UT Tyler vs. St. Mary's UTT: 2-2, 2-2 LSC | StMU: 3-1, 3-1 LSC Friday Feb. 10 - Sunday Feb. 12 Tyler, Texas | Irwin Field at the UT Tyler Ballpark

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LAST WEEK
 
After some weather pushed back UT Tyler's opening series by a day, the Patriots rolled into Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to take on Oklahoma Christian in a four game set. Game one saw a slugfest through the first half of the contest, but Oklahoma Christian pulled away late with four runs in the seventh to secure a win. Another win followed in game two as the Eagles came back from an early deficit to go up 2-0 in the series. That would be the final win of the series for Oklahoma Christian, as the Patriots bats came alive over the final two games. They scored 21 runs combined over the two contests and held the Eagles to just seven runs combined to earn a series split.
 
HOT BATS
 
The Patriots scored six or more runs in three of the four games from the weekend, and finished out the series with 10 and 11 runs in their final two games. The Patriots are batting .317 as a team and have an OPS of 1.010. The long ball played a big factor for UT Tyler over the weekend, as they slugged eight total home runs, including five in the final game of the series.
 
Newcomers Lane Hutchinson and Austin Ochoa wasted no time in getting acclimated to the Patriots, as they each had a pair of homers while on their way to batting .300 or better. Kaston Mason also had a big day in the series finale, as he earned his first career start. In that start Mason had his first two career hits, both of which were home runs.
 
THE SCOUTING REPORT
 
Last season, St. Mary's went 23-29 over their 52 game schedule and qualified for the opening weekend of the LSC Tournament. In postseason play, the Rattlers took on Angelo State in a best of three series, but fell 2-0 and their season came to a close.
 
St. Mary's earned a 3-1 series win over UT Permian Basin by taking the first three games of the series before falling 8-4 in the series finale. As a team, the Rattlers are hitting .344 and have an OPS of 1.041. They have five home runs and 26 total runs scored to go along with 23 walks and 28 strikeouts. On the mound, the Rattlers have an ERA of 3.66 after the opening weekend. They allowed 23 total hits while striking out 19 batters and giving up 13 runs.
 
Brian Juarez leads the way early for the Rattlers on offense. Juarez plays catcher and infielder and made three starts while hitting .556 and slugging 1.000. On the mound, both John Curtis and Andrew Girod pitched four innings while giving up no runs, totaling 10 strikeouts, and issuing just three walks to both move to 1-0.
 
Chris Ermis is head coach of the Rattlers, and enters his second season at the helm. Ermis served 25 seasons as an assistant or associate head coach for St. Mary's before becoming the head coach in 2022.
 
NEXT UP
 
Following this weekend's home opener with St. Mary's, the Patriots will be back out on the road, this time to Lubbock, Texas to take on Lubbock Christian. That series will begin on February 17 and run through February 19.