Match Info	Opponent Info
Eastern New Mexico at UT Tyler ENMU: 14-16, 12-16 LSC | UTT: 18-14, 18-14 LSC Thursday, Mar. 28th | 7 p.m. Friday, Mar. 29th | 3 p.m. (DH) Saturday, Mar. 30 | 1 p.m. Irwin Field Tyler, Texas		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

LAST TIME OUT
 
Last weekend, the Patriots hit the road for #4 West Texas A&M and came away with a 1-3 series loss. The Patriots offense took no breaks, scoring 38 runs over four games including 16 in two separate contests. The Patriots win in the series came in a 16-15 affair in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
 
REGIONAL ATTENTION
 
This week, the Patriots came in at #6 in the latest NCBWA South Central Regional Rankings. The program has been ranked in each edition of the poll this season, with this week's ranking their lowest of the year.
 
West Texas A&M, Colorado Mesa, Angelo State, Lubbock Christian, and Regis make up the top five in this weeks rankings.

APPROACHING RECORDS

Ethan Bedgood has already stamped his name as the all-time UT Tyler career RBI leader, but he is also honing in on several more career records as he winds down his career as a Patriot. He stands just 12 games away from tying the record for career games played, and just 16 games away from career games started. He is 35 at-bats away from the at-bats record, just 17 hits away from the all-time hits record, five doubles away from the doubles record, two home runs away from tying the home run record, 11 total bases away from the total bases record, and is just two sacrifice flies away from that career record. 
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• UT Tyler finished the 2023 season 39-19 overall and 34-14 in LSC play on the way to finishing 3^rd in the LSC and making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the Division II era.
• The Patriots defended Irwin Field in huge way last season, going 22-5 in games at home. Going back to their first season of Division II eligibility (2022), the Patriots are now 46-21 inside Irwin Field.
• Head Coach Brent Porche enters his eighth season with UT Tyler and holds a record of 235-115 with the Patriots. He holds a career record of 382-198 in his 11 total seasons.
• With the March 10th win over Texas A&M-Kingsville, Coach Porche became the all-time winningest coach in UT Tyler Baseball history, surpassing James Vilade for the top spot.
• The Patriots will return several key contributors from the 2023 season, including All-Americans Garrett Arredondo and Dylan Blomquist, as well as All-Region nods Lane Hutchinson and Austin Ochoa. LSC Freshman of the Year Kaston Mason makes his return, as well as All-LSC nods Ethan Bedgood and Miles Clack.
• For the Patriots offense, they have been led by the duo of Lane Hutchinson and Ethan Bedgood for much of the season. The pair is hitting .392 and .379, respectively, while combining for 94 hits, 61 RBI, and 34 extra base hits. At least one of the pair leads the Patriots in average, hits, runs, doubles, home runs, RBI, total bases, hit by pitches, slugging, and on-base percentage.
• The Patriots pitching staff sees Rawley Hector lead the way, as he has posted a 3.54 ERA over 40.2 innings pitched. He has allowed just 16 earned runs for the year while posting 36 total strikeouts.

 
GREYHOUNDS NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• Eastern New Mexico will come into this weekend's series at a record of 14-16 on the season and 12-16 in LSC play. They have earned series splits with then #1 Angelo State and then #5 West Texas A&M. They are coming off of a 3-1 series loss to UT Permian Basin.
• Willie Ponce leads the Greyhound offense, posting a .373 average with 11 extra base hits and 23 RBI. He has posted an on-base percentage of .504 and leads the team in steals.
• The Greyhound pitching staff is led by Josaiah Estrella, who has posted a 4.81 ERA over 33.2 innings pitched this season. He has allowed 18 earned runs while posting 27 strikeouts and one save.
• Head coach Riley Price resides over the program and is in his fifth season with the team. He holds a career record of 65-124, all with the Greyhounds.
• All-time, the series stands at 10-5 in the Patriots favor after they took three of the four contests in Portales, New Mexico last season. The series stands at 7-4 in games played in Tyler, with the Greyhounds winning three of the last four.