LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The 23^rd-ranked University of West Alabama baseball team returns to action this weekend as UWA (6-4) hosts No. 3 Ouachita Baptist and No. 28 St. Joseph’s (Ind.). The Tigers open the weekend on Friday, Feb. 20 against OBU. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. The game will be broadcasted on WZNJ 106.5-FM and live stats will be available at athletics.uwa.edu.

Four Tigers are batting over .350 this season, led by Rob Dahlberg. The Gilbertown, Ala.-native is hitting .423 at the dish in eight games and is second on the team in RBI and homeruns. The team leader in homeruns and RBI is Nick Wheeler. The Hokes Bluff, Ala.-product has blasted four homeruns, all last weekend, with 17 RBI, while batting .378 from the plate. Mike Schmitt paces the UWA hurlers with three wins. The Cheyenne, Wyo.-native has posted a 2.33 ERA in 19 1/3 innings with 10 strikeouts. The senior has scattered five runs on 15 hits this season.

JoeDan Poulter leads OBU (9-3) at the dish; batting .410 in the Tigers 12 games this season. Poulter is second on the team in hits with 16 and seventh in RBI with seven. Chase Baran the ace of the OBU staff leads the Tigers with 15 strikeouts in 17 innings, both tops on the team. The Purple and Gold enter the weekend after having its three game win streak stopped on Tuesday in a 7-6 loss to East Central.

St. Joseph’s (3-0) swept GSC West Division member Christian Brothers last weekend to open its season. The Pumas are led by Matt Foltz, who in three games has tallied a .455 batting average, while driving in five runs. Gord Gateman has recorded a 4.76 ERA for the Pumas in a team-leading 5 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts.

 

This weekend’s schedule at Tartt Field is below. Live stats will be available for all games.

Fri., Feb. 20                 Ouachita Baptist vs. West Alabama                  3:00 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 21                Ouachita Baptist vs. West Alabama                  11:00 a.m.

                                    Ouachita Baptist vs. St. Joseph’s                      2:00 p.m.

                                    St. Joseph’s vs. West Alabama                         5:00 p.m.

Sun. Feb. 22                St. Joseph’s vs. Ouachita Baptist                      11:00 a.m.

                                    St. Joseph’s vs. West Alabama                         2:00 p.m.