PORTALES, N.M. – Following an opening weekend series win, Eastern New Mexico Baseball plays their first home series of the season this weekend against St. Edward's. The series starts on Friday, Feb. 7, playing a single nine-inning game beginning at 2 p.m. The next day, February 8, ENMU faces the Hilltoppers in a doubleheader beginning at 1 & 4 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for Sunday, February 9, with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.

TUNE IN

• The four-game series will be broadcast on FloCollege. FloCollege is the central location to watch Lone Star Conference live and on-demand events, offering a $14.99 per month pass or $99.99 per year pass. Additionally, those who use a .edu email address from an LSC member institution will be able to sign up at a discounted subscription price of $9.99 per month or $69.99 for the year.
• Admission to all ENMU Baseball home games is free.
• Live statistics will be available via Statbroadcast for all four games: ENMU vs SEU Live Stats

SERIES INSIGHT

• The Greyhounds and Hilltoppers meet for just the 5^th conference series in program history, as St. Edward's holds an 11-5 all-time record against the Greyhounds.
• In last season's four-game series, the Greyhounds won the opening two games against SEU, with St. Edward's taking the final two games in Austin. ENMU looked to win the final game, with Eastern ahead 8-0 going into the bottom of the 6^th, but the Hilltoppers mounted a comeback to win the game 9-8.
• ENMU beat the Hilltoppers in a three-game series the last time the two teams played in Portales, winning the opening two games. During that series, the Greyhounds were expected to play a fourth game, but the contest was called off in the middle of the 1^st inning due to unsafe field conditions.
• The 2-1 series win in 2023 is the Greyhounds only series win over the Hilltoppers, while SEU swept Eastern in the first ever conference series meeting back in 2021.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

• Eastern New Mexico (3-1, 3-1 LSC) started off the season with a 3-1 road series victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville. Despite having a lower batting average over the weekend compared to the Javelinas, the Greyhounds outscored TAMUK 27-18. ENMU took the opening three games to seal the series win, 7-3, 9-1, and 6-5.
• As a team, the Greyhounds batted .268 in the opening weekend, supplying 34 hits and 27 runs scored. Eastern forced 17 walks, while stealing eight bases. ENMU scattered 11 doubles over the weekend, along with two triples, and two homeruns, with 23 RBIs. ENMU's pitching staff have a 4.65 ERA after the first weekend, giving up 18 runs on 35 hits.
• Willie Ponce leads the Greyhounds in the batter's box, batting .462 on the season with three RBIs and a team best six runs scored. Anthony Cortese is just behind Ponce for batting average, hitting .438 as the designated hitter with a team high seven hits and three doubles.
• On the hill, Roman Connolly fired a complete game performance to earn a victory for the Greyhounds (2.00 ERA), but Nick Mooney has the lowest ERA on staff, after allowing just one run over 4.2 innings on the hill (1.93 ERA). Cole Lancaster leads the pitching staff with six strikeouts, while Josaiah Estrella has a save in two relief appearances.

SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS

• St. Edward's (3-1, 3-1 LSC) also won their first series of the season, taking down #23 West Texas A&M at home in a series win. The Hilltoppers began the season with a 4-0 shutout, then split the doubleheader, W, 7-5, L, 2-5, then the offense powered a 12-7 win in the series finale.
• The Hilltoppers are top-2 in the Lone Star Conference for ERA (2.25) after the opening weekend, holding opponents to a .212 opposing batting average. SEU's 17 runs allowed, and 25 hits allowed are both 2^nd in the LSC behind #2 Angelo State. On offense, St. Edward's have scored 25 runs from 30 hits, with a .275 batting average. SEU has accounted for seven doubles, with a triple, and a home run, along with 23 RBIs.
• Marco Barrera leads the team with a .400 batting average after the opening weekend, holding a joint best five RBIs. Carlo Figueroa also has five RBIs to start the season, but Connor Cox leads the team with five hits to begin the season (four others have four hits). Trevor Sebek has a team high five runs scored.
• Recently named LSC and South-Central Region Pitcher of the Week, Kobe Jaramillo has a 0.00 ERA after throwing eight shutout innings during the season opening win. Jarmillo struck out six batters while allowing just four hits. George Hettrick also sports a 0.00 ERA, throwing 4.1 scoreless innings during a start, while the St. Edward's bullpen has combined to allow just two earned runs over 12.1 innings.