No.20 ANGELO STATE (7-2)
at No.7 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (2-4)
Sunday, Feb. 19, 2018 – 3 p.m.
Hays Field (Lubbock, Texas)
Radio: 100.7 FM The Score
All-Time Series: ASU leads 15-9
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No.7 Lubbock Christian University and No.20 Angelo State University bring a close to their three-game series with a rubber match at Hays Field.  LCU rebounded from Saturday's 4-1 loss with a 12-5 win Sunday at Hays Field.  A win would provide the Chaps their first two-game win streak of the season and their first series win.
 
RANKINGS (Preseason)
LCU: No.7 (Perfect Game), No.16 (NCBWA), No.32 (Collegiate Baseball News)
ASU: No.20 (NCBWA), No.24 (Prefect Game), No.30 (Collegiate Baseball News)
 
SCHEDULED STARTING PITCHER
 
LCU – Callan Johnson (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
The reigning Heartland Conference Pitcher of the Week made his LCU debut Feb. 11 against Regis. Johnson faced two batters over the minimum in his seven innings of work and did not allow a hit through the first 3.1 innings pitched until an infield single was allowed in the fourth inning. Following the hit, Regis went another 10 batters without a hit until a single was allowed in the seventh inning with two outs. Johnson struck out seven batters in the seven innings on the mound and did not walk a batter in the Chaps 3-0 win over Regis. The award was Johnson's first weekly honor.       
 
ASU – Shane Browning (2-0, 0.82 ERA)
In two prior starts, the senior from Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock High) has held opponents to a .195 batting average. He has allowed three runs (one earned) off eight hits in 11 innings (nine strikeouts). Browning allowed one unearned run in six innings in his previous start (against Southwestern Oklahoma State). He went 1-2 last season (overall), and did not allow a run in 4.2 innings of work against LCU on Feb. 19, 2017.
  
LOOKING BACK
Andrew Pratt hit two three-run home runs and drove in seven runs to help No.7 Lubbock Christian University defeat No.22 Angelo State University 12-5 Sunday afternoon at Hays Field. Pratt's seven runs-batted-in are the most produced by Chap since Brett Kauten drove in nine on Apr. 26, 2013 at Wayland Baptist. Ironically, the last time a Chap produced two home runs in a game came against Angelo State last season off the bat of Caleb Koedyker (Feb. 17, 2017). Pratt was 3-of-5 in the game.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES WITH ASU
0 | Despite 17 combined runs Sunday, there were no at-bats in the game with the bases loaded. There has only been one at-bat in the series with the bases loaded.
6 | The Chaps tallied six extra-base hits Sunday.  They entered the game with one on the season.
.715 | LCU's Will Clark is 5-of-7 at the plate in the series.
4-of-38 | Teams have struggled in two-out at bats in the series, as they have combined to go 4-of-36 in at bats with two outs. ASU is 2-of-20 in two-out at-bats.
7 | Chaps catcher Andrew Pratt has seven RBI in the series, with all coming in Sunday's win.
.714 | ASU's Christian Soberanes has a .714 on-base percentage in the series.
 
HISTORY WITH ASU
Angelo State leads the all-time series with a 15-9 record head-to-head. LCU is 6-4 against ASU at Hays Field. LCU won two-of-three games in a three-game series at Hays Field in 2016, which was the last time LCU hosted ASU in Lubbock. Sunday's victory by LCU ended a seven-game losing skid against ASU.