NAIA Poll – Final
Kansas City, MO- Cumberlands jumps from Receiving Votes to 23
rd in this week's NAIA Coaches Poll announced Wednesday afternoon by the national office. UC finishes the season 43-14 and 18-6 in conference play. Since the previous poll the Pats have been went on a 12-game win streak, and won back-to-back MSC Titles.
The pitching staff is led by senior
Thomas Gutierrez, who is 9-1 this season with four complete games and three shutouts. He has pitched 85.1 innings allowing 86 hits and 74 strikeouts for an ERA of 4.54. Braxton Cotton game is also a regular starter as he pitched 81.2 innings with two complete games and a shutout. He has giving up 93 hits while notching 48 strikeouts for an ERA of 3.86. Then there is
Hunter Rigsby who leads the team is strikeouts with 84 in 60.0 innings. Rigsby has only allowed 45 hits this season and has an ERA of 2.40.
Offensively,
Charlie Muniz leads the team with a .429 batting average. Of his 84 hits, 17 has been doubles and 18 have been homeruns. Along with leading the team in hits, and homerun, he also leads in RBIs with 60 and total bases with 155. The true freshman
Seth Benner is hitting .414 with 12 doubles, three triples, and 11 homeruns. Benner also has 53 RBIs on the season. Next is
Sujel Arias, from San Cristobal, DR. Arias has a .367 batting average with 17 doubles, three triples, 10 homers, and 48 RBIs.
Sean Cheely leads the Patriots the Mid-South and is fifth in the NAIA in stolen bases with 42, while hitting .324, for 14 doubles, four triples and eight homers.
Looking at the Mid-South Conference, Freed-Hardeman remained at a ranking of 20
th, with 37-14 record.
The Pats received an automatic bid to the NAIA tournament after winning the MSC Conference Title. They are waiting to find out where they are headed to play the Opening Round at on Thursday.
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