OVC Baseball Report - March 8

OVC Baseball Report - March 8

This Week's Schedule

Tuesday, March 9
Eastern Illinois at Indiana State, 1:00 p.m.
Arkansas State at Murray State, 2:00 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at Western Carolina, 3:00 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at UNC Greensboro, 5:00 p.m.
Austin Peay at #18 Mississippi, 6:00 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at South Alabama, 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 10

Eastern Kentucky at North Carolina A&T, 2:00 p.m.
Transylvania at Morehead State, 2:00 p.m.
Missouri State at Southeast Missouri, 2:00 p.m.

Tennessee Tech
at South Alabama, 2:00 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at Western Carolina, 3:00 p.m.
UT Martin at #24 Vanderbilt, 4:00 p.m.
Austin Peay at #18 Mississippi, 6:00 p.m.
Samford at Jacksonville State, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 11

Michigan State at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m.

Friday, March 12

Austin Peay at Charlotte, 3:00 p.m.
Saint Louis at Murray State, 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m.
Morehead State at Evansville, 3:00 p.m.
Buffalo at Tennessee Tech, 3:00 p.m.
King College at UT Martin, 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at High Point, 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at South Florida, 6:00 p.m.

SIU Edwardsville
at East Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 13

Morehead State vs. Purdue, 11:00 a.m. (Evansville, Ind.)
Eastern Kentucky at High Point, 12:00 p.m.
Austin Peay at Charlotte, 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.
Saint Louis at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.
North Dakota at Southeast Missouri (2), 1:00 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at East Tennessee State, 1:00 p.m.
Buffalo at Tennessee Tech (2), 1:00 p.m.
King College at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at South Florida, 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 14

Morehead State vs. LeMoyne College, 11:00 a.m. (Evansville, Ind.)
Eastern Kentucky at High Point, 12:00 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville at East Tennessee State, 12:00 p.m.
Buffalo at Tennessee Tech, 12:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.
Saint Louis at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.
North Dakota at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at South Florida, 6:00 p.m.



OVC Players of the Week

PLAYER
Todd Cunningham, OF • Jr., 6-1, 205 • Jacksonville, Ala. • Jacksonville State
Cunningham hit .636 (7-for-11) with four runs, four doubles, two home runs and three RBI as Jacksonville State won two of three games from Sun Belt favorite Middle Tennessee over the weekend. The preseason All-American had multiple hits in every game, including six extra-base hits. He had a career-best 1.545 slugging percentage and a .733 on-base percentage and did not strike out. After being moved to the leadoff spot, Cunningham responded by going 4-for-5 while his two-run home run in the fifth inning on Saturday gave the Gamecocks a lead for good in the 8-5 victory. He now has a team-high eight-game hitting streak.

Others Nominated: Trey Lucas, Austin Peay; Ben Thoma, Eastern Illinois; Jayson Langfels, Eastern Kentucky; Drew Lee, Morehead State; Wes Patterson, UT Martin.

PITCHER
Coty Green, RHP • Sr., 6-2, 224 • Chattanooga, Tenn. • UT Martin
Green allowed one earned run in eight innings of work as UT Martin topped Indiana State 4-3 on Saturday. The senior scattered eight hits and did not walk a batter while striking out six in picking up the victory. Of his 102 pitches, 80 were strikes (78%). Sycamore hitters hit just .212 for the game against Green as the righty picked up his second win of the season.

Others Nominated: Josh Mueller, Eastern Illinois; Anthony Bazzani, Eastern Kentucky; Alex Jones, Jacksonville State; Shae Simmons, Southeast Missouri.