Delta Devils Aim To Keep Momentum Rolling Into Nicholls Series
THIBODAUX, La. – The Mississippi Valley State University baseball program heads into its three-game weekend series with a huge momentum boost after sweeping its season opening doubleheader with Rust College and will look to keep the good vibes going against the Colonels.
What You Need to Know
Time and Dates: Friday, February 25 (6 p.m.) | Saturday, February 26 (3 p.m.) | Sunday, February 27 (1 p.m.)
Records: Mississippi Valley State (2-0, 0-0 SWAC) | Nicholls (1-4, 0-0 Southland)
Location: Thibodaux, Louisiana – Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
Series History: N/A
Last Meeting: N/A
Winning Streak: N/A
Mississippi Valley State Overview
Valley’s offensive outburst has the Diamond Devils in uncharted territory. . .at the top of the NCAA leaderboards. Mississippi Valley State leads the country in both batting average (.448) and on-base percentage (.607), slotting in the top-five for steals per game (5.50) and scoring (15.5) plus a top-25 showing regarding total stolen bases (11) and slugging percentage (.552).
Maury Weaver is second in the NCAA, averaging two steals a ballgame, Davon Mims and Christopher Soeder share third place nationally in runs scored per game at 2.50, Ty Washington ranks sixth for doubles per game (1.00) plus top-50 in hits a contest (2.00).
Soeder and Antonio Walker both fall inside the top-35 regarding on-base percentage at .700 and .667, respectively while Washington and Darrien Chapman are both top-15 for RBIs per night (2.50).
Scouting The Opponent: Nicholls Colonels
While the Red and Gray’s record of 1-4 and stats may not look impressive, it can be misleading as they faced SEC foe Missouri and New Orleans baseball power Tulane in its first five contests, taking one-of-four from the Tigers in Thibodaux.
Jacob Hager has been the most consistent batter for Nicholls, logging a .538 batting average (2nd in Southland), averaging 1.75 hits per game (7th in Southland) for a total of seven base knocks (8th in Southland), and sporting a slugging percentage of .769 (9th in Southland).
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