PREVIEW: Crusaders Take on Dallas Christian College this Weekend (3/1 - 3/2)
HOW TO FOLLOW
(Multimedia Coverage): Livestats: Game 1 Game 2 (Game 3 Unavailable) | Video: Game 1 & 2 Unavailable (Game 3) (Weather permitting)
(SOCIAL MEDIA)
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GAME INFORMATION
Dates: March 1st (7 innings) (DH) | March 2nd (9 innings)
Times: March 1st 1:00 p.m. (DH) | March 2nd 12:00 p.m.
Opponent: Dallas Christian College
Records: Dallas Christian College (3-16) | Dallas (7-4)
Location: Dallas, Texas | Irving, Texas
FIRST PITCH
The University of Dallas baseball team will begin a three-game series against Dallas Christian College this weekend (Mar. 1-2). The series will begin at Dallas Christian College for a doubledheader on Friday beginning at 1:00 p.m. The series will then shift to Irving for a single game on Saturday beginning at 12:00 p.m. The Crusaders are coming off a 2-1 weekend at the NCC-Saluki Tournament.
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UDCRUSADERS HEADLINES
- Jordan Stickler (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Josh Abalos (Lewisville, Texas) are tied for the team-lead and sit atop the SCAC leaderboard with 10 stolen bases each.
- Jessup Scott (Lewiston, Idaho), Luke Boylson (Fairview, Texas), and Paul Scioli (Lubbock, Texas) all are in the top five among SCAC players with 12, 11, and eight RBI, respectively.
- Dallas has a .375 team on-base-percentage.
- UD has drawn 51 walks in the early part of the season.
- Dallas pitching has combined for a 5.23 ERA.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Dallas owns a 12-2 all-time record vs. DCC.
- UD swept the three-game series last season winning 18-4, 11-7, and 8-3.
A LOOK AT THE CRUSADERS
- Casey Morrow leads the team with a .385 batting average playing in 13 games. He also has one of the team's four homeruns.
- DCC is 0-10 at home this year.
- Pitchers have combined for a 10.10 earned-run-average.
- Dallas Christian is hitting .199 as a team.
- Collin Patten and Ruggeri Thomas have both made five appearances on the mound. Patten has given up 19 earned runs on the season, while striking out 19 batters.
UP NEXT
Dallas will face Hardin-Simmons University on Monday (Mar. 11) for a single game in Abilene, Texas. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.