BILLINGS, Mont. – There will not be much time to recover and prepare for the next contest, but the Montana State University Billings baseball team will do their best to bounce back from their weekend trek through Oregon as they turn their focus to out-of-conference foe Dickinson State University before jumping back into their league schedule on Saturday against Saint Martin's University.
 
This past weekend, the Yellowjackets (11-15) struggled to find some offense against nationally-ranked Western Oregon University, but the Wolves proved to be too much for the 'Jackets as they outscored MSUB 12-4, 5-1, 12-0 and 5-0 over the four-game series.
 
MSUB will chock the weekend up to a learning experience and move on, refocusing their attention as quickly as possible as they will face-off against Dickinson State University tomorrow in a 1 p.m. doubleheader.
 
They will then welcome Saint Martin's University to Billings Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15 for a Great Northwest Athletic Conference four-game series. Both GNAC twin bills will start at 1 p.m.
 
Heading into Tuesday's out-of-conference games, the Yellowjackets are currently led at the plate by freshman Ty Gilmore and juniors Colby Robison and Mack Unruh. Gilmore's team-leading .370 batting average has him currently fourth in the league while his .468 on-base percentage has him third. He leads the team with 34 hits, including four extra-base knocks, 20 runs scored and 38 total bases.
 
Despite missing six games, Robison has returned to form about as quickly as he swipes bases. Robison is second on the squad with a .319 batting average which matches Unruh's clip and the 'Jackets' starting shortstop is second in the league with 11 stolen bases.
 
On the mound, Bobby Ragasa has made a team-high eight appearances to record three saves while posting a 1-0 record. His 3.55 earned run average tops the pitching corps while Samuel Paterson leads the team with 30 batters retired in a team-high 40.2 innings of work.
 
DICKINSON STATE (17-15)
 
Derek Carley leads the Blue Hawks of Dickinson State University at the plate with a .330 batting average as he is one of four players to have played in all 32 games this season. He and Justin Elizondo lead the way with 112 official at-bats which Carley has converted into a team-high 37 hits and 20 runs batted in.
 
Elizondo leads the with 31 RBIs, 11 doubles, two triples and three home runs and Tanner Newman leads the team with 32 runs scored after being walked a team-high 20 times this season.
 
On the mound, C.J. Ketron and Newman have been Dickinson's go-to guys as they both have pitched 42 innings. Ketron boasts a 3.21 ERA in eight appearances to go along with a 4-3 record while Andrew Grafton has come in to claim a team-best five saves.
 
SAINT MARTIN'S (9-23)
 
Heading into this weekend's four-game series, the Saints of Saint Martin's are led by Chandler Tracy's .303 batting average. Just behind him, Mario Sanelli is currently hitting at a .282 clip as he has made a team-best 117 official at-bats.
 
Tracy has team-highs in total bases (5%), runs batted in (25), runs (23), doubles (8) and home runs (5) while leading the Saints with a .556 slugging percentage.
 
SMU's pitching staff is led by Thomas DeBoer's 47.1 innings of work that has him currently sitting with a 6.08 ERA in nine appearances while Zach Carter has made a team-best 16 appearance. In total, eight Saints have made at least 10 appearances this season as SMU has utilized their entire corps this season.