March 30, 2012
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ATHENS, Ohio - The Ohio University baseball team returns to the diamond at 6 p.m. on Friday for the first of a three-game Mid-American Conference matchup with Eastern Michigan at Bob Wren Stadium.
NOTING THE BOBCATS
-Ohio's matchup with Eastern Michigan marks the third game of a six-game homestand at Bob Wren Stadium.
-The Bobcats will also take part in their second league series of the year.
-In 11 home games this season, Ohio has a 7-4 record.
-The Bobcats Earned Run Average of 2.93 is the best in the Mid-American Conference, entering this weekend.
-Ohio has five players which are batting .300-or better.
-Ohio is batting .299 as team with two outs.
-Ohio has collected 10-or-more hits in 10 of its last 12 games.
-The Bobcats are 9-1 when leading after seven innings.
-Senior Jensen Painter leads the team in slugging percentage (.767), on base percentage (.476), home runs (8), runs scored (21), RBI (22), doubles (10), total bases (66), two out hits (15) and walks (17).
-Painter is the only player in the MAC that has 10 home runs and 10 doubles.
-Painter has also got on base in every game this season.
-In his last five games, Painter has six home runs and nine RBI.
-With runners in scoring position (min. 5 at bats), sophomore Garrett Black is batting a team-best .471 (8-of-17).
-Freshman Jake Madsen leads the team with 37 hits on the year.
-Madsen is in the midst of a 17-game hitting streak.
-Senior captain Ethan Newton has a team-best 12 stolen bases.
-Senior Brent Choban leads the team with a 1.70 ERA. He has also thrown a team-best 42.1 innings.
-Senior Jason Moulton leads the team with 30 strikeouts.
-Moulton (0.73) and senior Shane Cole (0.77) both have ERAs under 1.00.
-The Bobcats have lost four games by just one run and four games by three runs.
THE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday- OHIO: Brent Choban, EMU: Steve Weber
Saturday- OHIO: Jason Moulton, EMU: Neil Butara
Sunday- OHIO: TBA, EMU: Ryan Lavoie
SERIES INFORMATION - EASTERN MICHIGAN
Ohio will faceoff against Eastern Michigan for the 106th time in school history on Friday. The Eagles lead the all-time series 60-45. This weekend's series marks the first matchup since the 2009 MAC tournament. In that matchup, Ohio fell 13-4 and was eliminated from the tournament.
THE SCOUT ON EASTERN MICHIGAN
The Eagles enter the weekend series in the hopes of staying hot. Eastern Michigan has won three of its last four game, including a 2-1 series win last weekend against Miami. Dating back to March 16, EMU has a 6-3 mark. The Eagles enter the weekend series after it split a pair of games with Ohio State (L, 13-4) and Michigan (12-2). Bo Kinder has reached base in his last 18 contests and has increased his on-base percentage to .406. Likewise, Brent Ohrman is riding a streak of 12 games in which he has reached safely, including a nine-game hitting streak. Lee Longo leads the team with a .348 batting average and 17 RBI. Eastern Michigan has three pitchers with an ERA under 3.00.
