PITTSBURG — The Pittsburg State University baseball team will travel to Ozark, Mo., to play Drury University in a non-conference match-up Tuesday (Apr. 4). First pitch is set for 5 p.m. (CDT) at U.S. Baseball Park.

Pitt State will bring a 23-10 overall record into Tuesday's action. The Gorillas posted a 2-1 record in a three-game MIAA series against the University of Central Oklahoma this past weekend at Edmond, Okla.

Drury is 22-10 overall and riding a five-game winning streak after sweeping a four-game weekend series against Southwest Baptist University.

The Gorillas enter the midweek game batting .312 on the season and scoring 9.2 runs per game. Pitt State's pitching staff currently sports a 6.12 ERA and the squad has a .970 fielding percentage to date. The Gorillas opponents are hitting .267 and scoring 6.7 runs per game. The opposition has an 8.60 ERA and a .966 fielding percentage to date.

The Gorillas rank second in the MIAA in runs scored and third in the conference in batting average.

Junior catcher Nixon Brannon leads the squad with a .433 batting average. He has 13 doubles, 13 home runs and 55 RBI to his credit. Brannan, who was named the Division II National Hitter of the Week last Wednesday (Mar. 29) by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA), leads the MIAA in batting average and RBI and shares the league lead in home runs. He currently leads D2 in RBI per game (1.89 pg).

Junior infielder Cade Clemons is hitting .351 with 35 runs scored, nine doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 31 RBI. Junior outfielder Karson Coffee also is batting .364 with an MIAA leading 15 doubles, four home runs and 22 RBI.