Stephen F. Austin
Wichita State
'Jacks Head North to Take Part in 2019 UT-Arlington Classic
2/21/2019 2:16:00 PM | Baseball
SFA will play Wichita State twice and UT-Arlington twice in four-game classic schedule
2019 UTA Classic | SFA Notes
Game Five
SFA (1-3) vs. Wichita State (1-3)
Friday, Feb. 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Clay Gould Ballpark (1,600) | Arlington, Texas
Tickets | Live Stats | Weather Forecast
Pitching Matchup | RHP Trayson Kubo (0-0, 27.00 ERA) vs. RHP Clayton McGinness (0-1, 11.25 ERA)
Game Six
SFA at UT-Arlington
Friday, Feb. 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Clay Gould Ballpark (1,600) | Arlington, Texas
Tickets | Live Stats | Watch | Weather Forecast
Pitching Matchup | RHP Alex Palmer (0-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP David Moffat (0-0, 7.36 ERA)
Game Seven
SFA vs. Wichita State
Saturday, Feb. 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Clay Gould Ballpark (1,600) | Arlington, Texas
Tickets | Live Stats | Weather Forecast
Pitching Matchup | RHP Joseph Sgambelluri (0-1, 12.00 ERA) vs. RHP Liam Eddy (0-1, 1.59 ERA)
Game Eight
SFA at UT-Arlington
Sunday, Feb. 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Clay Gould Ballpark (1,600) | Arlington, Texas
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Pitching Matchup | LHP Jaxon Covington (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. TBA
LEADOFF HITS
• Looking to put an end to a three-game skid, the SFA baseball team head north to Arlington, Texas, where it will be one of three teams taking part in the 2019 UT-Arlington Classic. Along with classic host UT-Arlington, the 'Jacks join Wichita State out of the American Athletic Conference for the three-day classic.
• Weather has already impacted the start times of Friday's and Saturday's games. Originally scheduled to play at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning, SFA's tilt with Wichita State was pushed back to a noon start, meaning that the team's game against UT-Arlington later in the day was moved from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday's matchup against Wichita State was also moved from a 3:00 p.m. start to a 3:30 p.m. start.
• After registering a hit in the first four games of the 'Jacks' 2019 season, senior shortstop Manny Vasquez possesses a team-leading five-game hitting streak dating back to last season. Just one other player - freshman outfielder Brandon Uhse - has notched at least one hit in each of the team's four games this season.
• In the 'Jacks' most recent game - a 5-3 setback at Texas A&M - a trio of players made their SFA debuts. All of those players were pitchers and they include Cully Mangus, Jacob Stobart and Derek Wells.
• Mangus came in and tossed a one, two, three seventh inning against the Aggies while Jacob Stobart faced a pair of batters in 1/3 of an inning. Stobart got the final out of the eighth inning.
• For his part, Wells fired 2 2/3 frames of two-run ball and gave up five hits to Texas A&M.
• Senior catcher Jarrod Huber ranks sixth in the Southland with a team-leading batting average of .500. His team-leading on-base percentage of .667 also ranks fourth in the 13-team league.
NEWBIE WATCH
• So far this season, the 'Jacks have debuted 15 program newcomers across their four games.
• Seven of those first-timers have stepped up to plate and/or played the filed while eight of them have logged innings on the pitcher's mound. Below are the respective SFA debuts for each of those newcomers.
Hitters
Carson Chapman | 1-1
Carson Clowers | 0-2
Marcus Mendez | 0-2
Jordan Monacy | 1-3, R
Sean Moore | 2-3, 2B, 2R, 2 RBI
Brandon Uhse | 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI
Casen White | 0-2
Pitchers
Jaxon Covington | 5.0 IP, 3H, 2R, 4K, ND
Cully Mangus | 1.0 IP, ND
Alex Palmer | 4.0 IP, 3H, 2R, 5K, 3BB, ND
Jeremy Rodriguez | 2.0 IP, 4H, 2K, ND
Austin Roth | 4.0 IP, 6H, 4R, 8K, 1BB, ND
Joseph Sgambelluri | 3.0 IP, 3H, 4R, 5K, 5BB, Loss
Jacob Stobart | 0.1 IP, 1H, ND
Derek Wells | 2.2 IP, 5H, 2R, 1BB, Loss
MEN IN THE 'PEN
• SFA's bullpen has been busy through four games this season, having tossed 21 2/3 of the team's 35 total innings of work.
• That bullpen crew has received credit for the team's lone win this season after senior right-hander Tony Grabowske earned the dub in the 'Jacks' 4-2 season-opening victory over Arkansas State on Friday, Feb. 15.
• Two of the 'Jacks' relief arms have logged four innings of work so far in 2019. Jeremy Rodriguez (0-1, 4.50 ERA) and Austin Roth (0-0, 9.00 ERA) have each tossed four frames to lead all bullpen pitchers on SFA's roster. Roth has accumulated eighth strikeouts in those four frames - a team-high. His eight strikeouts are the third-most by any Southland pitcher this season.
SERIES HISTORY | SFA vs. WICHITA STATE
Record vs. Wichita State | 1-7 (.125)
Streak | Wichita State won four
In Nacogdoches, Texas | 0-0 (.000)
Streak | n/a
In Wichita, Kan. | 1-7 (.125)
Streak | Wichita State won four
Last meeting | at Wichita State 12, SFA 4 (3/29/16)
SFA runs/per game | 14/1.8
Wichita State runs/per game | 51/6.4
Last Wichita State win | at Wichita State 12, SFA 4 (3/29/16)
Last SFA win | at Wichita State 0, SFA 1 (3/7/14)
SERIES HISTORY | SFA vs. UT-ARLINGTON
Record vs. UT-Arlington | 25-37 (.403)
Streak | SFA won one
In Nacogdoches, Texas | 16-21 (.432)
Streak | SFA won one
In Arlington, Texas | 8-13 (.381)
Streak | UT-Arlington won three
At neutral sites | 1-2 (.333)
Streak | UT-Arlington won two
Last meeting | at SFA 7, UT-Arlington 4 (4/4/18)
SFA runs/per game | 338/5.5
UT-Arlington runs/per game | 387/6.2
Last UT-Arlington win | at UT-Arlington 10, SFA 9 (10 inn., 2/26/18)
Last SFA win | at SFA 7, UT-Arlington 4 (4/4/18)
SCOUTING WICHITA STATE | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATISTICS
• The Shockers were chosen for a seventh-place finish in the American Athletic Conference in the league's preseason coaches' poll.
• Starting the season eight eight-straight games away from home, the Shockers notched an 8-7 victory over Grand Canyon in their second game of the season. Wichita State opened the year as one of four teams at the Angels College Classic in Tempe, Ariz., where they took on Grand Canyon, fifth-ranked Stanford and Pepperdine.
• Two of the team's four games have been decided by one run including a 5-4 setback to fifth-ranked Stanford on Saturday.
• Early on, Wichita State has been led by Mason O'Brien (.500/.643/.700), Luke Ritter (.429/.579/.857), Jordan Boyer (.333/.500/.583) and Jacob Katzfey (.313/.316/.313) at the dish. That quarter has been responsible for 13 of the team's 19 RBI, four of its seven doubles and 20 of its 37 hits.
• Katzfey has accumulated five RBI in four games. All five of his hits have been singles.
• Ritter, a Preseason All-AAC pick, has reached base safely in 16 straight games dating back to last season.
• Preston Snavely (1-0, 3.00 ERA) and Clayton McGinness (0-1, 11.25 ERA) lead the Shockers in strikeouts, having racked up six and five respectively this season.
• The Shockers' staff ERA sits at 5.82 through the first four games of 2019. That group of arms has issued 27 walks against 25 strikeouts and opponents are batting .273 against them.
SCOUTING UT-ARLINGTON | ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATISTICS
• After dropping its first two games of the season, UT-Arlington has won its last three. The Mavericks split a four-game series with Southland foe Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to begin the season and hammered Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10-2 Wednesday night at Clay Gould Ballpark.
• Through their first five games, the Mavericks have had no shortage of runs as they average 6.2 per game. A group of five players - all of whom are batting .308 or higher - has been responsible for the team's early success on offense.
• Twenty-two of the team's 49 hits have been of the extra-base variety and that includes 14 doubles and six long balls. Connor Aube (.333/.385/.542) has roped five doubles among his eight hits and has driven in a pair. Zac Cook (.348/.385/.478) has driven in four runs on three doubles.
• Four players have gone yard for the Mavericks including Josh Minjarez (.250/.400/.645) who has belted a pair of homers. David Renning (.308/.353/.615) leads the team with six RBI.
• The Mavericks' pitching staff has posted a 4.91 ERA thus far with Kody Bullard leading the way. He owns a 0.00 ERA and has struck out six in his only start of the year. Ka'ikepono Anderson (1-1, 6.75 ERA) has already made a pair of starts and has fanned eight batters.
ON DECK
• Following this weekend's four-game slate, SFA returns to Jaycees Field for five consecutive games. That stretch begins Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. when the 'Jacks play host to SWAC foe Prairie View A&M.
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