Sherman, Texas – The Centenary baseball team will finish its regular season with a three-game weekend series versus the Austin College Kangaroos in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play beginning on Saturday with a doubleheader on Saturday at 2 and 5 p.m.
The possibility of inclement weather in Sherman throughout the weekend caused changes to the original schedule as the series was set to begin on Friday evening. Saturday's DH between the Diamond Gents (19-13, 10-7 SCAC) and 'Roos (6-28, 2-14 SCAC) will be played at Sherman High School and Sunday's series finale will be played at Noon on campus at Baker Field.
For updates on game times and information regarding possible live stats and live video visit: https://www.acroos.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/schedule
The Diamond Gents enter the weekend winners of three games in a row while the 'Roos have lost two-straight games and are just 5-16 at home this season. Centenary recorded a dominant 10-1 victory over the East Texas Baptist University Tigers on Tuesday evening in a non-conference contest in Marshall, Texas following a series win over the Southwestern University Pirates in SCAC play last weekend on the road.
Centenary swept a DH last Saturday by scores of 6-0 in game one and 10-0 in seven innings in game two as the Maroon and White rebounded from a disappointing 6-5 loss in the series opener to win their second-straight series following a home sweep of Schreiner April 14-16.
Centenary is currently in fourth place in the league standings and two games ahead of fifth-place St. Thomas (8-9). 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 Diamond Gents can clinch a berth into the championship with one win versus the 'Roos coupled with a St. Thomas loss to Trinity. The Celts and Tigers are playing a DH on Friday in Houston.
Centenary enters the weekend ranked second in the conference in team ERA (3.30) and fourth in both batting average (.292) and fielding percentage (.959). The Diamond Gents average 6.5 runs per game, have 57 extra-base hits, 74 stolen bases, with a .374 OBP % and a .368 slugging %. Austin College is hitting just .233 as a team with 153 runs scored (4.5/game) and has hit just six home runs.
The Diamond Gents have scored double digit runs in a game eight times this season and have had 10+ hits in a game an impressive 18 times. They have done so in five games in a row and posted 15+ hits in a game three times. Centenary has tossed a league-leading five complete games and is tied for the lead in the conference in saves with six. The Diamond Gents' pitching staff has recorded five shutouts.
Centenary is now an impressive 75-43 overall over the last three seasons and 38-21 in conference play. The Diamond Gents have won 10 or more conference games in the regular season in 10 of 11 seasons since joining the SCAC prior to the 2013 season with the only exception being 2020 when the conference schedule was not played due to COVID-19.
All-American senior RHP Parker Primeaux (Lake Charles, La.) tossed a complete-game shutout against Southwestern last weekend as he continued his stellar season. The shutout was Primeaux's second of the season and the CG was his first and third of his career as he was named the SCAC Pitcher of the Week on Monday. He is 6-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 17 appearances and seven starts.
Primeaux is the league leader in innings pitched (66.1), second in appearances, second in wins, third in ERA, tied for first in saves (three), and is sixth in strikeouts (55). Primeaux needs just one save to tie former All-American Taylor Henry for the all-time program record (17) in the division III era (2012-present).
All-American sophomore LHP Tyler Herrera (Spring, Texas) is 4-4 with a 4.13 ERA and a pair of CG's. He is second in the league in K's (64), third in IP (56.2) and fifth in opponent's batting average (.211). He has made nine appearances (all starts) as he ranks second on the team in wins. Freshman RHP Aidan Reichek (Bellaire, Texas) has burst onto the scene as a rookie this season as he is second in the conference in ERA (2.25) and tossed a no-hitter against Dallas at home on March 25, which was 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. He is 3-1 with two CG's in 11 appearances and five starts. In 44 IP, he has struck out 36 and walked only nine. He nearly threw his second no-hitter of the season last weekend against Southwestern as he held the Pirates hitless for 6.2 innings.
Freshman RHP Jacob Broussard (Houston, Texas) has made 17 appearances and has two saves in 25.1 IP and boasts a 2.13 ERA. Freshman LHP Cody Myers (Friendswood, Texas) is 2-1 with a save and a 3.77 ERA in 14 appearances and six starts. Senior RHP Christian Diaz (Houston, Texas) has made eight appearances and in 16.2 IP has a 1.08 ERA with just two BB and 12 K's.
Freshman OF Carson Livesay (Lafayette, La.) has been one of the top offensive players in the conference all season as he has shined in his rookie season for the Maroon and White. He is currently leading the SCAC in OBP % (.489) and is second in batting average (.405). He is one of only two players in the league hitting above .400 this season. He is also slugging .541, good for second as he is the only player in the league ranked in the top two in those three categories.
He is tied for second in the league in runs scored (34) and is tied for fourth in hits (45). In 111 at-bats, he has only struck out 16 times while drawing as many walks (16). He has 16 RBI, eight doubles, two triples, a home run, and 12 stolen bases in 15 attempts. Livesay has 14 multi-hit games this season including seven 3-hit performances. Junior 2B Jobee Boone (Opelousas, La.) has been a consistent threat on offense all season as he is hitting .322 (.375 OBP %/.380 slugging %) with a team-best 23 RBI and 39 hits (third on team). He has 22 runs scored, four doubles, and a homer. He has seven steals in eight attempts and in 121 at-bats, he has only struck out nine times while walking seven times. He has 11 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 .336 (.380 OBP/.376 slugging) with 42 hits (second on team), 28 runs, 19 RBI, and a team-high 15 stolen bases in 16 attempts. Hewitt has three doubles and a triple, and in a team-high 125 at-bats has just nine strikeouts compared to nine walks. He has 13 multi-hit games and is riding a season-high tying seven-game hitting streak in which he is hitting a sizzling .452 (14-31) with six RBI, eight runs scored, a double, three walks, and stolen five bases. He has also not struck out in his last 34 at-bats.
Junior C/UT Austyn Benoit (Welsh, La.) has hit a team-high three home runs and is hitting .343 (.397 OBP %/.571 slugging %) with 17 RBI, three doubles, two triples, 24 hits, and 17 runs. Freshman 1B Collin Pitts (Lufkin, Texas) is right behind him with two homers and is hitting .290 (.387 OBP %/.419 slugging %) with 18 hits, 12 RBI, nine runs, two doubles, 10 BB, and seven steals. Freshman DH Lenny Forth (Flower Mound, Texas) is second on the team in RBI (22) and fourth in hits (33) as he is batting .295 (.362 OBP %/.330 slugging %). He has 16 runs scored, four doubles, 10 BB and three steals.
Freshman 3B Clay Menard (Berwick, La.) is batting .329 (.456 OBP/.342 slugging) with 24 hits, 15 runs, 16 BB, nine RBI, and two stolen bases. He is currently on a four-game hitting streak and has at least one hit in 10 of his last 11 games with four multi-hit games this season. Senior SS Noah Koehmstedt (San Diego, Calif.) is batting .263 (.388 OBP %/.337 slugging %) with 25 hits, 17 runs scored, 11 RBI, five doubles, a triple, 10 BB, and nine steals. 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 .259 (.355 OBP/.321 slugging) with 21 hits, 20 runs, 12 RBI, 11 BB, five doubles and 11 steals in 12 attempts.
Centenary looks to continue its dominance in the all-time series as the Maroon and White lead 30-2 and have won six games in a row since their last loss on April 17, 2019 in Sherman by a score of 4-2.
See the complete Gents' season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/bsb/2022-23/schedule
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