HBU Huskies (19-21) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (20-21)
Tuesday, April 24 – 6 p.m.
Chapman Field – Corpus Christi, Texas
 
Listen (Russ Reneau)
Live Stats
 
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – HBU hits the road for the final time for a midweek game, when it takes on fellow Southland Conference foe Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Chapman Field.
 
Senior leftfielder Spencer Halloran and senior rightfielder Matt Heck are tied for the Southland lead with eight home runs apiece as HBU (19-21) leads the conference with 42 homers as a team. Heck ranks fourth in the league, hitting .353 with seven doubles, four triples, a league-leading 38 RBIs and 25 runs. Halloran ranks ninth in the league with a .344 batting average, 12 doubles, 28 RBIs and 32 runs. Junior centerfielder Jonathan Ducoff has six home runs, six doubles, 12 RBIs and 20 runs, senior first baseman/catcher Jake Pulcheon has 23 RBIs and senior shortstop Tyler Depreta-Johnson has four homers, five doubles and 21 RBIs.
 
The Huskies will likely start junior lefthander Taylor Franzman (0-0, 5.14 ERA).
 
Harrison Dinocola is hitting .325 with 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 24 RBIs and 37 runs for TAMU-CC (20-21), while Jackson Owens is hitting .307 with nine doubles, six triples, a home run, 25 RBIs and 29 runs. Owens (2-2, 5.59 ERA) is also expected to take the mound for the Islanders Tuesday.
 
The Islanders claimed this season's previous matchup with the Huskies, 5-3, on April 10 in Houston.
 
HBU, now tied for second in the league, returns to Southland Conference play with its first-ever trip to Northwestern State for a three-game series Friday through Sunday in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
 
The Legacy Sports Network audio broadcasts with Russ Reneau begin with the pregame show 10 minutes prior to each first pitch and are available on HBUHuskies.com.