SERIES PREVIEW: Crusaders Battle LaGrange College
MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
(2/29/20 vs. LaGrange College): Livestats: Game 1, Game 2 | No Video
(3/1/20) vs. LaGrange College): Livestats | Video
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FIRST PITCH
The University of Dallas baseball team takes on LaGrange College in a three-game series on the road. The Crusaders (7-1) are coming off a three-game sweep over Arlington Baptist University in the home-opening series, which was the first home three-game sweep for Dallas since 2018. UD is off to its best start since 2012 when the Crusaders opened the campaign 9-0. Dallas will take a five-game winning streak into this series versus the 5-4 Panthers.
UD NOTES
- Tyler Montemayor (Boerne, Texas) was named to the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week for the first time in his career after he locked down two saves with three clean innings in the series sweep over Arlington Baptist University last weekend. Montemayor also struck out two batters in the series and worked a stress-free ninth inning in the final game to help Dallas earn the sweep.
- Christian Wheatley leads Dallas with a .444 batting average through eight games. Wheatley has notched eight runs scored, 12 hits, six runs batted in, and one triple this season. Wheatley also leads the team with a .531 on base percentage drawing three walks and being hit by two pitches.
- UD has been a force on the base paths, as they have swiped 33 stolen bases through eight games. Joseph Vondrachek (North St. Paul, Minn.) leads the team with nine stolen bases.
- Conrad Voss (Corona, Calif.) sits in a first place tie in the conference with three wins in three opportunities and also leads all Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) pitchers with 20 strikeouts in 19.0 innings of work this season.
- Zachary Taylor (Humble, Texas) has grabbed 15 RBI to lead Dallas. Taylor currently ranks second among all SCAC players with this mark.
A LOOK AT THE PANTHERS
- LaGrange was picked to win the USA South Athletic Conference this year and has been to the NCAA tournament the past three seasons.
- The Panthers are 6-4 to begin the season and are coming off a 15-4 victory over Oglethorpe University to boost its winning streak to five games.
- McKinley Erves leads LaGrange with 12 runs scored, 18 hits, two doubles, two triples, along with 14 RBI. Erves has gathered a .474 batting average, a .574 on base percentage, and a .711 slugging percentage in 10 games. Erves picked up four hits and four RBI in the lopsided win over Oglethorpe.
- J.R. Robinson has been one of the key men on the mound for LaGrange. Robinson has pitched 18.2 innings of work and is 3-0 to start the season. He has allowed just four runs (one earned), five walks, and 18 hits for a 0.48 earned run percentage.
- The Panthers have combined to strikeout 75 times at the plate this season.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
UD All-Time Records: (0-1 vs. LaGrange College)
ROAD AHEAD
Dallas will host East Texas Baptist University on Tuesday (Mar. 3) for a single nine-inning game scheduled for 2:00 p.m.