No. 6 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (30-10, 12-2)
vs. TEXAS A&M-INTERNATIONAL (15-25, 6-8)
April 19 – Noon
Jorge Haynes Field (Laredo, Texas)
 
LEADING OFF
Lubbock Christian will face Texas A&M-International in the rubber game of a three-game series at noon Friday after the two teams took one game apiece in a doubleheader Thursday. The Chaps led almost the entire two games in Laredo on the first day of play, but lost a late lead in game two for the Dustdevil win. The Chaps are now a game and a half above Rogers State in the Heartland Conference standings, as the Hillcats won their series opener. They remain two games ahead of Oklahoma Christian, who split a doubleheader against UAFS on Thursday.
 
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP
LCU – Making his second straight start for the Chaps is junior Logan McCrummen. The Lubbock native pitched well in his last outing when he was forced to make an emergency start in place of Ricky Contreras. In the start against St. Edward's McCrummen matched his season high with 7.0 innings pitched, scattering six hits and allowing just two runs. For the season, he has the second most appearances on the team at 14, posting a 5.77 ERA in 39.0 innings on the mound. He has struck out 25 batters and opponents are hitting .262 against him.
 
TAMIU – Starting for the 12^th time this season for the Dustdevils is right-hander Ruben Solis. The senior has posted a 9.64 ERA so far this season in a team-leading 51.1 innings on the mound. Opponents are hitting .367 off of Solis and have been walked 30 times, while he has struck out 28. Solis faced the Chaps earlier this season when the two teams met at Hays Field, allowing seven runs on 12 hits with just one strikeout in 5.0 innings pitched.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.313 | In conference games, Texas A&M-International ranks right behind Lubbock Christian in best overall batting average at .313.
119 |  With a home run and a pair of doubles on Thursday, Hill Alexander increased his conference-leading number of total bases to 119 for the season. He and Braden Hayward (110) are the only two Heartland players with more than 100 this year
.413 | Two players in this series are tied for the Heartland Conference batting average lead in LCU's Hill Alexander and TAMIU's Jorge Napoles, who are both hitting .413
101 | In the season series with TAMIU, Lubbock Christian has racked up 101 two-out RBI
16-7 | Friday's game is the last on the road for the Chaps during the 2019 regular season. They have posted a 16-7 record away from home so far this season