Overall Record: 23-12
SWAC: 15-0
Home: 15-4
Road: 7-7
Neutral: 1-1
Streak: W7
 
Last Week's Results (4-0)
Tues. April 5 – Hornets 12, #28 South Alabama 7
Fri. April 8 – Hornets 7, Jackson St.4*
Sat. April 9 – Hornets 15, Jackson St. 4 (7 innings)*
Sun. April 10 – Hornets 13, Jackson St. 1 (8 innings)*
 
Upcoming Schedule
Tues. April 12 – at Samford, 6 p.m. (radio on bamastatesports.com)
Tues. April 19 – at Auburn, 6 p.m.
Fri. April 22 – at Miss. Valley St., 6 p.m.*
Sat. April 23 – at Miss. Valley St., 1 p.m.*
Sun. April 24 – at 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
- 8.0 IP, allowed five hits (all singles) and two runs, with three walks and seven strikeouts in Friday win at Jackson St.
- Allowed just three hits and no runs in final seven innings of work
- Season Stats: 6-0 in eight starts; 1.29 ERA; 56.0 IP, allowed 41 hits (35 singles), 12 runs (eight earned), 12 walks, 58 strikeouts
- Career Stats: 32-4 in 42 starts and 52 appearances, 3.25 ERA
- Hornets have now won 31 of last 32 games Camacho has started (Camacho 27-0 record during that time)

RHP Tyler Howe – 6-1, 235; R-Jr., Lakeland, Fla.
- 6.0 IP, allowed three hits (all singles) and no runs with three walks and six strikeouts in Saturday win at Jackson St.
- Did not allow a hit until the sixth inning
- Earned sixth straight win (extending longest streak of career)
- Season Stats: 6-2 in eight starts; 1.08 ERA; 50.0 IP, allowed 37 hits, 12 runs (six earned), 11 walks, 50 strikeouts

RHP Hunter McIntosh – 6-0, 185; Sr., Columbus, Ind.
- 6.0 IP, allowed five hits and one run, with two walks and five strikeouts in earning Sunday win at Jackson St.
- Allowed one hit over final three innings of work
- Season Stats: 5-1 in nine games with seven starts; 2.68 ERA; 43.2 IP, allowed 39 hits, 17 runs (13 earned), 18 walks, 47 strikeouts

OF/DH Diandre Amion – 5-10, 190; Fr., Cutler Bay, Fla.
- Hit .500 (7-14) last week; scored eight runs, had three extra base hits (3 2B, 1 3B), 5 RBI, 5 BB; .632 OBP, .857 SLG%
- Reached base in every game last week with three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games
- Season Stats: .326 avg., 3 HR, 25 RBI; .418 OBP, .526 SLG%

OF Carlos Ocasio – 5-10, 185; Jr., Palm Bay, Fla.
- Hit .438 (7-16) last week; scored six runs with four extra-base hits (2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR), and 10 RBI; 1 BB, 2 HBP, 3-3 SB
- Had at least one hit in every game last week; had two multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games; .500 OBP, .875 SLG%
-Season Stats: .323 avg. 10 HR (team high), 41 RBI (team high); team lead in multi-hit games (13) and multi-RBI games (13)

3B Ray Hernandez – 6-3, 220; So., Orlando, Fla.
 - Hit .333 (6-18) last week; scored four runs, had four extra-base hits (3 2B, 1 HR), with 8 RBI
- Had two multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games; .368 OBP, .667 SLG%
- Season Stats: .290 avg., 8 HR, 37 RBI; second on team in home runs and RBI; tied for second in multi-hit games (12); second in multi-RBI games (10)

NOTABLES

• ASU is 15-0 in SWAC for first time in school history; Hornets have now won 16 straight league games dating to 2015 and improved to 86-25 in conference play in 4+ seasons under Mervyl Melendez
• Third straight weekend ASU has posted two 10-run rule victories in SWAC play
• It's the first back-to-back run rule victories at Jackson State in the Melendez era, as the Hornets swept the regular season series for the first time (6-0)…second time in Melendez era ASU swept series in Jackson (2014)
• Pitching staff has 1.39 ERA in conference games…opponents hitting .196 in SWAC play
• Offense has been explosive in league play, hitting .328 as a team with 70 extra base hits including 24 home runs
• ASU hit four homers this weekend at Jackson State – Carlos Ocasio (10^th), Chris Biocic (1^st), Ray Hernandez (eighth), and Hunter Allen (third)
• Hornets have hit 37 home runs in 35 games, one shy of last year's total in 50 games
• Ocasio's 10 home runs leads the SWAC and is the most by a Hornets player since Selmon Pearson's 10 in 2005
• ASU is undefeated in April (7-0), hitting .350 as a team with 14 home runs among 37 extra-base hits…the Hornets have scored at least 10 runs in five of seven games this month and have scored 87 runs this month
• Victory over South Alabama marks third straight season Hornets have defeated ranked opponent (#4 Miami, 2014; #17 Cal-State Fullerton 2015)
• Hornets to play only one game this week, facing Samford for second time this season
  • Bulldogs won in Montgomery 18-7 on 3/15…
  • ASU won at Samford 23-7 in 3/18/14

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