SAN ANGELO, Texas – The No. 4 Angelo State baseball team will take its six-game winning streak to the Texas coast when the Rams face off against the Javelinas of Texas A&M-Kingsville in a four-game, Lone Star Conference series. Due to expected inclement weather, the series has been pushed back a day and will now begin on Saturday, Mar. 28.

#4 ANGELO STATE RAMS (24-6, 22-6 LSC) vs TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE JAVELINAS (19-15, 18-14 LSC)
Game 1: Sat., Mar. 29, 3 p.m. | Game 2/3: Sun., Mar. 30, 2 p.m. | Game 4: Mon., Mar. 31, 1 p.m.
Nolan Ryan Field – Kingsville, Texas
Live Video: FloCollege
Live Stats: Angelostats.com

SERIES HISTORY:
All-Time Series: ASU leads the series 44-30
Last Meeting: Apr. 14, 2024: ASU, 10-4 – San Angelo, Texas
The Rams and Javelinas have gone blow for blow every year since 2012 with ASU currently carrying a seven game winning streak against TAMUK entering the weekend dating back to the 2023 regular season.

LAST TIME OUT:
The Rams enter the weekend riding a six-game winning streak after sweeping Texas A&M International by a combined score of 35-12 in a series that featured the Rams winning in various ways including comebacks in games two and four and a 20-3 victory to open the series and a 11-0 shutout in game three.

Offensively, The Rams hit five home runs across the weekend highlighted by the team launching three of them in the bottom of the first in game one.

On the mound, ASU saw gems twirled by Dax Dathe, who struck out 10 in game three's start, and Ryan Free, who delivered 5.2 innings of relief and held TAMIU scoreless as the Rams mounted the comeback to secure the series sweep.

SCOUTING THE JAVELINAS:
Kingsville enters the weekend with a 19-15 overall record, having lost six in a row including the back half of the four game series against St. Mary's before getting swept last weekend at Lubbock Christian.

Despite the struggles in the win column, the Javelinas sport six hitters who are actively hitting above a .300 batting average highlighted by Isaiah Aguilar, whose 45 hits lead the team, and Vincent Sanchez who leads the team with 13 extra base hits.

From the bump, TAMUK sits in sixth place with a 5.61 staff ERA with big contributions from Ruben Rendon III and Marco Martinez out of the bullpen as each are the only pitchers on the staff who have a ERA less than 3.00.

QUICK HITS:
- ASU leads DII in numerous offensive categories including; Batting Average (.394), Doubles (85), On Base Percentage (.523), and Runs Scored (352).
- Jacob Guerrero sits within the top five in DII in Batting Average (.491, 4^th), Hits (54, 3^rd) and Runs Scored (46, 5^th).
- Guerrero also has reached base in all 29 games he has appeared in this season.
- Lane Hutchinson has reached base in 26 straight games.
- The Rams have scored 20+ runs in four games thus far in 2025, one more than the entire 2024 season.
- Two batters have registered inside the park home runs this season (Justin Harris & Brett Smajstrla)
- Five pitchers have registered a save for the Rams; Caleb Heuertz (2), Josh Reed (2), Luke Olson (2), Jude Cook (1) and Keene Kreusler (1).
- Eight pitchers have held opponents' batting average below .300.

RECORD WATCH:
The Rams have numerous records on watch throughout the season that will be tracked here from week to week. The number listed is the amount needed to BREAK the record:

PROGRAM RECORDS:
Runs Scored in a Career
- 15, Austin Beck

Doubles in a Career
- Justin Harris is 3 behind active leader Jacob Guerrero

Walks in a Career
- 15, Justin Harris

LONE STAR CONFERENCE RECORDS:
Triples in a Career
- 4, Austin Beck

BROKEN RECORDS THIS SEASON:
Doubles in a Career
- 57, Jacob Guerrero

Hit by Pitch in a Career
- 69, Weston Valasek

Stolen Bases in a Career
- 102, Austin Beck

RAMS IN THE RANKINGS:
No. 4 – D2 Baseball
No. 5 – American Baseball Coaches Association
No. 7 – National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

RAMS' SKIPPER: KEVIN BROOKS
On Monday, Feb. 24, Head Coach Kevin Brooks secured win number 800 of his career. In his 21 years at the helm of the Rams' baseball program, he has collected an overall record of 803-355. His winning percentage of .693 ranks 24th all-time in Division II and is eighth on the list of active DII coaches.

WEEKLY AWARDS:
Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week
Feb. 25 - Weston Valasek

PRESEASON CONFERENCE FAVORITES:
The Rams were selected as the favorites to take the 2025 LSC crown, earning the top spot in the preseason poll with 483 points, including 29 of the 39 first-place votes. Coming in second was Lubbock Christian followed by West Texas A&M, UT Tyler and St. Edwards to round out the top five.

PRESEASON HONORS:
Jacob Guerrero (Sr., OF, Colleyville, Texas, Accounting)
- D2 Baseball Second Team All-American
- NCBWA All-South Central Region Team
- Lone Star Conference Player of the Year

Caleb Heuertz (Sr., RHP, San Angelo, Texas, Business Management)
- D2 Baseball First Team All-American
- NCBWA All-South Central Region Team

Dax Dathe (Sr., RHP, Round Rock, Texas, Coaching, Sport, Recreation and Fitness Administration)
- NCBWA All-South Central Region Team