SIUE spends break in Georgia |
Keli Keener |
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Cougars play 10 games in Savanna, Ga., against five different teams
The baseball team took the sting out of the Harris-Stowe State College Hornets 11-9 Tuesday. Chad Opel went 1-for-5 with a triple and an RBI. Mark Bugger went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs. Designated hitter Steve Berra went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. Brian Kessler went 3-for-5 with a double. Freshman third baseman Luke Humphrey went 1-for-5 with an RBI and Nick Seibert went 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Junior Eric Meyer (1-0) was the winning pitcher for SIUE. The Cougars, who are 7-6, moved on to Lebanon to play McKendree College Wednesday. McKendree is coming off a 21-2 win against Blackburn College Tuesday. The Cougars will head south to Savannah, Ga., Thursday. Spring break baseball begins for SIUE with a matchup against the Grand Valley State University Lakers, who are 1-2. Over the next nine days, the Cougars will play 10 more games. The team will meet Armstrong Atlantic State University, Concord College, Bryant College and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The AASU Pirates are 14-6 and are hosts for the Savannah Invitational this week. On Tuesday the Pirates shut out South Dakota State University 13-0. The Concord College Mountain Lions are 1-3 and will make the trip from Athens, W.V. The Bulldogs of Bryant College are 2-1 and will journey south from Smithfield, R.I. The Kutztown Golden Bears, who are 3-4, are making the trip from Kutztown, Pa. "We are playing much better," coach Gary Collins said in a recent press release. "We are improving all around. I was impressed by our hitting last weekend." Collins said. Baseball Offensive Leaders
Batting avgerage
name AVG. 1. Mark Bugger .500
2. Dave Crouthers .386
3. Josh Cate .333
4. Josh DeWiitte .308
Hits
Name Hits
1. Mark Bugger 21
2. Dave Crouthers 17
3. Josh DeWitte 12
4. Todd Haug 10
4. Chad Opel 10
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