By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
The Fort Hays State baseball team will make its home debut on Wednesday, February 13 after a schedule change altered plans to travel to Emporia, Kan. Due to the forecasted low temperatures over the weekend, the Tigers will instead host Wayne State (Neb.) for a three-game midweek series.
The Tigers and Wildcats will battle in a single contest at 3 p.m. Wednesday before wrapping up the series with a doubleheader beginning at noon Thursday (Feb. 14).
The Tigers hold a 12-3 advantage in the all-time series with Wayne State, including a 10-2 mark at home. The teams last met in 2012, when Fort Hays State swept a two-game series inside Larks Park. The Tigers have won five-straight meetings with the Wildcats, with the last WSC win coming on Opening Day in 1996.
Wayne State is 2-1 so far this season while the Tigers are 0-5 to start the year. Landon Erway leads the Tigers with a .600 batting average, second-best in the MIAA, while Ryan Stoecklein boasts a team-best .643 on-base percentage. Ryan Grasser has collected 12 total bases through five games, including the lone Tiger home run.
Wayne State has compiled a .310 batting average through three contests, including five home runs. Alex Logelin leads the way with a .583 batting average while Bryce Bisenius cleared the fence with a pair of home runs.
Fort Hays State was initially scheduled to travel to Emporia on Thursday for a crossover tournament consisting of two games against Wayne State, one meeting with Emporia State and a single game against William Jewell