Skyhawks Host Lindenwood For First OVC Home Series

Friday, March 27

Martin, Tenn.

5 p.m.

UT Martin

Lindenwood

Skyhawks Host Lindenwood For First OVC Home Series

3/26/2026 12:36:00 PM | Baseball

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MARTIN, Tenn.- The University of Tennessee at Martin baseball team welcomes in Ohio Valley Conference foe Lindenwood for the first conference series at Skyhawk Field in 2026. Game 1 is scheduled for Friday, March 27 at 5 p.m. while Game 2 is set for Saturday, March 28 at 3 p.m. The series finale will take place on Sunday, March 29 at 1 p.m.

Among the national ranks, UT Martin (11-13, 0-3 OVC) is 14^th in stolen bases (68) and 21^st in doubles (56). On the conference leaderboards the Skyhawks are third in batting average (.303) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (1.69) while also sitting at fourth in slugging percentage (.455).

TJ Grines leads all of NCAA DI baseball in stolen bases (25, seventh-most in a single season) and Garner Anderson is 14^th in the country in slugging percentage (.554). Andrew Davis has reached base safely in every contest this season while also ranking 23^rd nationally in stolen bases (16). TJ Dunsford's 30 RBIs (team-best) are the third most in the OVC and Colten Payton leads the Skyhawks in hits with 37 (third in the conference).

Out of the bullpen, Mason Little is 21^st in the country in saves (4) and carries a 2.31 ERA in 11 appearances. Righthander Jacob Sitton boasts a 2.21 ERA (fourth in the OVC) and has fanned 34 batters (third in the OVC) while Maxwell Schumacher's 25 strikeouts rank seventh in the conference. Gabe Bryant leads all UT Martin relivers in strikeouts with 14 in 11 appearances and 10.2 innings pitched.

Lindenwood (11-13, 0-3 OVC) comes to Skyhawk Field after an impressive 10-4 win over Missouri on Wednesday night at Lou Brock Sports Complex. The Lions rank fourth nationally in shutouts (four) and lead the OVC in ERA (4.10). Offensively, Lindenwood sits behind UT Martin on the conference leaderboard in stolen bases with 53.

The Lions weekend rotation occupies the top three spots in ERA in the OVC with Seth Benes leading the league with a 1.73 mark. Jake Radosevich has a team best 25 runs driven in (eighth in OVC) and five homers. Former conference pitcher of the week Aaron Jungers has 10 relief appearances and 22 strikeouts to just five walks.

Game 1 will feature the senior Sitton (2-1) against senior righty Josh Newell (3-2, 2.19 ERA) while Game 2 sees junior right-hander Cason Sharp (0-2, 6.61) take on the junior righty Benes (2-1). The series finale has the senior right-hander Schumacher (1-2, 4.54) against the freshman southpaw Lucas Niemeyer (0-1, 2.05).

All three games can be found on ESPN+ and live stats links for the series can be found on the links above.