PROVO, Utah-Thursday, BYU baseball (8-3), winners of six of their last seven games, hosts the Milwaukee Panthers of the Horizon League for a four-game series at Miller Park.
Receiving the nod on the mound for the Cougars Thursday is senior right-hand pitcher Jordan Wood, who is 1-0 on the young season.
In Game 2 against the Panthers, BYU will go with junior right-hander Jarod Lessar. In the fourth game of the series, the Cougars will ride with sophomore right-hander Justin Sterner. The third-game starter has not yet been determined.
In 10 of the 11 games for the Cougars this season, the pitching staff has surrendered three runs or less. The Cougars rank 14th nationally in WHIP (1.09), 17th in team ERA (2.48) and 25th in hits allowed per nine innings (6.70).
Sophomore infielder Jackson Cluff (14 RBI, two home runs) is the Cougars’ offensive leader.
The Panthers are paced by sophomore infielder Mitchell Buban (13 RBI, five hits) while redshirt junior pitcher Matt Vanek and sophomore hurler Mike Edwards are each 2-0 on the season for 6-3 Milwaukee with ERA’s under 3 runs.












