OOTP COLLEGIETE ATHLETIC ASSOC.
SOUTH KANSAS STATE UNIV ZEPPELINS AT WEST TEXAS STATE EXPRESS
03/27/2026
 
OOTP COLLEGIETE ATHLETIC ASSOC.
SOUTH KANSAS STATE UNIV ZEPPELINS AT WEST TEXAS STATE EXPRESS
GAME ID: 144 - FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Kansas State Univ Zeppelins (14-7) 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 1
West Texas State Express (11-11) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Express Drop to .500 After 4-1 Loss to Zeppelins
The South Kansas State Univ Zeppelins got a strong performance from pitcher Tom Bland, who stymied the West Texas State offense en route to a win, 4-1, at Bruins Field. The losing skid has reached 6 games for West Texas State.

The Zeppelins got a big at-bat from catcher Matt Whitesell. For the game, Whitesell went 1-4 with a double. In the top of the second, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 6th double of the season gave South Kansas State Univ a 1-0 lead.

"Tom did a good job keeping the game under control," said South Kansas State Univ manager Laurenço Fraga.
SOUTH KANSAS STATE UNIV BATTING LINESCORE WEST TEXAS STATE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Collins LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 1 2
B. Heinlen DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .362 2 8
M. Osterberg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 0 3
J. Maloney CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .287 4 17
N. Rubio 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .213 1 6
M. Whitesell C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .230 1 8
K. Hopkins RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .197 6 10
R. Kotzur 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .206 1 7
M. Okorie SS 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .365 2 5
Totals 34 4 9 4 0 7 5      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Whitesell (6, 2nd Inning off R. Jacobus, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Maloney (4, 3rd Inning off R. Jacobus, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Kotzur (1, 7th Inning off R. Perales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Collins , J. Maloney 4 , N. Rubio , M. Whitesell 2 , R. Kotzur 5 , M. Okorie 3
2-out RBI: J. Maloney , R. Kotzur , M. Okorie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Collins
GIDP: B. Heinlen
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Rubio (9)
CS: M. Okorie (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Whitesell (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Begley LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293 4 4
B. Reichhardt RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .302 3 7
K. Severson C 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .293 7 19
T. Ferguson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .326 2 20
M. Esparza 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .195 3 6
E. Curtis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 2 6
   a-C. Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 3
   b-S. Tsuda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Keach DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .253 3 6
J. Daniels CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243 1 2
G. Steeby SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .187 3 6
Totals 32 1 5 1 4 13 12      
a - C. Davis pinch hit for E. Curtis in the 8th
b - S. Tsuda substituted for C. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Reichhardt 2 (3, 1st Inning off T. Bland, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off T. Bland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Reichhardt 5 , K. Severson , S. Keach
2-out RBI: K. Severson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Severson , T. Ferguson , S. Keach , J. Daniels
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ferguson-Steeby-Curtis)
SOUTH KANSAS STATE UNIV PITCHING LINESCORE WEST TEXAS STATE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bland W (4-2) 6.2 4 1 1 4 9 0 106 2.32   
Z. Robinson H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 0.00   
A. Schaefer SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bland 67
Batters Faced: T. Bland 28, Z. Robinson 5, A. Schaefer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bland 5-6, Z. Robinson 0-1, A. Schaefer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bland 106-59, Z. Robinson 19-14, A. Schaefer 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Robinson 1-0
WP: T. Bland
Balk: T. Bland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Jacobus L (2-2) 6.0 7 3 3 0 3 1 86 3.18   
R. Perales 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 11 5.14   
C. Sylvia 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 1.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Jacobus 49
Batters Faced: R. Jacobus 23, R. Perales 5, C. Sylvia 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Jacobus 7-6, R. Perales 1-1, C. Sylvia 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Jacobus 86-56, R. Perales 11-8, C. Sylvia 25-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tom Bland
Ballpark: Bruins Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (18 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 3236
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