{"id":53277,"date":"2020-02-14T08:03:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=53277"},"modified":"2020-02-14T08:03:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T14:03:48","slug":"baseball-hosts-cowboys-in-four-game-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=53277","title":{"rendered":"Baseball hosts Cowboys in four-game set"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fort Hays State baseball team returns to action this weekend (Feb. 14-16) when the Tigers host New Mexico Highlands in a four-game series. The teams will battle in a single game on Friday beginning at 3 p.m. before a doubleheader starting at noon on Saturday. The series will wrap up with a noon finale on Sunday.

The Tigers are 5-3 on the year, while the Cowboys have yet to play a game this season.

Fort Hays State is 52-25 all-time against New Mexico Highlands, including a 27-10 record in Hays. The former RMAC rivals have renewed the series in non-conference play each of the last four years, with the Tigers holding a slim 7-6 lead in the series since 2016. Highlands took all four games of the series last year in Las Vegas, N.M. The Cowboys have not won a game in Hays since 2006. FHSU has never lost a series against the Cowboys in Hays.

Drake Angeron<\/a> is a perfect 10-for-10 on stolen base attempts this season, leading the country in swipes through two weeks of play. Garrett Stephens<\/a> ranks second in Division II with four home runs, while Grant Schmidt<\/a> sits in fourth nationally with 12 runs scored so far this season. Jacob Ensz<\/a> has a strikeout\/walk ratio of 15.00 through three appearances, the second-highest in the country. Jared Maneth<\/a> leads the team with a batting average of .467 and an on-base percentage of .619.

The Cowboys turned in a 19-31 record in 2019, including a 12-24 RMAC mark to finish eighth in the league standings. NMHU was picked to finish seventh in the league this season. Junior infielder\/pitcher Ashton Roy, senior pitcher JT Mossberg and junior infielder\/pitcher Kalen Hammer were all selected as players to watch in the RMAC this season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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