LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (3-10, 3-10) vs.
ANGELO STATE (13-0, 13-0)
Sunday, February 23, 2020 – 1 p.m.
Hays Field – Lubbock, Texas
 
LEADING OFF
Lubbock Christian will look to avoid being swept for the second straight weekend on Sunday, trying to salvage a win a series they have already lost to the No. 1-ranked Angelo State baseball team. The Chaps dropped game one of the series by just one run, but lost by double-digits in both ends of the Saturday doubleheader. LCU has hit well in the series, batting .313 as a team, including .500 from George Mendazona and .455 from Edgar Hernandez, but they have not been able to match the prolific Ram offense.
 
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP
LCU – It will most likely be a bullpen day for Lubbock Christian, as they throw every arm available at the Rams to try and end their undefeated streak. The first guy on the mound, however, is probably Shandon Herrera, who has pitched solely out of the bullpen this year. For the season, Herrera has a 5.23 ERA in 10 and a third innings. He has been the second-most frequently used Chap reliever, behind only Koi Carrillo. Herrera did make one start last season, going 5.0 innings while allowing just two runs on four hits against New Mexico Highlands.
 
ASU – Josh Barnett will go to the mound for Angelo State, making his fourth start of the year. Barnett is a local product who played high school ball at San Angelo Central. He is 1-0 on the mound this year with a 5.27 ERA in 13 and two thirds innings pitched. He has allowed 13 hits and seven walks but with 15 strikeouts in that time. Barnett's season-high in innings pitched was six in the opening series against Eastern New Mexico.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.833 | Chap third baseman George Mendazona has had a great series, hitting .500 (6-12) with two doubles and a triple for a slugging percentage of .833
168 | Angelo State has scored 168 runs this season, which is 56 more than the next-closest team in the Lone Star Conference, UT Tyler
14 | Lubbock Christian has used the exact same lineup just twice this season, and 14 different position players have started at least one game
.382 | The Chaps have continued to do a good job setting up the offense by getting the leadoff batter on, doing so 38.2 percent of the time
25-131 | LCU's pitching staff has done a good job of limiting two-out hits, allowing just 25 in 131 chances for a .191 batting average against