McNeese Cowboys (20-24) at HBU Huskies (21-23)
Tuesday, May 1 – 3 p.m.
Husky Field – Houston
 
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HOUSTON – HBU will square off against its Southland Conference rival McNeese in a non-conference matchup – the Huskies' final midweek game of the season – Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Husky Field.
 
Junior lefthander Taylor Franzman (0-0, 4.50 ERA) is expected to make his second-straight Tuesday start for HBU (21-23). Senior righthander Cameron Copeland (1-0, 3.12 ERA) picked up his first career win in last Tuesday's win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
 
Senior rightfielder Matt Heck is hitting .357 with eight home runs, nine doubles, four triples, 39 RBIs and 25 runs for the Huskies, while senior leftfielder Spencer Halloran is hitting .322 with eight home runs, 12 doubles, 31 RBIs and 34 runs. Junior centerfielder Jonathan Ducoff has an 11-game hitting streak and is batting .277 with six home runs, eight doubles, 14 RBIs and 21 runs, while senior shortstop Tyler Depreta-Johnson has four homers and 21 RBIs and senior first baseman/catcher Jake Pulcheon has 25 RBIs.
 
Joe Provenzano is hitting .300 with nine doubles, a triple, three home runs, 19 RBIs and 22 runs for the Cowboys (20-24) and Shane Selman is hitting .289 with seven home runs, eight doubles, two triples, 26 RBIs and 26 runs. Carson Maxwell is tied for the team lead with 26 RBIs and Jacob Stracner is tied for the team lead with 26 runs.
 
McNeese claimed this season's previous meeting with HBU two week ago in Lake Charles, La., 11-8.
 
The Huskies return to action when they host New Orleans in a three-game Southland Conference series Friday through Sunday at Husky Field. The YouTube video broadcasts with Russ Reneau begin with the pregame show 10 minutes prior to each first pitch and are available on HBUHuskies.com.