Mayville, N.D. - The Mayville State University baseball team travels to Bellevue University on Friday and Saturday as the North Star conference play starts this weekend. The first pitch on Friday starts at 1:00 PM and 12:00 PM on Saturday in Bellevue, Nebraska.
Quick Hits on the Comets:
The Comets enter the four-game series against the Bruins with an 11-6 overall record. The Comets dropped a non-conference game against the Vikings on Tuesday by a final score of 2-9.
Mayville State is averaging a .234 batting average, with 122 hits, 31 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, and 69 runs batted in.
In the field, the Comets have a .935 fielding percentage, a 3.72 earned run average, 133 hits, 57 earned runs, 62 walks, and 162 strikeouts.
Payton DeLuca is leading the team with a .320 batting average, eight runs, 15 hits, three doubles, one triple, and two runs batted in.
Gunner Garpestad is second on the team with a .320 batting average with eight hits, one double, one triple, and two runs batted in.
Kenneth Stewart is leading the Comets with a 1.89 earned run average, 19.0 innings pitched, nine hits, four earned runs, eight walks, and 30 strikeouts.
Parker Stohr is second on the team with a 2.16 earned run average with 19 hits, four earned runs, two walks, and 30 strikeouts.
Adam Senden has a .283 batting average with 15 hits, two doubles, three home runs, and 12 runs batted in.
Trevor Schreiner has a 2.18 earned run average allowing 21 hits, five earned runs, 11 walks, and 11 strikeouts.
Matching up with the Bruins:
Bellevue University enters the conference season with a 17-8 overall record.
The Bruins are hitting .257 on the season with 192 hits, 40 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs, and 122 runs batted in.
In the field, BU has a .966 fielding percentage, a 3.70 earned run average, 171 hits, 77 earned runs, 88 walks, and 211 strikeouts.
Conner Barnett has a .364 batting average with 16 hits, five doubles, six runs batted in, and a .408 on-base percentage.
Cody Banks has a .291 batting average with 25 hits, seven doubles, one home run, and 11 runs batted in.
Cory Jackson has a 1.90 earned run average, with 52.0 innings pitched, 30 hits, 11 earned runs, 22 walks, and 63 strikeouts.
