Murray State University Athletics
'Breds Rank Among The OVC's Best This Week
4/10/2006 5:00:00 AM | Baseball
Several Murray State Thoroughbreds rank among the best in the Ohio Valley Conference this week in several categories, according to a statistics release issued by the league office this afternoon.
Junior second baseman Seth Hudson leads the OVC with 1.43 hits per game, while junior center fielder Tyler Pittman tops the league with 12 doubles and 0.38 doubles per game. Sophomore pitcher Michal Perconte is tied for the conference lead with three complete games.
Here is a listing of Thoroughbreds among the league leaders this week (all games):
* Brett Mullins, 2nd, walks (0.81 per game)
* Perconte, 2nd, innings pitched (6.43 per game)
* Jon Newton, 4th (tie), appearances (14)
* Kalen Gibson, 5th, innings pitched (6.11 per game); 5th (tie), complete games (2)
* Hudson, 6th, batting (.368); 9th, on-base percentage (.439)
Here is a look at how the 'Breds rank in OVC games only:
* Gibson, 1st, innings pitched (8.33 per game); 3rd (tie), complete games (2); 7th, eraned-run average (1.80)
* Austin Swain, 2nd, batting (.440); 8th, hits (1.38 per game)
* Mullins, 2nd, walks (0.89 per game)
* Hudson, 3rd (tie), hits (1.56 per game); 4th (tie), batting (.424); 4th, on-base percentage (.486)
* Ebert, 7th, on-base percentage (.462); 8th, batting (.391)
* Pittman, 7th (tie), walks (0.56 per game)
* Perconte, 9th, strikeouts (8.68 per 9 innings)
