB, seven RBI, and two stolen bases. Junior C/UT Austyn Benoit (Welsh, La.) is hitting .298 (.349 OBP/.439 slugging) with 17 hits, 13 runs, 13 RBI, three doubles, a triple, a homer, three BB, and a stolen base. Freshman 1B Collin Pitts (Lufkin, Texas) has hit a team-leading two home runs and has 10 hits, 10 RBI, five runs scored, a double, and four steals.
Current SCAC Standings:
1 Southwestern 22-7 (10-2 SCAC)
T2 Texas Lutheran 20-13 (11-4 SCAC)
T2 Trinity 20-13 (11-4 SCAC)
4 Centenary 16-12 (8-6 SCAC)
5 St. Thomas 17-15 (6-8 SCAC)
6 Dallas 14-19 (5-10 SCAC)
7 Schreiner 15-18 (4-11 SCAC)
8 Austin College 5-24 (1-11 SCAC)
This weekend's schedule:
Centenary at Southwestern
Schreiner at Trinity
St. Thomas at Austin College
Texas Lutheran at Dallas
See the complete Gents' season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/schedule
Admission is FREE to all Centenary home athletic contests. Live stats and live video stream are available for all Centenary home contests. Please note that all dates and times are subject to change.
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