• OVC Baseball Report – March 10 (PDF)
This Week’s Schedule
Tuesday, March 11
Eastern Illinois at Bellarmine, 1:00 p.m.
Ohio
at Morehead State, 2:00 p.m.
Little Rock at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 2:00 p.m.
Lindenwood at Murray State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Evansville
at Southeast Missouri, 4:00 p.m.
Austin Peay
at Southern Indiana, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
UT Martin vs. #23 Auburn, 6:00 p.m. (Madison, AL)
Western Illinois at Illinois, 6:00 p.m. (B1G+)
Tennessee Tech at Middle Tennessee, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 12
Southern Indiana at Bellarmine, 1:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Saint Louis, 2:00 p.m.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
at Little Rock, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Lindenwood at Murray State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Evansville
at SIUE, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 13
Illinois State
at Western Illinois, 2:00 p.m.
Friday, March 14
Illinois State
at Western Illinois, 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Western Carolina, 3:00 p.m.
SIUE at Missouri State, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tennessee Tech at Mercer, 5:00 p.m.
UT Martin at Western Kentucky, 6:00 p.m.
Morehead State at Southern Illinois, 6:00 p.m.
Lindenwood at Memphis, 6:00 p.m.
Little Rock at UT Arlington, 6:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Murray State
at Southern Indiana, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 15
Tennessee Tech at Mercer, 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Western Carolina, 1:00 p.m.
SIUE at Missouri State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Lindenwood at Memphis, 2:00 p.m.
Little Rock at UT Arlington, 2:00 p.m.
Morehead State at Southern Illinois, 2:00 p.m.
Western Illinois at Illinois State, 3:00 p.m.
Murray State
at Southern Indiana, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
UT Martin at Western Kentucky, 4:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, March 16
Tennessee Tech at Mercer, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Eastern Illinois at Western Carolina, 12:00 p.m.
SIUE at Missouri State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Lindenwood at Memphis, 1:00 p.m.
Little Rock at UT Arlington, 1:00 p.m.
Morehead State at Southern Illinois, 1:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.
Murray State
at Southern Indiana, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
UT Martin at Western Kentucky, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Western Illinois at Illinois State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
OVC Players of the Week
PLAYER
Kam Edwards, OF • 5-9, 175, Sr. • Lake Charles, La. • Lindenwood
In four games last week against Butler, Edwards hit .647 (11-for-17) with six runs scored, two doubles, a home run, six RBI, four walks, a steal, a .727 on-base percentage and 941 slugging percentage. Edwards had three or more hits in three of the Lions four games last week, including going 5-of-6 in the third game of the series. In that game he had a double and home run and drove in three runs. He was 3-for-4 with three RBI in the opener and capped the weekend by going 3-for-3 with a run scored. Edwards currently leads the OVC with a .441 batting average.
Others Nominated: Pierce Bauerle, Eastern Illinois; Davis Germann, Morehead State; Cole Warehime, Southeast Missouri; Cole Kitchens, Southern Indiana; TJ Grines, UT Martin; Liam Bushey, Western Illinois.
PITCHER
Josh Newell, RHP • 6-2, 190, Jr. • St. Charles, Mo. • Lindenwood
Newell improved to 3-1 on the season by pitching 6.1 innings in a series opening victory over Butler. He scattered five hits (four singles) and struck out five batters while only allowing one walk and one earned run. In the middle of the game he retired 14 of 17 batters he faced.
Others Nominated: Tyler Conklin, Eastern Illinois; Jack Cline, Little Rock; Bradley Poynter, Morehead State; Spencer Stearns, SIUE; Zach Wager, UT Martin; Karsten Stotlar, Western Illinois.
Other Notable Performers
Below are other notable performances from the past week.
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Davis Germann (OF, R-So.), Morehead State. Hit .467 (7-15) with five runs scored, two home runs and six RBI. Had two home runs and five RBI in Saturday's game at South Carolina.
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Spencer Stearns (RHP, R-So.), SIUE. Combined with two other pitchers in a shutout victory over Omaha. Went five innings and allowed only one hit while striking out four.
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Karsten Stotlar (P, Jr.), Western Illinois. Picked up two saves in a weekend series at Murray State. Pitched 5.1 innings, allowing only two hits while striking out two.
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Bradley Poynter (RHP, So.), Morehead State. Held SEC foe South Carolina to just one run over seven innings.
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Cole Kitchens (DH, Jr.), Southern Indiana. Smashed .727 (8-11) with two runs scored, two doubles, a home run and three RBI at Oral Roberts. Had four hits in series finale and for the week he slugged 1.182.
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Cole Warehime (INF, Jr.), Southeast Missouri. In two games against Indiana State, hit .400 (6-15) with two runs scored and five RBI.