Three weeks of Lone Star Conference games remain as teams
compete for one of six spots in the Lone Star Conference
Championship to be held in Abilene, Texas, May 1-2-3-4.
LSC action continued last week with Angelo State sweeping its
four-game series, while Abilene Christian, Cameron and Tarleton
State all won three of four games.
LSC Baseball teams are 231-216 overall this season. In the
NCAA South Central Region, the LSC is currently 9-8 combined versus
Heartland Conference squads and 5-1 against the Mid-America
Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).
Diamond Players of the Week
HITTER
Travis Latz, Abilene Christian, Sr., Outfield, Tomball,
Texas/Tomball HS
Latz helped the sixth-ranked Wildcats to a 5-1 week by hitting .458
(11 for 24) with four home runs and nine RBI. ... Latz was
especially dominant in the Wildcats’ LSC series win at
Northeastern State, going 9 for 17 with three home runs and eight
RBI. ... In Sunday’s doubleheader he was 6 for 8 with two
home runs and five RBI and he came within a triple of hitting for
the cycle in the series finale. ... Latz is tied for the team lead
in home runs with nine and leads the team with 46 RBI. ... He added
a solo homer and scored three runs in two wins against Texas
Wesleyan on Tuesday.
Alex Lyons, Cameron, Sr., Leftfield, Orem, Utah/University
of San Francisco
Cameron clean-up hitter and starting leftfielder Alex Lyons had a
huge week for the Black and Gold last week. His .550 batting
average and 1.150 slugging percentage were primary reasons the
Aggies went 4-1 in their five games last week, including a 3-1
series victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville (who was directly
behind CU in the LSC standings at the time). Lyons hit a team-high
11 RBI in the series versus TAMUK, and added another RBI off of a
huge triple in Tuesday’s non-conference game against USAO. In
game 3 of the CU-TAMUK series, Lyons hit a game-high 7 RBI thanks
to two monstrous home runs, one of which was a grand-slam. Lyons
also led the team with 11 hits and was second on the team with 4
doubles last week. Lyons is hitting a solid .417 on the year with
46 RBI, 5 homers, 5 triples, 9 doubles, 11 stolen bases, and 44
total hits.
PITCHER
Justin Cotten, Eastern New Mexico, Sr., Pitcher, Dallas,
Texas/Eastfield/Trinity Christian HS
Cotten pitched a complete-game shutout at East Central on Saturday,
striking out a career-high eight batters, while scattering eight
hits. The performance marked the third complete game of his career
and was his first shutout.
Cameron Aspaas, Abilene Christian, Sr., RHP, San Marcos,
Calif./San Marcos HS
Aspaas controlled Northeastern State in the opening game of the LSC
series between the teams on Saturday. ... Aspaas scattered seven
hits over a complete-game seven-inning effort as the Wildcats
knocked off the RiverHawks 7-1. ... Aspaas struck out seven
RiverHawks and stranded six runners on base. ... He didn’t
allow more than one runner on base in an inning other than in the
fourth.