Baseball | 4/22/2022 7:32:00 PM

Written by Josh Garcia
BVU Sports Information Student Intern

STORM LAKE, Iowa (April 22, 2022) - The Buena Vista baseball team heads to Decorah, Iowa, on Saturday to begin a 3-game weekend series against Luther College. 
 

THE MATCH-UP
Buena Vista (19-10, 11-4 A-R-C) @ Luther College (16-12, 8-6 A-R-C) 
Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 10 a.m. | 1 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, 2022 | 12 p.m. 
Luther College | Decorah, Iowa

BROADCAST INFO
Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/luther/

ABOUT LUTHER

Luther returns home after splitting a pair of games at Coe College on Tuesday.

Luther's lineup enters the weekend ranking 5th in the A-R-C with 193 runs scored. They will be led by leading hitter Gavin Scurr. Scurr has ranked as one of the A-R-C's best hitters this season hitting .387 (4th) with 6 homeruns (4th) while driving in 31 (t-7th).

Luther's pitching staff enters the weekend ranking 3rd in the A-R-C with a 4.73 ERA. The staff has been headlined by Ryan Manternach. On the season Manternach has ranked among A-R-C leaders with 4 wins (t-4th) sporting a 3.21 ERA (5th) across 42 innings (10th) while striking out 31 (t-18th).

ABOUT BUENA VISTA

The Beavers will hit the road after splitting a pair of games vs Nebraska Wesleyan on Wednesday to capture the season series. They will enter the contest as the top ranked team in the A-R-C. 

Heading into this weekend's contest, the Beavers will boast an offense that ranks 1st among the A-R-C with 270 runs scored. 

A significant contributor of late has been the reigning A-R-C Position Player of the Week, Logan Mueller. The senior third baseman has rebounded from a challenging start to the season to be a force at the end of the Beaver's lineup. On the season, the Columbus, Neb. native has hit .366 (14th in A-R-C) with 2 homeruns (23rd in A-R-C), 11 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases (8th in A-R-C). 

The Beavers lineup has had a lot depth. Three other teammates accompany Mueller in ranking top 25 among A-R-C hitters for batting average. That list includes Evan Taylor (2nd), Joel Garcia (17th), and Jordan Mathewson (20th). The Beavers also have 6 hitters that rank in the top 25 among A-R-C hitters in RBIs. That list includes Joel Garcia (3rd), Calvin Harris (4th), Evan Taylor (t-7th), Grant Oseka (t-12th), Jordan Mathewson (t-21st), and Caden Mathewson (t-21st). 

The Beavers pitching staff enters the weekend ranking 7th in the A-R-C with a 5.98 ERA. They will look to build off Wednesday where they received a pair of solid starts from Mason Gehling and Michael Demers. They will be aided in that goal by Morgan Smith. The freshman hurler has ranked among the A-R-C's best winning 3 games (8th) sporting a 3.48 ERA (7th) across 44 innings (5th) while striking out 58 (3rd). Accompanying Smith on the ERA leaderboards has been Dalton Glenn (15th), Mason Gehling (21st), and Mark Eddie (24th). 
 

ON DECK: On April 29th, the Beavers will be back at home to begin a 3-game weekend series vs the University of Dubuque.