Henderson State finishes the regular-season portion of its schedule as the Reddies play host to rival Ouachita Baptist in a three game Great American Conference series beginning with a single game on Friday at Clyde Berry Field with the first pitch set for 6 p.m. The two teams will finish the series with a double-header on Saturday set for 2 p.m.

The Reddies enter the series with a 28-16 overall record and a 20-10 mark in GAC play. Henderson has locked up a spot in the GAC Tournament next weekend in Enid, but still has a chance to win a share of the regular-season title.
 
The Reddies are two games behind first-place Arkansas-Monticello. A series sweep over OBU and two losses by UAM to Southern Arkansas would result in Henderson sharing the title with UAM. If SAU sweeps UAM, the Reddies would share the title with the Muleriders.   

Henderson State will be attempting to set a school record for conference wins this weekend. The Reddies have recorded 20 conference wins each of the last three seasons, with one more conference victory, the Reddies will set the school record.
 
The Reddies also need two more wins to record 30 wins in a season for the fourth straight year. It would be only the seventh time in Reddie baseball history that a team has recorded 30 or more victories in a season.
 
Henderson is led offensively by Caleb Carr who spots a .382 average which ranks third in the GAC. The freshman from White Hall, Ark. is hitting .415 in the last 10 games which include four doubles, a triple and 9 RBI.
 
Nolan Ryan is hitting .352 against GAC opponents. The senior from Woodbury, Minn. has a .527 slugging percentage and has driven in 19 runs in league play.
 
Dylan McCain has worked his way into the starting line-up having hit for a .400 average in the last 10 games. The senior from Royce City, Texas has a .633 slugging percentage since the first of April and is hitting .320 against GAC competition.
 
As a team, the Reddies are hitting for a .276 average collectively and are averaging 6.5 runs per game.
 
Bryant Haralson is attempting to become the first Reddie pitcher to record two 10-win seasons in school history. The senior from Atkins, Ark. has an 8-2 record with a 3.90 earned run average. Haralson has totaled 194 strikeouts in his two seasons which ranks him fourth in HSU history.
 
Daniel Sprinkle and Zach Eschberger are set to pitch Saturday's double-header.
 
Sprinkle is 3-4 on the year with a 4.55 ERA. The junior from Pine Bluff has worked 63.1 innings and has 41 strike outs to his credit.
 
Eschberger is 6-3 on the year including a 6-2 record in GAC play. The junior from Bullard, Texas sports a 3.69 ERA and is second on the team in strikeouts with 55 in 68.1 innings.
 
Ouachita Baptist won its third GAC series of the year last weekend taking two of three games from Southwestern Oklahoma.
 
The Tigers enter the weekend with a 13-34 record overall and 8-22 in GAC play.
 
The Tigers have a .251 team batting average and are led by Tyler Riebock who is hitting .306. The freshman from Rockwall, Texas leads the team with 11 doubles and has driven in 32 runs on the year.
 
Austin White sports a .302 average which includes eight doubles, four home runs and 23 RBI, while Preston Speers is hitting .293 with a team-best seven home runs along with 26 RBI.
 
OBU's pitching staff has a 7.07 earned runs average with opponents hitting for a .310 average.
 
John Franklin Matros is scheduled to start Friday's opener. The senior from Arkadelphia has a 3-4 record with a respectable 3.70 ERA and a team-best 65 strike outs. Last week Matros recorded a complete game victory against the Bulldogs allowing seven hits while striking out nine.
 
Adam Bahloul also picked up a complete game win against SWOSU in improving to 2-5 on the year. The junior from Maumelle has a 5.79 ERA and has recorded 39 punch outs in 60 innings of work.
 
Tyler Duck will be looking to pick up his first win of the year. The left-hander from Flower Mound, Texas is 0-8 with a 6.60 ERA.
 
Prior to Saturday's double-header, Henderson will recognize its six seniors playing their last game at Clyde Berry Field. Being honored are Logan DeRosier, Zack Gray, Bryant Haralson, Dylan McCain, Nolan Ryan, and Brentten Schwaab.
 
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