League-Leading McNeese Awaits Islanders

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas –With just three series left in the season, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball heads to Southland Conference leader McNeese for a three-game set with the Cowboys over the weekend.
 
The Islanders and Cowboys will open the series on Friday night with a 6 p.m. first pitch in Lake Charles, La. Corpus Christi is visiting Lake Charles for the first time since 2010.
 
For the Islanders, right-hander Dustin Lacaze (2-2, 5.62 ERA) will get the ball to open the series on Friday night. Saturday and Sunday's starters are to be announced for the Blue and Green.
 
Opposing Lacaze in Friday's opener will be right-hander Austin Sanders. The Cowboy ace is 5-2 on the season with a 3.60 ERA. McNeese will follow with Rhett Deaton (7-1, 3.29 ERA) before also going TBA on Sunday's starter.
 
COWBOY CLIFFS
>> McNeese sits second in the league in batting average with a .308 team average.
>> The Cowboys lead the league in virtually every other offensive category.
>> McNeese sits 27th in the latest RPI and is receiving votes in the polls.
>> Shane Selman leads the attack at the plate with a .359 average, 48 RBI and 11 home runs. Matt Gallier also has 11 home runs to share the lead in that category.
 
ISLANDERS INSIGHT
>> The Islanders enter the weekend three games back of a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament with nine games to play.
>> Dawson Yates leads the Islanders with a .320 average, just ahead of Dalton Stark at .315.
>> Nick Anderson leads the Islanders with 27 RBI on the year.
 
UP NEXT
 
Following the weekend, the Islanders head to UIW for their next series. The Islanders and Cardinals will open their three-game set next Friday in San Antonio.