PREVIEW: Morehead State at Arkansas-Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Interstat) — The Morehead State Eagles and Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans meet Saturday at Mims Gym in the second game of a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. under cloudy skies with a temperature of 67 degrees.

Morehead State enters with a 23-20 overall record after winning its last four games, including a 9-6 victory over Marshall on Tuesday. The Eagles dropped the series opener to the Trojans on Friday by an undisclosed score.

Arkansas-Little Rock carries a 26-19 mark into the contest. The Trojans are coming off a 3-0 shutout loss at Lindenwood on Sunday, snapping a three-game winning streak.

Players to watch

Morehead State outfielder Ian McCubbin has been the Eagles’ most consistent hitter over the past two weeks. In his last 10 games, McCubbin is batting .333 with three home runs and nine RBIs. He homered and drove in three runs in Tuesday’s win over Marshall and went 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs in an 18-13 loss to Lindenwood on April 19.

Arkansas-Little Rock right-hander Nic Bronzini has been sharp on the mound. In his last five appearances, Bronzini has allowed just five earned runs over 18 1/3 innings while striking out 20 batters. He tossed five scoreless innings of one-hit ball with five strikeouts in the Trojans’ 3-0 loss to Lindenwood on Sunday. Earlier this month, he struck out five over three hitless innings in a 2-3 loss at SIU Edwardsville.

Series context

Saturday’s game is the middle contest of the three-game set. The series concludes Sunday. Morehead State then returns home for a three-game series against Western Illinois starting May 8. Arkansas-Little Rock hosts Arkansas State on Tuesday before traveling to Tennessee-Martin for a weekend series.

Simulator projection

A game simulator projects an 8-6 victory for Morehead State. The Eagles have won four straight and seven of their last 10. The Trojans have dropped two of their last three.