Mark your calendars as the Owens Express brings into Sports Force Park at 11:00 on Friday April 25th a 5 game win streak and 24-11 record. Your Titans are on a 7 game win streak and a 25-18 record. This series has a lot on the line as Region 12 seed games are slated for Saturday at Owens with all four of this set being OCCAC games. Owens is 10-6 in Conference play and Terra is 8-8. The series winners would most likely slide into the 2nd or 3rd position in the Conference.
Owens has scored 295 runs in it’s 35 games played and is 11th in the nation in doubles with 80. They have also collected 17 triples putting them 8th on the national scene. Their pitching staff has a combined ERA of 4.36 with opposing teams hitting .242. One glaring statistic is stolen bases as the Express have 97 stolen bases while only being caught 6 times.
Terra State has set numerous team records already this season and has played 41 games this far scoring 323 runs with a team batting average of .350 along with 384 hits (9th in the nation), 27 homeruns (7th in the nation), and top 10 in extra-base hits, total bases and games played. Terra is 5th in home attendance average. This series has all of the ear markings to be a slugfest.