ST. LOUIS - The Maryville baseball team has a 50-game schedule lined up for the 2012 season. The year begins with a three-game series at Harding University in Searcy, Ark., Feb. 11-12. The teams play a doubleheader Saturday, Feb. 11, and play a single game Sunday, Feb. 12.

The Saints host their first home game of the season Tuesday, Feb. 28, when Lincoln comes to Weber Field. Maryville heads to Winter Haven, Fla., to play three games, and it begins Great Lakes Valley Conference play with doubleheaders at Southern Indiana and Kentucky Wesleyan March 17 and 18. Bellarmine is the first GLVC home opponent Saturday, March 24.

The Saints close out the home portion of the conference slate with a four-game set versus Drury April 28-29. The final regular-season series takes place at Missouri S&T May 5-6. Last season, the Saints finished with a 9-35 overall record, 5-25 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Saints Begin 2012 Season at Harding

The Maryville baseball team begins the 2012 season with a three-game series at Harding University in Searcy, Ark. The teams play a doubleheader Saturday, Feb. 11, starting at Noon and play a single game Sunday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m.

About Harding

Last season, the Bisons finished 42-13 and advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Harding was ranked 24th in the final Division II poll last season and is ranked 28th in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper preseason poll.

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Last season, the Saints finished with a 9-35 overall record, 5-25 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Leading the Saints will be team captains Nick Little, Caleb 'Bob' Miller and Colby White. Little and last season’s Rookie of the Year Kyle Kinyon are the top returning hitting hitters after both posted a .291 average last year.

While led the team in RBIs with 17 and eight extra base hits. On the mound, Maryville’s leading returners are Jared Green who had two wins and a 2.70 ERA last season, and Brandon Sarkissian who topped the team with 24 strikeouts.

Miller, a native of Dexter, Mo., was a key player in the Saints' outfield last season, where he amassed a .881 fielding percentage. The junior looks to improve on his .224 batting average (.240 career) from last season.

For Openers

The Saints will host Lincoln in its home opener Tuesday, Feb. 28, in a 1 p.m. game at Weber Field. The first Great Lakes Valley Conference series is Saturday, March 17, when Maryville plays at Southern Indiana. The first home GLVC series begins Saturday, March 24, as Bellarmine comes to town for a Noon doubleheader.