Incarnate Word Cardinals (6-19, 1-5 SLC) at HBU Huskies (12-13, 3-3 SLC)
Husky Field - Houston
Friday, April 1: Video / Audio / Live Stats
Saturday, April 2: Video / Audio / Live StatsSunday, April 3: Video / Audio / Live StatsGame NotesHOUSTON - HBU returns to Southland Conference play when it hosts a three-game series against Incarnate Word this weekend at Husky Field. Friday's opener begins at 2 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. start Saturday at a 2 p.m. first pitch Sunday.
The Huskies (12-13, 3-3 SLC) are led by senior shortstop
Louie Payetta, who is hitting .320 with six doubles, 14 RBIs and 12 runs, while senior second baseman
Greg Espinosa is hitting .313 with five doubles, a triple, 11 RBIs and leads the team with 16 runs. Junior rightfielder
Brandon Brintz is hitting .295 with a double, four triples, a home run, is tied with Payetta for the team lead with 14 RBIs and has scored 15 runs.
HBU will send junior righthanders
Addison Russ (3-2, 2.51 ERA) and
Julian Griego (3-1, 5.11 ERA) and junior lefthander
Christian Thames (1-3, 3.98 ERA) to the mound. Senior closer
Dylan Zarosky has recorded six saves this season and is tied for the Huskies' all-time lead with 15, while redshirt freshman
Zach Carter has allowed only one earned run over his last nine innings.
Brance Kahle is hitting .306 with four doubles, a triple and 15 RBIs for UIW (6-19, 1-5), while Christian Divelbiss has four double, a triple, two home runs and 15 RBIs.
The Cardinals will likely send righthanders Bernie Martinez (0-4, 6.75 ERA) and John Shull (0-2, 4.50 ERA) to the hill, while Sunday's starter has not been determined.
HBU leads the all-time series against UIW, 28-24, but last season's series, in which the Huskies won two-of-three, was the first meeting as SLC rivals and the first meeting overall since 2004.
The video and Legacy Sports Network audio broadcasts with
Russ Reneau begin with the pregame show 15 minutes prior to the first pitch of each game and can me accessed on HBUHuskies.com.
