SAN ANTONIO - Tarleton State Baseball (14-19) is set to continue their road stint against the UIW Cardinals (14-20) at Sullivan Field. This will mark the second and final matchup between the two squads this season.

LAST TIME OUT:

• The Texans took their last game against UIW, 18-3.
• Tarleton State had four batters with multiple hits earlier this season against the Cardinals.
• Tarleton State had four players with three or more RBIs (Tyson Drake, Sergio Guerra, Trace Morrison, Hunter Smith).
• Jaime Perez and Smith both tallied three runs apiece.
• Freshman Brendon Carter received his first collegiate win.
• Ike Shirey drew a team-high two walks.
• The Texans put up their second highest run total of the season.

SERIES HISTORY:

• The Purple and White lead the all-time series, 21-17.
• They are currently on an 11 game win streak versus UIW.
• The Cardinals lead the series 9-7 when playing in San Antonio.
• Tarleton State has accounted for 230 runs over 38 games against the Cardinals.

OPPONENT SCOUTING REPORT:

• Rob Liddington leads the squad with a .370 batting average.
• Liddington also leads the Cardinals with 50 hits and is the first UIW player to achieve that mark this season.
• The Cardinals are coming off their second largest victory of the season, winning 18-2 against Prarie View A&M.
• Rey Mendoza leads the team in extra-base hits with 18.
• UIW is 4-6 in their last 10 games.

WEEKEND RECAP:

• The Texans played their first conference road series against Seattle U last week, losing the series 2-1.
• Sergio Guerra had five hits across two games including a home run and a double.
• Tyson Drake blasted a lead-off home run in the series finale, notching his 10th of the season which is also a team high.
• Brian Panneton registered eight strikeouts on Saturday, the most by a Texan this season.
• Rayner Heinrich tallied a hit in all three games against the Redhawks.

NEXT UP:

• Following their midweek game against UIW, Tarleton State Baseball will head back home for a three-game series against the UT Arlington Mavericks. Get tickets here.