MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team will travel to Searcy, Arkansas to take on GAC opponent Harding University this coming Sunday, and Monday in a three-game series. 

The games, originally scheduled for Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 have been pushed back due to inclement weather moving in within the area this weekend. 


THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

• Sunday, April 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Harding (17-24, 11-16 GAC)
• Monday, April 24 | 1:00 p.m. (DH) | at Harding (17-24, 11-16 GAC)
• Live stats, video at www.UAMsports.com/coverage.aspx
   

WEEK IN REVIEW 
The Weevils (25-14, 20-7 GAC) enter this series against the Bisons after earning a series win over Great American Conference foe Arkansas Tech at home, which also saw UAM clinch home-field advantage in the opening round of the 2017 GAC Baseball Tournament Championships. 


WEEVIL LEADERS

• Batting Average: Sean Wagner - .340 average 
• Hits: Nick Piraino - 49
• RBI: Sean Wagner - 34 
• Home-runs: Brian Ray - 6 
• Runs Scored: Nick Piraino - 36 (5th GAC)
• Stolen Bases: Brian Ray - 14 (T-5th GAC)
• On Base Percentage: Brady Weiss - .451 (4th GAC)
• Walks: Brady Weiss - 41 (1st GAC)

 

• Earned Run Average: Grant Black - 3.29 ERA
• Wins: Braden Chambers - 6 (T-4th GAC)
• Strikeouts: Braden Chambers - 58
• Innings Pitched: Grant Black - 76.2 (1st GAC)
• Saves: Dawson Moser - 5 (T-4th GAC)
• Shutouts: Grant Black - 2 
• Complete Games: Grant Black - 4
   

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SCOUTING HARDING
HU enters the weekend after being swept by Southern Arkansas in a three-game GAC series, however the Bisons picked up a non-conference win this past Tuesday over Ouachita. Offensively Harding is led by Grant Guest with a batting average of .336 on the season. Guest is also the team leader in hits (50), and doubles (9). Chris Taylor provides some power to the Bisons lineup with a team-high 25 runs batted in and three home runs. On the mound Harding is anchored by Austin Allen with an earned run average of 5.16 and leads the program in wins with five, while Reed Roberts is the team leader in strikeouts with 42.