MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State returns home this weekend to face Bethune-Cookman in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series beginning Friday night at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex with first pitch set for 6 pm. The series continues Saturday at 6 pm and concludes on Sunday at 1 pm.
Alabama State (22-16, 13-3 SWAC) has won four of their five conference series with their only series loss coming on the road to Bethune-Cookman, and the Hornets return home for their fourth conference series at home where they are 15-2 on the season and 9-0 in conference play. The Hornets enter the weekend after a series win over Jackson State last weekend, and lead the East Division by two games over Florida A&M.
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Probable Starting Pitching Matchups
FRIDAY: ALST – Breon Pooler (RHP, Gr.) vs.
B-CU – Louis Lipthratt (RHP, R-So.)
SATURDAY: ALST – Osvaldo Mendez (LHP, Jr.) vs.
B-CU – Nolan Santos (RHP, R-So.)
SUNDAY: ALST – Austin King (RHP, Sr.) vs.
B-CU – Hector Vazquez (RHP, R-Jr.)
The Series
- Bethune-Cookman leads the all-time series over Alabama State 2-1 with the first three meetings between the two schools taking place this year in Daytona Beach (Fla.).
About the Hornets
- Corey King (Lithonia, Ga.) leads Alabama State at the plate with a .338 average including six doubles and a team-high nine RBI. He has also scored 41 runs and knocked in 39. Hunter May (Slidell, La.) is hitting .326 with a team-high 16 doubles and four RBI, while scoring 40 runs and knocking in 33 more.
- Chris Lewis (Alabaster, Ala.) is hitting .316 on the year, while Cristopher DeGuzman (Fajarado, PR) is hitting .309 with six doubles and a pair of home runs. Dilan Espinal (Canovanas, PR) is hitting .302 with five doubles, two triples, and one home run (on the road against Bethune-Cookman).
- On the mound, Breon Pooler (Huntsville, Ala.) leads the Hornets with a 7-0 record and a 2.33 ERA. He has recorded 52 strikeouts in 54.0 innings, while Payton Harris (Hattiesburg, Miss.) is 3-2 with three saves and a 2.35 ERA.
About the Wildcats
- Bethune-Cookman leads the SWAC in strikeouts with 346 and has 18 double-digit strikeout games this season.
- Nolan Santos is tied for 42nd in the NCAA in strikeouts with 71.
- Franki Febles is tied for 48th in the NCAA in bases reached on hit by pitches with 13.
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