AUSTIN, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team head to Austin on Tuesday for a mid-week matchup against #17 University of Texas. They play the Longhorns at UFCU Disch-Falk Field at 6:00 p.m.
           
Over their last three-game series against Southeastern Louisiana, the Cardinals (7-9, 1-2) tallied a total of fifteen runs off of eighteen hits to improve their team batting average to .253. In the final game of the series UIW rallied from a 10-run deficit in the final three innings to win.

Christian Divelbiss (Yuba City, AZ/Yuba City HS) had a great weekend for the Cardinals and now leads the team with a .324 average with 11 hits and nine RBI's. Matt Morris (Scottsdale, AZ/Saguaro HS) has a .432 on-base percentage, leads the team with 11 runs scored and has a pair of home runs.

On the mound for the Cardinals, Cody Richey (Comfort/Comfort HS) will be making the start against the Longhorns.  He is making his seventh appearance and fourth start of the season.  He is 0-3 with a 4.70 ERA and one save. The rest of the pitching staff is led by Garrett Cooper (Round Rock/McNeil HS) who is 3-1 on the year with a 1.73 ERA.

The Longhorns (10-6) head into the game after splitting a four game series with Stanford University.  Ben Johnson had a career-high five hits in the series finale and leads the team at the plate with a .443 batting average, 31 hits and 15 RBI's. The pitching staff for Texas has a 2.78 ERA. Parker French has been the team's top starting pitcher with a 2-1 record and a 1.61 ERA while Ty Culbreth has been the top reliever making seven appearances with two saves.

The game will be televised on the Longhorn Network and UIW fans can listen live at www.uiwlive.com.
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