FORT SMITH, Ark. - University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Baseball looks to build off its walk-off in in the series final last weekend as it heads to Cameron University of Arkansas - Fort Smith in its second to last road trip of the season.
The series begins Friday with a single game at 4 p.m. followed by a doubleheader Saturday starting at 2 p.m. The series finale is slated for 1 p.m. Sunday.
All four games will be streamed on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network with live stats available at uafslions.com.
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LAST WEEK: UAFS split its home series with Eastern New Mexico, alternating wins and losses on the weekend.
EXTRA, EXTRA: Saturday's 11-inning contest was the third extra inning affair for the Lions this season, all at home. The Lions are 2-1 in such games.
16: The Lions pounded out a season-high 16 hits in the comeback win over Eastern New Mexico Saturday.
CLUTCH REYNOLDS: Infielder Mason Reynolds came up clutch not once, but twice, in the walk-off win. He delivered an RBI single in the ninth when the Lions were down to their last strike and then doubled to left center to drive in the game-winning run. He went 4-for-5, his second multi-hit game of the season.
AT THE PLATE: Nico Patrick leads the Lions with a .291 average while Matt Schilling and Michael Brinton are tied with a team-high six homers. Schilling, Brinton and Noah Davis have all scored 22 runs, while Schilling leads the Lions with 14 doubles and Brinton has driven in a team-high 26 runs.
ON THE MOUND: Brayden Johnson picked up his second win of the season last weekend against the Greyhounds and leads the Lions with a 3.05 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 59.0 innings. He ranks fifth in the LSC in ERA and sixth in strikeouts.
SCOUTING CU: The Aggies are last in the LSC with a 12.79 ERA and enter the weekend tied with the Lions at 7-31, 7-29 LSC. Infielder Trent Mallonee tops the Aggies lineup with a .345 average, while infielder Beau Williams is second with six homers and has a team-high 33 RBIs.
THE SERIES: The Lions and Aggies are tied at 6-6 in the all-time series after splitting the series in Fort Smith a year ago.
