FORT SMITH, Ark. – University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Baseball will look to keep the momentum rolling this weekend when it heads to Cameron University for a three-game series.
Friday will see the Lions and Aggies play a single game at 5 p.m. with Saturday featuring a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. with game two to follow.
All three games will be available to stream on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network along with live stats on uafortsmithlions.com.
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LAST WEEK: UAFS swept Eastern New Mexico at Crowder Field, earning wins of 9-7, 7-3 and 8-2.
THE CLOSER: Freshman righty Coby Greiner closed out both games of Friday's doubleheader, earning his second save of the season in game two.
HOLLAND'S RETURN: UAFS Head Coach Todd Holland will coach his first games against the team he played for and coached for 11 seasons. Holland played for the Aggies from 1997-99 and posting a record of 303-253 as head coach from 2003-2014.
HITTING STREAKS: Second baseman Morgan Crenshaw is currently on a nine-game hitting streak, followed by five-game hitting streaks by outfielder Logan Easley and first baseman Nolan Riley.
AT THE PLATE: Third baseman Brooks Sunny continues to lead the Lions at the plate, batting .315 with three home runs and 10 RBIs. He also has scored a team high 17 runs. First baseman Nolan Riley leads the Lions with 13 RBIs.
ON THE MOUND: Freshman Lukas Petross has posted a 1.53 ERA in relief to lead UAFS, while left Nico Sharp has posted a 4-0 record with a 3.00 ERA.
SCOUTING CU: Cameron boasts one of the top bats in the LSC in redshirt freshman infielder Jayce Clem. Clem is batting .404 with four home runs and 12 RBIs. However, the Aggies are batting just .222 as a team, last in the league. Cameron is also last in pitching with a 9.98 team ERA. The Aggies are just 3-13, 3-9 LSC on the year.
THE SERIES: Cameron leads the all-time series, 3-2, over UAFS. The last meeting was a 9-4 win for the Lions, back in 2012.
