CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – In its penultimate midweek contest of the year, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball heads to College Station to take on the 22nd-ranked Aggies of Texas A&M.
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Tuesday's game is set for a 6:35 p.m. start on the SEC Network+, available on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
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For Corpus Christi, Tuesday marks a second straight season taking on the Aggies after a eight-year hiatus.
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The Islanders are looking for a big win to potentially jumpstart a late-season surge in the chase for the Southland Conference Tournament. Following the midweeker with the Aggies, the Islanders return home to host Central Arkansas in a critical conference series.
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Corpus Christi will send right-hander
Chris Glover to the hill against the Aggies. The junior will be making his first start since March 26 against Northwestern State.
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In his last five relief outings, Glover has allowed just three earned runs while recording a strike out in each outing.
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Dalton Stark leads the Islanders with a .312 average at the plate this season. Stark is one of two Islanders holding a five-game hitting streak entering Tuesday. Shortstop
Cullen Jozwiak is the other, as the pair has combined to go 15-for-41 in the past five games.
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Texas A&M enters Tuesday after taking two-of-three over the weekend from Tennessee. The Aggies will send right-hander Turner Larkins to the mound on Tuesday. Larkins is 0-1 on the season but boasts a solid 2.92 ERA.
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The Islanders are looking for their first-ever victory against the Aggies in this the ninth meeting between the two sides.
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BEAR OF A WEEKEND
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The Islanders return home this weekend for a three-game set against Central Arkansas. The pivotal Southland series opens with a 6 p.m. tilt on Friday evening.
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