LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Locked in a four-way tie for first place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings, Little Rock begins the stretch run of the regular season this weekend with another important home series at Gary Hogan Field.
The Trojans host Morehead State for a three-game set beginning Friday at 6 p.m. Saturday's game is set for 4 p.m., with Sunday's finale scheduled for 1 p.m.
Little Rock enters the weekend 26-19 overall and 12-6 in OVC play, tied atop the league standings with Southeast Missouri, Eastern Illinois and SIUE. Morehead State comes to Little Rock at 23-21 overall and 8-10 in conference play, sitting sixth in the OVC and one game ahead of UT Martin and Western Illinois.
Saturday will also serve as Hometown Heroes Game, honoring military members and first responders. Eligible fans may receive up to four free tickets by contacting the Little Rock ticket office at 501-916-5352.
GAME INFORMATION
Who: Little Rock (26-19, 12-6 OVC) vs. Morehead State (23-21, 8-10 OVC)
When: Friday, May 1, 6 p.m. | Saturday, May 2, 4 p.m. | Sunday, May 3, 1 p.m.
Where: Gary Hogan Field, Little Rock, Arkansas
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: LRTrojans.com
Series History
• Little Rock leads the all-time series 10-7.
COACH SPEAK
"We're sitting here with three weekends left and two of those three weekends are at home in first place," Little Rock head coach
Chris Curry siad. "While last weekend was very frustrating for us, what I told the team on Monday when we got back was, 'Hey, we're in the exact same spot, tied for first, that we were when we walked into the weekend last weekend. Little Rock head coach
Chris Curry said. So we didn't lose anything.' And all of our future is controlled by what we do and how we play. We don't have to depend on other people to get help in the standings, and that's all you can ask for."
TROJAN TIDBITS
• The April 28 game at Arkansas State was canceled due to the threat of severe weather. The game will not be made up, but the third game of the series is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at Gary Hogan Field.
• The Trojans have been tough to beat at Gary Hogan Field, going 15-5 overall and 5-1 in OVC play at home. Little Rock has not lost a league series at home and swept co-leader Eastern Illinois.
• Junior pitcher
Brannon Westmoreland ranks fifth in the OVC with a 2.91 ERA. He is 5-1 with 49 strikeouts, while opponents are hitting just .236 against him.
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Ty Rhoades continues to reach career milestones. The fourth-year Trojan and Jonesboro native played in his 200th career game last Sunday.
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Angel Cano has started all 42 games for the Trojans after missing a large portion of last season due to injury. The senior from Colombia is hitting .321, leads the team with seven home runs and ranks second on the squad with 52 hits.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
• Morehead State enters the weekend riding a five-game winning streak, including Tuesday night's victory over Marshall. It marked the Eagles' second win over the Thundering Herd in less than a week.
• The Eagles lead the OVC with a .318 team batting average.
• Morehead State's 71 home runs rank second in the OVC behind SIUE's 76.
• Sophomore shortstop Aubrey Kearns leads the Eagles with a .398 batting average and 52 RBI. He also has 10 home runs.
• Sophomore Ian McCubin and junior Griffin Olson are both hitting .359. McCubin has driven in 43 runs.
• Three other Eagles are hitting better than .300.
• Morehead State ranks ninth in the league in pitching with an 8.29 ERA.
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