MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Auburn Montgomery baseball team begins a season-long eight-game homestand on Friday, Mar. 9 when the Warhawks kick off a three-game, Gulf South Conference series against the University of West Alabama. Originally scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., first pitch has been pushed up to 5 p.m. due to potential weather, with Saturday's doubleheader now starting at 11 a.m.
 
Match Information: West Alabama
Date (Game 1) : Friday, Mar. 9, 2018 | 5:00 p.m.
Date (Game 2) : Saturday, Mar. 10, 2018 | 11:00 a.m.
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Baseball Complex
Media Coverage: Live Stats | Video
 
About the Warhawks
AUM (6-10, 0-6 GSC) returns to the AUM Baseball Complex after falling at Columbus State, who's currently receiving in the latest NCBWA national poll, 7-0 on Wednesday, Mar. 7.
 
Offensively, Auburn Montgomery is hitting .249 (125-503) with a .362 slugging percentage off the strength of 23 doubles, two triple and 10 home runs while posting 61 walks and 54 RBI. Sophomore infielder Hayden Friesen leads five Warhawks hitting over .300 with a .444 average, followed by junior infielder Jonathan Brandt, senior infielder Nathan Langley, senior infielder Parker Moman and senior infielder Curtiss Johnson with marks of .375, .373, .333 and .300, respectively. Langley and Brandt tie for the team-lead with 21 hits, eight RBI and six doubles while sophomore catcher Kyle Khoury and Langley both have a triple and Brandt boasts a team-high two home runs. Langley also posts a team-leading 11 walks.
 
On the mound, AUM sports a 5.33 ERA while tallying 81 strikeouts with 47 walks in 130.0 innings of work to date. Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Hank Scott logs a team-high 30.0 innings over five starts, tied with senior right-handed pitcher Garrett Deloney, while also leading the team with 25 strikeouts and two victories. Freshman righty Sam Steigert makes a team-best nine mound appearances with a team-low 1.74 ERA and .111 opposing batting average while joining Langley and junior right-handed hitter Brett Lightsey with one save.
 
In a home-and-home series against UWA last year, with both sides winning on their field, Langley hit .500 while matching senior outfielder Donovan Chandler with three hits over the two games. Deloney got the start in the second leg of the series, earning the victory after allowing four runs, two earned, off six hits in 5.1 innings with six strikeouts.
 
About the Tigers
West Alabama (6-11, 3-3 GSC) makes the trip to Montgomery after a 12-0 victory at Spring Hill College on Wednesday, Mar. 7.
 
The Tigers are hitting .234 (123-525) as a team with a .305 slugging percentage coming from 23 doubles, one triples and four home runs while tallying 59 RBI and 48 walks. Ben Dalke leads UWA with a .279 batting average, 13 runs scored, two home runs and a .459 slugging percentage while matching Joel Murphy with 10 RBI and Austin Moffett with five doubles. Moffett has the Tigers' lone triple and Brock Montgomery draws a team-leading nine walks.
 
On the mound, West Alabama has a team ERA of 4.77 with 160 strikeouts and 100 walks in 137.2 innings. Steffon Moore and JT Salter each have made five starts for the Lions, with Salter logging a team-high 27.0 innings of work while Moore tosses a team-best 38 strikeouts with a team-leading three victories to go with a 2.25 ERA and .130 opposing batting average. Layton Dill has a team-best two saves in three appearances while Cole Waites, Nick Rathke and Jay Booth all have made six mound appearances.
 
Up Next
The baseball team's eight-game homestand continues with a midweek tilt against Georgia Southwestern on Wednesday, Mar. 14 starting at 4 p.m.
 
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