By Sean Buchanan | sean.buchanan@avemaria.edu
 
 
Baseball Takes On Clearwater Christian
 
AVE MARIA, FLA.— The Gyrene baseball team returns to action this weekend for a three game series against Clearwater Christian College at Bowie's Ballpark as the blue and green look to get themselves into the win column for the first time in 2015.

When: First pitch this weekend is scheduled for Friday, February 6^th at 2:30pm as part of a single game followed by a double header Saturday, February 7^th with first pitch of game one at 11am and game two scheduled to start around 2pm.

Where: All three games will take place at Bowie's Ballpark on the campus of Ave Maria University.
 
Scouting Clearwater Christian

The Cougars will be making the trip to Ave Maria from Clearwater, Florida for their first weekend series of the season. Clearwater Christian opened their season this past Tuesday night as they suffered a 9-3 defeat to division II Eckerd College in St. Petersburg. Head Coach Bob Rossiter leads a relatively young squad into the 2015 season comprised of seven freshman, five sophomore, six juniors and two seniors. Coach Rossiter, an alumni of both Clearwater Christian College and the baseball program, is in his first year at the helm of a team that went 16-28.
 
The Gyrenes

Ave Maria stumbled out of the gate last weekend, suffering a sweep at the hands of Edward Waters College. Although they couldn't get in the win column, the Gyrenes put on an impressive offensive performance slugging five home runs in their first three games.  Senior Tucker Starkey (Mayville, Ky.) and freshman Rico Soto (Naples, Fla.) look to continue leading the way for hitters as the pitching staff looks for a fresh start in a new weekend and a new series.
 
Follow The Action: If you can't make it out to the ballpark this weekend you can follow all the action live online at avemariagyrenes.com or on by following @Gyrenes on twitter.