MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Auburn Montgomery baseball team will travel to Albany State on Tuesday, Feb. 26, and play host to the University of Montevallo on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday March 3 in a three game Gulf-South-Conference series.
Sunday, March 3's game will be played from Riverwalk Stadium in downtown Montgomery, and will begin at 1:00 p.m. Admission is just five dollars, with children ages five and under being admitted for free.
Tickets for Sunday's game can also be purchased online
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Game Information: Albany State University (4-9)
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
Time: 3:00 p.m. (CST)
Location: Albany, Ga. | Golden Rams Field at West Campus
Media Coverage: Live Stats
Series Information: University of Montevallo (4-10, 2-4 GSC)
Dates: Saturday, March 2, 2019 | Sunday, March 3, 2019
Times: 2:00 p.m. (DH) | 1:00 p.m.
Location: AUM Baseball Complex | Riverwalk Stadium
Media Coverage: Live Stats|
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ABOUT THE WARHAWKS
AUM (8-6, 3-3 GSC) heads into their upcoming slate of games having dropped two of three to West Florida in their most recent series on Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24. The Warhawks came from behind to take game one of the series 7-5 on Friday, and fell in both games to the Argos in doubleheader action on Sunday.
For the first time since making the transition to Division II, the Warhawks were receiving votes in the most recent National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) South Regional Rankings released on Monday, Feb. 25.
The Warhawks boast a .285 batting average through 14 games in 2019, a mark that unofficially ranks fifth among teams in the GSC. AUM ranks second among GSC teams with 83 runs scored, while also ranking second in the conference in RBI's (71) and third in total hits (126).
Zach Feaster paces the squad with a .458 batting average in 12 games played, while
Dalton Cobb leads AUM with 18 base hits and five doubles.
Matthew Zielonko's 13 runs driven in on the year unofficially ranks tied for third in the conference, while his three home runs sit him tied for fifth among GSC performers.
On the base paths,
Quinterrious Arrington ranks tied for first in the GSC with seven stolen bases, while also ranking tied for second in the conference with 12 walks.
On the mound,
Keegan Fairley and
Sam Steigert both have notched a pair of wins for the Warhawks. Both Fairley and Steigert also hold a sub-two earned run average, with Fairley boasting a 1.13 ERA and Steigert in possession of a 1.93 ERA.
Weekend starter
Troy Jones has struck out a season-high 13 batters in a team-high 19.2 innings of action, while reliever/starter
Todd Burkett is holding opponents to just a .118 batting average on the year.
The Warhawks boast an all-time average of 3-1 against Albany State, and hold an all-time series advantage of 36-30 over Montevallo.
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