Four Lone Star Conference baseball teams picked up series wins over the weekend, led by Texas A&M-Kingsville’s four-game sweep at home. Eastern New Mexico, St. Edward’s and Texas A&M International all picked up three wins in four games last week, while No. 2 West Texas A&M and UT Tyler and No. 17 Angelo State and Lubbock Christian split four-game sets. WT remains atop the league standings at 14-2, followed by ASU at 14-5 and TAMUK at 12-4.
 
    LSC baseball teams are playing a single round-robin conference schedule with a four-game series against each league opponent (48 total LSC games).
 
    LSC teams are 5-1 combined versus Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference competition in the NCAA Division II South Central Region.

    LSC schedule and results are available here: https://lonestarconference.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
HITTER
Ethan Bedgood, UT Tyler, SO, Finance, First Base/DH, Sherman, Texas, Sherman HS
Bedgood showed up in a big way against No. 2 West Texas A&M in Canyon last week, leading the Patriots to a series split against the first-place Buffs. The sophomore powered his way to a .471 batting average (8-for-17), with half of his hits going for extra bases. He collected his team-leading fourth home run, drove in six runs and scored five runs to help UTT pick up its ninth and 10th wins of the season.

PITCHER
Dylan Blomquist, UT Tyler, FR, Management, LHP, Belton, Texas, Belton HS
Blomquist had a strong outing as he helped calm the No. 2 West Texas A&M bats that came into the series as the top-ranked offense in the LSC. The Belton native was able to go five strong innings while scattering five hits and striking out three WT batters in an 11-7 win against the Buffs. He allowed just two earned runs and three runs total as the Patriots handed WT its first loss of the season in the series opener. Additionally, Blomquist stepped in to pinch hit in Sunday's game and doubled to right-center field for his first hit of the season.

WEEKLY AWARDS
Hitter
F-8      Matt Kissamis, Texas A&M International
F-15    Eduardo Acosta, Lubbock Christian
F-22    Austin Beck, Angelo State
M-1     Justin Lee, Angelo State
M-8     Ethan Bedgood, UT Tyler
 
Pitcher
F-8      Isaiah Alvarenga, Oklahoma Christian
F-15    Dylan Bells, St. Mary's
F-22    Logan Garza, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-1     Jan Cabrera, Texas A&M International
M-8     Dylan Blomquist, UT Tyler
 
SELECTED NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
    Larry Leitha, Lubbock Christian, led the Chaps with 16 total bases in a series split at No. 17 Angelo State. The LCU center fielder clubbed three doubles and a pair of home runs for a 1.067 slugging percentage and added a pair of singles as well. He also walked two times for an on-base percentage of .529. Leitha drove in three runs and scored six times himself in the series. He also reached base in all three of his leadoff opportunities.
 
    Matt Kissamis, Texas A&M International, had a record-breaking week for the Dustdevils as they concluded the week 3-2, falling to Texas A&M-Kingsville in non-conference action on Tuesday before taking the series against St. Mary's, 3-1. On the week, Kissamis hit .409, going 9-for-22 with three home runs, 13 RBI and seven runs scored, with a slugging percentage of .818%. In Friday's opening game against StMU, Kissamis had a career day, belting three home runs and driving in a TAMIU record 10 RBI in the 13-3 win. He matched the LSC record for home runs in a game and is the first player in NCAA Division II to have 10 RBI in a single game since 2019.
 
    Stacey Bailey, St. Edward's, had seven hits in 13 at-bats during a 3-1 weekend against UAFS. Bailey drilled four home runs and a double to slug 1.538 for the week and brought in seven RBI. The sophomore also drew four walks, reaching base at a .667 clip.
 
    Nick Wolff, Texas A&M-Kingsville, caught all five games in a perfect week for the Javelina baseball team, maintaining a .500 batting average while hitting two doubles and a home run. The week started with an 8-0 non-conference victory over Texas A&M International in which Wolff recorded a walk and a run before an LSC series sweep over Oklahoma Christian. In game one against the Eagles, Wolff was perfect, going 4-4 at the plate, and plating Kyler Bumstead on a single through the right side, providing insurance in an 8-0 win. During Saturday's doubleheader, he logged a single in a 5-1 win before having another immaculate game at the plate going 3-3 with a solo home run in the second, propelling the team to a 4-2 victory.
 
    Camden Matthews, Eastern New Mexico, helped the Greyhounds go 3-1 this past weekend against UTPB. Matthews finished with 10 hits over the four-game series and posted a .476 BA with a double and his first career home run. In ENMU's 10-9 extra-inning win over the Falcons, Matthews went 4-6 with an RBI and three stolen bases. Matthews posted three hits from five at-bats with four RBIs in the next game, including a 3-run inside the park home run in the Hounds 15-12 victory over UTPB.

    Jake Mares, St. Mary's, led the team with a .615 batting average through the four game series at Texas A&M International, pacing the squad with six RBI. On Friday, Mares was 3-for-3 and in the Rattlers win, he was 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI. He added another three RBI in the game halted due to darkness on Saturday and he added another three walks to his total and he now has a team-leading 15 in 18 games.
 
    Michael DiFiore, Oklahoma Christian, provided the Eagles a highlight in an otherwise tough four-loss weekend at Texas A&M-Kingsville, hitting a pair of solo home runs. Those lifted his career total to 28, moving him into a tie for third place with Jordan Price (2008-11) on OC's career list for homers.
 
    Tyler Hardwick, Lubbock Christian, had his best outing of the year in a tough 9-4 loss to No. 17 Angelo State on the road. The right-hander threw six innings of shutout ball, limiting the Rams to just two hits and two walks. Only one runner reached third base during his time on the mound, and he struck out a season-high six batters. Hardwick was excellent against the lefties in the ASU lineup, who went 0-5 against him. Hardwick left the game after the sixth with a 4-0 lead in the no-decision performance.
 
    Kolby Lunsford, Texas A&M-Kingsville, scattered six hits across seven innings of work on Friday, striking out seven in an 8-0 shutout victory over Oklahoma Christian. Additionally, Lunsford allowed just one walk while holding his opponents to a .231 batting average in the first of four wins over the Eagles on the week.