Wednesday, March 19
Abilene, TX
6:05 PM
Stephen F. Austin
at
Abilene Christian University
Lumberjacks Begin Nine-Game Road Trip in Abilene
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Stephen F. Austin vs Abilene Christian University
Date: Wednesday, March 19th
Time: 6:05 p.m. CST
Live Stream: ESPN+
Field: Crutcher Scott Field
All-Time Series: ACU Leads 18-14
ABILENE, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (7-13, 2-7 SLC) travel to Abilene to face the Abilene Christian Wildcats (14-6, 0-0 WAC) in a midweek battle.
A Look at the Lumberjacks
The SFA Lumberjacks begin their longest road trip of the year on Wednesday against Abilene Christian. The two teams played last week, with ACU winning 11-2 in Nacogdoches. SFA is coming off a series sweep against Southeastern Louisiana and currently sits at 7-13 overall and 2-7 in the SLC.
Junior first baseman/designated hitter Josh Ibe leads the team on offense. He hit his fifth home run of the year on Friday against SLU and continues to lead the team in most offensive categories. He's first in batting average (.327), OPS (1.184), slugging percentage (.727), on-base percentage (.457), home runs (5), RBI (19) runs (18), and total bases (40). He's also tied for first on the team with 18 hits. Junior outfielder Cooper Schneider had arguably his best series of the year this past weekend. Over the three games against SLU, Cooper hit .800 with a 1.800 OPS. He also doubled once and scored a run. On the year, Schneider is hitting .421 with a .950 OPS in 11 games played. Although his 11 games played do not meet the 75% of games played threshold to qualify for team leaders, his batting average would lead the team and his OPS and .474 slugging percentage would rank second on the team. Junior third baseman Julian Swift is also playing well. Against SLU, he hit .375 with a .850 OPS in two games. This season, Swift ranks third on the team with a .292 batting average. He has a .736 OPS and his 25 total bases and 14 RBI are second to Ibe for the team lead. Outfielder Ben Hoshizaki has been steady at the top of the Lumberjacks offense, ranking second on the team with a .302 average and leading the team with 12 stolen bases.
On the pitching side for SFA, Junior lefty Cody Templeton continues to pitch well. Coming off an SLC Pitcher of the Week award, Cody tossed five innings against SLU, giving up four runs and striking out four batters. On the year, Templeton is fifth in the conference with a 2.36 ERA and 30 strikeouts and third in WHIP (0.93). He's also second in the SLC with a 6.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio while leading the conference in walks allowed per nine innings (1.31). Dylan Mulcahy missed the last series due to injury, but he's expected to toe the mound against ACU. On the year, he sports a 4.76 ERA across 17 innings. His 20 strikeouts are second on the team to Templeton, and he's leading the staff with a .183 batting average against. Relievers Reid Boyett and Jack James have been solid this year. Boyett's 3.24 ERA is second on the team, and James' 3.38 ERA is third.
A Look at the Wildcats
The ACU Wildcats enter into this series with a 14-6 record on the year. They are coming off a series win against Sam Houston in Huntsville, where they won two of three games. After SFA, they'll start WAC play against Grand Canyon at home in a three-game series.
The Wildcats offense has four guys hitting over .300 and three guys with an OPS above .900. Braden Regala leads the team with a .339 batting average and is tied for the team lead with 11 stolen bases. Grant Watkins is third on the team with a .329 batting average and his 1.099 OPS and five home runs lead the team. Nick Arias is second on the team in both batting average (.328) and OPS (.976). As a team, ACU is hitting .293 with a .901 OPS.
On the pitching side, Reid Dominick leads the team with a 3.03 ERA and 29.2 innings pitched. He also leads the team with 43 strikeouts. Cade McGarrh is second to Dominick with a 3.93 ERA and 25 innings pitched. As a staff, ACU sports a 5.81 ERA and 1.59 WHIP over 172 innings pitched while striking out 195 batters.
Date: Wednesday, March 19th
Time: 6:05 p.m. CST
Live Stream: ESPN+
Field: Crutcher Scott Field
All-Time Series: ACU Leads 18-14
ABILENE, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (7-13, 2-7 SLC) travel to Abilene to face the Abilene Christian Wildcats (14-6, 0-0 WAC) in a midweek battle.
A Look at the Lumberjacks
The SFA Lumberjacks begin their longest road trip of the year on Wednesday against Abilene Christian. The two teams played last week, with ACU winning 11-2 in Nacogdoches. SFA is coming off a series sweep against Southeastern Louisiana and currently sits at 7-13 overall and 2-7 in the SLC.
Junior first baseman/designated hitter Josh Ibe leads the team on offense. He hit his fifth home run of the year on Friday against SLU and continues to lead the team in most offensive categories. He's first in batting average (.327), OPS (1.184), slugging percentage (.727), on-base percentage (.457), home runs (5), RBI (19) runs (18), and total bases (40). He's also tied for first on the team with 18 hits. Junior outfielder Cooper Schneider had arguably his best series of the year this past weekend. Over the three games against SLU, Cooper hit .800 with a 1.800 OPS. He also doubled once and scored a run. On the year, Schneider is hitting .421 with a .950 OPS in 11 games played. Although his 11 games played do not meet the 75% of games played threshold to qualify for team leaders, his batting average would lead the team and his OPS and .474 slugging percentage would rank second on the team. Junior third baseman Julian Swift is also playing well. Against SLU, he hit .375 with a .850 OPS in two games. This season, Swift ranks third on the team with a .292 batting average. He has a .736 OPS and his 25 total bases and 14 RBI are second to Ibe for the team lead. Outfielder Ben Hoshizaki has been steady at the top of the Lumberjacks offense, ranking second on the team with a .302 average and leading the team with 12 stolen bases.
On the pitching side for SFA, Junior lefty Cody Templeton continues to pitch well. Coming off an SLC Pitcher of the Week award, Cody tossed five innings against SLU, giving up four runs and striking out four batters. On the year, Templeton is fifth in the conference with a 2.36 ERA and 30 strikeouts and third in WHIP (0.93). He's also second in the SLC with a 6.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio while leading the conference in walks allowed per nine innings (1.31). Dylan Mulcahy missed the last series due to injury, but he's expected to toe the mound against ACU. On the year, he sports a 4.76 ERA across 17 innings. His 20 strikeouts are second on the team to Templeton, and he's leading the staff with a .183 batting average against. Relievers Reid Boyett and Jack James have been solid this year. Boyett's 3.24 ERA is second on the team, and James' 3.38 ERA is third.
A Look at the Wildcats
The ACU Wildcats enter into this series with a 14-6 record on the year. They are coming off a series win against Sam Houston in Huntsville, where they won two of three games. After SFA, they'll start WAC play against Grand Canyon at home in a three-game series.
The Wildcats offense has four guys hitting over .300 and three guys with an OPS above .900. Braden Regala leads the team with a .339 batting average and is tied for the team lead with 11 stolen bases. Grant Watkins is third on the team with a .329 batting average and his 1.099 OPS and five home runs lead the team. Nick Arias is second on the team in both batting average (.328) and OPS (.976). As a team, ACU is hitting .293 with a .901 OPS.
On the pitching side, Reid Dominick leads the team with a 3.03 ERA and 29.2 innings pitched. He also leads the team with 43 strikeouts. Cade McGarrh is second to Dominick with a 3.93 ERA and 25 innings pitched. As a staff, ACU sports a 5.81 ERA and 1.59 WHIP over 172 innings pitched while striking out 195 batters.
Series
Wednesday's matchup between SFA and ACU will be the 33rd time these two have matched up. ACU leads the all-time series 18-14. The two teams last played last Wednesday, when ACU won 11-2 in Nacogdoches.
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