Cameron (30-19, 18-17 LSC) vs Angelo State (32-18, 25-10 LSC)
Foster Field at 1st Community Credit Union Stadium (San Angelo, Texas)
Thursday, May 12 at 7 p.m.
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CAMERON AT THE LSC TOURNAMENT
- First appearance since falling in the 2011 Championship game to Southeastern Oklahoma.
- Cameron is 10-10 in their six prior appearances in the tournament and has won their first game five times.
- First postseason appearance for head coach
Brady Huston who is in his second season at Cameron holding an overall record of 49-48.
- Against the LSC Tournament field CU is 7-14, dropping five-of-seven to West Texas A&M and Angelo State, and won three-of-seven against Texas A&M-Kingsville.
SERIES NOTABLES
- Angelo State is 14-4 on their home turf this season while Cameron is 11-10 on the road.
- Cameron has a three game streak heading into the contest with the Rams after sweeping Eastern New Mexico. ASU enters with a four game winning streak.
- Cameron fell 5-2 in the regular season seven game series to ASU.
- On March 26, the Aggies snapped an eleven game skid to the Rams with a 13-7 win in the four game series finale.
- This season, the Rams have out-scored the Aggies 30 to 22, but the Aggies have out-hit ASU 58 to 54.
STREAKING
Cody Bower is currently riding a nine game hitting streak while
Jonathan Reyes has a six game hitting streak and has reached base 12 consecutive times.
Nate Hale has reached 10 times in a row
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
- Angelo State won its third LSC title and won the tournament championship last season.
- The Rams lead the LSC in pitching with a 3.50 team ERA, holding opponents to a .257 average at the plate. They are also No. 18 nationally in earned run average and No. 12 with six shutouts.
- Matt Shannon (6-4) leads on the mound with a 2.51 ERA and 100 strikeouts for third best in the league.
- The Rams lead the conference in stolen bases at 66.
- Sam Kohler and Paxton DeLaGarza lead the Rams at the plate with 61 total hits on the season, which places them in a three-way tie for second in the LSC with CU's
Cody Bower.
ALL ABOUT CU
Cameron enters the LSC tournament as the fourth seed versus number-one seed and host Angelo State. The double-elimination event begins on Thursday and concludes on Saturday. The Aggies completed their regular season by sweeping Eastern New Mexico last weekend, out-scoring the Greyhounds 45-28. CU took the series finale into a high scoring nail biter, winning 21-20. CU ranks second in the LSC with a .300 batting average and leads with 38 homers;
Cody Bower and
Cole Williams are tied for the team high with seven.
Nate Hale leads the league with 53 runs, 36 walks, and is second for the most stolen bases in the LSC with 17.
Cody Bower is first in the LSC with 43 RBI, while
Tyler McKinzie is third in the LSC with 39 RBI, and he has knocked in 17 doubles, which is first in the league. The Aggie pitching staff is third in the LSC with a 4.05 team ERA and is first with 397 strikeouts.
