GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -  The Davenport baseball team is fresh off winning three of four at Purdue Northwest last weekend and are currently 17-20 overall and 11-6 in the GLIAC. The Panthers are still looking up at Wayne State who is 14-3 in the conference. DU welcomes Parkside to town this weekend for four games. The Rangers are 9-24 overall and 3-15 in the GLIAC and are looking for their second straight win over Davenport. The two teams split a doubleheader back on March 27 in Caledonia.

Player Notes: 
Gaetano Vallone

• The senior outfielder earned GLIAC Player of the Week honors on Monday after his outstanding series at Purdue Northwest.
• Spearheaded a potent offense that averaged 11 runs per game in three wins over Purdue Northwest. Batted .643 going 9-for-14 at the plate. He scored seven runs and collected four doubles, two home runs, and a team-high eight RBI. He slugged 1.357 for the week and reached base at 68.4 percent.
• The highlighted game was in game two on Saturday going 4-for-5 in a 15-4 win. He scored three times and drove in a season-high four runs. He also had the first multi-HR game of his career. 
• Vallone currently leads the GLIAC in at-bats (144) and raised his season average to .313. He also ranks second in triples (4), fourth in total bases (74), fifth in stolen bases (12), sixth in hits (45), and sixth in doubles (9). 

James Kohl

• The senior starting pitcher was a nominee for GLIAC Pitcher of the Week after a six-inning shutout performance at Purdue Northwest on April 14. Kohl pitched a season-high for innings and also struck out a season-high six Pride batters. 
• Kohl has won three of his last four starts and had a no-decision in the other one. He has gone at least five innings in each one of those starts with a ERA of 3.43 in 21 innings.
• The southpaw enters this weekend with a career record of 14-7 in 28 starts and 33 appearances. With his win at PNW, Kohl is in sole possession of seventh place all-time at Davenport in wins.

Team Notes:

• Davenport is 11-4 over their last 15 games and is peaking at the right time. They have a team batting average of .317 with 153 hits including 30 doubles, 12 triples, and 14 home runs. One of the keys to their success had been their defense which has a .981 fielding percentage and made just 10 errors. 
• Among a couple of interesting stats include a 10-3 record when they score in the first inning, 11-4 record when they score first, and an 11-0 record when leading after eight innings.
• The Panthers are hitting .303 as a team in GLIAC games with a .408 on-base percentage. In addition, they have a 4.82 ERA compared to 7.18 for their opponents. 

Scouting the Opponent:
Parkside (9-24, 3-15 GLIAC)
Series Record: Davenport leads 13-1 (5-1 all-time at home)
Last Meeting: 3/27/23 - The teams split a doubleheader with DU winning game one 5-1 and the Rangers getting their first-ever win over DU 7-6 in game two.

LAST TIME THEY PLAYED
James Kohl started his current quality-start streak against the Rangers in game one on March 27. He lasted five innings and allowed just three hits and one earned run. Kohl walked three and struck out four Rangers in 84 pitches. Cade Kontny finished it off with two innings out of the bullpen. He did not allow a hit with one strikeout.

Vallone went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a triple hitting in the two-spot of the lineup. No other Panther had more than one hit, but Carter Troncin drove in two runs with an infield single in the first and a walk in the fourth. The Rangers scored their lone run in the fifth inning on a Bryce Inman RBI double down the right field line.

Parkside rallied in game two down 6-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth. UWP was the home team in this contest and scored three runs in the eighth and the winning run in the ninth. Jared Schwartz got the start for DU going 3.1 innings. He walked five and struck out seven in an up-and-down performance. Alex Lord tossed four innings in relief of Schwartz and allowed three runs with two walks and two strikeouts. Davenport closer Logan Bursick-Harrington entered in the eighth inning and three inherited runs would score. Camden Kearney had the game-tying hit which was a two-RBI single with two outs.

The Rangers walked it off in the ninth as Andrew Harris singled with one out and Ryan Brouch placed a double just inside the right field line to score Harris from first for the 7-6 win. Kearney finished with three RBI. Caleb Anspaugh had a triple going 2-for-4 with three RBI. Troncin went 2-for-5 and Khale Showers and Coltrane Rubner each hit a home run for the Panthers.

About the Pride:
The Rangers have twice as many wins on the road (6-13) as they do at home (3-9) this season. They are coming off a four-game sweep at the hands of Saginaw Valley State who vaulted themselves into a third-place tie with Grand Valley State in the league standings.

Parkside pitching did not fare well in the SVSU series as the Cardinals outscored them 77-25. The Rangers allowed 20 or more in each of the first three games of the series. Harris is leading the team with a .402 batting average in 87 at-bats with 35 hits. Harris also leads the team with 29 RBI, which is tied for fourth in the GLIAC. Max Bruff provides some pop at the plate with his six home runs and .530 slugging percentage.

Live Coverage: 
Friday, April 21 vs. Parkside (3:30 PM Doubleheader) - Live Video (FloSports) - Live Stats
Saturday, April 22 vs. Parkside (1:00 PM Single Game) - Live Video (FloSports) - Live Stats
Sunday, April 23 vs. Parkside (12:00 PM Single Game) - Live Video (FloSports) - Live Stats