CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Returning home from a four-game road stand, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi continues their Southland Conference season at Chapman Field with a three-game series against visiting Lamar. The Islanders are riding a two-game win streak after dropping Southeastern Louisiana 13-7 in Sunday's series finale, and beating Houston Baptist this Tuesday in Sugar Land 5-3.
The Blue and Green will be shaking things up a bit, with some minor tweaks to the weekend's regular rotation. Corpus Christi ace,
Aaron Hernandez, will get his start moved up to Friday, while regular game one starter
Dustin Lacaze moves back to Sunday. Saturday will belong to freshman
Leonel Perez, who makes the first weekend start of his Islander career.
Sitting 11th overall in the most recent Southland Conference standings, Corpus Christi will look to move its way up the SLC ladder this weekend, as the Cardinals come to the Island with a 7-26 record in 2018.
WHAT TO KNOW
Who: Lamar
When: Friday, 6 PM
Pitching Matchup: AMCC: A. Hernandez (1-4) v LU:T. Driskell (2-3)
Where: Chapman Field | Corpus Christi, Texas
Watch: Islander Digital Network
Who: Lamar
When: Saturday, 4 PM
Pitching Matchup: AMCC: L. Perez (4-2) v LU: N. Sills (2-4)
Where: Chapman Field | Corpus Christi, Texas
Watch: Islander Digital Network
Who: Lamar
When: Sunday, 1 PM
Pitching Matchup: AMCC: D. Lacaze (2-3) v LU: J. Blanchard (0-4)
Where: Chapman Field | Corpus Christi, Texas
Watch: Islander Digital Network
PROMOTIONS
Friday: First 100 spectators get free Islander sunglasses. Unique Human Resources will be in attendance for Friday's contest. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi students can have their resumes reviewed and can also sign up for mock interviews which could possibly lead to them being placed with a future employer. If you miss Unique HR this Friday, they will also be in attendance April 24th, 27th and May 2nd.
Saturday: First 150 Corpus Christi fans receive a free Islander tech wallet
Sunday: Free Kids Skill Clinic at the conclusion of the series finale
AT THE PLATE
>> Currently on a five-game hitting streak,
Itchy Burts now leads the Islanders with a batting average of .386. Burts is hitting .405 over his nine starts this season
>>
Dalton Stark hit his third triple of the year against Southeastern Louisiana, as the Blue and Green rank 14th in triples (12) for all of DI baseball
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Cam Boudreaux has recorded three RBI in his past two starts, driving in a personal season-high of two in Sunday's finale against Southeastern La.
>> Getting hit by pitch 14 times this year,
Nick Anderson currently ranks fourth in the country in the category
ON THE HILL
>>
Aaron Hernandez will be making his first Friday start of the year, the right hander's 3.86 ERA leads the Islanders' regular weekend rotation, while his 59 strikeouts rank third in the SLC
>> Leo Perez' start against Texas was his first while giving up an earned run this year, his ERA sits at 1.80 when earning a starting nod
>>
Dustin Lacaze gets the Sunday start, having surrendered just 13 walks for the entire 2018 season (2.83 BB/9)
>> Reliever
Cody LeCompte received his first win in an Islander uniform at HBU this Tuesday, opponents are currently hitting .100 off the lefty, over 10.1 IP
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
>> Lamar has turned 30 double plays this season to place the team at 26th in the country
>> The Cards are currently on a three-game losing streak, dropping two decisions at home against New Orleans, and a single midweek contest vs Northwestern State
>> None of LU's players are averaging over .300 this year, as the team has combined for only 36 extra base hits. As a team, the Cardinals are slashing .206/.297/.258
COMING UP NEXT
With their first meeting getting rained out in early March, the Islanders will faceoff with the UTSA Roadrunners next Tuesday for the first time this year. The Blue and Green are 24-32 against UTSA all-time, splitting the pair's two game series in each of the past two seasons.
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