Harding Baseball and Arkansas Tech Meet Monday in Russellville

Harding Baseball (9-10) vs. Arkansas Tech (9-11)
Mar. 7, 2016 – 1 p.m. – Tech Field

HOW TO FOLLOW
Internet:
   Streaming: www.HardingSports.com
    Live Stats: www.HardingSports.com

THE COACHES
Dr. Patrick McGaha, Harding
   at Harding: 298-242 (11th season)
   Career: 417-334 (15th season)
   vs. Arkansas Tech: 13-21
Dave Dawson, Arkansas Tech (7th season)

THE SERIES
Series Record: Arkansas Tech leads 107-53 … Tech won four of five games against Harding last season.

HARDING'S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER
Reed Roberts (SR, RHP) – 0-1, 4.50 ERA, 12.0 IP, 12 K

WATCH TO WATCH FOR
Harding's game with Arkansas Tech has been moved from Tuesday at 6 p.m. to Monday at 1 p.m. due to a foreboding weather forecast for Tuesday.

Harding enters 9-10 overall and won one of three games in its home GAC series with Oklahoma Baptist.

Arkansas Tech is 9-11 overall and won two of three over Southern Nazarene at home.

KEY STATS
The two teams both have records near .500 but have gotten there in very different ways. Harding's pitching staff has been very good, particularly its starters. The Bisons have a 3.80 ERA and have held their opponents to a .238 batting average. Offensively, the Bisons are hitting only .222 but have scored 70 runs, just one fewer than their opponents.

Arkansas Tech is hitting .285 and has scored 120 runs, but the pitching staff has a 6.47 ERA. Opponents have hit 19 home runs in 20 games.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Senior leftfielder Zac Stewart has been the catalyst for the Harding offense. He has hits in 17 of Harding's 19 games and leads the team with eight multi-hit games.
Arkansas Tech's Marcus Wilson, a 5-foot-8 junior from Bryant, Arkansas, leads the Wonder Boys with 20 runs scored. He has a team-high 16 walks.

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Players Mentioned

#22 Reed Roberts: P; 6' 4"; Sophomore; R/R

#23 Zac Stewart: OF/P; 5' 11"; Redshirt Senior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#22 Reed Roberts
: 6' 4"; Sophomore; R/R
: P

#23 Zac Stewart
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Senior; R/R
: OF/P

Players Mentioned

#22 Reed Roberts

#23 Zac Stewart

Players Mentioned

#22 Reed Roberts

#23 Zac Stewart