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The final week of the Lone Star Conference baseball regular season is here, and the spotlight will be in San Antonio, Texas this weekend first-place UT Tyler (37-9) travels to face second-place St. Mary’s (35-11). Both programs are looking for a first LSC title.
UT Tyler has won nine games in a row, while StMU has won 10 of its last 11 games. UT Tyler not lost a series this season, while StMU has won seven straight series. Both teams are nationally ranked, with UT Tyler as high as No. 9 and StMU as high as No. 17.
As far as other top winning streaks in the league, Lubbock Christian (28-18) has won seven games in a row and Angelo State (32-14) is at five.
New league member UT Dallas (32-14) leads the league in hitting (.330) and fielding percentage (.974), while UT Tyler is tops in pitching (4.04 ERA).
ASU’s Austin Beck was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)
National Hitter of the Week on Feb. 19.
UT Tyler was voted as the favorite to win the conference title in the
LSC preseason poll. UT Tyler junior shortstop Drew Schmidt and senior left-hander Caden Copeland were named
LSC Preseason Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, to headline the 28 players on the
league’s Preseason Watch List.
The
LSC Baseball Championship will feature a two-week tournament. The opening round is best-of-three series and will be held May 1-3 (Friday-Sunday) at the sites of the No. 2 (vs. No. 7), 3 (vs. 6) and 4 (vs. 5) seeds. The league’s top seed will receive an opening-round bye and host the four-team, double-elimination championship round on May 7-9 (Thursday-Saturday). The LSC Tournament Champion will receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Championship.
The South Central Regionals are scheduled for May 14-17 with the Super Regional following on May 21-23. The campus sites are TBD. The national finals are set for May 29-June 6 at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.
Due to being NCAA Division II provisional members, UTD and Sul Ross State are not eligible for the LSC or NCAA tournament but are eligible to win the LSC regular season title and postseason awards.
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NCBWA Division II Top 25 Poll / April 15: #9 UTT, #17 StMU. Receiving Votes: UTD.
Next ranking: April 22.
ABCA Coaches Poll / April 14: #12 UTT, #18 StMU, #29 ASU.
Next ranking: April 21.
D2Baseball Top 25 Poll / April 20: #9 UTT, #21 StMU. Receiving Votes: ASU
. Next ranking: April 27
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NCBWA South Central Region Poll / April 15: #2 UTT, #3 StMU, #5 UTD, #6 ASU, #8 SEU, #9 LCU, #10 LCU.
Next ranking April 22.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASEBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(April 16-19 games)
HITTER
Austin Beck, Angelo State, 2B, Sr., MBA, Allen, Texas
Angelo State senior second baseman Austin Beck became the Rams’ all-time hit and RBI king with a 12-hit, eight-RBI weekend that also fueled a road sweep of Eastern New Mexico. Beck had five doubles and scored 11 runs – both the most in a single LSC series this season. He also had one triple, three walks and stole four bases. Beck, who wins the league’s top weekly hitting award for the third time this season, had a five-hit performance in the series opener (which tied a program record). He now has 311 hits and 214 RBI in his career. Beck is on an eight-game hitting streak and leads the league in runs scored (56) and stolen bases (39).
PITCHER
Connor Freeman, St. Edward’s, LHP, Jr., Finance, Austin, Texas
St. Edward’s junior left-hander Connor Freeman threw a nine-inning, six-hit shutout with no walks to fuel a series-clinching win over Texas A&M-Kingsville. Freeman, who wins the league’s top weekly pitching award for a second time this season, struck out three batters. He needed 123 pitches in the gem, inducing 13 flyouts and eight groundouts. Freeman sealed the 6-0 victory by striking out 34th and final batter he faced. Freeman improved to 7-1 with a 3.18 ERA and has won his last five starts.
WEEKLY AWARDS
LSC Hitter of the Week
Feb. 3 Garrett Brooks, St. Mary’s
Feb. 9 Ciro Benavides, Texas A&M International
Feb. 17 Austin Beck, Angelo State
Feb. 23 Austin Beck, Angelo State (2)
March 2 Joshua Endo, Texas A&M-Kingsville
March 10 Connor Cox, St. Edward’s
March 16 Nico Fernandez, UT Dallas
March 23 Ashton Beaird, St. Mary’s
March 30 Dillon Lopez, St. Mary’s
April 6 Connor Clark, UT Tyler
April 13 Trey Migl, Oklahoma Christian
April 20 Austin Beck, Angelo State (3)
LSC Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 3 Tyler Schumann, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Feb. 9 Connor Freeman, St. Edward’s
Feb. 17 David Dean, UT Dallas
Feb. 23 Corbin Kwan, Oklahoma Christian
March 2 Garrett Baumann, Angelo State
March 10 Aaron Rubio, Lubbock Christian
March 16 Tag Pacot, UT Dallas
March 23 Gabe Cook, St. Mary’s
March 30 Tyler Schumann, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
April 6 Aaron Rubio, Lubbock Christian (2)
April 13 Seth Taylor, UT Dallas
April 20 Connor Freeman, St. Edward’s (2)
NCBWA South Central Region Hitter of the Week
Feb. 4 Garrett Brooks, St. Mary’s
Feb. 11 Ciro Benavides, Texas A&M International
Feb. 18 Austin Beck, Angelo State
Feb. 25 Austin Beck, Angelo State (2)
March 3 Joshua Endo, Texas A&M-Kingsville
March 18 Nico Fernandez, UT Dallas
April 1 Dillon Lopez, St. Mary’s
NCBWA South Central Region Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 4 Tyler Schumann, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Feb. 18 David Dean, UT Dallas
Feb. 25 Corbin Kwan, Oklahoma Christian
March 3 Garrett Baumann, Angelo State
March 11 Aaron Rubio, Lubbock Christian
March 25 Gabe Cook, St. Mary’s
April 1 Tyler Schumann, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
April 8 Aaron Rubio, Lubbock Christian (2)
April 15 Seth Taylor, UT Dallas
NCBWA National Hitter of the Week
Feb. 19 Austin Beck, Angelo State