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2016 HBU HUSKIES BASEBALL Director of Athletic Media Relations/BSB Contact: Russ Reneau Office: 281.649.3098 Cell: 281.923.0813 E-mail: [email protected] @HBUHuskies HBU Athletics HBUHuskies HBUHuskies @HBUHuskiesBSB #DawgsUp SCHEDULE THIS WEEKEND’S SERIES DATE OPPONENT TIME HBU Huskies (18-17, 9-6 SLC) vs. 2.19 BINGHAMTON W, 8-5 2.19 BINGHAMTON W, 11-4 Lamar Cardinals (26-10, 11-4 SLC) 2.20 BINGHAMTON W, 4-3 2.20 BINGHAMTON L, 9-11 Husky Field w Houston, Texas 2.23 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L, 4-5 Friday-Saturday w April 22-23 2.26 ^vs. Washington State L, 2-3 2.27 ^at UT Rio Grande Valley W, 6-2 GAME COVERAGE 2.28 ^vs. Washington State W, 9-5 Live Audio: HBUHuskies.com/Legacy Sports Network (Russ Reneau) 3.1 at #2 Texas A&M L, 2-3 (13) Live Video: HBUHuskies.com 3.4 UTAH W, 2-1 (10) Live Stats: HBUHuskies.com 3.5 UTAH L, 0-2 PREVIEW 3.5 UTAH W, 7-3 3.6 UTAH W, 4-1 HOUSTON - HBU hosts Lamar in a key Southland Conference baseball series Friday and Saturday at Husky Field. Due 3.11 *at McNeese State W, 3-2 to the likely chance of rain Sunday, the series will still open Friday at 2 p.m. and close with a doubleheader Saturday 3.12 *at McNeese State L, 6-12 at 11 a.m. 3.13 *at McNeese State W, 7-5 Junior third baseman Austin Zillweger leads the Huskies (18-17, 9-6 SLC) with a .321 batting average, adding five 3.18 at Cal State Northridge L, 0-2 doubles, a home run, nine RBIs and 11 runs. He is hitting .382 with four doubles, a home run, seven RBIs and six runs 3.19 at Cal State Northridge L, 1-7 over HBU’s last 15 games. Senior second baseman Greg Espinosa is hitting .319 with nine doubles, a triple, 15 RBIs and 3.19 at Cal State Northridge L, 3-6 a team-leading 22 runs, while senior shortstop Louie Payetta is hitting .304 with seven doubles, a team-leading 19 RBIs 3.20 at Cal State Northridge L, 2-7 and 18 runs. 3.22 at Stephen F. Austin L, 7-8 3.24 *at Central Arkansas L, 0-11 HBU will likely start junior righthander Addison Russ (6-2, 2.27 ERA), junior lefthander Christian Thames (2-3, 3.40 3.25 *at Central Arkansas L, 7-8 ERA) and redshirt freshman righthander Zach Carter (1-2, 4.22 ERA). Senior righthander Dylan Zarosky (2-2, 1.88 ERA) 3.26 *at Central Arkansas W, 3-2 (10) is tied for the league lead with seven saves, one shy of tying the Huskies’ single-season record. 3.29 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 5-3 Reid Russell leads the SLC with 11 home runs and is hitting .365 with seven doubles, a triple, 38 RBIs and 27 runs 4.1 *INCARNATE WORD W, 3-1 for Lamar (26-10, 11-4). Stijn van der Meer is hitting .359 with five doubles, a home run, 15 RBIs and 29 runs, while 4.2 *INCARNATE WORD L, 2-3 Bryndan Arredondo is hitting .331 with eight doubles, a triple, three home runs, 18 RBIs and 25 runs. Jake Nash is 4.3 *INCARNATE WORD W, 2-0 hitting .305 with 12 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 36 RBIs and 31 runs. 4.8 *at Abilene Christian W, 3-2 The Cardinals will send righthanders Will Hibbs (7-1, 1.94 ERA) and Billy Love (3-2, 3.22 ERA) and either righthander 4.9 *at Abilene Christian L, 0-9 Jayson McKinley (2-1, 3.26 ERA) or Fernando Martinez (2-2, 2.97 ERA) to the hill. Jimmy Johnson is 6-1 with a 4.07 ERA 4.10 *at Abilene Christian W, 4-1 and five saves. 4.12 at UT Arlington L, 0-10 (8) HBU trails in the all-time series against Lamar, 16-12, but the Huskies have taken two-of-three from the Cardinals 4.15 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W, 6-2 each of the last two seasons, with both series in Beaumont. 4.15 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W, 12-1 The HBUTV and Legacy Sports Network broadcasts with Russ Reneau begin with the pregame show 15 minutes prior 4.16 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L, 3-15 4.22 *LAMAR 2 P.M. to each first pitch and can be accessed on HBUHuskies.com and LSN. 4.23 *LAMAR 11 A.M. PROJECTED LINEUP 4.23 *LAMAR 2:30 P.M. # Name Pos. B/T Notes 4.26 at Prairie View A&M 2 p.m. 1. 5 Louie Payetta SS L/R Leads team with 19 RBIs 4.29 *at Southeastern Louisiana 6 p.m. 4.30 *at Southeastern Louisiana 2 p.m. 2. 4 Greg Espinosa 2B R/R Leads team with 22 runs 5.1 *at Southeastern Louisiana 1 p.m. 3. 15 Austin Zillweger 3B R/R Hitting .382 with 4 2B, HR over last 15 games 5.3 TEXAS SOUTHERN 3 P.M. 4. 36 Andrew Alvarez 1B R/R 2-for-3 at UTA after missing 15 games with injury 5.6 *NICHOLLS 2 P.M. 5. 2 Brandon Brintz RF L/R T-3rd in SLC with 4 triples 5.7 *NICHOLLS 1 P.M. 5.8 *NICHOLLS 2 P.M. 6. 33 Austin Saenz DH R/R Leads team with 4 multi-RBI games 5.10 at Texas Southern 3 p.m. 7. 25 Brandon Morones LF R/R 3-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 R vs. SFA (4/15) 5.13 *TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 2 P.M. 8. 35 Blake Thomas C R/R Has thrown out 12-of-36 (33%) on SBA 5.14 *TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 1 P.M. 9. 29 Joe Van Marter CF R/R 4 extra-base hits 5.15 *TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 2 P.M. 5.19 *at Sam Houston State 6:30 p.m. OTHER KEY CONTRIBUTORS 5.20 *at Sam Houston State 3 p.m. 3 Justin Monsour IF R/R 2nd on team with 9 XB hits (7 2B, 2 3B) 5.21 *at Sam Houston State 1 p.m. 9 Zane Otten OF R/R Leads team with 9 stolen bases 5.25-28 at SLC Tournament Sugar Land, Texas PROBABLE PITCHERS All Times Central and subject to change. *Southland Conference game. ^Al Ogletree Classic (Edinburg, TX). Home games in BLUE CAPS played at Husky Field. # Name R/L Last Appearance Fri. 19 Addison Russ RHP W, 8.0 IP, 2 R, 9 H, 5 K, 3 BB (4/15 vs. SFA) Sat. 44 Christian Thames LHP W, 7.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 5 K, 2 BB (4/15 vs. SFA) HBUHuskies.com Sun. 34 Zach Carter RHP L, 2.2 IP, 7 R, 6 H, 1 K, 4 BB (4/16 vs. SFA) 2016 HBU BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Cl-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 David Bloodworth IF 5-7 160 R/R SR-1L Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands/Wharton County JC) 2 Brandon Brintz OF/IF 5-10 170 L/R JR-TR Murrieta, California (Murrieta/Cypress College) 3 Justin Monsour IF 6-2 185 R/R SR-1L Houston, Texas (Cypress Ranch/Tyler JC) 4 Greg Espinosa 2B 5-10 175 R/R SR-1L Yucaipa, California (Yucaipa/Orange Coast CC) 5 Louie Payetta SS 5-11 185 L/R SR-1L Huntington Beach, California (Huntington Beach/Saddleback) 6 Kendrick Holmes IF 5-7 150 R/R FR-HS Katy, Texas (Taylor) 8 Julian Griego P 5-8 160 R/R JR-TR Long Beach, California (Poly/Long Beach CC) 9 Zane Otten OF 6-3 185 R/R JR-TR Corsicana, Texas (Corsicana/Tyler JC) 10 Jacob Martinez C 5-10 215 R/R JR-TR Allen, Texas (Allen/Murray State (OK) College) 11 Marshall Herron P 6-2 200 R/R SO-TR Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie/Cisco) 14 Evan McDonald P 6-0 180 R/R FR-HS Houston, Texas (Lutheran South) 15 Austin Zillweger 3B 5-10 200 R/R JR-TR Humble, Texas (Atascocita/Wharton County JC) 16 Josh Leonhardt OF 6-4 210 R/R SR-1L Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods/Eastfield) 18 Matthew McCollough P 5-11 175 L/L SR-3L Katy, Texas (Taylor) 19 Addison Russ P 6-1 185 R/R JR-TR Amarillo, Texas (Randall/Lake Land (Ill.) College) 20 Ivan Smith P 6-1 215 L/L JR-2L Alvin, Texas (Manvel) 21 JT Jakubik P 6-4 210 R/R JR-TR Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point/Wharton County JC) 24 Dylan Zarosky P 5-11 195 R/R SR-3L Cypress, Texas (Cypress Ridge) 25 Brandon Morones OF 6-0 215 R/R SR-1L Yorba Linda, California (Esperanza/Cypress College) 27 Brody Toal P 6-3 200 R/R SR-1L Southlake, Texas (Carroll/Eastfield) 29 Joe Van Marter OF 6-1 200 R/R JR-TR Anaheim, California (Canyon/Cypress College) 30 Matt Harding P 6-1 210 R/R SR-3L Houston, Texas (Westbury) 33 Austin Saenz OF 6-3 225 R/R SR-1L Trabuco Canyon, California (MIssion Viejo/Orange Coast CC) 34 Zach Carter P 5-10 175 R/R FR-RS Arlington, Texas (Pantego Christian Academy) 35 Blake Thomas C 5-11 195 R/R JR-TR Austin, Texas (Westwood/Ranger College) 36 Andrew Alvarez IF/P 6-4 225 R/R SR-1L Riverside, California (Martin Luther King/Orange Coast CC) 37 Zac Garcia C 5-8 180 R/R SO-1L Baytown, Texas (Sterling) 38 Carey Jones 1B 6-0 215 R/R SO-1L Cypress, Texas (Cypress Ranch) 39 Weston Wick P 6-2 185 L/L JR-1L La Grange, Texas (La Grange/Blinn) 44 Christian Thames Util.