DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern baseball will close out its seven-game season opening home stand when it hosts Newman for a three-game series beginning at 2 p.m. Feb. 9 with a doubleheader set for Feb. 10 at 11 a.m. at Mike Metheny Field.
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The Savage Storm come into the matchup with a 3-1 record on the season after opening the year with a sweep of Colorado-Colorado Springs.
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Brady Evans paces the Storm offense with a .44 average that includes a homer and four RBI.
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Coby Grimsley is next in line with a .385 average while adding a homer and three runs batter in.
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Reid Rice is hitting .357 with a team-best two homers with three RBI, followed by
John David Muse who is hitting .333 with a home run and three RBI.
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Yanluis Ortiz and
Cory Bonstrom each have a homer, while Bonstrom is leading the Storm with six RBI.
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Cameron Houch is the reigning Great American Conference Pitcher of the Week after picking up a win in his first start of the season, allowing one unearned run in six innings with five strikeouts.
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Dylan Turner and
Jackson Sioson each added wins in the first weekend, while
Brody Logsdon logged the team's first save of the year.
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NU comes to town with a 1-4 record on the season after dropping three of four to Southern Nazarene and a midweek matchup at Northwestern Oklahoma State.
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Garrett Arnold leads the Jets with a .500 average while adding two home runs and four RBI, with Eli Wohl also chipping in two homers with a team-best seven RBI.
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Lance Elsen logged the team's one win in relief, while Andrew Prieve leads the team with 10 strikeouts over two appearances.
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