UAFS will look to reverse its recent run of hard luck this weekend when the Lions play the St. Mary's Rattlers in a three-game Heartland Conference baseball series at Dickson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas.
The two teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday and one nine-inning game at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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UAFS (13-11, 0-3) is in the midst of an uncharacteristic five-game losing streak that includes a three-game series sweep at the hands of conference co-leader Lubbock Christian this past weekend at Crowder and a pair of nonconference losses to Northeastern State, including a 7-1 loss to the RiverHawks on Tuesday at Thomas C. Rousey Field in Tahlequah, Okla.
The Lions are batting 0.256 as a team with 183 hits, including 34 doubles, two triples and 15 home runs.
First baseman
Kyle Love leads the team in average (0.365), hits (27), home runs (four) and RBIs (20). Left fielder
Tremarcus Koontz and right fielder
Logan Allen, who remains out of the lineup because of injury, lead the team in doubles (five), and infielder
Brandan Warner and shortstop
Logan Easley lead the team in triples (one). Catcher
Dylan Hurt leads the team in stolen bases (six).
The Lions' pitching staff has compiled 4.20 ERA with 146 strikeouts and 73 walks over 193 innings. Right-hander
Javon Rigsby leads all starters in ERA (2.14) and leads the staff in complete games (four), shutouts (one), innings (46 1/3) and strikeouts (42). He is tied with right-handers
Ryan Horn and
Christian Goshen for the staff lead in wins (two).
Right-hander
Cooper Van Kooten leads the staff in saves (three).
St. Mary's (20-10, 2-1) began Heartland Conference play this past weekend with a 2-1 series win against the Newman Jets at McCarthy Field in Wichita, Kan., The Rattlers are coming off an 8-2 nonconference win against Our Lady of the Lake on Tuesday at Dickson Stadium.
The Rattlers are batting 0.303 with 294 hits, including 53 doubles, six triples and 21 home runs. Outfielder Andrew Perez leads all starters in batting average (0.379) and leads the team in hits (44) and doubles (nine). Infielder Jake Mares and infielder Keaton Milford lead the team in triples (two), and Mares leads the team in stolen bases (12). Infielder/outfielder Donnie Perez and infielder Johnny Hernandez lead the team in home runs (five).
St. Mary's pitching staff has compiled a 5.69 ERA with 231 strikeouts and 119 walks over 248 1/3 innings. Right-hander Jacob Koehler leads all starters in ERA (3.68). Left-hander Zach De La Garza leads the staff in wins (six), innings (48 2/3) and strikeouts (56) and is tied with Koehler for the staff lead in complete games (two). Right-hander Levi Hon leads the staff in saves (three).
