The Central Oklahoma baseball team will return to Wendell Simmons field today at 2 p.m. to face Newman University.
The matchup will mark the Bronchos fifth game in five days.
UCO completed a four game sweep of Northwest Missouri St. last weekend clinching the series win with a 3-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday and earning the sweep in the second game by a score of 9-8.
Alex Coplon earned the win out of the bullpen to complete the sweep. Coplon pitched 2 1/3 innings striking out two and walking one.
Edgar Lopez started game one Sunday and picked up the win. Lopez pitched 5 2/3 innings, striking out eight while allowing two hits and an unearned run.
Oklahoma St. transfer Uriah Fisher picked up the win in the series opener on Friday pitching 3 1/3 innings of relief in an extra inning affair the Bronchos won in 12 innings, 6-5.
Head coach Dax Leone was pleased with the effort of his bullpen throughout the weekend.
“I thought our relief pitching was about as good as it gets. Jake Tuck and Ryan Wagner really showed some poise coming in and facing some tight jams, said Leone. We’re still walking a few too many, but overall I thought we pitched with a lot of confidence.”
Senior Kevin Blue belted a two-out walkoff homerun in the bottom of the 12th to send the Bronchos home with the win.
“Baseball is a game of streaks and right now he’s in a good one. We’ll hope he stays in one,” said head coach Dax Leone.
Through ten games Blue leads the team in average, (.548) RBI, (19) homeruns (4) and runs scored. (15)
Newman enters the contest with a record of 5-4. The Jets are fresh off a three game sweep of Oklahoma Panhandle State.
The Jets bring in a team batting average of .175 on the season and a staff ERA 0f 3.33.
UCO and Newman met last season at Newman for a three game series. The Jets took game one 14 -9 but Central captured game two 7-5 and won the rubber match 13-2.
Leone expects senior Danny Cartwright to start against Newman but expects to use a variety of arms during the contest.
“We’ll get some guys some work and try to strengthen the staff for our weekend at A&M-Kingsville,” said Leone.
After the single name with Newman UCO will travel to Kingsville, Texas to face Texas A&M-Kingsville Friday Feb. 24 and Saturday Feb. 25.
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