Tuesday, March 5
Auburn, Ala.
4 p.m.
UT Martin
at
Auburn
SKYHAWK BASEBALL SET FOR TWO-GAME SERIES AT NO. 15 AUBURN
3/4/2019 1:20:00 PM | Baseball
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin baseball squad is set to travel to Alabama to take on the No. 15 ranked Auburn Tigers for a pair of midweek matchups. The Skyhawks open the series on Wednesday, March 5 with first pitch slated for 4 p.m.
This week's games at Auburn are a homecoming for the majority of the Skyhawk baseball coaching staff as head coach Ryan Jenkins was a four-year letterman for the Tigers from 2006-10. As a catcher, he played under former assistant Butch Thompson, who is now in his fourth season as Auburn's skipper. Jenkins still ranks in the program's top-10 in caught stealing by with 28 runners thrown out while garnering an All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2010.
Hitting coach Hunter Morris had a prolific playing career in a Tigers uniform as he ranks in the top-10 in seven single season categories including first in home runs (23) and total bases (202). He also claimed the 2008 SEC Freshman of the Year honor and 2010 SEC Player of the Year award.
Pitching coach Matt Heath served as Auburn's hitting coach in 2009, while both Jenkins and Morris were at the university. He oversaw an offense that belted a program-record 103 home runs and 218 extra-base hits, as Auburn's .516 slugging percentage was the third-highest mark in school history.
UT Martin (4-6) is led by the bat of Jordan Stoner who is currently swinging to the tune of a .350 batting average while having accumulated a .383 on base percentage and team-best .475 slugging percentage to go along with a pair of stolen bases. Sean Dixson has also been toting a hot bat lately as he sports a .344 batting clip and continues to find his way on the base paths with squad-high .405 on base percentage. He has taken advantage of his time on base as his three stolen bases are tied for the team's best in the category. Blake Davis has come on as of late as he finished the game at Ole Miss just a triple short of the cycle.
Right-handed pitcher David Hussey (0-2, 8.68 ERA) will toe the rubber on Tuesday. Not to be misled, Hussey has been a very reliable option for the Skyhawk pitching staff as he has compiled 9.1 innings on the season and in three of his four appearances on the mound he has not given up an earned run and has racked up 10 strikeouts along the way. Hussey's only outing with earned runs came against the No. 10 team in the country last week when he drew the starting nod against Ole Miss. Righty Austen Bullington (0-1, 7.71 ERA) looks to draw the starting nod on Wednesday. He has clocked in for 11.2 innings on the season and rung up eight along the way and is coming off a performance where he allowed one earned run in a 4.1-inning start against Kennesaw State over the weekend. Jeff O'Doherty (0-0, 0.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts) and Nick Wohlbold (0-0, 0.00 ERA, three saves and eight strikeouts) have provided the Skyhawk bullpen with valuable innings on the year and look to get in the mix during the week.
Blazing the way for Auburn is Rankin Woley who has tallied a .378 batting average, six doubles, one triple, one homer and team-best 13 RBIs on the season. Kason Howell (.342 batting average, eight RBIs and four stolen bases), Edouard Julien (.324 batting average, squad-high four home runs and 11 RBIs) and Steven Williams (.317 batting average, two dingers and seven RBIs) have also been major contributors to the Tigers' offense.
Southpaw Bailey Horn (0-0, 9.00 ERA) will get the start on Tuesday. He has logged two appearances and one start for the Tigers as he has tallied four complete innings of work so far on the season. Auburn's starter for Wednesday is still to be determined but Peyton Glavine (0-0, 0.00 ERA and three strikeouts), Garrett Wade (1-0, 0.00 ERA and five strikeouts), Elliott Anderson (2-0, 0.68 ERA and 17 strikeouts) and Cody Greenhill (0-0, 1.29 ERA and two strikeouts) have all been reliable bullpen options for the Tigers.
This week's games at Auburn are a homecoming for the majority of the Skyhawk baseball coaching staff as head coach Ryan Jenkins was a four-year letterman for the Tigers from 2006-10. As a catcher, he played under former assistant Butch Thompson, who is now in his fourth season as Auburn's skipper. Jenkins still ranks in the program's top-10 in caught stealing by with 28 runners thrown out while garnering an All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2010.
Hitting coach Hunter Morris had a prolific playing career in a Tigers uniform as he ranks in the top-10 in seven single season categories including first in home runs (23) and total bases (202). He also claimed the 2008 SEC Freshman of the Year honor and 2010 SEC Player of the Year award.
Pitching coach Matt Heath served as Auburn's hitting coach in 2009, while both Jenkins and Morris were at the university. He oversaw an offense that belted a program-record 103 home runs and 218 extra-base hits, as Auburn's .516 slugging percentage was the third-highest mark in school history.
UT Martin (4-6) is led by the bat of Jordan Stoner who is currently swinging to the tune of a .350 batting average while having accumulated a .383 on base percentage and team-best .475 slugging percentage to go along with a pair of stolen bases. Sean Dixson has also been toting a hot bat lately as he sports a .344 batting clip and continues to find his way on the base paths with squad-high .405 on base percentage. He has taken advantage of his time on base as his three stolen bases are tied for the team's best in the category. Blake Davis has come on as of late as he finished the game at Ole Miss just a triple short of the cycle.
Right-handed pitcher David Hussey (0-2, 8.68 ERA) will toe the rubber on Tuesday. Not to be misled, Hussey has been a very reliable option for the Skyhawk pitching staff as he has compiled 9.1 innings on the season and in three of his four appearances on the mound he has not given up an earned run and has racked up 10 strikeouts along the way. Hussey's only outing with earned runs came against the No. 10 team in the country last week when he drew the starting nod against Ole Miss. Righty Austen Bullington (0-1, 7.71 ERA) looks to draw the starting nod on Wednesday. He has clocked in for 11.2 innings on the season and rung up eight along the way and is coming off a performance where he allowed one earned run in a 4.1-inning start against Kennesaw State over the weekend. Jeff O'Doherty (0-0, 0.00 ERA and 12 strikeouts) and Nick Wohlbold (0-0, 0.00 ERA, three saves and eight strikeouts) have provided the Skyhawk bullpen with valuable innings on the year and look to get in the mix during the week.
Blazing the way for Auburn is Rankin Woley who has tallied a .378 batting average, six doubles, one triple, one homer and team-best 13 RBIs on the season. Kason Howell (.342 batting average, eight RBIs and four stolen bases), Edouard Julien (.324 batting average, squad-high four home runs and 11 RBIs) and Steven Williams (.317 batting average, two dingers and seven RBIs) have also been major contributors to the Tigers' offense.
Southpaw Bailey Horn (0-0, 9.00 ERA) will get the start on Tuesday. He has logged two appearances and one start for the Tigers as he has tallied four complete innings of work so far on the season. Auburn's starter for Wednesday is still to be determined but Peyton Glavine (0-0, 0.00 ERA and three strikeouts), Garrett Wade (1-0, 0.00 ERA and five strikeouts), Elliott Anderson (2-0, 0.68 ERA and 17 strikeouts) and Cody Greenhill (0-0, 1.29 ERA and two strikeouts) have all been reliable bullpen options for the Tigers.
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