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BSB: HBU Opens 4-Game San Antonio Swing With UIW

Huskies face Cardinals in Southland series, followed by Tuesday matchup with UTSA.



HBU Huskies (17-15, 9-6 SLC) at Incarnate Word Cardinals (16-21, 5-10 SLC)
April 21/22/23 – 6:30 p.m./3 p.m./1 p.m.
Sullivan Field – San Antonio
 
Audio (Russ Reneau)
Live Stats
Game Notes
 
SAN ANTONIO - After a seven-game homestand, HBU hits the road to take on Incarnate Word in a three-game Southland Conference series Friday through Sunday at Sullivan Field. The Legacy Sports Network audio broadcast with Russ Reneau begins with the pregame show 15 minutes prior to each first pitch and is available on HBUHuskies.com.
 
Junior leftfielder Spencer Halloran is hitting .350 with seven doubles, four triples, three home runs, 21 RBIs and 29 runs, while senior centerfielder Zane Otten is hitting .337 with four doubles, three triples, 13 RBIs and 21 runs for the Huskies (17-15). Junior shortstop Tyler Depreta-Johnson has a 12-game hitting streak and is batting .333 with three doubles, a triple, a home run, 14 RBIs and 18 runs. Senior rightfielder Brandon Brintz is hitting .438 (14-for-32) over his last 10 games to raise his average to .288 with a team-leading eight doubles, a home run, 16 RBIs and 21 runs.
 
HBU will send senior righthander Addison Russ (1-3, 3.00 ERA), senior lefthander Christian Thames (5-1, 3.23 ERA) and sophomore righthander Daniel Endsley (2-2, 1.95 ERA) to the mound. Sophomore righthander JT Newton has made a team-leading 15 appearances out of the bullpen, going 3-0 with five saves, a 1.88 ERA, 31 strikeouts and three walks in 28.2 innings.
 
UIW (16-21, 5-10) is led by Kyler Genenbacher, who is hitting .359 with four doubles, 13 RBIs and 20 runs and Eddy Gonzalez, who is hitting .329 with nine doubles, 13 RBIs and 26 runs. Mark Whitehead is batting .313 with four doubles, 17 RBIs and a team-leading 34 runs, while David Anaya has a .291 batting average with five doubles, two home runs, 25 RBIs and 24 runs.
 
The Cardinals are expected to send righthanders John Shull (3-5, 3.65 ERA) and Bernie Martinez (3-2, 3.74 ERA) to the mound, while Sunday's starter has not been determined.
 
HBU has only faced three programs more its faced than UIW, holding a 30-25 advantage in the all-time series. Since the two schools entered the Southland in 2014, HBU leads the series, 4-2, taking two-of-three each of the last two years.
 
The series begins with a 6:30 p.m. start Friday, followed by a 3 p.m. first pitch Saturday and 1 p.m. in the finale Sunday.
 
The Huskies will also be in San Antonio for a non-conference game at UTSA Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Roadrunner Field.
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Players Mentioned

Brandon Brintz

#2 Brandon Brintz

OF
5' 10"
Senior
L/R
Zane Otten

#9 Zane Otten

OF
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Addison Russ

#19 Addison Russ

P
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Christian Thames

#4 Christian Thames

Util.
5' 10"
Senior
R/L
Tyler Depreta-Johnson

#3 Tyler Depreta-Johnson

SS
5' 9"
Junior
R/R
Spencer Halloran

#14 Spencer Halloran

OF
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
JT Newton

#17 JT Newton

P
6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
Daniel Endsley

#22 Daniel Endsley

P
6' 5"
Sophomore
R/R

Players Mentioned

Brandon Brintz

#2 Brandon Brintz

5' 10"
Senior
L/R
OF
Zane Otten

#9 Zane Otten

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
OF
Addison Russ

#19 Addison Russ

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
P
Christian Thames

#4 Christian Thames

5' 10"
Senior
R/L
Util.
Tyler Depreta-Johnson

#3 Tyler Depreta-Johnson

5' 9"
Junior
R/R
SS
Spencer Halloran

#14 Spencer Halloran

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
OF
JT Newton

#17 JT Newton

6' 1"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Daniel Endsley

#22 Daniel Endsley

6' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
P