Overall Record: 16-10
SWAC: 9-0
Home: 14-4
Road: 1-5
Neutral: 1-1
Streak: W3
 
Last Week's Results (3-1)
Tues. March 22 – Auburn 11, Hornets 0
Fri. March 25 – Hornets 10, Alcorn St. 0 (8) *
Sat. March 26 – Hornets 10-8, Alcorn St. 0(7)-1

This Week's Schedule
Tues. March 29 – at Troy, 6 p.m. (radio on bamastatesports.com)
Wed. March 30 – at Jacksonville St., 6:30 pm. (radio on bamastatesports.com)
Fri. April 1 – at Alabama A&M., 2 p.m.* (radio on bamastatesports.com)
Sat. April 2 – at Alabama A&M., 2 p.m.* (radio on bamastatesports.com)
Sun. April 3 – at Alabama A&M., 1 p.m.* (radio on bamastatesports.com)
home games in bold; * denotes Southwestern Athletic Conference game

TOP PERFORMERS

RHP Joseph Camacho – 5-9, 175; Sr., El Paso, Texas
- Pitched a complete game (first since 2014) and first career shutout in Friday win vs. Alcorn St.
- Allowed four hits (all singles), walked none, and tied a career high with 10 strikeouts
- Season Stats: 4-0 in six starts; 1.07 ERA; 42.0 IP, allowed 33 hits (28 singles), eight runs (five earned), seven walks, 46 strikeouts
- Career Stats: 30-4 in 40 starts and 50 appearances, 3.31 ERA
- Hornets have now won 29 of last 30 games Camacho has started (Camacho 25-0 record during that time)

RHP Tyler Howe – 6-1, 235; R-Jr., Lakeland, Fla.
- Threw 6.1 IP of five-hit, shutout baseball in Saturday game one win over Alcorn St.
- Allowed only one extra base hit, walked five, and struckout seven
- Earned fourth straight win (longest streak of career)
- Season Stats: 4-2 in six starts; 1.38 ERA; 39.0 IP, allowed 31 hits, 11 runs (six earned), eight walks, 37 strikeouts

RHP Hunter McIntosh – 6-0, 185; Sr., Columbus, Ga.
- Pitched 5.2 innings, allowed four hits, one run (unearned), with four walks and seven strikeouts in earning win over Alcorn St.
- Fourth straight game with seven or more strikeouts, third straight game with 7Ks
- Season Stats: 3-1 in seven games with five starts; 2.84 ERA; 31.2 IP, 27 hits, 14 runs (10 earned), 14 walks, 36 strikeouts

2B Eriq White – 5-8, 175, Fr.; Snellville, Ga.
- Hit .429 last week (6-14), with three runs scored and two RBI; .467 OBP; .429 SLG
- Had two multi-hit games (one 2-hit, one 3-hit) and one multi-RBI games (2-RBI)
- Has been on base in 22 of the last 23 games
- Season Stats:.362 avg., 1 HR, 23 RBI; .430 OBP%; .447 SLG%

NOTABLES

• Hornets have now won 12 straight SWAC games at home dating to 2015 and improved to 48-15 in league games at the Wheeler-Watkins  Baseball Complex, 81-40 overall at the facility since March 2011
• ASU is 9-0 in league play for first time, and have won 10 straight league games dating to 2015…the SWAC winning streak ties the longest set in 2013-14
• Hornets pitched back-to-back shutouts for first time since March 1-2, 2014 vs. Miss. Valley St. (6-0, 4-0)
• Shutouts led to fewest runs allowed in three-game weekend series in Mervyl Melendez era (one, which was unearned)
• ASU posted back-to-back 10-run rule victories for first time since March 15-16, 2014 at Alabama A&M (11-1, 7 inn. – gm. 2; 15-5, 8 inn.)
• Pitching staff has 0.83 ERA in conference games…opponents hitting .177 in SWAC play
• Hornets have hit 23 home runs in 26 games, with eight different players hitting at least one this season…OF Carlos Ocasio leads the SWAC with seven 
• For first time this season, ASU will play five games on road this week, and 13 of the next 14 contests away from the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex….Hornets will play 18 of their 20 games away from home
• ASU swept season series against Troy last season for first time, winning 12-8 at home (3/3), and 9-3 on road (3/31), including a seven-run ninth to erase a 3-2 deficit
• Will be second of three meetings this season with Jacksonville St…Hornets won 8-5 on road March 2…teams will meet in Montgomery April 26
• Hornets and Bulldogs split six meetings last season…Hornets won two of three at home, while Bulldogs won two of three in neutral site series at Birmingham's historic Rickwood Field…Hornets are 20-4 vs. AAMU in the Melendez era, 8-1 in Huntsville.