Rain Forces Friday Doubleheader vs. UTA

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Expected rain over the weekend has altered the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball series versus UT Arlington at Chapman Field. The Islanders and Mavericks will now play a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Friday afternoon.
 
Corpus Christi and UT Arlington will plan to complete the series on Saturday at 6:30 p.m., weather permitting. If the rain does not hold off, the Islanders and Mavericks would play at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
 
PITCHING PROBABLES
 
FRIDAY GAME 1
RHP | Sr.| Devin Skapura (0-0, 5.54 ERA) vs. RHP | Sr. | Kadon Simmons (0-1, 3.38 ERA)
 
FRIDAY GAME 2
RHP | R-Jr. | Chris Cooper (0-1, 7.36 ERA) vs. RHP | Jr. | Trae Patterson (0-1, 1.38 ERA)
 
SATURDAY
LHP | Jr. | Korey Rasure (0-1, 7-84 ERA) vs. LHP | Jr. | Jakob Hernandez (0-0, 5.06 ERA)
 
ISLANDERS INSIGHT
 
>> The Islanders are looking to snap a seven-game winless streak after their opening day victory. Three of those losses have come by just one run.
>> Seniors Cullen Jozwiak and Dawson Yates pace the Islanders at the plate. Jozwiak is hitting .412 with a pair of doubles and a triple while Yates sits at .375.
>>The Corpus Christi pitching staff is aiming to right the ship after a shaky start. As a team, the Islanders have a 6.88 ERA.
>> The Islanders rank 34th in the nation with a dozen stolen bases this season.
>> Freshman Dalton Stark sits 19th in the nation with five doubles.
 
MAVERICKS MATCHUP
 
>> UTA has dropped five straight heading into heading into the weekend matchup with the Islanders.
>> The Mavericks are hitting .256 as a club and have struggled to produce runs, plating just 33 in nine games this season.
>> On the hill, UTA boasts a respectable 3.55 ERA and 66 strikeouts as a staff. Trae Patterson leads the way with a 1.38 ERA over 13 innings of work on the season.
>> Phil Berthiaume represents the Mavericks most consistent bat, hitting .353 on the season.