• OVC Baseball Report – February 18 (PDF)
This Week’s Schedule
Monday, February 18
Jacksonville State at Alabama, 4:00 p.m. (SEC Network+)
Tuesday, February 19
Harris-Stowe
at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
Southern Illinois
at Belmont, 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 20
Eastern Kentucky at #8 Louisville, 2:00 p.m. (ACC Network Extra)
Murray State at Memphis, 3:00 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at #14 Clemson, 3:00 p.m. (ACC Network Extra)
Thursday, February 21
Oakland
at Morehead State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Bradley
at Austin Peay, 3:00 p.m.
Western Michigan
at Belmont, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, February 22
Western Illinois
at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
Miami (Ohio)
at Murray State, 2:00 p.m.
Oakland
at Morehead State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Maryland-Eastern Shore
at Eastern Kentucky, 3:00 p.m.
Western Michigan
at Austin Peay, 3:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Western Kentucky, 3:00 p.m.
Bradley
at Belmont, 4:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Jacksonville, 5:00 p.m.
UT Martin at North Alabama, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
SIUE at Louisiana-Monroe, 6:00 p.m.
Tennessee Tech at South Alabama, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 23
Eastern Illinois at Western Kentucky (2), 11:00 a.m.
Northern Illinois
at Belmont, 12:00 p.m.
SIUE at Louisiana-Monroe (2) 12:00 p.m.
Maryland-Eastern Shore
at Eastern Kentucky (2), 12:00 p.m.
Miami (Ohio)
at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.
Toledo
at Austin Peay, 1:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Jacksonville, 1:00 p.m.
Oakland
at Morehead State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Western Illinois
at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
UT Martin at North Alabama, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tennessee Tech at South Alabama, 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 24
Oakland
at Morehead State, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Jacksonville State at Jacksonville, 12:00 p.m.
Maryland-Eastern Shore
at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m.
Western Illinois
at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois
at Austin Peay, 1:00 p.m.
Toledo
at Belmont, 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Western Kentucky, 1:00 p.m.
Miami (Ohio)
at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.
SIUE at Louisiana-Monroe, 1:00 p.m.
UT Martin at North Alabama, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tennessee Tech at South Alabama, 1:00 p.m.
Players of the Week
PLAYER
Chase Sortor, OF/DH • 6-1, 215, Jr. • Temple, Texas • Morehead State
Making his Morehead State debut, in two games at Furman Sortor hit .714 (5-for-7) with five runs scored, two doubles, three home runs, six RBI, a .778 on-base percentage and 2.286 slugging percentage. The McLennan Junior College transfer was 1-for-3 with two runs scored, two walks, a home run and two RBI in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. In the second game of the twin bill (a 6-5 MSU win), Sortor was 4-for-4 with three runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and four RBI. He had a two-run double in the second inning, led off the fourth frame with a solo blast, added another double in the sixth inning and smashed his second home run of the game (which proved to be the decisive run) in the eighth inning. Sortor was responsible for five of his team's six runs scored in that game.
Others Nominated: Garrett Spain, Austin Peay; Jimmy Govern, Eastern Illinois; Will Johnson, Eastern Kentucky; Andrew Naismith, Jacksonville State; Ryan Perkins, Murray State; Brett Gonzalez, Southeast Missouri; Anthony Carrera, Tennessee Tech.
PITCHER
Caleb Morgan, RHP • 6-2, 210, Jr. • Grenada, Miss. • Tennessee Tech
Morgan kicked off the 2019 season by tossing five innings of one hit, shutout baseball as Tennessee Tech topped Western Illinois 3-2. The transfer from Hinds Community College struck out eight while walking only two and allowing just four total base runners. He left the game after five innings due to a predetermined, opening-day pitch count.
Others Nominated: Jacques Pucheu, Austin Peay; Spenser Dexter, Eastern Illinois; Brennan Kelly, Eastern Kentucky; Garrett Farmer, Jacksonville State; Alex Garbrick, Morehead State; Trevor McMurray, Murray State; Noah Niznik, Southeast Missouri.