Baseball | 3/24/2016 5:06:00 PM
DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern baseball aims to keep its in-conference momentum moving when it hosts Arkansas Tech in a three-game series March 25-26 at The Ballpark in Durant.
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Game one is set for 2 p.m. on Friday, with a double-header on Saturday at noon.
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The Savage Storm enter the weekend with a 14-16 record overall but are 9-6 in Great American Conference play after a three-game sweep at Harding, moving its conference winning streak to four games and seven of its last nine in league.
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SE is currently fifth in the league standings, just three games back in the loss column form co-leaders Arkansas-Monticello and Southwestern Oklahoma State.
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Dylan Helms leads a group of five hitting better than .300, himself posting a .345 average with nine doubles, five home runs and 17 RBI out of the leadoff spot.
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Greg Husnader is right behind at .341, followed by
Logan Terwilliger at .319,
Corban Taylor at .311 and
Kaleb Thomas at .303.
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Helms, Terwilliger and
Brandon Grimsley are tied for the team lead in home runs with five each, while Terwilliger's 27 RBI lead the Storm.
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Mike Wade has come on in conference play and now leads the team with a 2.56 ERA in nine appearances with five starts, putting together a 3-2 record with 40 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .184 batting average.
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Matt Benedict is at 2.67 with a pair of wins, while
Scott Richards has a 3.68 ERA with two wins.
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Wade,
Dylan Linke and
Brady Colbert each have a team-high three wins, while Colbert has also picked up six saves.
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ATU enters the weekend with a 12-16 record overall and a 6-9 mark in GAC play, but is coming off winning two out of three from East Central last weekend.
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Kaleb Warden leads a group of five players hitting over .300, doing so with a .337 average, a pair of homers and a team-best 16 RBI.
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Geoffrey Birkemeier, leads the pitching staff with a 3-1 record, while Lane Norwood boasts a team best 2.70 ERA.
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Zach Shelton has a team-best 39 strikeouts while Jesse Harbin has recorded seven saves.
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