Lone Star Conference Baseball Weekly Release (04/17/18)

1. Angelo State | Cameron | Eastern New Mexico | Midwestern State | Tarleton State | Texas A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M-Kingsville | Texas Woman’s | UT Permian Basin | West Texas A&M | Western New Mexico
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LONE STAR CONFERENCE BASEBALL WEEKLY RELEASE
April 17, 2018
LSC BASEBALL
West Texas A&M is a flawless 12-0 to start Lone Star Conference play and tops the standings with a 13-game winning
streak.
This week’s schedule consists of league contests on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
LSC teams are playing a 10-week schedule with a four-game series against every other team during weeks 8-14
determining the LSC Champion. Conference series scheduled weeks 5-7 will not count toward the league standings.
Each four-game series shall consist of a 9-inning game Friday, a 7x7 doubleheader Saturday and 9-inning contest Sunday.
The overall LSC Champion will be the team(s) with the best winning percentage in regular-season conference games,
while the winner of the postseason championship will be recognized as LSC Tournament Champion and receive the
league’s automatic qualification into NCAA postseason. This season, the top six teams play a single-elimination
championship on May 10-11-12, at the No. 1 seed.
LSC baseball teams are 149-115 overall this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the teams are currently 10-
13 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 16-4 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
LSC schedule and results available here: http://lonestarconference.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball&&
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
HITTER
Bodie Bryan, West Texas A&M University, SR, OF, Gilbert, Ariz., Basha HS
Bryan put together a strong series in four wins against Cameron as he led the team going 9 of 15 from the plate (.600)
with a team-high eight runs scored, one double, one triple, two home runs and drove in a team-high nine. He slugged
1.2000 and reached base at a .647 clip with one walk and one hit batsmen. Bryan had multiple hits in all four contests
along with a pair of four-RBI games. He tallied two stolen bases and had six put outs in six chances in the outfield as the
Buffs ran their winning streak to a school-record 13 games and are a league-best 12-0 in LSC play. Bryan currently has a
team-best 10-game hitting streak and has reached base in the last 10 games.
PITCHER
Connor Flanagan, Tarleton State University, JR, RHP, San Antonio, Texas, Smithson Valley HS
Flanagan was huge out of the bullpen in Tarleton's thrilling comeback win over UT Permian Basin on Monday afternoon
to complete a four-game sweep and hold on to sole possession of second place in the Lone Star Conference. After falling
behind 9-2 in the third, Flanagan came out of the bullpen to get the final out of the Falcons' seven-run third inning and
stopped the bleeding while giving his offense time to rally. He got a swinging strikeout to end the scoring for the Falcons
in the third and then shut down UT Permian Basin over the next three innings while racking up a career-high seven

2. strikeouts to earn his second win of the season. His 3.1 innings and seven strikeouts were both career highs. This
performance followed up a Friday night appearance where he came on out of the bullpen to get the final two outs of the
eighth inning and bridge the gap to the closer for the final three outs. For the week, Flanagan threw 4.0 innings of
scoreless relief, scattering four hits and a walk and striking out seven.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Hitter
F-6 Michael Urquidi, Angelo State
F-13 Nicholas Novak, Angelo State
F-20 Francisco Rodriguez, Tarleton State
F-27 Christian Loya, West Texas A&M
M-6 Luis Amaro, West Texas A&M
M-13 Francisco Rodriguez, Tarleton State (2)
M-20 Luis Amaro, West Texas A&M (2)
M-27 Luis Amaro, West Texas A&M (3)
A-10 Kohl Ullman, Texas A&M-Kingsville
A-17 Bodie Bryan, West Texas A&M
Pitcher
F-6 Isaiah Lybarger, Texas A&M-Kingsville
F-13 Cesar Capellan, Eastern New Mexico
F-20 Tyler Lesley, Angelo State
F-27 Carson Childers, Angelo State
M-6 Tyler Lesley, Angelo State (2)
M-13 Joshua Valdez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-20 Trent Baker, Angelo State
M-27 Evan Pontley, Tarleton State
Trent Baker, Angelo State (2)
A-3 Tyler Lesley, Angelo State (3)
A-10 Kyle Craft, Texas A&M-Kingsville
A-17 Connor Flanagan, Tarleton State
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Manny Loredo, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, turned in a highly efficient week at the plate, recording a hit in
seven of his eight at bats to lead the Javelinas and added three walks to go with seven runs scored. His .875 average and
.909 on-base percentage led the Hogs to a series win over Eastern N.M. with three out of four contests going in favor of
the Javelinas. The McAllen, Texas, native was also perfect from the field in his five chances and was a perfect 3-for-3 on
stolen base attempts to provide the complete five-tool look. Loredo recorded a hit in all four games against the Hounds
and was perfect from the plate in all three of TAMUK's wins, including 2-for-2 performances in games one and three
before getting a hit in his lone at bat in game four.
Blake Adams, Tarleton State University, was on fire for the Texans last weekend as the senior outfielder led the way
in a four-game sweep of UT Permian Basin to keep the Texans in sole possession of second place in the Lone Star
Conference. Adams hit .600 in four games with nine hits, including four for extra bases, and eight RBI. In addition to his
eight runs driven in, Adams was a catalyst for the offense at the top of the order by scoring another eight runs. He
boasted a team-high slugging percentage of 1.267 and smashed three home runs for the weekend. He also walked twice
and took three hit by pitches while working a flawless left field.
Zach Shank, Eastern New Mexico University, was Eastern's top hitter in last week's series against Texas A&M-
Kingsville. He hit safely in all four games to extend his consecutive-game hit streak to seven.
Joe Corbett, West Texas A&M University, won his seventh start of the season (7-1) with a complete game, going
seven innings, allowing six hits, two earned runs, walked none and fanned nine in a 12-2 win over Cameron as the Buffs
swept the Aggies for a 12-0 start in LSC play. Corbett allowed two runs in the first inning and then threw six scoreless
innings the rest of the way in the run-rule win. He allowed two hits in the first inning and scattered four over the final
six, while fanning all nine in the final six frames. It was Corbett's second complete game of the season.
LSC NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)
Angelo State
Did not play last week.

3. Cameron
0-4 last week.
Eastern New Mexico
Zach Shank paced ENMU in last week's Lone Star Conference series against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The senior outfielder
extended his consecutive-game hit streak to seven games and batted .500. On Saturday, the Hounds allowed no earned
runs and snapped an eight-game skid in the series against the Javelinas. This weekend, ENMU will visit Angelo State.
Tarleton State
Tarleton pulled off a road sweep of UT Permian Basin and will welcome West Texas A&M to town this weekend in a
battle of the league's top teams.
Texas A&M-Kingsville
The Javelinas went 4-1 on the week with a final non-conference game against UH-Victoria, which was a convincing 11-1
win, and followed up with a series win over the Greyhounds in LSC play where the Hogs averaged 13 runs a game and
capped off the series with a 20-3 win. It was the most runs scored by TAMUK since Feb. 4, 2017 (vs. Wiley - W, 20-4) and
only the third time the Javelinas reached 20 runs under the direction Jason Gonzales. Giancarlo Servin led the hitters
with a .455 average over four games, including a 1.091 slugging percentage, while Jarred Taylor made three appearances
and held batters to a .111 average over five innings while striking out five without giving up a run.
UT Permian Basin
0-4 last week.
West Texas A&M
The No. 7/8 West Texas A&M baseball team won its 13th-straight game with a series sweep of Cameron in a pair of
doubleheaders...The Buffs showed no ill effects of not playing in 15 days due to a bye week and the series against
Cameron being pushed back two days due to high winds...WT blasted the Aggies, hitting .466 for the series on 61 of 131
with 43 runs scored, 18 doubles, two triples and six home runs, while driving in 41...The team slugged .771 and reached
base at a .523 clip with 10 walks, seven hit batsmen and 19 strikeouts...WT went 4 of 6 in stolen bases and committed
just one error leading to one unearned run...WT improved to 30-7 on the year and 12-0 in Lone Star Conference play for
the best start in program history both overall and in league play...WT won 30 or more games for the 10th time since
1994 and now has 30 or more wins in each of the last six seasons and seven seasons under current head coach Matt
Vanderburg as he is coaching his 10th season at WT...The Buffs swept their opponent for the sixth time this season and
third-straight series...On the mound, WT held a 3.21 ERA in 38 innings, allowing 24 hits, 11 runs - 10 earned, walked 11
and fanned 35 as Cameron hit just .238 against the Buffs...Senior Bodie Bryan paced the team offensively as he was 9 of
15 from the dish (.600) with eight runs scored, one double, one triple, two home runs and drove in nine, while slugging
1.2000 and reaching base at a .647 clip with two stolen bases...Sophomore Darius Carter also had a big series hitting
.563 on 9 of 16 with two runs scored, four doubles and seven RBI...On the bump, junior Joe Corbett went a complete
game with nine strikeouts and no walks in a 12-2 win on Sunday...He allowed six hits, two earned runs as Cameron hit
.261 against him for the game...It was his seventh win of the season in nine starts (7-1.)...Junior Drew Mesecher won his
first game as a Buff on Monday, going five innings, allowing six hits, two earned runs, walked three and fanned thre
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