AUSTIN, TEXAS - The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team travels to St. Edward's on Tuesday for a 2 p.m. game, the final non-conference game of the season.

The Cardinals (26-19) are coming off a weekend where they went 1-3 at West Texas A&M.  Shortstop Derrick Walls (San Antonio/Reagan HS) continues to lead the offense.  He has a .391 batting average and leads the Lone Star Conference in runs (55), hits (63), walks (40) and stolen bases (34).  Second baseman John Zule (San Antonio/Stevens HS) is hitting .379 with a team-high 37 runs batted in.

The UIW pitching staff has a 4.65 earned run average and has struck out 310 batters.  Alexis Garza (McAllen/McAllen HS) has been the team's top starter with a 6-0 record and a 2.59 ERA.  Freshman Geno Encina (San Antonio/Brandeis HS) has been used in a variety of roles and has a 7-5 record with one save and a 3.53 ERA.

The Hilltoppers (29-14) have won two of the first three meetings with the Cardinals this year, but lost their last two games over the weekend to St. Mary's.  They are hitting .301 as a team and have a 2.91 ERA.  Brandon Easterling is the team's top pitcher with an 8-3 record and a 2.25 ERA in 84.0 innings.
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