By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director
LAGRANGE, Ga. – Coming off an upset of the top team in the country, No. 13/16 LaGrange (24-9, 10-2 CCS) baseball hits the road for their final regular season road series when they take on Maryville (19-12, 3-9 CCS) from April 21-23. The opening game is slated for a 7 p.m. first pitch with the final two games going at 2 p.m.
Coming off a week that saw them go 2-2 and drop their first series of the year, the Panthers made sure the baseball world knew that was a fluke as they pummeled No. 2/1 Birmingham-Southern (4/18) on the road by a 15-3 score, wrapping it early in seven innings.
Maryville, meanwhile, won their first 12 games to begin the season but has since gone 7-12. Most recently, however, they have won four of their last five, defeating Sewanee (11-7 on 4/11), Covenant (4-3 on 4/15 and 8-0 on 4/17) and Roanoke (8-4 on 4/18).
SERIES HISTORY
One of the more frequent series in program history, the teams have met 78 times with LaGrange holding a commanding 55-23 advantage dating to 2001. The Panthers won 19 of the first 23 meetings, including 10 straight from 2002-05. That is a stretch topped only by the current 11-game winning streak dating to 2019 and including wins of 7-5, 8-1 and 9-8 from April 22-24.
MEDIA
Fans can follow all the action with live stats (Game 1 I Game 2 I Game 3) and live video (Game 1 I Game 2 I Game 3) with a full recap available on www.LaGrangePanthers.com, the official online home of Panthers Athletics, following the final out of each day.
Scouting The No. 13/16 LaGrange College Panthers
Record: 24-9, 10-2 CCS
Last Time Out: W, 15-3 at No. 2/1 Birmingham-Southern on April 18
Streak: Two Wins
Quick Links
Baseball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Batting Leaders
Batting Average: Curt Bonner – .413
Slugging Percentage: Joe Ruth – .615
Hits: Joe Ruth – 52
Doubles: Joe Ruth – 16
Triples: Joe Ruth – 3
Homeruns: David Smigelski – 4
RBIs: Rhett Mixon – 37
Runs: Rhett Mixon – 36
Steals: Jackson McElvy – 14
Individual Pitching Leaders
ERA: Eduardo Peralta – 2.05
Wins: Eduardo Peralta – 6
Opposing Batting Average: Eduardo Peralta – .191
Strikeouts: Ethan Fry – 65
Innings: Ethan Fry – 51.0
Team Batting Statistics
Batting Average: .319
Slugging Percentage: .443
Hits: 361
Doubles: 79
Triples: 8
Homeruns: 15
RBIs: 238
Runs: 267
Steals: 33 (33-of-40)
Team Pitching Statistics
ERA: 3.93
Opposing Batting Average: .240
Strikeouts: 335
Innings: 282.0
Scouting The Maryville University Scots
Record: 19-12, 3-9 CCS
Last Time Out: W, 8-4 vs. Roanoke on April 18
Streak: Two Wins
Quick Links
Baseball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Batting Leaders
Batting Average: Christian Carlton – .390
Slugging Percentage: Zac Graham – .568
Hits: Christian Carlton – 41
Doubles: Gabriel Lopez – 13
Triples: Jacob Johnston, Gabriel Lopez – 3
Homeruns: Zac Graham – 9
RBIs: Zac Graham – 40
Runs: Jacob Johnston – 34
Steals: Gabriel Lopez – 12
Individual Pitching Leaders
ERA: Mitchell Grannan – 2.76
Wins: Chris Arbuthnot, Nic Marabella – 4
Opposing Batting Average: Mitchell Grannan – .234
Strikeouts: Mitchell Grannan – 49
Innings: Bryce Leonhardt – 45.1
Team Batting Statistics
Batting Average: .307
Slugging Percentage: .442
Hits: 321
Doubles: 64
Triples: 5
Homeruns: 22
RBIs: 204
Runs: 228
Steals: 57 (57-of-66)
Team Pitching Statistics
ERA: 4.16
Opposing Batting Average: .275
Strikeouts: 224
Innings: 257.1
