Joplin, Mo. - The fourth ranked Missouri Southern baseball program well play a non-conference midweek game against Missouri Western at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Kansas City, Mo. at noon on Tuesday Apr. 4th. 

The Lions (27-8, 16-4 MIAA) average 11.5 hits, 9.8 runs and 2.2 home runs per game and as a pitching staff has a 5.20 ERA with opponents hitting .280 and 8.2 strikeouts per game. Individually the Lions are led by Nate Mieszkowski hitting .381 with 50 runs scored, 59 hits, eight doubles, 12 homer runs and 46 RBIs, Ethan Clark is hitting .377 with 23 runs scored, 40 hits, 10 doubles, two homers and 32 RBIs. Matt Miller is hitting .357 with 38 runs scored, 46 hits, eight doubles, 13 home runs and 43 RBIs, Henry Kusiak is hitting .354 with 42 runs scored, 51 hits, 11 doubles, 10 homers and 35 RBIs. Garrett Rice is hitting .331 with 41 runs scored, 48 hits, seven doubles, eight homers and 33 RBIs, Will Doherty is hitting .330 with 28 runs scored, 37 hits, 11 doubles, four homers and 26 RBIs. Tyler Ferguson is hitting .307 with 25 runs scored, 27 hits, four doubles, six homers and 20 RBIs and Drew Davis is hitting .307 with 18 runs scored, 23 hits, eight doubles, two homers and nine RBIs. 

On the mound Steen Lane is 3-0 with a 4.86 ERA in 16.2 innings for 16 strikeouts, Cole Woods (7-1, 3.19 ERA), Cale McCallister (3-0, 4.43 ERA), Owen Schneider (1-1, 5.06 ERA), Cole Gayman (4-0, 5.25 ERA), Kyle Kaempf (0-1, 7.63 ERA) and Trent Harris (2-0, 8.41 ERA) have started games this season. Laif Hultine has the lowest ERA and most appearances out of the bullpen this season with a 2.84 ERA from 15 appearances with 19.0 innings pitched and 18 strikeouts. Kyle Moore is 5-2 with a 3.29 ERA from 14 appearances out of the bullpen for 41.0 innings and 42 strikeouts. Kaempf has made 10 appearances out of the pen and Jacob Davis has featured 12 times out of the bullpen this season for 14.1 innings and 20 strikeouts. 

Missouri Western (7-24, 4-16 MIAA) averages 8.9 hits, 5.6 run and 0.5 home runs per game and as a pitching staff has a 6.97 ERA with opponents hitting .312 and 6.5 strikeouts per game. Individually the Griffons are led by Brenden Anderson hitting .337 with 24 runs scored, 35 hits, six doubles and 19 RBIs. Hunter Olson is hitting .315 with 19 runs scored, 35 hits, nine doubles, two homers and 18 RBIs. Hunter Rumachik (.308) and Jerry Nix (.300) are the other players batting above .300 that have appeared in at least 20 games this season. Rumachik and nix have both homered three times and have 13 RBIs this season. Jayden Singleton hitting .267 leads the team with 11 stolen bases from 12 attempts this season and has struck out 35 times.

On the mound Jeremy Schneider (1-0, 4.50 ERA), Robert Farrell (1-1, 5.63 ERA), Brayden Haug (1-1, 5.67 ERA), Jacob Wirich (1-2, 5.91 ERA), Jared Wells (0-0, 7.36 ERA), Samson Holcomb (0-4, 8.10 ERA), Easton Unruh (0-0, 9.64 ERA), Brayden McCollough (0-4, 9.72 ERA), Caleb Peterson (0-1, 10.38 ERA) and Lynden Bruegman (0-0, 11.57 ERA) have started games this season. Zach Cushing has made 15 appearances from the bullpen and has a 2-1 record with a 5.04 ERA from 30.1 innings and 29 strikeouts. Carson Aycock has the best ERA on the team at 2.20 from 12 appearances out of the bullpen for 16.1 innings and eight strikeouts. Blake Van Hercke has made 10 appearances from the bullpen this season for a 1-2 record with a 6.50 ERA in 18.0 innings while striking out eight.

Game will have a live stats link located in the live coverage story link with no stream associated with the game.