By: Luke Kotcher, Assistant Athletics Communication Director
ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T Baseball will stay on the road this week to play Upper Iowa in a four-game series.
Series History
All-time against the Peacocks, S&T is 13-1 and currently are on a 10-game winning streak. These two teams faced last season in Rolla as the Miners swept the Peacocks. They outscored Upper Iowa 34-12 in that series. These two teams have not faced each other in Fayette, Iowa, in their all-time series.
About the Peacocks
Upper Iowa is 18-24 this season and 12-16 in the GLVC for 11
th place in the conference. They are coming off a 7-5 win over Waldorf on Monday. Before that, they lost a four-game series to Missouri-St. Louis 3-1. In that 7-5 win over Waldorf, Bryce Hall drove in two runs with two doubles and JJ Vargas homered.
Brock Zimmer leads the Peacocks with a .352 batting average. Ethan Sawyer's 11 doubles lead the team. Their .301 team batting average ranks seventh in the conference, while their 8.01 ERA is 11
th. Upper Iowa was picked to finish 14
th in the GLVC Preseason Poll.
About the Miners
Missouri S&T goes into the series with a 23-18 record and 13-11 GLVC record. They are in sixth place in the GLVC behind Drury and ahead of Quincy. They are coming off a series split at Wisconsin-Parkside last weekend. They won both doubleheader games with scores of 7-5 and 5-4.
Bode Gebbink (Saint Joseph, IL/Saint Joseph-Ogden) tallied two saves between both of those contests.
Will Beckham (Mountain Home, AR/Mountain Home) is sixth in the GLVC with his .408 batting average. In GLVC games, he is batting .516 to lead the conference.
Jake Schisler's (Quincy, IL/Quincy Notre Dame) 3.61 ERA is second in the GLVC this season. As a team, S&T's .306 batting average is fourth in the GLVC, while their 5.16 ERA is first. On the bases, the Miners have stolen 92 bags this season, the second-most in the conference.
Series Schedule
Friday, April 25, 2025: Missouri S&T at Upper Iowa at 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2025: Missouri S&T at Upper Iowa at 1 p.m. (Game 1) and 4 p.m. (Game 2)
Sunday, April 27, 2025: Missouri S&T at Upper Iowa at 12 p.m.
What's Next
Missouri S&T will return home to face Lincoln from May 1-3 to conclude the regular season. Should the Miners make it, the GLVC Tournament is scheduled for May 7-10 in Marion, Illinois.
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