LIVINGSTON, Ala. –
The
University of West Alabama baseball
team returns to the diamond on
Friday, March 6 as UWA (8-7) will
play the University of Arkansas at
Monticello in a five game series.
The series was extended by a pair of
games due to weather cancellations
over the past week.
The series with the
Boll Weevils begins at 2:00 p.m. on
Friday with a single, nine inning
game. The two teams will match up on
Saturday in a pair of seven inning
outings and wrap up on Sunday with a
double-header of seven inning
contest. First pitch is scheduled
for 12:00 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday.
Rob Dahlberg leads the way at the
plate for UWA. The Gilbertown,
Ala.-native is batting .525 on the
year, which is tops in the GSC. The
senior is second on the team in RBI
with 14 and third in hits with 21.
Mike Schmitt paces the UWA pitching
staff with a 3-1 record and 3.08
ERA. The Cheyenne, Wyo.-product
suffered his first loss of the
season last weekend in a 5-3 defeat
to Ouachita Baptist. On the season,
the senior has tossed a team-leading
26 1/3 innings while allowing nine
runs on 23 hits with 13 strikeouts
and holding opponent batters to a
.228 batting average.
