By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director
LAGRANGE, Ga. – Having taken on some of the top teams in the country on the opening weekend, No. 2/3 LaGrange (2-1, 0-0 CCS) baseball returns to the friendly confines of Cleaveland Field in Williamson Stadium for their home opener against Emory (1-1, 0-0 UAA). First pitch is set for 7 p.m. under the lights.
The Panthers knocked off No. 21/24 East Texas Baptist (5-0 on 2/17), fell to homestanding No. 4/4 Birmingham-Southern (9-5 on 2/18) and took down Millsaps (7-3 on 2/19) at the BSC Spring Classic while the Eagles fell 8-1 to Rhodes (2/10) and beat Oglethorpe (2/14) by a 7-4 score.
SERIES HISTORY
LaGrange trails the all-time series against Emory 25-13 dating back to a 6-4, 10-inning loss during the 2002 season. Over the next 13 seasons they would go 4-23, a stretch that included a pair of eight-game losing streaks. Since the 2016 season, however, they have gone 8-2 and have won three straight dating back to a split in 2021. Most recently the Panthers claimed a 7-4 decision at Cleaveland Field on February 22, 2022.
MEDIA
Fans can follow all the games with live stats and live video and a full recap will be available on www.LaGrangePanthers.com, the official online home of Panthers Athletics, following the final out.
Scouting The LaGrange College Panthers
Record: 2-1, 0-0 CCS
Last Time Out: W, 7-3 vs. Millsaps on February 19
Streak: One Win
Quick Links
Baseball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Batting Leaders
Batting Average: Rhett Mixon – .455
Slugging Percentage: Rhett Mixon – .818
Hits: Rhett Mixon, David Smigelski – 5
Doubles: Rhett Mixon – 1
Triples: N/A – 0
Homeruns: Matt Eden, Rhett Mixon – 1
RBIs: Rhett Mixon – 4
Runs: Gabriel Pallo – 4
Steals: Jackson McElvy, Joe Ruth – 1
Individual Pitching Leaders
ERA: Six Players – 0.00
Wins: Ethan Fry, Eduardo Peralta – 1
Opposing Batting Average: Ethan Fry – .053
Strikeouts: Ethan Fry – 10
Innings: Baley Coleman, Ethan Fry – 6.0
Team Batting Statistics
Batting Average: .272
Slugging Percentage: .340
Hits: 28
Doubles: 1
Triples: 0
Homeruns: 2
RBIs: 17
Runs: 14
Steals: 5
Team Pitching Statistics
ERA: 3.46
Opposing Batting Average: .202
Strikeouts: 33
Innings: 26.0
Scouting The Emory University Eagles
Record: 1-1, 0-0 UAA
Last Time Out: W, 7-4 vs. Oglethorpe on February 14
Streak: One Win
Quick Links
Baseball Home Page
Schedule
Roster
Statistics
Individual Batting Leaders
Batting Average: Jacob Grossman, Steven Hunt, Jack Masonis – .333
Slugging Percentage: Brok Liu – .800
Hits: Jack Masonis – 3
Doubles: N/A – 0
Triples: Steven Hunt – 1
Homeruns: Brok Liu – 1
RBIs: Eight Players – 1
Runs: Jack Masonis – 2
Steals: Ellis Schwartz – 3
Individual Pitching Leaders
ERA: Four Players – 0.00
Wins: Joey Bock – 1
Opposing Batting Average: Tyler McLoughlin – .000
Strikeouts: Aaron Mishoulam – 6
Innings: Joey Bock – 5.0
Team Batting Statistics
Batting Average: .234
Slugging Percentage: .313
Hits: 15
Doubles: 0
Triples: 1
Homeruns: 1
RBIs: 8
Runs: 8
Steals: 8 (8-of-8)
Team Pitching Statistics
ERA: 5.50
Opposing Batting Average: .268
Strikeouts: 18
Innings: 18.0
