Baseball 2/19/2022 10:00:00 AM

Game Central | Savannah State Baseball vs. Kentucky State

GAME CENTRAL
Savannah State Tigers (4-3, 0-0 SIAC)
Vs.
Kentucky State Thorobreds (3-4, 0-0 SIAC)

TIME: 1 p.m., Feb. 19, 2022 (DH) | 12 p.m., Feb. 20, 2022

LOCATION: Savannah, Ga. | Tiger Field
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SOCIAL TIGERS: @SavStateTigers
HASHTAGS: #HailSSU | #SSU

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah State baseball opens the 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) schedule Saturday with a three-game series against Kentucky State.

The Tigers are coming off a three-game series sweep of Salem University last weekend where they combined for 27 hits and 25 runs. Leading the Tigers at the plate in this young season is a quarto of returners: Champion Robbins (.417), Phillip Woullard (.400), Dwayne Franklin (.389) and Cameron Diaz (.250).

The newcomers have shined for Savannah State on the mound this season. Starting pitchers Jose Santiago (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP) and Bryan Valdes-Masson (0-1, 0.82 ERA, 0.91 WHIP) have been key assets to the bullpen, coupled with returners Rahmir Vaughn (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.06 WHIP), Matthew Terrill (0-1, 4.76 ERA, 1.76 WHIP) and Enrico Peele (1-1, 7.36 ERA, 1.91 WHIP).

Kentucky State enters their first SIAC series off a lost to Lincoln Memorial on Feb. 15. They are led at the plate by Jared Pierce (.333), Adren Thompson (.300), and Aram Kumar (.182).

Savannah State can expect to see starters Dashawn Hureskin (0-1, 8.31 ERA, 2.31 WHIP), Michael Pedraza (0-1, 15.58 ERA, 2.88 WHIP), and Solomon Reed (0-1, 27.00 ERA, 4.13 WHIP) on the mound.

Saturday's doubleheader will be streamed live on FloBaseball. Sunday's single game will not be streamed, but live stats will be available.

ABOUT SAVANNAH STATE BASEBALL
Savannah State baseball first took the field in 1916. For over 50 years, they played mostly club level baseball against semi-pro teams and non-college teams until the program joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) in 1969. From 1969-199, the Tigers won over 200 games. The 1976-77 squad won the school's first conference championship, beating Bethune-Cookman for the SIAC baseball title. The Tigers won five consecutive SIAC Championships from 1995-1999. In 2013, after elevating to NCAA Division I, Savannah State baseball won the school's first Division I title, beating Bethune-Cookman in the 2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship. Several Tigers have been drafted to play Major League Baseball.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Rahmir Vaughn: 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore

#7 Dwayne Franklin: 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior

#8 Champion Robbins: 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore

#10 Cameron Diaz: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

#18 Matthew Terrill: 6' 0"; Redshirt Junior

#19 Jose Santiago: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

#32 Bryan Valdes-Masson: 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman

#33 Enrico Peele: 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

#5 Rahmir Vaughn
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore

#7 Dwayne Franklin
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior

#8 Champion Robbins
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Sophomore

#10 Cameron Diaz
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

#18 Matthew Terrill
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Junior

#19 Jose Santiago
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Sophomore

#32 Bryan Valdes-Masson
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman

#33 Enrico Peele
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior