BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

Overall Record: 6-5
SWAC: 3-0
Non-Conference: 3-2
Streak: W5

Last Week's Results (4-0)
Wed. Mar. 1 - Hornets 8, at Jacksonville St. 5
Fri. Mar. 4 - Hornets 7, Jackson St 2*
Sat. Mar. 5 - Hornets 6, Jackson St. 1*
Sun. Mar. 6 - Hornets 4, Jackson St. 3*

This Week's Schedule
Tues. March 8 - vs. Bowling Green (Perfect Game Challenge), Emerson, Ga., 5 p.m.
Wed. March 9 - vs. Bowling Green (Perfect Game Challenge), Emerson, Ga., 2 p.m.
Fri. March 11 - vs. Northern Kentucky, 6 p.m.
Sat. March 12 - vs. Northern Kentucky (DH), 1 p.m.
Sun. March 13 - vs. Northern Kentucky, 1 p.m.
* denotes Southwestern Athletic Conference game; home games in bold

TOP PERFORMERS
RHP Joseph Camacho - 5-9, 175; Sr., El Paso, Texas
- Pitched 7.0 innings vs. Jackson St.
- Allowed four hits, two runs, two walks and season-high eight strikeouts in earning first win of season
- Season Stats: 1-0 in three starts; 1.29 ERA; allowed 16 hits, three runs, four walks, 21 strikeouts

RHP Tyler Howe - 6-1, 235; R-Jr., Lakeland, Fla.
- Pitched 8.0 innings vs. Jackson St.
- Allowed three hits, one run, no walks and five strikeouts in earning first win of season
- Season Stats: 1-2 in three starts; 2.95 ERA

RHP Austin Bizzle - 6-1, 185; Jr. Lynn Haven, Fla.
- Allowed no runs in three relief appearances
- In 6.2 IP, allowed two hits, no walks with eight strikeouts
- Season Stats: 1-1 record in five games with two starts; 6.61 ERA

3B Ray Hernandez - So., Orlando, Fla.
- Hit .400 last week (6-15), including four XBH (2 2B, 2 HR) with six RBI; .412 OBP; .933 SLG
- Had two three-hit games tying tie career high; homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career
- Season Stats - .263 avg., 3 HR, 11 RBI; .310 OBP%; .579 SLG%

TEAM NOTES

• Camacho earned first win of the season...Hornets have now won 26 of last 27 games Camacho has started (Camacho 22-0 record during that time)

• It was the second straight walk-off win on Sunday this season, following the 11-10 win vs. Winthrop on Feb. 28 on Yamil Pagan's game-winning single, scoring Gustavo Rios

• The sweep over Jackson State was the first at home in the Mervyl Melendez era and just the second by ASU over their archrivals since 2012...Alabama State is now 9-6 at home against Tigers in that time, have won seven straight series over JSU, and now lead head-to-head matchups 16-13 since 2012 in the SWAC's best baseball rivalry

Power Surge

• The Hornets have hit at least one home run in seven straight games, with eight total homers during that time...the HR streak is two short of last year's nine-game streak (March 25-April 7; 10 home runs)

Don't Count Us Out

• The Hornets have scored 18 runs in the final three innings of games this season

• Sunday's win over Jackson State is the first in five occasions this season when trailing after six innings...the Hornets last won when trailing after six innings on May 3, 2015 at Jackson State (trailed 6-3; won 8-6)

Streaking

• CF Carlos Ocasio has reached base safely in all 11 games this season, an on-base streak just ahead of Yamil Pagan's 10 and Eriq White's eight.

Strength In Numbers

• Hornet pitching allowed just 11 runs in four games last week, and yielded only six in the weekend series against Jackson State

  • Starters - in 24.1 IP, allowed 15 hits (only five XBH), nine runs, walked five and struck out 24.

  • Relievers - in 11.2 IP, allowed eight hits (three XBH), two runs, walked three and struck out 13.

Look Ahead

• ASU to play first-time opponents Bowling Green and Northern Kentucky in a rare six-game week

• Hornets to play next eight games out of conference

• Friday's series opener against Northern Kentucky starts a nine-game home stand in which 12 of next 13 games at Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex

• Hornets scheduled to play 19 consecutive games in-state between Bowling Green series and next meeting at Jackson State on April 8

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