Centerville, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team returns to action this weekend at Pat Daugherty Field for a three-game Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) series with Iowa Central Community College.
DETAILS: Indian Hills vs. Iowa Central
Friday, March 28 - Saturday, March 29
Centerville, IA | Pat Daugherty Field
SCHEDULE | |||
Friday, March 28 | |||
Game 1 - 3:00 PM | Watch Live | Live Stats | |
Saturday, March 29 | |||
Game 2 - 12:00 PM | Watch Live | Live Stats | |
Game 3 - 2:30 PM | Watch Live | Live Stats |
FIRST PITCH FORECAST
- Friday | 75 degrees, partly cloudy, breezy
- Saturday | 67 degrees, cloudy, light breeze
ADMISSION: Free
LEADING OFF
The Warriors return to Pat Daugherty Field to host Iowa Central for a three-game ICCAC series. Originally scheduled for a Saturday-Sunday series, the two teams will now square off on Friday and Saturday due to impending weather in the Centerville area.
- Freshman Kevin Ramos has been named both the ICCAC and NJCAA National Player of the Week after hitting four home runs in a single game last week.
- Read More: Ramos Named National Player of the Week
- Ramos currently leads the ICCAC in slugging percentage (.689), on-base percentage (.548), and home runs (5) and ranks third overall with a .377 batting average.
- Sophomore Cole Huebner is this week's ICCAC Pitcher of the Week, his third honor of the year.
- Read More: Huebner Named ICCAC Pitcher of the Week
- After scoring just 39 runs through the team's first 14 games, the offense has come to life as of late, averaging 8.2 runs per game over the team's last nine outings.
- Sophomore Tijmen Nagel produced a career day against Kirkwood on Wednesday with four hits and three stolen bases. Nagel has hit safely in eight of the last nine games while batting .432 along the way.
- The Warriors are 7-2 on the year when scoring first.
SERIES HISTORY
Indian Hills and Iowa Central have met 28 times dating back to the 2013 season with the Warriors holding a 16-12 advantage.
- Iowa Central has claimed the last two matchups, but the Warriors have won seven of the last 10 meetings.
- In the last 14 meetings, the Warriors are 10-4 at Pat Daugherty Field against the Tritons.
SCOUTING THE TRITONS
Iowa Central heads to Centerville with a 20-5 overall record, but are just 3-3 in true road/neutral games.
- After starting the year 2-3, the Tritons have won 18 of their last 20 contests.
- The Tritons swept Iowa Western Community College 5-4 and 4-1 on March 26.
- Iowa Central ranks eighth in NJCAA DII with 34 home runs on the year and eighth nationally with a .468 team on-base percentage.
- Four different players have at least five home runs on the year, led by Jake Busson's seven.
- The Triton pitching staff ranks sixth in the nation with a .211 batting average against on the year.
WHAT'S NEXT
Indian Hills' ICCAC schedule continues with a trip to Marshalltown Community College for a single nine-inning contest Apirl 2 in Marshalltown, IA.
NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW
Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Baseball squad all year long through a number of ways:
- X (formerly Twitter): @IHCCBaseball | @IHCCAthletics
- Facebook: Indian Hills Baseball | Indian Hills Athletics
- Instagram: @IHCCBaseball | @IHCCAthletics
- Youtube: Indian Hills Athletics
- Website: www.indianhillsathletics.com
- Catch up with the history of Indian Hills Baseball with the official Indian Hills Baseball Record Book
- All home games are played at the Pat Daugherty Field on the Indian Hills Centerville campus.
- Admission is free of charge for all home regular season contests.
HOW TO WATCH
As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills home baseball games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:
- Facebook: visit www.facebook.com/gohillstv
- GoHillsTV App: Download the GoHillsTV app on your android or ios device
- Website: https://www.gohillstv.com/browse to catch all live and archived information
- Roku Streaming Device (new): Have a Roku TV or streaming stick? Download the GoHillsTV app to start streaming today!
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