Cody Ehlers leads the Big 12 Conference with his .438 batting average.Cody Ehlers leads the Big 12 Conference with his .438 batting average.
Baseball

MU's Ehlers leads Big 12 In Hitting

March 25, 2002

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri sophomore Cody Ehlers leads the Big 12 Conference with a .438 batting average for all games. Ehlers, a first baseman/pitcher/designated hitter from Stillwater, Okla., also leads the Big 12 with his .822 slugging percentage.

Ehlers ranks among the Big 12 leaders in:
*home runs, second (tie), 7
*on base percentage, second, .528

Besides leading the Tigers in home runs, total bases and slugging percentage, Ehlers has a team-high 15 walks. This past week, Ehlers hit .500 (5-for-10), scoring six runs and walking a team-best eight times.

Missouri is scheduled to play Harris-Stowe (Mo.) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Taylor Stadium/Simmons Field. The Tigers return to Big 12 Conference play this weekend with a three-game series at No. 26 Texas Tech.