Tech Baseball Stays on the Road at Western Kentucky on Tuesday
Tennessee Tech baseball stays on the road to face Western Kentucky, looking to snap a seven-game losing skid. There will be no television broadcast for this game. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.
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By Jeff Bowe, TTU Athletics Media Relations
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Tennessee Tech baseball stays on the road to face Western Kentucky, looking to snap a seven-game losing skid. There will be no video stream or TV broadcast for this game, with only radio available to listen. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.
The Golden Eagles (9-19, 0-6) are looking to snap a rough streak of seven straight losses with a non-conference matchup against a former member of the OVC, Western Kentucky, on Tuesday. Tech has begun OVC play 0-6 and has run into a bit of trouble over the last seven games, being outscored 35-9 by its opponents.
It marks the first matchup on the road at WKU since 2018, and only the fourth matchup between Tech and WKU since 2001 (2001, 2018, 2025, 2026).
GAME INFORMATION
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Opponent: at Western Kentucky
Live Stats: STATBROADCAST
Location: Nick Denes Field | Bowling Green, Ky.
Audio Broadcast: The Varsity Network
Series history: WKU leads, 71-50-2.
LAST GAME
Tennessee Tech used the long ball and a steady effort on the mound to highlight a competitive showing in a 6-2 setback at SIUE on Sunday afternoon.
The Golden Eagles (9-19, 0-6 OVC) accounted for their offense with a pair of solo home runs, as Nash Crowell launched his second of the season in the second inning to even the score early.
Jorsixt Jimenez added his team-leading 11th homer of the year in the sixth, continuing his strong offensive stretch and cutting into the deficit.
GOLDEN BATS
- Jorsixt Jimenez leads the Golden Eagles with a .336 batting average (36x107) with 11 home runs and 40 RBI.
- Jimenez's 11 home runs and 40 RBI mark a career high. He's also slugging a career-high .694.
- Jimenez's .336 batting average is currently a career high.
- Jimenez leads the team with 12 multi-hit games, with 10 two-hit games and 2 three-hit games.
- Jimenez's on-base streak was snapped at 26 games.
- Owen Lee hit .417 (5x12) over the last four games with one double and one RBI, alongside 4 walks.
- Lee has reached base safely in 14 straight games, which is the longest active streak on the team.
- Lee is second on the team with 24 RBI, six homers, and is tied for the team lead with six doubles.
- Manny Garza hit his second home run of the season at Vanderbilt, and he is batting .200 with nine RBI.
EAGLES' WINGS
- Jaxson Pease tied a season-high five strikeouts in Game 1 on Friday at SIUE. He leads all starters with a 4.58 ERA.
- Pease also leads all pitchers with 25 strikeouts in 35.1 innings pitched.
- Alex Kuntz has been effective out of the pen, limiting opponents to a .138 batting average.
- Kuntz has struck out 13 batters in 8.2 innings. The most strikeouts for any primary reliever on the team.
NEXT UP
The Golden Eagles open a three-game series against Eastern Illinois on Thursday, Apr. 2 at 6 p.m. CT. The series has been moved up a day due to the Easter Holiday weekend. Games are scheduled for 6 p.m., 6 p.m., and 2 p.m. CT. on Thursday through Saturday on Quillen Field at Bush Stadium.
