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The final week of the Lone Star Conference baseball regular season is here. The race for the regular season title remains tight with West Texas A&M (33-13, 32-12 LSC), Lubbock Christian (32-4, 31-13) and Angelo State (32-14, 30-14) all within two games of each other. WT and ASU will face each other in San Angelo, Texas, while LCU will host Eastern New Mexico.
 
UT Tyler (26-18, 26-18) and UT Permian Basin (27-19, 25-19) are right behind the WT, LCU and ASU trio looking to secure a top-4 spot and hosting rights in the first round of the LSC Championship.
 
Texas A&M International (22-24, 22-22) has won a league-best four straight games after its road sweep of Texas A&M-Kingsville.
 
WT leads the league in hitting (.344), while ASU has the top pitching (4.86 ERA). ASU also owns the league’s top fielding percentage (.972). LCU has hit an LSC-high 66 home runs, which is one ahead of Cameron.
 
ASU’s Tripp Clark is leading the league with a .444 batting average (as well as 68 RBIs), followed by UT Tyler’s Nathan Carriere (.437) and WT’s Dylan Fesperman (.426). Cameron’s Wyatt Grant has the LSC’s home run league with 17, while UTPB’s Carson Johnson and LCU’s Carson Ogilvie are tied with a conference-high seven triples. UAFS’ Michael Brinton has a league-best 21 doubles. ASU’s Jacob Guerrero has the stolen bases lead with 23.
 
On the mound, UT Tyler right-hander Rawley Hector leads the league with a 3.28 ERA. LCU left-hander Ryan Markwardt lead the conference lead with eight wins. ASU righty Dax Dathe has struck out a league-high 84 batters. UTPB righty Brock Robarts has eight saves to lead the LSC.
 
St. Mary’s play-by-play announcer Rob Shadow has a podcast called, “Baseball in the Lone Star Conference.” The first nine episodes are available on Spotify. Fans can listen to the entire episode or specific clips of interviews with LSC players of the week and coaches across the league. To listen, click here. Week 10 interviews: UT Tyler’s Rawley Hector and ASU’s Tripp Clark. Shadow also caught up with ASU national champion and current Toronto Blue Jays minor leaguer Aaron Munson.
 
ASU was the top pick in the LSC preseason poll. ASU’s Guerrero and senior right-hander Braxton Pearson were named LSC Preseason Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively.
 
The LSC Baseball Championship will be compiled of the top eight teams based on conference standings. The top four seeds will host opening-round, best-of-three series on May 3-5 at their home parks. The winners will advance to a double elimination tournament on May 9-11 hosted by the top remaining seed.
 
To watch games all season long – including the LSC tournament – tune in to the LSC Digital Network. Single game ($15), monthly ($30) and season ($140) passes are available.
 
NCBWA Division II Top 25 Poll / April 10: #4 WT; #20 LCU; #23 ASU; Receiving Votes: UT Tyler. Next ranking TBA.
 
ABCA Division II Top 30 Poll / April 15: #7 LCU; #13 WT; #14 ASU. Next ranking April 22.
 
NCBWA South Central Region Poll / April 8: #1 WT (8 of 8 first-place votes); #3 LCU; #4 ASU; #5 UT Tyler; #6 UTPB; #9 TAMUK; Receiving Votes: UAFS. Next ranking TBA.

 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Games April 18-21
 
HITTER
Omar Cervantes, Texas A&M International, 1B, Jr., Kinesiology, Laredo, Texas (United HS)
Cervantes went 9-for-17 with two home runs, a double and seven RBIs to fuel Texas A&M International’s conference series road sweep of Texas A&M-Kingsville. Cervantes, who struck out just once, also scored seven runs and walked twice. He had at least two hits in each game. One of his homers was a three-run shot in the first inning of the series finale to set the tone for the sweep.
 
PITCHER
Jack Granack, St. Edward’s, RHP, Gr., MBA, Spring, Texas (Legacy Prep)
Granack tossed a four-hit complete game with no earned runs to defeat nationally-ranked Angelo State and halt the Rams’ seven-game winning streak. The St. Edward’s right-hander struck out four batters over the seven-inning, 2-1 series opener. He retired the final five hitters in order.
 
Weekly Awards

Hitter of the Week
Feb. 5           Ryan Ball, Lubbock Christian
Feb. 12        Tripp Clark, Angelo State
Feb. 19        Garrett Brooks, St. Mary’s
Feb. 26        Brandon Ulmer, UAFS
March 4        Brevin McCool, Lubbock Christian
March 11      Jacob Gutierrez, Lubbock Christian
March 19      Jacob Guerrero, Angelo State
March 25      Carson Ogilvie, Lubbock Christian
April 1          Dylan Fesperman, West Texas A&M
April 8          Luciano Terilli, Eastern New Mexico
April 15        Tripp Clark, Angelo State (2)
April 22        Omar Cervantes, Texas A&M International
 
Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 5           Ben Smedshammer, St. Edward’s
Feb. 12        Isaac Ponce, Texas A&M International
Feb. 19        Jakub Rayfield, St. Edward’s
Feb. 26        Jakub Rayfield, St. Edward’s (2)
March 4        Dax Dathe, Angelo State
March 11      Alezeah Gutierrez, Angelo State
March 19      Colton Taylor, Texas A&M-Kingsville
March 25      Brayden Ross, UAFS
April 1          Jan Cabrera, Texas A&M International
April 8          Alezeah Gutierrez, Angelo State (2)
April 15        Rawley Hector, UT Tyler
April 22        Jack Granack, St., Edward’s