No.19 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (37-17, 6-Seed) vs. ANGELO STATE (37-20, 3-Seed)
Saturday, May 21 – 1:00 p.m. (Central)
Sam Suplizio Field (Grand Junction, Colo.)
Radio: KJTV am950/100.7fm
All-Time Series: ASU Leads 9-8
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SOUTH CENTRAL REGION TOURNAMENT SEEDS
1-Colorado Mesa
2-St. Edward's
3-Angelo State
4-West Texas A&M
5-Texas A&M-Kingsville
6-Lubbock Christian
 
RANKINGS
LCU: No.19 (NCBWA), No. 22 (Perfect Game)
ASU: None
 
THE CLASH
Lubbock Christian University and Angelo State University are the only unbeaten teams at the NCAA Division II Baseball South Central Region Tournament and they meet Saturday afternoon. Each team is 2-0 in the tournament, with LCU registering wins over top-seeded Colorado Mesa and fourth seeded West Texas A&M, and ASU collecting victories over West Texas A&M and two-seed St. Edward's. Colorado Mesa and West Texas A&M have each been eliminated from the tournament.
           
IF LCU WINS
If LCU wins, they move into Sunday's championship game at 1 p.m. (Central). In the championship, LCU would only have to win once, while their opponent would have to defeat the Chaps twice if they were to claim the tournament title.
 
IF LCU LOSES
If the Chaps fall, it would mark their first loss of the double elimination tournament (LCU is not eliminated with a loss). The Chaps would then have to play at 8 p.m. (Central) Friday night against the winner of the contest featuring St. Edward's and Texas A&M-Kingsville.
 
STREAKS
The Chaps head into Saturday with Brendan McCarthy leading the team with a seven-game hit streak... Jaime Bustamante enters reaching safely in 19 consecutive games and 15 straight non-conference games.
 
SERIES NOTABLES WITH ASU
- The two teams played a three-game series in Lubbock Feb. 19-21, with Lubbock winning two of the three games. The Chaps won 7-6 and 6-1 before falling 6-3 in the last game of the series.
- LCU is hitting .276 in the series, with Brandon Rix and Hunter McFall each batting .417 (5-for-12) against the Rams this season.
- Sam Kohler leads ASU against LCU with a .455 (5-for-11) mark at the plate.
- ASU pitchers have struck out LCU batters 28 times this season (compared to 18 by LCU pitchers in the series).
- The Rams have eight sacrifice bunts against LCU this season.
- In LCU's loss to ASU (Feb.21), the Chaps hit into four double plays.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Angelo State leads the all-time series with a 9-8 record head-to-head. LCU is 3-6 against ASU away from Hays Field.