Overall Record: 10-7
SWAC: 3-0
Home: 8-2
Road: 1-4
Neutral: 1-1
Streak: L1
 
Last Week's Results (4-2)
Tues. March 8 –Bowling Green 7, Hornets 4 (Perfect Game Challenge)
Wed. March 9 – Hornets 11, Bowling Green 3 (Perfect Game Challenge)
Fri. March 11 – Hornets 9, Northern Kentucky 3
Sat. March 12 – Hornets 11-7, Northern Kentucky 1-6
Sun. March 13 – Northern Kentucky 8, Hornets 5

This Week's Schedule
Tues. March 15 – vs. Samford, 6 p.m.
Wed. March 16 – vs. Florida A&M, 4 p.m.
Fri. March 18 – vs. Miss. Valley St., 6 p.m.*
Sat. March 19 – vs. Miss. Valley St., 2 p.m.*
Sun. March 20 – vs. Miss. Valley St., 1 p.m.*
home games in bold; * denotes Southwestern Athletic Conference game;

TOP PERFORMERS
RHP Joseph Camacho – 5-9, 175; Sr., El Paso, Texas
- Pitched 7.0 innings vs. Northern Kentucky
- Allowed eight hits, three runs (one earned), no walks and six strikeouts in earning second straight win
- Season Stats: 2-0 in four starts; 1.29 ERA; 28 IP, allowed 24 hits, six runs (four earned), four walks, 27 strikeouts

RHP Tyler Howe – 6-1, 235; R-Jr., Lakeland, Fla.
- Pitched 5.1 innings vs. Northern Kentucky
- Allowed seven hits, one run, one walk and five  strikeouts in earning second straight first win of season
- Season Stats: 2-2 in four starts; 2.28 ERA; 23.2 IP, allowed 23 hits, 11 runs (six earned), three walks, 20 strikeouts

RHP Austin Bizzle – 6-1, 185; Jr. Lynn Haven, Fla.
- Allowed no runs in four relief appearances with one save
- In 6.2 IP, allowed three hits, no walks with eight strikeouts
- Season Stats: 1-1 record in nine games with two starts; 4.70 ERA; In seven relief appearances, 1-0 with 0.00 ERA with one save; in 13.1 IP, has allowed five hits, no runs, no walks, 16 strikeouts

CF Carlos Ocasio – 5-10, 185, Jr., Palm Bay, Fla.
- Hit .522 (12-23) in six games last week, including six XBH (3 2B, 3 HR) with eight runs scored and nine RBI; .519 OBP; 1.043 SLG
- Had five multi-hit games (four 2-hit, one three-hit) and four multi-RBI games (three 2-RBI, one 3-RBI)
- Had at least one hit in every game last week; has reached base all 17 games this season
- Season Stats: .359 avg., 5 HR, 19 RBI; .421 OBP%; .688 SLG%

2B Eriq White – 5-8, 175, Fr.; Orlando, Fla.
- Hit .429 last week (9-21), including two XBH (2B, HR) with four runs scored and nine RBI; .538 OBP; .619 SLG
- Had three multi-hit games (all 2-hit games) and three multi-RBI games (two 2-RBI, one 4-RBI
- Had at least one hit in every game last week; has reached base in 14 straight games this season
- Season Stats: .333 avg., 1 HR, 13 RBI; .420 OBP%; .433 SLG%

C Chris Biocic – 5-8, 175, Fr.; Orlando, Fla.
- Hit .409 last week (9-22), including three XBH (2 2B, 1 3B) with five runs scored and five RBI; .458 OBP; .591 SLG
- Had three multi-hit games (two 2-hit, one 3-hit) and two multi-RBI games (one 2-RBI, one 3-RBI)
- Current five-game hitting streak
- Season Stats: .314 avg., 0 HR, seven RBI; .390 OBP%; .392 SLG%

NOTABLES
Camacho has won back-to-back starts for first time this season. The Hornets have now won 27 of last 28 games Camacho has started (Camacho 23-0 record during that time)

The streak of nine straight games with at least one homer ended in game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader vs. Northern Kentucky. It tied the longest streak in the Melendez era, set in 2015 (March 25-April 7; 10 home runs). With 15 home runs in 17 games, the Hornets have already surpassed the 2012 season total and are on pace to break last year's total of 38 homers.

ASU continues to be offensive late in games, scoring 31 runs in the final three innings of games this season.

Ocasio has reached base in all 17 games this season, an on-base streak just ahead of White's 14 and Dillon Cooper's 10.

Hornet pitching has fanned at least nine hitters in five straight games, including three consecutive 10+ K games (12, 13, 12)  

ASU will continue its nine-game homestand with five games this week and will play seven of next game at home as a stretch of 19 straight in-state games continues. Hornets 0-2 last year vs. Samford; 2-0 vs. Florida A&M; 5-1 vs. Miss. Valley St.