The University of Akron Athletics
Baseball to Host Malone College Wednesday
April 01 | Baseball
After having played just two games in more than two weeks, the
University of Akron baseball team will get back to action when it
hosts NAIA power Malone College Wednesday at Lee Jackson Field.
First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Live stats for the game will be available at GoZips.com.
The Zips (11-8) had their second league series canceled in as many
weeks last weekend in Toledo and have yet to open MAC play. Akron
has displayed a balanced attack early on this spring, owning the
third-highest batting average (.300) and team ERA (4.50) in the
conference.
Offensively, UA is led by a host of underclassmen. Sophomore Kevin
Haas (North Olmstead, Ohio/St. Ignatius) paces the pack with a
.367 batting average, good for sixth in the conference. Moreover,
the infielder has hit safely in all 19 games this season and leads
the club with nine multiple-hit contests.
True freshman Drew Turocy (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield) is the top
hitting first-year player in the circuit with a .351 batting
average (8th in MAC). The multi-talented left-hander is also third
in the conference with a sparking ERA of 2.00 in five appearances,
including four starts.
Sophomore Jake Plata (Parma, Ohio/Padua Franciscan) and John
Turk (Kirtland, Ohio/Kirtland) fill out the league's list of
top 20 hitters. Plata, who is second on the team with 22 hits,
enters the week with hitting .338 (14th) while Turk, who has hit
safely in his last three contests, is batting at a .327 (20th)
clip.
Drew and older brother Frank Turocy (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield)
share the league lead with three wins apiece on a much-improved
Akron pitching staff.
Malone (14-5) comes to Lee Jackson Field after sweeping a
doubleheader against Cedarville last weekend. Overall, the Pioneers
are hitting .362 as a team and own a collective ERA of 4.04. Malone
won 11 of its first 13 games, but is 3-3 in its last six. Malone
received consideration for the NAIA Top 25 poll last week and is
ranked second in its region.
