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Sunday, March 1 – Noon
Jorge Haynes Field – Laredo, Texas
 
LEADING OFF
It's a new month, but the Lubbock Christian baseball team still has unfinished work left over from February that they will complete on Sunday. The second game of Saturday's doubleheader was suspended on account of darkness and will be completed at noon Sunday, with the final game of the series to be played 30 minutes after. The Chaps broke a nine-game losing streak in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader with a 9-2 win and lead the second, suspended game 8-4 heading into the seventh and final inning. If LCU holds on for the win and takes game four, they will earn their first series win since the season-opening series against St. Edward's.
 
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP
LCU – The Chaps did not use Aaron Weseman in the doubleheader on Saturday, so it is likely that the southpaw will go to the mound in the finale. Weseman has an ERA of 6.06 on the year in 16 and a third inning pitched. He has just eight strikeouts on the year, but opponents are batting .233 against him on the year.
 
TAMIU – Joseph Garza-Delapena will likely get the ball for the Dustdevils after taking the loss in three of his previous four starts. Garza-Delapena has an ERA of 13.91, having allowed 17 runs in just 11 innings on the mound. He does have 13 strikeouts in that time and limited opponents to a .279 batting average, but struggle staying over the plate with 12 walks.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
28 | The Andrus double with the bases loaded in game one of yesterday's doubleheader was LCU's first hit with the bases loaded in 28 days – the last coming from AJ Perez in their 7-2 win over St. Edward's on Feb. 1
.410 | The Chaps have done an excellent job of getting their leadoff batter on to the tune of a .410 on-base percentage. Larry Leitha's .600 OBP in those situations (9-15) is the best on the team
6 | The Chaps hit three home runs in the two games combined yesterday, including their first two with runners on base, pushing them to six for the year
.156 | Chap outfielder Trevor Andrus went 3-3 with a walk and three RBI in game one of the doubleheader, raising his average from .071 to .227 – .156 point difference – in just one game
21/15 | LCU starting pitcher Aaron Weseman is slightly more of a ground ball pitcher than fly ball, inducing 21 groundouts to 15 flyouts
.242 | Lubbock Christian hit .400 as a team in game one of Saturday's doubleheader, raising their team batting average to .242, which ranks ninth in the LSC. The are also batting .318 in the unfinished second game that will conclude Sunday