CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas– The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team will ride a two-game winning streak to a non-conference game at Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
FIRST PITCH
The Cardinals (13-8) came back from losing the first game of a Southland Conference three-game series against Central Arkansas and won the next two to earn a series victory for the second time in as many tries this season. It's the first time they've started conference with two series wins since the move to DI.
SCOUTING THE ISLANDERS
Record: 6-14, 0-3 SLC
Last Game: L 6-3 at Sam Houston State
Head Coach: Scott Malone
Leaders:
#16 Cullen Jozwiak, .394 BA, 26 H, 14 R, 4 2B, 12 RBI, 3 SB
#23 Dawson Yates, .350 BA, 21 H, 16 R, 12 BB, 6 RBI, 4 SB
#7 Nick Anderson, .274 BA, 20 H, 13 R, 16 RBI, 10 BB, 4 SB
Summary
The Islanders opened Southland Conference by losing all three games at Sam Houston State. They were outscored 37-7 in the series. They are hitting .268 as a team and before the three-game sweep, they had won four straight games.
THE CARDINAL FILE
Record: 12-8
Last Game: W 9-8 vs UCA
Head Coach: Danny Heep
Leaders:
#16
Kyler Genenbacher, .439 BA, 25 H, 11 R, 3 2B, 6 RBI
#4
Bryce Shepherd, .360, 18 H, 10 R, 4 2B, 9 RBI
#21
Eddy Gonzalez, .343 BA, 23 H, 15 R, 8 2B, 11 RBI
#11
Mark Whitehead, .337, 28 H, 24 R, 11 RBI, 9 BB, 10 SB
Summary:
The Cardinal Offense has been clicking this season. They are hitting .289 as a team and averaging 6.6 runs per game. Kyler Genenbacher now leads the Southland with a .439 batting average. Mark Whitehead is tied for second in runs scored with 24 on the year, and is third in steals with 10. And, Lee Thomas' 16 walks have him tied for fourth in the conference.
SERIES HISTORY
The series between these two teams belongs to the Islanders 7-10. Last year, the Cardinals won the non-conference matchup at home 5-4, and later lost the series opener 5-0 at home before the last two games were canceled due to heavy rains.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals will go out on the road to play a conference series against Lamar Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
STAY TUNED
UIW will follow with a midweek non-conference road game against the University of Houston on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
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