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HBU Huskies (26-20, 18-9 SLC) at Stephen F. Austin  (26-26, 14-13 SLC)
Jaycees Field – Nacogdoches, Texas

Thursday, May 18 - 6:30 p.m. (Live Stats)
Friday, May 19 - 2 p.m. (Live Stats)
Saturday, May 20 - 1 p.m. (Live Stats)
 
Audio (Russ Reneau)
Game Notes
 
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - HBU hits the road to take on Stephen F. Austin to wrap up the regular season with a three-game Southland Conference series Thursday through Saturday at Jaycees Field. The Legacy Sports audio broadcasts with Russ Reneau will begin 15 minutes before each first pitch and are available on HBUHuskies.com.
 
Senior centerfielder Zane Otten leads HBU (26-20, 18-9 SLC) with a .344 batting average, six doubles, three triples, 16 RBIs, 32 runs and is tied for fourth in the league with 17 stolen bases. Junior leftfielder Spencer Halloran is hitting .318 with 12 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 27 RBIs and 39 runs, while junior shorstop Tyler Depreta-Johnson is hitting .319 with six doubles, a triple, a home run, 21 RBIs and 29 runs. Senior rightfielder Brandon Brintz is hitting .364 in conference play and .303 overall with 11 doubles, a triple, a home run, 23 RBIs and 36 runs, and junior first baseman Jake Pulcheon, who was named Southland Hitter of the Week this week, is hitting .297 with eight doubles, a triple, two home runs, a team-leading 32 RBIs and has scored 20 runs.
 
The Huskies will send senior righthander Addison Russ (2-4, 2.76 ERA), senior lefthander Christian Thames (7-3, 3.76 ERA) and sophomore righthander Daniel Endsley (2-2, 2.72 ERA) to the mound. Sophomore righthander JT Newton has made a team-leading 20 appearances out of the bullpen and is 6-0 with six saves, a 1.85 ERA, 39 strikeouts and nine walks in 43.2 innings.
 
Josh Evans is hitting .406 with seven doubles, 10 home runs, 36 RBIs and 25 runs for SFA (26-26, 14-13), while Zac Michener is hitting .328 with 14 doubles, a triple, nine home runs, 46 RBIs and 43 runs. Nick Ramos is hitting .286 with 12 doubles, 35 RBIs and 35 runs, and Conner Fikes is hitting .279 with 11 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 33 RBIs and 32 runs. Alex Hrinevich is hitting .278 with five doubles, six home runs, 26 RBIs and 35 runs.
 
The Lumberjacks will start righthander Tony Grabowske (4-3, 3.91 ERA), but have not determined the other pitchers. Patrick Ledet (6-5, 4.75 ERA), Trevor Kiminski (3-4, 5.37 ERA) and Erik Nouis (2-4, 5.85 ERA) have each made double-digit starts this season.
 
The Huskies enter the series tied for second and have clinched a spot in next week's Southland Conference Tournament at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, while the Lumberjacks are tied for seventh, one game ahead of ninth-place New Orleans.
 
Thursday's game begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by a 2 p.m. start on Friday and a 1 p.m. first pitch Saturday.