LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State University baseball program will look to shake off the disappointing defeat in Oxford Tuesday against Mississippi Valley State this weekend.
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The Braves (5-9, 5-7 SWAC) are among the Southwestern Athletic Conference's elite in double plays per game (0.71), fielding percentage (0.960), hits allowed per nine innings (10.35) and scoring (6.7).
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Tristin Garcia is currently the highest-ranked player in the SWAC and sixth in the country with 1.86 hits per game to go along with a top-15 batting average (0.448), top-30 in the NCAA for on-base percentage (0.515) plus top-50 nationwide regarding toughest to strike out (11.6).
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After throwing two scoreless innings against Ole Miss,
Jose Fernandez moves into the top slot in both ERA (1.93) and WHIP (1.04) among his SWAC peers as well as third for hits allowed per nine innings (6.11).
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Khalil Smith is the final conference leader on the Baseball Braves, coming in 12th nationally with 1.31 runs per ballgame plus a top-50 placement in walks a night (0.92).
Scouting the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-12, 0-9 SWAC)
It has been a challenge on both sides of the ball for MVSU, having given up at least eight runs in each game while scoring no more than three runs in a single contest yet in 2021. The green and red have a scoring margin of negative-159 (171-12).
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Hunter Stallings is fifth in the conference in terms of strikeouts per nine innings, an average of 11.29.
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Alcorn swept Mississippi Valley State in three during its previous matchup in Itta Bena, winning by scores of 16-3, 9-1 and 14-1. The Braves are ahead in the all-time series (164-89-1), a winning percentage of 64.8%.
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