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Islanders Open Home Southland Slate with Demons

Three-game series begins Friday at 6 p.m.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball plays host to Northwestern State in the first home Southland Conference series of the season.
 
The Islanders (7-14, 0-3) and Demons (5-14, 1-2) are scheduled to open the series at 6 p.m. Friday night at Champan Field before following with a 4 p.m. contest Saturday and noon finale Sunday.
 
PITCHING PROBABLES
 
FRIDAY – RHP Devin Skapura | 1-2, 6.21 ERA vs. RHP Nathan Jones | 1-3, 6.48 ERA
SATURDAY – RHP Cole Carter | 1-4, 8.28 ERA vs. RHP John Carter Sanner | 1-1, 6.00 ERA
SUNDAY – RHP Chris Glover | 0-0, 3.86 ERA vs. RHP Evan Tidwell | 1-2, 7.36 ERA
 
SERIES VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE
 
The Demons own a 25-14 advantage in the all-time series. In the 2016 series played in Natchitoches, La., Northwestern State swept the Islanders with all three games being decided by two runs or less.
 
In the most recent meeting in Corpus Christi, the Islanders took the finale of another neck-and-neck series. The Blue and Green claimed a 2-1 win in the Sunday game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
 
The Islanders enter the weekend fresh off a 10-8 win over UIW at Chapman Field. A trio of freshmen led the Blue and Green at the plate as Luke Marbach, Dalton Stark and Itchy Burts all had two-hit nights.
 
Marbach drove in three runs and tripled while Stark added a pair of RBI and Burts drove in one. Veterans Cullen Jozwiak and Nick Anderson also produced two-hit nights in the victory.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
 
Following the weekend series the Islanders will go downtown to Whataburger Field to host the Texas Longhorns on Tuesday night. First pitch is set for 6:30 and tickets are available for purchase through the Corpus Christi Hooks box office.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Nick Anderson

#7 Nick Anderson

OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
Cullen Jozwiak

#16 Cullen Jozwiak

INF
6' 2"
Senior
Devin Skapura

#20 Devin Skapura

RHP
6' 3"
Senior
Luke Marbach

#2 Luke Marbach

INF
5' 11"
Freshman
Dalton Stark

#11 Dalton Stark

OF
5' 11"
Junior
Cole Carter

#1 Cole Carter

RHP
6' 1"
Junior
Chris Glover

#33 Chris Glover

RHP
6' 4"
Junior
Itchy Burts

#35 Itchy Burts

INF
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nick Anderson

#7 Nick Anderson

6' 0"
Sophomore
OF
Cullen Jozwiak

#16 Cullen Jozwiak

6' 2"
Senior
INF
Devin Skapura

#20 Devin Skapura

6' 3"
Senior
RHP
Luke Marbach

#2 Luke Marbach

5' 11"
Freshman
INF
Dalton Stark

#11 Dalton Stark

5' 11"
Junior
OF
Cole Carter

#1 Cole Carter

6' 1"
Junior
RHP
Chris Glover

#33 Chris Glover

6' 4"
Junior
RHP
Itchy Burts

#35 Itchy Burts

5' 8"
Freshman
INF