ULM
(25-27, 12-15 SBC) vs. UL-Lafayette (23-27, 11-16 SBC)
Game 53: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6 p.m. / ULM: LHP Randy Zeigler (4-6, 3.55 ERA) vs. UL-Lafayette: RHP Jordan Nicholson (3-6, 3.97 ERA)
Game 54: Friday, May 18, 2012, 6 p.m. / ULM: RHP Cale Wine (6-4, 4.20 ERA) vs. UL-Lafayette: LHP Chris Griffitt (6-3, 3.88 ERA)
Game 55: Saturday, May 19, 2012, 6 p.m. / ULM: TBA vs. UL-Lafayette: RHP Austin Robichaux (2-4, 2.91 ERA)
Location: Tigue Moore Field, Lafayette, La.
Radio: Talk 540 AM / ulmwarhawks.com
Live Stats: ulmwarhawks.com
Live Video: ragincajuns.com
Game Info: Game Notes / 2012 Fan Guide / Twitter / Facebook
LAFAYETTE, La. - The ULM baseball team (25-27, 12-15
SBC) wraps up regular season play this weekend when it travels to UL-Lafayette
(23-27, 11-16 SBC) for the final Sun Belt Conference series of 2012.
Randy Zeigler (4-6, 3.55 ERA) is set to take the
hill Thursday at 6 p.m. against Jordan Nicholson (3-6, 3.97 ERA). Cale Wine
(6-4, 4.20 ERA) will take the ball Friday night against left-hander Chris
Griffitt (6-3, 3.88 ERA). Freshman Austin Robichaux (2-4, 2.91 ERA) is
scheduled to start Saturday against a ULM pitcher still to be determined.
Live stats and audio will be available at www.ulmwarhawks.com.
ULM
Short Hops
-UL-Lafayette claimed two of three games against ULM at
Warhawk Field March 16-18 to open Sun Belt Conference play.
-ULM
battled through 44 combined minutes of weather delays Saturday night, downing
Troy 4-3 in 10 innings to salvage game three of the weekend series.
-Chris Dudley roped a one-out, two-run double down the left field line in the
top of the 10th inning following a 34-minute lightning delay. Judd Edwards led
off the inning with a double to the left center field gap, and Taylor Abdalla
reached on a throwing error trying to sacrifice bunt Edwards to second.
-Dudley's hit was the second late inning double to secure a ULM victory in as
many weeks. Justin Stawychny cleared the bases with a three-run walk-off
two-bagger against UALR May 5.
-ULM has won three of its last four Sun Belt Conference
series, downing Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky and UALR during that span.
The Warhawks have also won five of their last six series finales, dating back
to a 10-1 win at Arkansas State April 8.
-Caleb Clowers is in the midst of a 24-game on-base
streak, the longest current streak among ULM hitters. The senior second baseman
batted .349 (37-for-106) with 13 RBIs, six doubles, three stolen bases and 18
runs scored in his last 24 starts. Clowers surpassed the career 200-hit plateau
at Troy Saturday.
-Jeremy Sy ranks first among all players in batting
average in Sun Belt Conference play (.398), and is the league leader with 43
hits, 68 total bases, a .504 on-base percentage, a .630 slugging percentage and
31 runs scored. Sy is also the leader in walks (22) and is tied for third in
triples (3) through 27 conference starts.
-ULM is ranked 38th in average attendance and 42nd in
total attendance nationally after completing its 26th and final home date
against McNeese State Tuesday. Warhawk Field saw a program-record 41,727 people
pass through its gates in 2012, and a season-high 2,433 fans were on hand for
the March 17 contest against UL-Lafayette.
