GAME TIME: 9am EST, 3/7/20
LOCATION: Player Development Complex, Ft. Myers, Fla.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT
SCHOOL: Otterbein College (Ohio)
2018 RECORD: 26-18-1, 10-8 OAC, Regional Qualifier
CURRENT RECORD: 6-5, 0-0 OAC
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYER: Sam Edgell (SO, OF, Zionville, Ind.) .364 ave, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 1.078 OPS
TOP PITCHER: Collin Hoffman (SR, RHP, Galena, Ohio) 2-0, 4.45 ERA, 23 K
LAST MEETING: First meeting between the two schools.
PIONEERS TO WATCH
OFFENSE:
Justin Baker (So, INF/OF, Waukesha, Wis.) .767 OPS, 2B, HR, 5 RBI. Baker hit a monster home run last week in the second game versus UW-Superior that cleared the 340 foot mark in left field at US Bank Stadium and looks to stay hot to start play in Florida.
PITCHING:
Seth Smith (SR, RHP, Beloit, Wis.) worked a complete game victory in US Bank Stadium last week to defeat UW-Superior 5-2. Smith sports a 3.60 ERA with eight strikeouts to start the 2020 season.