For the second series in a row, the Linfield Wildcats baseball team is facing the team that leads the Northwest Conference. Linfield is at Pacific this weekend for a doubleheader starting at 12 noon on both Saturday and Sunday.
COVERAGE
The Boxers are providing live statistics and live video webcasts for all games.
THE WILDCATS
Linfield is coming off a series against Whitman, who was leading the conference at the time. The Wildcats lost three out of four and are 5-11 overall this season. Linfield's conference record is 3-11.
Reid Sturn is hitting .350 this season, he has 10 RBIs.
Levi Horner-Villa has 10 RBIs and three home runs.
Jackson Horner and
Tanner Earhart have nine RBIs each.
Wyatt Smith has four doubles and eight RBIs.
Andrew Del Biaggio,
Gage Mack and
Grant Knox are anticipated to start three games this weekend against the Boxers. Del Biaggio is 1-1 with 15 strikeouts and Mack is 2-2 with 20 punchouts.
In the bullpen,
Sam Adams is the team's ERA leader, he has an ERA of 2.57 with 11 strikeouts in seven innings.
Colton Meyer has made eight appearances this season, he has 20 strikeouts.
THE BOXERS
Pacific is 20-8 and 15-5 in the conference. The Boxers lead the NWC with a .750 winning percentage. The Boxers are second in the conference with a scoring average of 8.1 runs per game, they are batting .314 as a team, which is also second.
Chase Anderson has 25 RBIs this season and leads the NWC with a .449 batting average, he also has the best on-base percentage (.565) in the conference. Jordan Hara has eight home runs and 34 RBIs, which is second in the conference. Tanner Johnson leads the conference with 11 doubles.
The conference's ERA leader is Will Clark with an ERA of 1.88, he is 5-0 in seven starts. Kahi Bisho and Derek Eubanks have four wins each. The Boxers have the lowest ERA (4.57) in the conference.
The Boxers took two out of three games last season. Linfield is 144-43 over Pacific all-time.
UP NEXT
Linfield is back home in front of fans for the first time this season on April 23-24 against Willamette. Limited number of fans are allowed on invite-only basis for the weekend series.
