BASEBALL: Chaps Open 2023 WJCAC Schedule at Christensen Stadium
The Midland College baseball team opens the WJCAC slate on Friday, March 10th in a noon double-header versus Howard College.
By Forrest Allen
Midland College Athletics Director
Midland College Baseball
2023 Western Junior College Athletic Conference Opener
Christensen Stadium
Friday, March 10, 2023
MIDLAND, TEXAS -The Midland College baseball team opens the WJCAC slate on Friday, March 10th in a noon double-header versus Howard College. The Chaparrals are currently 14-1 on the season. The Howard Hawks will enter the four-game series with a 9-5 record. Midland College hosts the first two games of the weekend series while Howard College will host games three and four at Jack Barber Field in Big Spring on Saturday beginning at noon.
The Chaparrals are hitting .358 as a team with an on-base percentage of .466. MC is led by "Swiss Army knife", Matt Guthmiller, who is hitting .556 in 18 at-bats followed by freshman Xavier Melendez with a .435 average and LCU signee Rhett Clark's .423 hitting percentage.
Midland College's pitching staff has showed early promise led by Tyler Boudreau's 4-0 record. Boudreau has posted a 2.08 ERA this season. Fellow sophomore Evan Herbert is 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA. Additionally, Alizaeh Gutierrez is currently 3-0 on the mound with a 0.56 ERA followed by the all-purpose Guthmiller who is 2-0 with a stingy 1.42 ERA.
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| Matt Guthmiller | Xavier Melendez | Rhett Clark | Tyler Boudreau | Evan Herbert |
Go Chaps!
