Alabama State returns home after a mid-week contest on the road on Wednesday, hosting UT-Martin for the first time at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex. The three-game series is set to begin on Friday with first pitch scheduled for 6 pm, while Saturday’s matchup is scheduled for the same time. The series concludes with a single game on Sunday at 1 pm.
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Probable Starting Pitching MatchupsFRIDAY: ALST – Jeremy Rivera (Jr., LHP) vs. UTM – Rhett Fetner (So., RHP)SATURDAY: ALST – Breon Pooler (Gr., RHP) vs. UTM – Lawson Russell (So., LHP)SUNDAY: ALST – Austin King (Sr., LHP) vs. UTM – Matt Dickey (Jr., RHP)
Leading Off
- Alabama State and UT-Martin will meet for the first time in school history this weekend, and will mark the first weekend series at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex this season.
- The Hornets will return to the same rotation they opened the season with at the Andre Dawson Classic on opening weekend with junior left-hander Jeremy Rivera (Toa Alta, PR) getting the start on Friday night. He will be followed by a pair of right-handers in Breon Pooler (Huntsville, Ala.) on Saturday and Austin King (Fulton, Miss.) on Sunday.
About the Hornets
- Alabama State enters the weekend series looking to end a three-game losing streak after mid-week losses to Samford (Tuesday) and Alabama (Wednesday). The Hornets lone win this year came against Florida A&M in the second game of the Andre Dawson Classic.
- Chris Lewis (Alabaster, Ala.) and Angel Jimenez (Santo Domingo, DR) lead the Hornets at the plate, each hitting .375 on the season, combining for seven RBI.
- Corey King (Lithonia, Ga.) is the only other Hornet above .300 this season, hitting .316 with three extra base hits – including a home run – and has driven in six runs. Hunter May (Slidell, La.) and Ian Matos (Toa Alta, PR) have each scored four runs for Alabama State through the first five games.
- Luis Rodriguez (Canovanas, PR) leads the Hornets on the mound after working 2.0 innings of scoreless relief against Alabama on Wednesday. Adiel Melendez (Miami, Fla.) has a 1.29 earned run average after a solid outing against Samford in the start – working 7.0 innings and recording four strikeouts.
About the Skyhawks
- UT-Martin enters the weekend after dropping their season-opening series to Miami (Ohio), being outscored 33-24 after winning the final game of the series 13-8.
- Jack Culumovic leads UT-Martin in hitting at .556 through the first three games of the season including double and triple, while Hunter McLean is hitting .333 in six plate appearances. As a team, UT-Martin is hitting .240 in 96 official at-bats.
- A pair of pitchers came out of the bullpen and worked scoreless innings against Miami – Tucker Reed (2.0 innings pitched) and Trey Ricko (1.2 innings pitched).