THE SERIES
Tarleton is playing its final home series of the season against Texas A&M-Kingsville starting on Saturday with one game at 3 p.m. and a Sunday doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
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SENIOR WEEKEND
Tarleton will honor 11 seniors before Saturday's game as they play their final home series. The following are seniors on the Tarleton baseball team:
Landon Thompson,
Matthew Olive,
Jacob French,
Trevor Renfro,
Alec Humphreys,
Landon Merka,
Blain Bagley,
Austin Drolette,
Zach Freeman,
Callaway Kirkpatrick, and
Conner Wrye.
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FOLLOW THE ACTION
The game will be live streamed free of charge. Keltin Wiens will provided the radio play-by-play on 90.5 FM on Saturday and
Casey Hogan will have the call on Sunday. Live video and live stats are available for all three games.
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THE TEXANS
Tarleton is 19-23 on the season and 13-16 in the Lone Star Conference. The Texans are a game back from Cameron for the fourth and final LSC playoff spot with six games remaining.
Alec Humphreys leads the Tarleton offense with a .354 average, which is fourth in the LSC. Humphreys' 58 hits are tops in the LSC and the senior's 32 RBI leads the team.
Trevor Renfro (7-3) is the ace for the Texans, who has thrown five straight complete games and carries a 2.57 ERA and school single-season record 85 strikeouts in 77 innings.
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THE OPPONENT
Texas A&M-Kingsville is 30-13 overall and tied for first in the LSC 20-9 league mark. The Javelinas have won five straight games coming into the weekend's 3-game series. TAMUK is led offensively by Dalton Perry's .400 average, which ranks second in the LSC. Preston Plovanich fronts the TAMUK rotation with a 5-1 record and a 3.09 ERA in 55.1 innings.
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THE SERIES
Tarleton is 55-59 all-time against Texas A&M-Kingsville since the series began back in 1994. The Texans are 32-21 against the Javelinas at home and have won three straight at Cecil Ballow Complex and 5 out of 7.
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LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton lost two out of three in a series to Cameron last weekend. Renfro led the Texans to a win in the series opener by tossing all seven innings and striking out eight.
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UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will head to Angelo State for a three-game series in San Angelo to close out the regular season starting May 6.