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#7 GVSU Set To Host GLIAC Foe Davenport; Friday Game Time Moved Up To 12 Noon

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Series Schedule - #7 Grand Valley State vs. Davenport
Friday 1-9 inning - 12 noon
Saturday DH - 1 p.m./3:30 p.m. (Ceremony between games to retire former Laker head coach Steve Lyon's #7 jersey)
Sunday 1-9 inning - 12 noon

° #7 Grand Valley State will return home for the final eight regular season games of the 2026 season. The Lakers have been the visiting team on the scoreboard 30 times, 24 as a true road team (19-6) and posting a record of 23-7 as a visitor. GVSU is 6-0 as a neutral site home team and 5-0 at home. 

° Grand Valley State head coach Jordan Keur is in his third year as the leader of the program, posting a 106-46 (.710) record overall. Keur reached the 100-win mark faster than any other head baseball coach in Laker history (145). He has guided the Lakers to a GLIAC Tournament title (2024) and two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. GVSU is 49-21 in GLIAC action under Keur. 

° Grand Valley State ranks in the top 20 nationally in 11 statistical team categories and leads the GLIAC in 14 ledgers. 

° In addition to being one of the top offensive teams in the country, the Laker pitching staff has been equally impressive. GVSU is second in ERA (3.64), sixth in WHIP (1.29) and ninth in walks per 9 (3.39). The Lakers lead the GLIAC in BA (.339), Hits (467), on base percentage (.445), runs (399), and slugging percentage (.515). 
  
° GVSU has outscored its opponents 166-51 in the first three innings this season and have scored 10 or more runs 19 times (18-1) and scored five or more runs 25 times (24-1). The Lakers are 30-2 when scoring first. 

° Senior Collin Bradley is 8-0 this season with a nation-leading 1.27 ERA. The Lakers are 10-0 in games Bradley starts on the mound. He has yielded nine earned runs in 63.2 innings with 41 strikeouts and just nine walks. Bradley ranks third nationally in WHIP (0.85) and 7th in Walks Per 9 (1.27). He set program records earlier this season with 28.2 consecutive innings without allowing a run and 34.1 innings without allowing an earned run. He is third in career victories with 23 (23-7). 

° Junior Owen Avery is 6-1 with an ERA of 2.68 which ranks second in the GLIAC. Avery has yielded 15 earned runs with 39 strikeouts in 50.1 innings.

° Freshman Jackson Kees is 7-1 with an ERA of 3.54 which ranks ninth in the GLIAC. Kees has yielded 19 earned runs with 40 strikeouts in 48.1 innings. 

°  Junior JJ Manion is 5-1 with an ERA of 4.66. Manion has 20 strikeouts and just five walks. 

° Senior relief pitcher Ethan Houghtaling  has a 1.73 ERA in 12 appearances for 26.0 innings. Houghtaling has yielded five earned runs with 26 strikeouts. 

° Senior SS Evan Morrison leads the GLIAC in hits (75) and runs scored (66), while ranking second in BA (.419)...Morrison has 24 multi-hit games, including 11 games of three hits or more...Opened the season with a 31-game hitting streak...He has reached base in 94-of-98 games played. 

° Junior 3B Caleb Estrada leads the GLIAC in home runs (12) and total bases (121), ranks second in hits (70), RBIs (55), runs scored (54) and fourth in the BA (.405)...Hit safely in 14 consecutive games and reached base in 39...Notched 20 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games.

° Senior 1B Jovan Gill leads the GLIAC in RBIs with 61 and is second in home runs (9)...Hitting .341 with 58 hits, 11 doubles and nine home runs...Recorded 20 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games...Has a season-best 14-game hitting streak and 15-game reached base streak.

° Freshman DH/RF Josh Fleming is hitting .516 (33-64) in 22 games...Tallied seven doubles, seven home runs, 24 runs scored and 30 RBI...Reached base in 15 consecutive games.
 
° RF Ryan Stimac is hitting .368 this season and has reached base in all 38 games he has played...Has 38 hits and 35 runs scored...

° Senior CF Jake Skaggs is hitting .327 with 48 hits, 39 runs scored and 40 RBI...Skaggs has 13 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games.

 
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