2016 Spring Training Baseball Preview

TUCSON, Ariz. - The 2016 Bethany Baseball team will travel to Tucson, Ariz. this Friday night to participate in the 2016 Tucson Invitational. Season play for the Vikings will not officially commence until Sunday afternoon when they face off in a season opening double-header against Whitman College. The Vikings will play a total of nine games against five different opponents while they are down in Arizona. Here is the list of opponents that Bethany will face, along with a few key facts. All games will be played at the Kino Sports Complex.

Baseball Preview with Head Coach Ryan Kragh

	Whitman College - Sunday, March 6^th– 4 p.m MT, Field 5 (DH) Click Here for Live Stats 2015 Record: 6-28 (5-19) Head Coach: Brian Kitamura (1^st season) Top Returning Hitters: Adrian Vela, .358 AVG., 2^nd Team All-Conference Top Returning Pitchers: Robert Maislin, 2.03 ERA, 2^nd Team All-Conference
	Wesleyan University - Monday, March 7^th – 2:30 p.m. MT, Field 4 (DH) Click Here for Live Stats 2015 Record: 30-11 (12-0) Head Coach: Mark Woodworth (15^th season) Top Returning Hitters: Guy Davidson, IF, .306 AVG., 3 Home Runs, 29 RBI'S Nick Miceli, C, .289 AVG., 1 Home Run, 14 RBI'S Top Returning Pitchers: Gavin Pittore, SP, 7-2, 1.59 ERA, 7 CG Peter Rantz, SP, 5-2, 2.97 ERA
	Simpson College - Thursday, March 10^th – 10 a.m. MT, Field 5 (DH) Click Here for Live Stats 2015 Record: 14-25 (10-18) Head Coach: Ben Blake (9^th season) Top Returning Hitters: Gage Reis, IF, .328 AVG., 1 Home Run, 14 RBI'S Austin Burlin, IF, .305 AVG., 1 Home Run, 8 Doubles Top Returning Pitchers: Brock Borgeson, SP, 1-2, 6.00 ERA, 2 Saves
	Aurora University - Friday, March 11^th – 3 p.m. MT, Field 6 (DH) Click Here for Live Stats 2015 Record: 23-20 (11-9) Head Coach: Adam Stevens (2^nd season) Top Returning Hitters: Dillon Popovich, .347 AVG., 3 Home Runs, 31 RBI'S Adam Lipscomb, .318 AVG., 28 RBI'S Top Returning Pitchers: Tyler Findlay, 3-4, 4.86 ERA
	Wheaton College - Saturday, March 12^th – 9 a.m. MT, Field 4 Click Here for Live Stats 2015 Record: 21-21 (14-7) Head Coach: Matt Husted (4^th year) Top Returning Hitters: Kyle Mellinger, SS, .378 AVG., 1 Home Run, 28 RBI'S Josh Kimmel, OF, .274 AVG., 6 SB Top Returning Pitchers: John Schmitz, 4-4, 3.75 ERA, 3 Saves Michael Kaufman, 5-5, 4.31 ERA, 2 CG

Fans can stay up-to-date with all the action from the Tucson Invititional by visiting www.blcvikings.com and following @BLCvikings on Twitter.

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