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Preview: Harford vs. Cowley College

The No. 10 Harford Fighting Owls (48-8) look to keep their season when they take on the No. 7 Cowley College Tigers (50-10) in an elimination game on day two of the NJCAA Division I JUCO World Series. 

Harford dropped its opening round matchup with top-seeded Walters State, 12-6. The Tigers fell on the wrong side of an 8-2 scoreline against No. 4 College of Central Florida. The winner between the Fighting Owls and Cowley College advances to Monday, when they will either take on No. 3 McLennan or No. 9 Snead State.

NJCAA Division I JUCO World Series
Sunday, May 29 at 4 PM EST
Sam Suplizio Field


Video Broadcast: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/njcaa/?path=baseball
Radio Broadcast: http://player.listenlive.co/43171?path=baseball
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/juco/baseball?path=baseball

Harford: Roster | Schedule
Cowley College: Roster | Schedule

Quick Pitches: Harford
  • This is Harford's second time participating in the JUCO World Series, having gone 2-2 back in 2016
  • All three of Harford's losses at Grand Junction are to No. 1 seeds (twice to No. 1 Chattahoochee Valley in 2016, once to No. 1 Walters State in 2022)
  • Outfielder's Joe Quelch (.403) and Jeremiah Guzman (.401) are the batting average leaders for Harford
  • Braedon Karpathios, Trey Cruz, and Blake Mayberry round out the top five for batting average
  • Karpathios tops Harford in on-base percentage (.561), Cruz had a team best 60 RBI, and Mayberry is top five in nine offensive categories
  • Right-hander Connor Blantz leads the Fighting Owls staff with a 7-1 record
  • Zack Oswald tops Harford with 56 innings pitched, including 5 1/3 in yesterday's loss to No. 1 Walters State
Quick Pitches: Cowley College (info courtesy of cowleytigers.com)
  • The Tigers are returning to the JUCO World Series for the third straight time and 11th time overall
  • Bryce Madron leads the Tigers with a .426 batting average. He also leads the team in doubles (26) and home runs (18)
  • Janson Reeder is the leader in RBI with 65 and bats .387
  • Shortstop David Herring has 64 RBI with nine home runs and a .348 batting average
  • On the mound, Grand Adler was 11-0 coming into the JUCO World Series but took the defeat against College of Central Florida
  • Chance Cox and Aaron Weber are both 7-0. Cox did not pitch yesterday but Aaron Weber tossed 3 1/3
For more information about the Harford Fighting Owls, visit www.harfordathletics.com or follow us on social media: Facebook (Harford Athletics), Twitter and Instagram (@FightingOwlsHCC).
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Players Mentioned

Blake Mayberry

#17 Blake Mayberry

INF
6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
Joe Quelch

#2 Joe Quelch

OF
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Zack Oswald

#27 Zack Oswald

LHP
6' 3"
Freshman
L/L
Braedon Karpathios

#29 Braedon Karpathios

LHP/UTL
6' 1"
Freshman
L/L
Trey Cruz

#13 Trey Cruz

INF
6' 3"
Freshman
L/R
Connor Blantz

#6 Connor Blantz

RHP
6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
Jeremiah Guzman

#23 Jeremiah Guzman

OF
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Blake Mayberry

#17 Blake Mayberry

6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
INF
Joe Quelch

#2 Joe Quelch

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
OF
Zack Oswald

#27 Zack Oswald

6' 3"
Freshman
L/L
LHP
Braedon Karpathios

#29 Braedon Karpathios

6' 1"
Freshman
L/L
LHP/UTL
Trey Cruz

#13 Trey Cruz

6' 3"
Freshman
L/R
INF
Connor Blantz

#6 Connor Blantz

6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
RHP
Jeremiah Guzman

#23 Jeremiah Guzman

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
OF