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Friday, May 14
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GCU ends road schedule at Tarleton
5/13/2021 9:00:00 AM | Baseball
Lopes enter series against new WAC program as conference's co-leader
May 14-16 | Cecil Ballow Complex | Stephenville, Texas |
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TARLETON
TEXANS (20-31, 13-19 WAC)
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GRAND CANYON
LOPES (30-17-1, 23-5 WAC)
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PITCHING PROBABLES |
| Friday, May 14 • 11 a.m. Live Stats • Watch RHP Bryce Hackett (2-5, 6.06) vs. RHP Pierson Ohl (7-1, 2.42) |
| Saturday, May 15 • 11 a.m. Live Stats • Watch RHP Justin Waltmon (2-2, 6.34) vs. RHP Carter Young (7-0, 1.75) |
| Saturday, May 15 • 2 p.m. Live Stats • Watch RHP Luke Baley (5-4, 5.30) vs. RHP Dawson McCarville (3-2, 3.30) |
| Sunday, May 16 • 11 a.m. Live Stats • Watch RHP Ryan Jacobs (0-2, 7.84) vs. RHP Zach Barnes (5-5, 4.65) |
Grand Canyon's road schedule comes to a close this weekend with a four-game series at Tarleton beginning on Friday. GCU is tied for the WAC lead with California Baptist and can clinch the No. 1 seed in the WAC Tournament with two wins.
All four games will be streamed on the WAC Digital Network.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- TOP 50, TOP 50: The Lopes are among a group of 16 teams that hold the distinction of ranking in the nation's top 50 in both batting average and earned run average. GCU's .287 batting average ranks 42nd while a 4.00 earned run average ranks 46th.
- WAC STANDINGS: GCU is tied for the WAC lead with California Baptist at 23-5. While the Lopes play at Tarleton this weekend, California Baptist is at New Mexico State. The two teams meet at GCU Ballpark next weekend to decide the WAC regular-season title. Meanwhile, the Lopes could lock up the WAC Tournament's No. 1 seed with two more victories.
- THE ROTATION: GCU's starting pitching rotation of Pierson Ohl, Carter Young, Dawson McCarville and Zach Barnes is coming off of its best weekend, holding Dixie State to two earned runs over 25 1/3 innings (0.71 ERA) in the four-game sweep. Ohl was named the WAC Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season after tossing his sixth consecutive complete-game win in conference play. Young followed suit with a seven-inning, complete-game shutout of his own.
SCOUTING
Like last weekend's opponent, Tarleton is in its first year transitioning to the Division I level. This will mark the first meeting between the Lopes and Texans. Tarleton is playing its final four regular-season games.
The Texans are coming off of a series loss at UT Rio Grande Valley following splits with Northern Colorado and New Mexico State.
Out of the WAC's 10 teams, Tarleton ranks sixth with a .268 batting average and eighth with a 6.68 earned run average.
WHAT'S NEXT
The regular season wraps at GCU Ballpark as the Lopes play host to California Baptist for a four-game set beginning on Thursday.For more GCU baseball news, notes and numbers, click here to view game notes and click here to view the media guide.
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