PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico baseball welcomes St. Mary's University this weekend for a four-game Lone Star Conference series. The series begins on Friday, Apr. 1, with first pitch scheduled for 6 pm. The next day, the Hounds and Rattlers are scheduled for two seven inning contests, beginning at 2 pm and 5 pm. The series finale will take place on Sunday, Apr. 3, with first pitch slated for 1 pm.

LAST TIME OUT 

• The Hounds return to the field after taking one game in a four-game series with Oklahoma Christian.
• The Eagles finished on top in the first two games of the series, 6-2 and 9-8 (9 Inn.), as ENMU claimed the third game, 2-1. Eastern fell in the final game 2-0.
• In the Hounds win, Ruger Bravo tossed all seven innings giving up just one run with a career high nine strikeouts. ENMU scored both runs in the third frame as Bravo took the Hounds over the line for a win.

SCOUTING THE RATTLERS 

• St. Mary's so far this season have a record of 11-19, with a 9-19 record in LSC action. Recently, the Rattlers took one game from West Texas A&M in a four-game series. StMU beat the Buffs 10-3 in game three, after a seven run fourth inning.
• Collectively, St. Mary's hold a .277 batting average with 185 runs scored from 252 hits. The Rattlers bats have provided 166 RBI's and an on base percentage of .395. StMU pitching hold an ERA of 8.06, surrendering 264 runs this season with an opposing batting average of .326.
• Jake Mares leads the program with a .369 batting average and 38 hits. Rudy Solis and Clay Bradford are just behind with a .333 and .327 batting average respectively. Brandon Broughton leads the team in RBIs with 25.
• Josh Buske has perfect 4-0 record on the season, with an ERA of 5.23. Steven Medrano holds a record of 2-3, while Adrian Gonzales has a team low 2.19 ERA. Connor Schmidt has two saves on the season for St. Mary's.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS 

• The Greyhounds currently hold a record of 11-17, standing at 10-16 in LSC action. The Hounds are hitting at a clip of .371, scoring 153 runs, and driving in 127 RBIs. Eastern have an ERA of 7.40 with 189 strikeouts this season.
• Spencer Roach leads the Hounds at the dish with a .371 batting average, while holding a team high in hits (36) and home runs (3). Nick Schifftner supplies a team best 21 RBIs, while Cooper Hamilton leads the team in on base percentage (.446) and triples (6).
• Bravo leads the team in wins with a record of 3-3, while Damian Acosta and Noah De La Riva each have two wins this year. Dalton Thatcher has the team low in ERA, 3.33, and William McBride boasts the only save for the Greyhounds this season.

TUNE IN 

•Each contest will be streamed on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network and are pay-per-view. Live stats will also be provided during the games.