DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern will return home to Mike Metheny Field for the final time this season when it welcomes rival East Central for the regular season finale series April 29-30, with game one set for 2 p.m. on Friday before hosting senior day prior to a noon doubleheader on Saturday.
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The weekend will also be the final home series for 10 SE seniors who will be recognized at 11:45 am prior to Saturday's doubleheader.
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The Savage Storm enter the weekend with a 29-18 record overall and a 17-13 mark in Great American Conference play which has them in fifth place with the possibility of finishing anywhere between third an eighth in the standings.
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The Storm offense features six players hitting .300 or better, led by
Cameron French's .385 mark, while
Reid Rice,
Matt Miles,
Seth Morrow,
Blake McQuain, and
Bryce McDermott are each hitting better than .300.
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Rice leads the team with 18 homers and 52 RBI, while French, Morrow, and
Richard Ware all have more than 30 RBI.
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The SE pitching staff is led by
Cole Canuteson's 5-1 record with a team-best 60 strikeouts, while
Connor Priest,
Dylan Turner, and
Logan Teske each have four wins.
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ECU comes into the weekend with a 5-40 record on the season and a 3-26 mark in GAC play.
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Tanner Collins leads the Tigers with a .336 average, while Christian Whitaker has a team-best five homers and 30 RBI.
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Bryan Terry is the only ECU pitcher with multiple wins, posting two, while striking out a team-best 50.
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