No.10 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (25-10) at No.21 WEST TEXAS A&M (26-11)
Tuesday, April 12 – 6 p.m.
Wilder Park (Canyon, Texas)
Radio: Online Only
All-Time Series: LCU leads 38-17
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PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS
LCU – Russell Reber (4-1, 3.45 ERA)
WT – TBA (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
 
RANKINGS
LCU: No. 10 (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper), No.18 (D2Baseball News), No.22 (NCBWA), No. 24 (Perfect Game), No.30 (Hero Sports),
WT: No. 21 (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper), No.30 (D2Baseball News)
 
A&M WEEK BEGINS
No.10 Lubbock Christian University takes a three-game win streak to Wilder Park in Canyon, Texas for a non-conference game against No.21 West Texas A&M. The Chaparrals are 25-10 overall, 14-6 in non-conference, 7-6 on the road and 3-4 in non-conference road games. Following the game, LCU returns home for a Heartland Conference series against Texas A&M International set to begin Friday.
 
AG WEEK REWIND
Lubbock Christian University is coming off a week they went 3-1. They opened the week Tuesday with a 14-10 home loss to the Aggies of Cameron University (Cameron improved to 12-0 against non-conference foes) and rebounded with a Heartland Conference three-game sweep over the Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies. LCU outscored OPSU 34-3 in the series.
  
STREAKS
Hunter McFall enters Tuesday's game on an 18-game hit streak and has reached base safely in 20 consecutive games. The streaks are the longest by a Chap this season. Jaime Bustamante has an eight-game hit streak in non-conference games.
 
NO HEART
Brandon Rix leads LCU in non-conference play, hitting .464 in games outside Heartland Conference play. Hunter McFall has 27 RBI in 20 non-conference games and has an on-base percentage of .527. LCU is hitting .342 in non-conference play and has a 4.55 staff ERA. Glenn Warrick has made eight non-conference appearances and has a 0.79 ERA, holding opponents to a .211 batting average.
 
REGIONAL RADAR
Tuesday's game is a big game for regional ranking purposes. The NCAA has yet to release their first regional rankings of the year, but they are the most important rankings in determining postseason regional berths. LCU is 24-8 against in-region opponents, going 11-4 in conference and 13-4 against non-conference in-region foes.  All LCU's ranked opponents have been in-region tilts and LCU is 4-2 in those contests.
  
LOOKING FOR A REBER REPEAT
LCU will start Russell Reber on the mound, who is making consecutive starts. He is 4-1 on the season with a 3.45 ERA. Saturday against OPSU, Reber went three innings allowing two hits and striking out four batters. He claimed the win in the staff outing. Reber has combined to allow one run off six hits in his last two appearances, combining for 10 innings.
 
ON THEIR HILL
The Buffaloes have not announced their starter for Tuesday. In their prior meeting, Joshua Payne (2-2, 9.13 ERA) made the start for the Buffs. He has made four starts this season. Luke Wiechec (2-1, 4.46 ERA) has also made five starts for WT.
 
SERIES NOTABLES
- LCU is led at the plate by Hunter McFall, who is hitting .439 on the season with 36 RBI.
- WT is hitting .296 as a team, with Trace Hansen hitting .380 on the season with 12 doubles and three homers.
- LCU used a 10-run third inning en route to a 13-3 win on Feb. 9 in their prior meeting.
- The Chaps 5-8 spots in the lineup combined for eight hits in their prior meeting (Tony Reyes, Chase Simmons, Brandon Rix, Brett Wilhelm).
- The 10-run third inning was a season high for individual inning scoring. It was their biggest single-inning scoring mark since a 12-run second inning on Mar. 21, 2015 in Tucson, Ariz. against Dickinson State. 
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
LCU has a 38-17 series advantage after a 13-3 win at Hays Field on Feb.9. The two teams had an interesting home-and-home series last season, which saw the Buffs prevail in each game. The prior meeting in Canyon, Texas was on Apr. 14 last season in with WT coming back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat the Chaps 6-5. It was the second of two meetings last season, as the first was in Lubbock on Apr. 7, 2015, with a combined 41 runs scored. LCU fell 21-17 in a four-hour marathon. All-Time, LCU has won 10 of the last 13 meetings and leads the all-time series 38-17 (dating back to 1971). LCU is 14-6 all-time away from Hays Field against WT.