• OVC Baseball Report - February 24 (PDF)
This Week’s Schedule
Tuesday, February 25
Mid-Continent
at Murray State, 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at #9 Louisville, 2:00 p.m.
Southern Illinois
at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m.
Lipscomb
at Tennessee Tech, 3:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
at Austin Peay, 3:30 p.m.
Belmont at Memphis, 4:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Arkansas State, 6:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State at South Alabama, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 26
Morehead State at #9 Louisville, 2:00 p.m.
Indiana State
at SIUE, 3:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State at South Alabama, 3:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
at Austin Peay, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, February 28
Eastern Kentucky at UNC Asheville, 2:00 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson
at Morehead State, 2:00 p.m.
North Dakota State
at Murray State, 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois vs. Michigan State, 2:30 p.m. (Starkville, Miss.)
Kennesaw State
at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m.
Northwestern
at Tennessee Tech, 3:00 p.m.
Dayton
at Austin Peay, 3:30 p.m.
Mercer
at Belmont, 4:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Southeast Missouri at Memphis, 5:00 p.m.
UT Martin at Stephen F. Austin, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 1
Eastern Illinois at #10 Mississippi State, 11:00 a.m.
North Dakota State
at Murray State (2), 12:00 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson
at Morehead State, 12:00 p.m.
SIUE vs. Ohio, 12:30 p.m. (Statesboro, Ga.)
Mercer
at Belmont, 1:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Eastern Kentucky at UNC Asheville, 1:00 p.m.
Kennesaw State
at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.
UT Martin at Stephen F. Austin, 2:00 p.m.
Northwestern
at Tennessee Tech, 2:00 p.m.
Bradley
at Austin Peay, 3:30 p.m.
SIUE at Georgia Southern, 4:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Memphis, 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 2
Eastern Illinois vs. Michigan State, 11:00 a.m. (Starkville, Miss.)
Mercer
at Belmont, 1:00 p.m. (OVC Digital Network)
Eastern Kentucky at UNC Asheville, 12:00 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson
at Morehead State, 12:00 p.m.
North Dakota State
at Murray State, 12:00 p.m.
SIUE at Georgia Southern, 12:30 p.m.
UT Martin at Stephen F. Austin, 1:00 p.m.
Kennesaw State
at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Memphis, 1:00 p.m.
Northwestern
at Tennessee Tech, 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at #10 Mississippi State, 2:30 p.m.
Xavier
at Austin Peay, 3:30 p.m.
adidas® OVC Players of the Week
CO-PLAYER
Drew Ferguson, OF • Jr., 5-11, 170 • Knoxville, Tenn. • Belmont
In four games last week Ferguson hit .533 (8-for-15) with seven runs scored, four home runs, six RBI, a 1.333 slugging percentage and .556 on-base percentage. He opened the week by going 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in the team’s 7-3 victory over Western Kentucky. He followed that performance with a home run and three runs scored in Friday’s win over Miami (Ohio) and added three hits, including a home run, Saturday against Indiana State. Ferguson has hit safely in all seven Belmont games this season and ranks second in the OVC in batting (.500) and first in home runs (4).
CO-PLAYER
Daniel Miles, 3B • Sr., 6-2, 190 • Pascagoula, Miss. • Tennessee Tech
In five Tennessee Tech wins last week, Miles hit .474 (9-for-19) with seven runs scored, a double, two home runs, four walks, 11 RBI, a .842 slugging percentage and a .583 on-base percentage. Miles biggest game came in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader with NYIT when he was 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs and eight RBI; the eight RBI set a new TTU single-game record. The senior also had three hits in the midweek game with Middle Tennessee. Miles ranks second in the OVC in RBI (11) and fifth in batting (.438).
Others Nominated: Ryan Sebra, Jacksonville State; Brandon Rawe, Morehead State; Ty Stetson, Murray State; Matt Tellor, Southeast Missouri; Ben Upton, UT Martin.
PITCHER
Tyler Iago, RHP • Jr., 6-3, 185 • Newcastle, Okla. • Southeast Missouri
Iago improved to 2-0 on the season by striking out nine and not allowing a run in six innings of Friday’s 18-0 victory over IPFW. The junior scattered three hits (one in each of the first three innings) and walked only one batter. After allowing a single to start the third inning, Iago retired the final 11 batters he faced, including striking out the side in the sixth inning, before leaving the game.
Others Nominated: James Buckelew, Belmont; Matt Borens, Eastern Illinois; Tanner Perkins, Eastern Kentucky; Taylor Shields, Jacksonville State; Tyler Keele, Morehead State; Sheldon Baxter, Murray State; David Hess, Tennessee Tech.