No.6 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (7-3) at No.8 ANGELO STATE (7-1)
Sunday, February 19 - 1:00 PM
Foster Field (San Angelo, Texas)
Radio: KJTV am950/100.7fm
All-Time Series: ASU leads 12-8
 
IN THE BOX
No.6 Lubbock Christian University and No.8 Angelo State wrap up a three-game series with a 1 p.m. first pitch at Foster Field. LCU seeks avoid a sweep and enters the game following consecutive losses for the first time this season, while also trying to win their first road game of the season (0-2). ASU is riding a seven-game win streak and has played all eight games of the season at home.
 
RANKINGS
LCU: No. 6 (Perfect Game), No.20 (NCBWA), No. 39 (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper)
ASU: No. 8 (Collegiate Baseball Newspaper), No. 21 (Perfect Game), No.24 (NCBWA)
 
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS
LCU – Russell Reber (2-0, 5.28 ERA)
            - Making his third start of the season. He went seven innings on Feb. 11 against Adams State in his prior outing and allowed four runs off five hits, with all the damage occurring in one inning. He faced one batter over the minimum in the other six innings pitched in the game. He has nine strikeouts and one walk issued on the season.
 
ASU – Shane Browning (0-0, 5.63 ERA)
            - Browning has given up five runs off seven hits in eight innings over two prior starts, but he has held the opposition to a .233 batting average despite the 5.63 ERA. He has 12 strikeouts in eight innings, with six in his prior two appearances. Browning is a Lubbock native and product of Lubbock High. We were informed he would start Saturday, but ASU started Kenton Schroter instead.
 
LOOKING BACK
The No.6 Lubbock Christian University Chaparrals received another home run from Caleb Koedyker, his third of the series, but the Chaps pitching could not quiet the bats of No.8 Angelo State, who produced 14 runs off 17 hits and defeated LCU 14-6 Saturday night at Foster Field.
 
STREAKS
Tony Reyes leads the team with an eight-game hit streak. Logan Nethercot, who has hits in his last six games, has reached base safely in all 10 games this season. Reyes is next on the list with reaching base safely in the last eight games.
 
SERIES NOTABLES
0-for-17 | Reigning Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week Jaime Bustamante (0-for-9) and Brent Stewart (0-for-8) will seek their first hit of the series Sunday.
.667 | Caleb Koedyker of LCU has three home runs, eight RBI, a 1.778 slugging mark and is hitting .667 (6-for-9) in the series. Koedyker and Logan Nethercot make up 10 of LCU's 12 RBI in the series.
2 | Elias Aguirre of ASU is 2-for-2 when leading off, 2-for-3 with runners in scoring position and 2-for-4 when batting with two outs in the series.
6-1 | The Rams have outscored LCU 6-1 in two-out runs-batted-in.
9 | Nine different Rams have at least one RBI in the series.
11-of-17 | ASU is 11-of-17 (.647) getting the lead-off batter aboard in the series.
13 | ASU has had 13 at-bats with a runner at third base and less than two outs.
24 | With 11 runners stranded Saturday, ASU has stranded 24 runners in the series.
39 | The Rams have had 39 at-bats with runners in scoring position (18 for LCU).
 
HISTORY WITH ANGELO STATE
Angelo State leads the all-time series with a 12-8 record head-to-head. LCU is 3-9 against ASU away from Hays Field and 3-8 in San Angelo. LCU last played a series in San Angelo during the 2015 season, with the Rams sweeping the series and holding LCU to a combined three runs in the series. LCU's last win at Foster Field was Feb. 17, 2013 (16-7 win). The two teams met four times last season, with LCU winning two-of-three games in a three-game series at Hays Field before meeting in Grand Junction, Colo. on May 21, 2016 (ASU defeated LCU 6-2). LCU has lost four straight games to ASU.