ALEXANDRIA, LA – The Louisiana State University of Alexandria baseball team travels to New Orleans, Louisiana for a non-conference game against Southern University at New Orleans, before taking on Louisiana Christian in a three-game series in Pineville, Louisiana.
 
"We have our first mid-week game this week so we are excited to see some of the pitchers throw that haven't been getting many opportunities," LSUA Head Coach Kody Gautreaux said. "SUNO will be a quality opponent that will be tough to beat on the road. The weekend will be fun, its always fun to go across the river and play LCU. They will be a talented team that is always tough to play. We are excited for the challenge."
 
The Generals (7-7) are coming off a three-game sweep of Xavier University of Louisiana in their opening weekend of Red River Athletic Conference play. 
 
SCOUTING SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS
The Knights are 2-6 on the season and have won their last two games.
 
Damian Lantigua leads SUNO's offense with a slash line of .414/.528/.690. He has driven in a team-high eight runs and is one of three players with a homerun. Miles Bowens and Kerrigan Edmondson have also taken opposing pitchers deep. As a team, the Knights are slashing .300/.393/.422 and have scored 47 runs.
 
On the mound, Enrique Herazo Jr. has hurled 14.2 innings over two starts. He is 0-1 with an ERA of 2.45. Herazjo Jr. has struck out 13 hitters and has a WHIP of 1.43. As a unit, the Knights' staff has an ERA of 6.89 and a WHIP of 1.89. Opposing hitters are hitting .296 against SUNO pitching.
 
First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18.
 
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SCOUTING LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN
The Wildcats are 8-8 on the season and have won their last two contests. They took three of four from Midland on February 14 and February 15.
 
Gavin Vordick leads LCU's offense with a slash line of .394/.421/.694. He has hit three homeruns and driven in nine runs.  In just 18 at bats this season, Braxton Cooksey has clubbed a pair of round trippers and driven in six runs. He is hitting .278 and slugging .450. The Wildcats are slashing .261/.338/.386 as a team with 10 homeruns. They have scored 61 runs and stolen13 bases in 18 attempts.
 
 On the mound, Jacob Bareswill and Cy Fontenot have ech made four starts. Bareswill is 2-0 with an ERA of 1.93 and a 1.02 WHIP. Fontenot is 0-4 with a 4.26 ERA and a WHIP of 1.37. In 18.2 innings, Bareswill has allowed four earned runs and struck out 17 hitters. Opposing hitters have posted an average of .215 against him. Fontenot has tossed 19 innings and allowed nine earned runs and struck out 27. Opposing hitters are hitting .288 against him and have hit four home runs. As a team, the Wildcats have an ERA of 3.66 and a WHIP of 1.35.
 
The Generals are 20-17 against LCU all-time. The Wildcats have won the last three contests. When playing away from home, the Generals are 13-11.
 
First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Friday, February 21, and 1:00 p.m. for Saturday's doubleheader.
 
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