HOUSTON -- The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team travels to Houston Baptist for a three-game Southland Conference series on Friday-Sunday at Husky Field.
 
The series was originally scheduled for one game each day, but due to the threat of inclement weather Saturday, the schedule has been adjusted. The Cardinals are now set to play a doubleheader Friday at 11 a.m. The series finale is TBD based on the weather.
 
FIRST PITCH
The Cardinals tied a program-record 29 hits as they defeated Prairie View A&M, 26-12, on Tuesday afternoon at Tankersley Field. Eddy Gonzalez was 4-for-6 -- including two doubles -- with three runs and four RBIs. He leads the team with 18 multi-hit games this season; five of those games have included three or more hits. He also has five multi-RBI games.
 
HBU is currently 6-5 at home, but the Huskies are on a two-game losing streak after falling to Abilene Christian on April 15 (3-4) and McNeese on April 17 (8-11).
 
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Record: 16-21 Overall, 9-6 SLC
Head Coach: Jared Moon
Leaders:
No. 14 Sr. OF Spencer Halloran - .349 AVG, 52 H, 29 R, 27 RBI
No. 5 Sr. C Matt Heck - .336 AVG, 48 H, 34 RBI, 23 R
No. 1 Jr. OF - .287 AVG, 29 H, 18 R, 9 RBI
 
How They Rank:

• The Huskies lead the SLC with 41 home runs, a mark that also ranks No. 22 nationally.
• Matt Heck is second in the SLC in RBIs (34).

 
THE CARDINALS FILE
Record: 25-13 Overall, 10-5 SLC
Head Coach: Patrick Hallmark
Leaders:
No. 21 Jr. OF E. Gonzalez - .408 AVG, 60 H, 33 R, 24 RBI
No. 24 So. C Kyle Bergeron - .362 AVG, 59 H, 37 R, 36 RBI
No. 5 Fr. OF Ridge Rogers - .358 AVG, 49 H, 26 R, 25 RBI
 
How They Rank:

• The Cardinals are ranked seventh in the nation and first in the SLC in batting average (.311).
• UIW is ninth in the nation and leads the SLC with 403 hits.
• The Cardinals are fifth in the nation and lead the SLC in sacrifice flies (24).
• David Anaya is fourth in the nation and first in the SLC with seven sacrifice flies.

 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals take on UTSA at Roadrunner Field on Tuesday at 6 p.m. (CT).
 
STAY TUNED
UIW travels to New Orleans for a three-game series against UNO on April 27-29. Friday's game is slated for 6:30 p.m. (CT), while Saturday is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday's finale is set for 1 p.m.
 
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