Midweek Road Test

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Tuesday night, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball heads to San Antonio for a rematch with UTSA in a 6 p.m. first pitch.
 
The Islanders open the week on the road before returning home to host Southeastern Louisiana in Southland Conference action over the weekend.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi enters Tuesday's clash with the Roadrunners after salvaging the final game of its series at New Orleans with an 8-4 win Saturday night. Both the Islanders and Roadrunners have an extra day of rest as their respective weekend series were pushed into Saturday doubleheaders due to Sunday weather conditions.
 
The Islanders and Roadrunners are meeting for the 56th time with UTSA holding a 32-23 advantage in all-time meetings. In their last trip to UTSA, the Islanders rolled to a 12-4 victory over the Roadrunners as the Blue and Green scored seven runs in the sixth inning to pull away.

 

LEADING OFF

 
>> Texas A&M-Corpus Christi returns to the Lone Star State after a 1-2 weekend at Southland rival New Orleans. The Islanders salvaged Saturday's finale after weather forced the teams into a doubleheader.
>> Corpus Christi hit four home runs on the weekend, marking the highest output of any series this season. Lukas Hermanson hit a pair, his first two of the season.
>> The Islanders begin the week at 3-6 in the Southland Conference and sit one game out of the all-important eighth spot in the league standings. The Blue and Green will continue the week by hosting Southeastern Louisiana who sits at 7-5 on the season in Southland action.
>> UTSA enters the week following a 3-1 week which included a win at Baylor and a series victory on the road at Louisiana Tech.
>> In the earlier meeting this season, UTSA claimed a 7-3 win in Corpus Christi.
 
 

HERMANSON'S BIG WEEKEND

>> Catcher Lukas Hermanson found his stroke at the plate this weekend as the senior went 3-for-7 on the series at New Orleans.
>> Two of his three hits were home runs as he drove in four runs to lead the Islanders on the weekend.
 
 

TOUGH OUTS

>> Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is home to two of the toughest men to strike out in the country.
>> Itchy Burts and Brett Burner both rank among the top 50 in the nation in at-bats per strikeout.
>> Burner is 20th in the nation and second in the league, going 16.8 at-bats per strikeout.
>> Burts is just behind in 48th at 13.7 at-bats per K.
 
 

UP NEXT

The Islanders return to Chapman Field to host Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.