WILSON, NC – The VSU Baseball team has a chance to really command control of their schedule heading into a midweek matchup against Barton (11-9). The VSU Baseball team has been on a pretty solid path this season as they earned a seventh place ranking in the Black College Nines' Small School Division Top 10 2023 Poll for Week One Poll Through games of 3/05/23.
Weekend Schedule
Tuesday, March 13
3:00 p.m.
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Series History
The Trojans are 0-4 against the Bulldogs in matchups dating back to 2020. The Trojans have had a rough time against Barton as four runs has been the smallest margin of victory for the Bulldogs. The Trojans dropped their previous matchup by a score of 15-3.
Sluggers
Sophomore slugger
Tahraun Hammond has been seeing the baseball as a beach ball so far this season as he leads the team with a .400 batting average. The Trojans have four players with over 20 at-bats who maintain a .300 batting average or better in
Tahraun Hammond (.400),
Ricky Jones (.321),
Morris Ford, Jr. (.308), and
Joseph Hastings (.300). Hammond also leads the team in runs scored with 16, hits with 20, 12 walks and 11 stolen bases.
Ricky Jones leads the team in both homeruns and runs batted in with 12. In just 16 at-bats,
Joseph Hastings leads the team with four doubles and five runs batted in.
Flame Throwers
Tahraun Hammond is certainly a five-tool player as he also leads the team with a 1.59 earned run average while also leading with 22.2 innings of work. He has a team-high 25 strikeouts, five walks, a save and a .163 batting average against him.
Joseph Hastings has also given batters fits this season as he maintains a 3.44 ERA along with 20 strikeouts in just 18.1 innings of work. Batters maintain just a .197 batting average against Hastings as he leads the three wins.
Christian Henderson is proving to be an extremely talented arm as well as accounting for 16 strikeouts in just 19 innings. Last time out, he earned his first career shutout against Shepherd 6-0.
Defensively
First Baseman
Avante Banks leads the team with 79 putouts so far while outfielders
Ricky Jones and
Bryce Wilmoth combine for 77. Freshman
Norman Jackson has been a vacuum on the infield leading the Trojans with 27 assists maintaining a .925 fielding percentage while
Tahraun Hammond adds 23 with a .925 fielding percentage.
About Barton Baseball
The Rams are currently 11-9 on the season and have encountered ranked opponents four times this season including defending national champion and No. 1 ranked North Greenville. The team has hit 14 homeruns with 105 runs batted in so far this season. They maintain .283 batting average with 69 walks drawn so far. Shepherd maintains a 4.63 ERA as a team with 140 strikeouts and 77 walks. Team maintain a batting average of .243 against the rotation. Tanner Halvoson leads the team with a .418 batting average and has scored a team-high 20 runs along with seven doubles, three homeruns and 17 RBI. Halvorson also doubles as the ace of the rotation leading the squad with a 1.58 ERA in 40 innings pitched. He has a team-high 33 strikeouts with only four walks. Teams hit just .192 facing Halvorson.
Next Five Matchups
- Mar. 18-19 vs. Claflin @ 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m.
- Mar. 25-26 vs. Lincoln (Pa.) 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m.
- Mar. 27 vs. Mid – Atlantic Christian @ 1:00 p.m.
- Apr 1 – 2 vs. Bluefield State @ 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m.
- Apr 8 – 9 at Bluefield State @ 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m.
