SAN ANGELO, Texas – The Angelo State baseball team will travel to Grand Junction, Colorado where the sixth-seeded Rams will compete in the South Central Regional, facing off against third-seeded West Texas A&M on Thursday, May 16.

LAST TIME OUT:
ASU went 0-2 in the Lone Star Conference double elimination tournament over the weekend, as it suffered shutout losses to UAFS and UTPB in games where the Rams left a total of 18 runners on bases combined.

REGIONAL LAYOUT: (All times listed are CST)
THURSDAY, MAY 16
Game 1: West Texas A&M vs. Angelo State, 3 p.m.

Game 2: Colorado Mesa vs. Loser of Game 1, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 17
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 18
Game 4: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner Game 3, 3 p.m.

Game 5 (if necessary): Loser of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 4

[6] ANGELO STATE RAMS (36-18, 32-16 LSC) vs. [3] WEST TEXAS A&M (36-17, 34-14 LSC)
Game 1: Thur., May, 16, 3 p.m. | The Diamond – Grand Junction, Colorado
Live Video: lonestarconferencenetwork.com/asu
Live Stats: angelostats.com
Live Radio: https://www.kksa-am.com/

SERIES HISTORY:
All-Time Series: ASU leads 59-42
Last Meeting: Apr. 28, 2024 – WTAMU, 6-5 – San Angelo, Texas
The Rams and the Buffs split the regular season series just three weeks ago. The long ball proved to be the deciding factor in all contests with both teams hitting a combined 12 home runs across the four-game series.

SCOUTING THE BUFFS
West Texas A&M dropped the series against UAFS in the first round of the Lone Star Conference two games to one.

At the plate, WT sits second in the LSC with a .339 team batting average. Kyle Micklus, Kory Schmidt and Dylan Fesperman highlight the lineup as they sit in the top 10 in conference batting average with each of them hitting over .400.

On the mound, the Buffs are second in the conference with a team ERA of 5.87. Matt Milner holds a team-best 5.14 ERA amongst qualified starters. His teammate, Nick Marshall, leads the team with 72 strikeouts. Douglas Rojas has made the most appearances on the team (29) while holding onto a 5-0 record with a 4.10 ERA.

QUICK HITS:
- Tripp Clark leads the conference in batting average (.444), OPS (1.314) and RBIs (79)
- Jacob Guerrero leads the LSC in stolen bases (26)
- Weston Valasek has been hit by a pitch 29 times this season which leads the conference and is amongst the nation's leaders
- Justin Harris' 45 walks is third best in the conference
- Braxton Pearson's 3.20 ERA puts him second best in the LSC while his seven walks allowed tops the conference
- Dax Dathe's 99 strikeouts continues to lead the conference while his 4.35 is fourth.
- Alezeah Gutierrez is sixth with a 4.59 ERA

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
RAMS EARN EIGHT ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
The Rams brought home eight all-LSC honors headlined by Tripp Clark, Jacob Guerrero, Dax Dathe and Caleb Huertez being named to the first team. Braxton Pearson and Alezeah Gutierrez were named to the second team while Conagher Sands earned a third team honor.

Guerrero was also named to the conference All-Academic team which is chosen by the league's sports information directors. To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must have played in at least 50 percent of the team's contests, reached sophomore athletic and academic standing, completed at least one full academic year at the nominating institution, and have a minimum 3.30 cumulative grade point average based on the 4.0 system for their entire collegiate career.

LSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
- Feb. 12 – Tripp Clark (Hitter)
- Mar. 4 – Dax Dathe (Pitcher)
- Mar. 11 – Alezeah Gutierrez (Pitcher)
- Mar. 19 – Jacob Guerrero (Hitter)
- Apr. 9 – Alezeah Gutierrez (Pitcher)
- Apr. 15 – Tripp Clark (Hitter)

NCBWA SOUTH CENTRAL REGION PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
- Feb. 12 – Tripp Clark (Hitter)
- Mar. 4 – Dax Dathe (Pitcher)
- Mar. 11 – Alezeah Gutierrez (Pitcher)
- Mar. 19 – Jacob Guerrero (Hitter)
- Apr. 10 – Alezeah Gutierrez (Pitcher)

NCBWA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
- Mar. 20 – Jacob Guerrero (Hitter)