Baseball opens Homestand against Texas A&M-Texarkana
The defending Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular season champion Wiley University baseball team is gearing up for a five-game homestand, opening against Texas A&M-University-Texarkana 1 p.m. Wednesday at Coker Field.
Live stats are available. The link is listed in the baseball schedule on wileyathletics.com. This is the Wildcats first game at Coker Field since playing Arkansas Baptist on February 7-8. They played their home series against Philander Smith University on February 15 and 16 in Tatum.
The Wildcats are coming off a series victory over Stillman College. They outscored the Tigers 33-9 in the final two games of the series after dropping the opener. Smauri Abram earned Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Player of the Week after hitting .556, hit two triples and drove in six runs. Pitcher Jalen Porter struck out 18 batters in his last two outings and picked up his first win on Saturday.
Texas A&M-Texarkana (14-2, 5-1) is off to a strong start and ranks fourth in the Red River Athletic Conference, which has three teams unbeaten in conference play. It's coming off a 2-1 series victory over Huston-Tillotson University. Brandon Riley, boasts a .533 batting average which is third in the RRAC. He has scored 13 runs and drove in 15. Jose Perrano is second in the conference with 10 stolen bases. Blake Taylor is tied for second in the RRAC with four wins and is third with a 1.93 ERA. He has 20 strikeouts in 28 innings.
The series has been dominated by Texas A&M-Texarkana, which has won 12 of the 14 meetings dating back to 2016. The Wildcats picked up their second win last season, overcoming a 10-1 deficit to claim an 11-10 victory on April 2.
This event not only holds significance due to the fierce competition but also as an opportunity for the Wildcats to make a statement early in their homestand. As fans and students gather to support their team, the excitement builds at Wiley University, setting the stage for what promises to be a thrilling baseball showdown.
For more coverage on the Wildcats visit https://wileyathletics.com/sports/bsb/index
About Wiley University Athletics
Wiley University sponsors 12 varsity sports, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field and baseball. It competes in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) and the Continental Athletic Conference for men's and women's soccer.
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