MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery baseball team returns to Gulf South Conference play on Friday, March 30, when the Warhawks travel to Montevallo, Ala. to begin a three-game series against the University of Montevallo starting at 6 p.m. with a doubleheader scheduled for the following day starting at 1 p.m.
Match Information: Montevallo
Date (Game 1): Friday, March 30, 2018 | 6:00 p.m.
Date (Game 2 and 3): Saturday, March 31, 2018 | 1:00 p.m.
Location: Montevallo, Ala. | Kermit A. Johnson Field
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Video
About the Warhawks
AUM (13-17, 4-11 GSC) heads into the weekend series after a 2-1 midweek slate, capped off with a 3-2, 5-3 doubleheader sweep of Talladega College on Wednesday, March 28.
Offensively, Auburn Montgomery is hitting .247 (226-914) with a .348 slugging percentage off the strength of 35 doubles, three triple and 17 home runs while tallying 121 walks for a .353 on base percentage and 102 RBI. Sophomore infielder
Hayden Friesen leads three Warhawks hitting over .300 with a .385 average, followed by senior infielder
Nathan Langley and junior infielder
Jonathan Brandt marks of .361 and .306, respectively. Langley leads the team with 39 total hits, 22 walks, 23 runs scored, nine stolen bases, nine doubles and a .519 slugging percentage while matching sophomore catcher
Kyle Khoury and junior infielder
Logan Nix with one triple. Brandt boasts a team-leading four home runs and 16 RBI.
On the mound, AUM sports a 4.78 ERA while tallying 163 strikeouts with 72 walks in 243.0 innings of work to date. Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher
Hank Scott logs a team-high 51.1 innings over eight starts, tied with senior left-handed pitcher
Garrett Deloney, to go with a team-leading four victories. Deloney fans a team-best 41 batters while Langley holds a team-low 1.66 ERA and freshman righty
Sam Steigert limits opponents to a .230 batting average over a team-high 14 mound appearances with three saves.
In a three-game series against the Falcons last season, which AUM won two of, senior outfielder
Tanner Russell recorded four RBI with Langley drawing four walks and scoring four runs while Deloney earned a win after logging 6.2 innings with two runs allowed, one earned, and five strikeouts.
About the Falcons
Montevallo, (22-11, 9-6 GSC) who is receiving votes in the most recent Collegiate Baseball Division II poll, returns to their home field after a midweek doubleheader at Mississippi College, besting the Choctaws 8-7 in the first game of the non-conference twinbill before a 4-3 setback in the second tilt.
The Falcons are hitting .300 (301-1002) as a team with a .460 slugging percentage coming from 58 doubles, 12 triples and 26 home runs while tallying 189 RBI and 128 walks. Leads UM with a .383 batting average and nine doubles, tied with Collin Dupree for the team lead, while Caleb Ledbetter boasts three triples, six home runs, 29 RBI and 29 runs scored. Jason Cryar draws a team-high 26 walks.
On the mound, Montevallo has a team ERA of 3.69 with 284 strikeouts and 109 walks in 256.0 innings.
Cas Sibler leads the Falcons bullpen with 52.0 innings over eight starts with 63 strikeouts and five victories. Chrit Rudkin makes a team-high 14 mound appearances with Kale Latorre recording five saves and Alex Pondick sporting a team-best 1.59 ERA.
Up Next
The baseball team hits the road for a midweek tilt at Talladega College on Wednesday, April 4 at 2 p.m. before returning to the AUM Baseball Complex on Friday, April 7 against Shorter in a 6 p.m. matchup.
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