Through the Lens: Tigers on the mound
Welcome to another edition of Through the Lens, where you will find all of your sports content for Wittenberg through the lens of my camera, showing live content of Witt athletes, records, interviews and statistical information needed to know about the team or individual players.
The team being showcased in this edition is the Wittenberg Baseball team. Witt Baseball is strong team, thanks to the plentiful talent on their roster; with prominent players like Xander Rodriguez, Rocco Royer, Parker Gryskevich, Nate Floyd and more. These Tigers are looking to take the NCAC conference by storm this season with a current record of 16-5 out of 21 games (0.762).
For the remainder of the regular season, they have 19 games left to go. They currently have a hot streak of five wins, their latest being against Otterbein University. Witt's fiercest competitors thus far in the conference is the College of Wooster, Denison University, and Wabash College, whom they will compete against later this season. Looking at the standings of these four teams, it is expected that these games will be important ones in order to win overall and would make a statement following a possible playoff run for Wittenberg. Judging by these standings, the closest matchup will be against rival Denison, who is currently 17-4 overall and 3-1 in the NCAC conference.
Statistics
Looking at the stats for these Wittenberg Tigers, these are your top performers on the team:
| Parker Gryskevich - #44 | 7 Hits | 6 RBI's | 3 HR |
| Nate Floyd - #31 | 5.2 IP | 7 K's | 1.59 ER |
| Rocco Foyer - #32 | 7 Hits | 10 RBI's | 2 HR |
| Kyle Mahon - #9 | 4.2 IP | 5 K's | 0 Hits |
| Xander Rodriguez - #12 | 8 Hits | 8 RBI's | 1 HR |
So far through 21 games, here are the totals and averages at bat and pitching for your Tigers:
Hitting
| AB (At Bat) | 751 |
| R (Runs) | 198 |
| H (Hits) | 254 |
| 2B (Doubles) | 44 |
| 3B (Triples) | 3 |
| HR (Homeruns) | 27 |
Pitching
| IP (Innings Pitched) | 180.1 |
| H (Hits) | 165 |
| R (Runs) | 99 |
| ER (Earned Runs) | 90 |
| BB (Base on balls) | 72 |
| K (Strikeouts) | 187 |
It is important to have talent that is able to play both sides of the ball, and as of right now, the Tigers are showing true promise, seeing as how they are currently second in the conference standings. With a batting average of .338 with 751 BA's and a slugging percentage of .513, this team is looking efficient compared to other teams that have an average of .300 on the season thus far.
The Wittenberg Tigers squared off against Wilmington College Quakers at Wittenberg's Carleton Davidson Stadium on Tuesday, March 25. This season, the Tigers are looking to make a deep playoff run. Early showings reveal Wittenberg can successfully execute each game on both sides of the field.
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