|
|
Utah pitcher Eric King has the best ERA in the Mountain West Conference.
|
April 4, 2007
This Week In Utah Baseball
Complete Release in PDF Format
Download Free Acrobat Reader
Utah, Utah Valley State to Play Four Times This Week
The University of Utah baseball team will play four games with Utah Valley State this week. The Utes and Wolverines open their series with a 3 p.m. meeting at Ute Field on Thursday.
The series moves to the Wolverine Baseball Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m. The week will conclude with a twinbill Saturday at Ute Field, beginning at 1 p.m.
Utah enters this week's action with a 10-17 overall record and a 3-3 mark in Mountain West Conference play. The Utes are coming off a come-from-behind, 10-9 win over UNLV on Sunday. Utah overcame a 9-0 deficit en route to that victory, salvaging the final game of the three-game set.
UVSC is coming off a doubleheader with Binghamton Tuesday afternoon in Orem. The Wolverines swept that twinbill from the Bearcats, 12-6 and 13-4. UVSC is currently 10-17 overall.
Leading Off ...
• Utah overcame a 9-0 deficit to win 10-9 and salvage Sunday's final game of a three-game series with UNLV.
• Utah ranks No. 2 in the MWC in on-base percentage (.390).
• The Ute pitching staff has allowed just 107 walks this season, which is the second-lowest total in the MWC.
• Utah's pitching staff has hit more opposing batters than any team other than Air Force. The Utes have plunked 37, while the Falcons have hit 38.
• The Utes were the best fielding team in the Mountain West Conference last season with a .970 mark. Utah is currently fielding at just a .943 clip.
King Me
Starting pitcher Eric King (Sr., Orem, Utah) was solid again last week. He wasn't involved in the decision in his Saturday start against UNLV, leaving the game with the score tied at 3-3. But he went 6 1/3 innings, allowing just two earned runs on six hits. King is the Utes' leader in earned-run average (2.79), wins (three), innings pitched (42.0), strikeouts (32) and opponent batting average (.242). He has not allowed a home run this season. King's ERA is also tops in the Mountain West Conference.
-UU-
|
|
 |
