Weronika Kaczmarska

Baseball Delta State Athletics

Statesmen Travel to the Natural State for the final time of the 2026 regular season

Cleveland, Miss. - The Delta State University baseball team (26-16, 19-11 GSC) will play their last non-conference midweek game of the season tomorrow in Searcy, Arkansas. The Statesmen will face the Bisons of Harding University (27-17, 20-10 GAC) at 5:00 p.m., from Jerry Moore Field. 

The Voice of the Statesmen Michael Gross will provide the broadcast on the Statesmen Sports Network with the pregame show starting at approximately 4:30 p.m. 

Scouting the Statesmen: 

  • The Statesmen have won 7 of their last 8 games and clinched a spot in the GSC tournament, and look to continue momentum through the week and into a big GSC weekend ahead. 

  • Last time these two teams met was last season the Statesmen got a win late last season against the Bisons 7-5. Senior Jacob Hill went 1-2 at the dish with a RBI and a stolen base. 

  • Austin Batts has been swinging a hot stick lately, as he hits .324 with 17 RBIs and seven extra-base hits. 

  • Levi Lang is coming off a big weekend at the plate. He is now hitting .357 with eight home runs and 40 RBIs. Lang went 6-9 at the plate in Saturday's double header with eight runs driven in. 

Scouting the Bisons: 

  • Like the Statesmen, the Bisons have also recently gotten hot, and are currently on an eight-game win streak. 

  • Cooper Newsom has been the big bat for the Bisons this season. He has 60 RBIs this season on 24 extra-base hits and eight home runs. 

  • Easton Jones is hitting .352 this season on 19 doubles and three home runs. He is also 20-22 on stolen bases. 

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Hill

#3 Jacob Hill

INF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Levi Lang

#8 Levi Lang

INF
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Austin Batts

#12 Austin Batts

C
6' 0"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Jacob Hill

#3 Jacob Hill

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
INF
Levi Lang

#8 Levi Lang

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
INF
Austin Batts

#12 Austin Batts

6' 0"
Junior
L/R
C