PREVIEW: Crusaders Continue SCAC Play at Centenary College (Mar. 22-23)
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GAME INFORMATION
Dates: March 22nd (9 innings) | March 23rd (9 innings) (DH)
Times: March 22nd 7:30 p.m. | March 23rd 1:00 p.m. (DH)
Opponent: Centenary College
Records: Centenary (10-11-1) | Dallas (11-9)
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
FIRST PITCH
The University of Dallas baseball team will travel to Centenary College for a conference clash with the Gents this weekend. The series starts on Friday with a single game slated to start at 7:30 p.m. The series will then wrap up on Saturday with a doubleheader set to start at 1:00 p.m. The Crusaders are coming off a two-game split vs. Howard Payne University on Tuesday. Dallas began Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) play last weekend vs. Trinity University. The Tigers have sinced then moved up to No. 1 in the NCBWA/D3baseball.com rankings after sweeping UD.
UDCRUSADER HEADLINES
- Dallas leads the conference with 12 sacrifice flies on the season.
- UD is tied at the top of the league with Trinity after rolling up 20 double plays so far.
- Jordan Stickler (Grand Rapids, Mich.) continues to lead the conference in stolen bases (18).
- Stickler now ranks third all-time in the UD baseball record books with 66 career stolen bases.
- Jessup Scott (Lewiston, Idaho) leads the Crusaders with 18 RBI.
- Dallas is 4-0 in true road games this season.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Centenary holds a 16-8 all-time records versus Dallas.
- The Gents have won six-straight meetings over UD.
A LOOK AT THE GENTS
- Peyton Cormane sits right behind Stickler with 14 stolen bases for second-best in the SCAC.
- Connor Cudd had produced a 2.05 earned run average thus far for second-best among SCAC pitchers.
- Chris Haggard leads the Gents with a .400 average notching 32 hits, 16 RBI, and 16 runs scored.
- CC has swiped 62 bases on the season to lead the conference.
- The Gents are 2-5 on their home turf.
UP NEXT
Dallas will host No. 8 Texas Lutheran University next weekend (Mar. 30-31). Saturday's doubleheader will begin at 12:00 p.m. The series finale will wrap up on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m.