DALLAS BAPTIST at ACU
Tuesday, April 25 • 6:30 p.m. • Crutcher Scott Field
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Probable Starting Pitchers – RHP Trevor Conn (DBU) vs. RHP Brandon Lambright (ACU)
BAKER (KAN.) vs. ACU
Wednesday, April 26 • 7 p.m. • Glennen Field (Emporia, Kan.)
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Probable Starting Pitchers – LHP Derek Scott (ACU) vs. TBA
ABILENE – The ACU Wildcats take a break from Southland Conference play with a pair of midweek games before they go to Manhattan, Kan., this weekend to take on the Kansas State Wildcats.
The Wildcats will host Dallas Baptist of the Missouri Valley Conference Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. before taking on Baker (Kan.) University (NAIA) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Emporia State's Glennen Field in Emporia, Kan. ACU will then play a three-game set at Kansas State this weekend beginning Friday and running through Sunday.
Here's a brief look at ACU and each of its next two opponents:
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ACU (11-25, 2-19 Southland) – The Wildcats enter Tuesday night's game coming off a 9-0 win over Lamar at Crutcher Scott Field, snapping a 17-game conference losing streak. … The Wildcats are led offensively by senior OF
Russell Crippen (.375, 6 HR, 28 RBI), junior C
Luis Trevino (.361, 4 HR, 34 RBI) and sophomore CF
Derek Scott (.333, 4 HR, 15 RBI). … The Wildcats are fourth in the league in hitting (.289), sixth in home runs (25), seventh in hits (365), and ninth in runs (206). … ACU is 12th in the league in team ERA (6.88) and runs allowed (294) and 13th in walks allowed (188). … The Wildcats are also 12th in the league in fielding percentage (.957) and 11th in errors (57).
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Dallas Baptist (24-15, 6-3 MVC) – The Patriots enter Tuesday night's game on a six-game winning streak that includes two wins at Central Arkansas, a win vs. Oklahoma in Dallas on April 18 and three home conference wins over Indiana State. … The Patriots are hitting .289 on the season and have scored 277 runs while hitting 58 home runs, which is sixth in NCAA Division I baseball. … Senior OF Austin Listi leads the club in home runs (13) while hitting .311 with 32 RBI. … Matt Duce leads the team with 36 RBI and Tim Millard has driven in 33 runs. … Trevor Conn is 1-2 on the season (10 appearances; seven starts) with a 5.72 ERA.
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Baker University (15-35, 8-20 Heart of America Athletic Conference) – The Wildcats enter Wednesday night's game riding a three-game losing streak and having lost six of their last eight games. … The Wildcats are led by Max Taulbee, who is hitting .322, while Damon Nolan is hitting .317 with 1 HR and 16 RBI. … Matt Stuart leads the team in both home runs (4) and RBI (29). … The Wildcats have scored just 194 runs in 50 games and are hitting just .268 as a team. … Baker's pitching staff has a combined ERA of 6.98 and opponents are hitting .334 against the staff.
