SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word baseball team is set to visit Rice and Southern University in midweek matchups. The Cardinals face the Owls in Houston on Tuesday, April 9 before traveling to Baton Rouge to take on the Jaguars on Wednesday, April 10. UIW then travels to McNeese State for a three-game series starting Friday, April 12 and ending Sunday, April 14.
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Outfielder/LHP Dalton Beck leads the team in hits with 48. Beck has five home runs, and 31 RBIs this season to lead the team batting .397. Outfielder Cameron Caley is another key contributor for the Cardinals, recording 40 hits with 30 RBIs and 37 runs scored.
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Josh Salinas is 3-1 this season with a 3.57 ERA. In 35.1 innings of work Salinas has 35 strikeouts.
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The Cardinals enter the week 2-4 in conference play.
Scouting the Owls
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Rice is 9-23 this season after going 0-4 this past week.
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The Owls are 1-8 in conference play, and they currently sit in tenth place in the AAC standings.
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Kyte McDonald is batting .300 this season with 36 hits, 13 RBIs and 21 runs scored. Parker Smith is 2-3 this season, striking out 38 batters while giving up 21 earned runs in 44 innings pitched.
Scouting the Jaguars
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SU is 13-15 this season after going 2-2 this past week.
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The Jaguars are 7-3 in conference play, and they currently sit in second place in the SWAC West.
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Tyeler Hawkins is batting .420 this season with 29 hits, 27 RBIs and 34 runs scored. Drew Lasseigne is 3-2 this season, striking out 26 batters while giving up 19 earned runs in 33.2 innings pitched.
Scouting the Cowboys
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McNeese is 16-14 this season after going 3-2 this past week.
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The Cowboys are 2-4 in conference play, and they currently sit in eighth place in the SLC standings.
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Braden Duhon is batting .324 this season with 36 hits, 15 RBIs and 13 runs scored. Alexis Gravel is 0-1 this season, striking out 41 batters while giving up 12 earned runs in 32 innings pitched.
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