ST. MARY'S (14-11, 2-3) AT NO.10 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (17-6, 3-2)
Saturday, March 19 – 1:00 PM
Hays Field (Lubbock, Texas)
Radio: Online Only
All-Time Series: StMU leads 11-8
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PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS
LCU – Brent Bezio (3-0, 4.66 ERA)
StMU – Victor Garza (2-0, 2.19 ERA)
 
RANKINGS
LCU: No. 10 (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper), No.13 (NCBWA), No.28 (D2Baseball News).
StMU: Unranked
 
RUBBER MATCH
Lubbock Christian University and St. Mary's completes a three-game series Saturday with a rubber match to decide their Heartland Conference series. The two teams split Friday's doubleheader with LCU winning the opener 6-1, but falling in the nightcap 1-0.
 
THE BUZZ
LCU is going with Brent Bezio on the mound Saturday. Bezio's last three appearances have come on the road. He will be making his eighth appearance and fourth start of the season. His last appearance was in Wichita, Kan. against Newman, where he went 5.1 innings and allowed six runs (five earned) off 10 hits. He ended up with no decision, as LCU won 10-6 in extra innings.
 
SNAKE BITES
The Rattlers are expected to start Victor Garza, who leads their team in ERA (2.19). The redshirt sophomore is 2-0 on the season and making his third start of the season. His last start came against Southwest (N.M.) and he allowed one run off five hits in six innings of work. He is the first right handed pitcher to make a start against the Chaps in the series.  
 
SERIES NOTABLES
- StMU was 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts in the second game Friday. LCU had only allowed nine stolen bases on the season heading into the day.
- Tony Reyes led LCU in the doubleheader going 4-for-7 on the day from the plate for LCU.
- The two teams have combined for 28 hits in the series and 26 have been singles. LCU has the only two extra-base hits in the series.
- All eight runs in the series have come with two outs.
- The Rattlers went with two lefties on the mound for the two prior games of the series and only had 10 pitches thrown from a right handed pitcher.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
LCU and St. Mary's have met 19 prior times dating back to 1978 and the all-time series is led by StMU 11-8. The Chaps won two of three games in 2014 at Hays Field, but were swept by the Rattlers last season in San Antonio. Prior to 2014, the two teams had not met since Feb. 5, 2000. LCU is 5-4 all-time against StMU at Hays Field.