The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team concludes non-conference play this weekend as the Greyhounds travel to Abilene to take on Hardin-Simmons in a three-game tilt. First pitch on Friday is tabbed for 7 p.m. with Saturday’s doubleheader pegged as a 1 p.m. start. ENMU’s trip to Abilene wraps up the early portion of the schedule that saw the Hounds play 21-of-22 games on the road to open the season.
The Greyhounds boast some of the best offensive and pitching statistical categories in the country. Eastern ranks in the top-10 in NCAA DII in walks (second), hit-by-pitch (eighth), hits/9 (fourth), on-base percentage (fifth), runs (third), runs/game (ninth) and strikeouts/9 IP (sixth). Overall, ENMU hits .349 as a team and is holding the opposition to a meager .196 average.
Individually, Andrew Stubbs leads the club with a .487 average with 15 runs, two doubles, three homers and 19 RBI. The first baseman has hit safely in all 10 games played this season. Alex DeLaCruz is raking with a .486 average. The second baseman leads the country in runs scored, touching the plate 30 times already this season. Malcolm Smith, the fourth-most walked player in the country, has reached safely in all 19 games. On the mound, Scott Klein ranks sixth in the nation with a perfect 4-0 record. The right-hander is holding opponents to just a .123 average to go along with a 2.18 ERA.
Next weekend, ENMU returns to the friendly confines of Greyhound Field for a four-game non-conference tilt with Texas-Permian Basin. For all the latest news on ENMU athletics, follow @ENMUBaseball and @ENMUAthletics on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Will Edwards
