SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team is set to travel to Tarleton State in a midweek matchup on Tuesday, March 26. The Cardinals then travel to Louisiana to take on the University of New Orleans (UNO) in a three-game series starting Thursday, March 28 and ending Saturday, March 30.
UIW
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Infielder/Outfielder Ryan Scott has 29 hits with 15 RBIs and 26 runs scored to lead the team, batting .453. Scott has the eighth best batting average in Division I and is currently on an 11-game hitting streak. Outfielder/LHP Dalton Beck is another key contributor for the Cardinals with 40 hits, four home runs, and 26 RBIs this season while batting .449. Infielder Grant Randall is second in Division I with four triples.
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Josh Salinas is 2-0 this season with a 2.16 ERA. In 25 innings of work Salinas has allowed six earned runs on 12 hits, while striking out 25 batters
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The Cardinals enter the week 1-2 in conference play and currently sit tied for fifth in the Southland Conference.
Scouting the Texans
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Tarleton is 12-12 this season after going 1-2 this past week.
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The Texans are 3-6 in conference play, and they currently sit eighth in the WAC standings.
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Trace Morrison is batting .311 this season with 23 hits, 18 RBIs and 11 runs scored. Braydon Risley is 0-3 this season, striking out 22 batters while giving up 17 earned runs in 26.1 innings pitched.
Scouting the Privateers
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UNO is 13-10 this season after going 4-0 this past week.
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The Privateers are 3-0 in conference play, and they currently are tied for first in the Southland Conference.
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Mitchell Sanford is batting .383 this season with 36 hits, 30 RBIs and 21 runs scored. Colton Mercer is 2-3 this season, striking out 34 batters while giving up 16 earned runs in 29.2 innings pitched.
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