LIBERTY, Mo. - The William Jewell baseball team continues its 13-game home stand to open the season this weekend. The Cardinals were scheduled to take on Wisconsin Parkside Friday-Sunday but will now play two doubleheaders on Sunday and Monday due to expected cold temperatures and winter weather.
ADMISSION 🎟
🟢 Spectators permitted
LOCATION 🏟
Due to field construction at Talley Stadium, this weekend's games will take place at
Fountain Bluff Sports Complex.
LIVE COVERAGE
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Live Stats
CARDINAL NOTES
- Jewell is 7-2 entering the week and off to their best start since 2015 when the Cards went 17-3 through the first 20 games.
- The offense is led by sixth-year senior Cameron Fliege, who is hitting .500 with 10 RBI and a team high six doubles. Anthony Hansen (.448), Cole Conner (.441) and Alex Epp (.412) are all hitting above .400 as the Cardinals boast the ninth best batting average in Division II at .352.
- Epp and Hansen lead the team with three home runs apiece with the former ranking 14th among Division II players in toughest batters to strikeout.
- The Cardinal pitching staff is third in the GLVC with a 4.94 team ERA entering the week. Brogan McDougall is 2-0 on the year with 8.2 innings over three relief appearances with a 2.08 ERA. Among starters, Reed Pegram has tossed a team high 13 innings with a 3.46 ERA.
- Head coach Mike Stockton begins his 21st season at the helm of the Jewell program in 2022. The second longest tenured coach in program history, Stockton is chasing win No. 600 for his career.
ABOUT PARKSIDE
- Parkside enters the weekend at 0-6 on the season, having dropped three games series at Drury and Illinois Springfield.
- As a team, the Rangers are hitting .171, led by Ryan Brouch's .273 average with two doubles and two RBI.
- Alex Saunders leads the staff with a 4.50 ERA over six innings while Caden Bronkhorst has 10 strikeouts over a team best 7.1 frames.
- Daniel Esposito is in his 10th season at the helm of the Ranger program after serving as an assistant coach at Pittsburg State, Southwestern Oregon Community College and Johnson County Community College (Kan.).
