ABILENE – Abilene Christian is home for four non-conference games this week with Texas Tech visiting on Wednesday and California-Davis coming in for a three-game series beginning on Friday.
ACU vs. Texas Tech | 6:05 p.m. | Wednesday | Crutcher Scott Field | Tickets | ESPN+ | Live Stats
ACU vs. UC-Davis | 6:05 p.m. | Friday | Crutcher Scott Field | Tickets | ESPN+ | Live Stats
ACU vs. UC-Davis | 3:05 p.m. | Saturday | Crutcher Scott Field | Tickets | ESPN+ | Live Stats
ACU vs. UC-Davis | 12:05 p.m. | Sunday | Crutcher Scott Field | Tickets | WAC International | Live Stats
The Texas Tech game originally was scheduled for Tuesday but was moved back due to the threat of poor weather.
The Wildcats are 19-13 overall after taking two of three from Stephen F. Austin last weekend.
ACU Storylines
WINNERS: ACU's 19-13 overall record is tied for the best in the WAC. The Cats are a half-game behind Grand Canyon in the WAC standings.
3 STRIKES: ACU leads the Western Athletic Conference with 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Among starters,
Brett Lanman has 52 strikeouts in 42.1 innings (11.05 k/9). Among relief pitchers,
Brett Garcia leads the team with 34 strikeouts in 18.2 innings (16.39 k/9).
WALK OF LIFE: Abilene Christian leads the WAC with 152 bases on balls this season.
Miller Ladusau has walked 22 times this season. Ladusau also has been hit by pitch eight times and leads the team with 30 free passes.
MAKING SACRIFICES: The Wildcats not only lead the WAC but are third in the NCAA with 24 sacrifice flies this season.
Gino D'Alessio and
Garrett Williams lead the WAC and are 33rd in the NCAA with four sac flies apiece.
GINO PRODUCTION: Gino D'Alessio leads the Western Athletic Conference with 35 RBIs this season and is second in the league with a .361 batting average.
FRESHMAN PHENOM: ACU's usual Sunday starter,
Brett Lanman, is having a phenomenal freshman season. He leads the WAC with a 2.34 earned run average, 52 strikeouts, five wins, 1.02 WHIP and 5.53 hits allowed per nine innings.
CAMPA ON FIRE:
Iain Campa is second in the WAC with four wins and fifth with a 3.16 earned run average.
HISTORY WITH TECH: The Wildcats have lost the last four meetings, including a 9-4 setback in Lubbock this season. ACU was ahead 6-0 at home last season when the game was moved to Lubbock a few days later thanks to a lightning delay. The Red Raiders ended up winning 15-11.
SCOUTING TECH
The Red Raiders are 24-9 this season after a weekend sweep of Houston.
Texas Tech is eighth in the NCAA with a .323 batting average and 9.5 runs per game average.
Damion Bravo is third in the NCAA with 19 doubles and 56 hits. He leads Tech with a .452 batting average and 39 RBIs.
The Red Raiders carry a 5.50 team earned run average.
SCOUTING UC Davis
The Aggies are 15-14 this season after dropping two of three against Hawaii.
UCD hits .256 as a team, led by Mark Wolbert at .324.
Jack Gallagher leads the team with three home runs but is hitting .182.
The Aggies sport a 5.19 earned run average. Noel Valdez leads the starters with a 4.25 ERA.
