SAN ANGELO, Texas – The 17^th-ranked Angelo State baseball team will pause from Lone Star Conference action this weekend as they face Drury in a two-game series at Foster Field at 1^st Community Credit Union Stadium.
 
LAST WEEK:
The Rams picked up two hard-fought victories last weekend after splitting with No. 23 Lubbock Christian. Dropping the first two games, the Rams bounced back to win the final two, including a walk-off hit by Tayten Tredaway in game three of the series.
 
#17 ANGELO STATE RAMS (15-5, 15-5 LSC) vs. DRURY PANTHERS (13-2)
Game 1: Sat., Mar. 12, 3 p.m. | Game 2: Sun., Mar. 13, 2 p.m.
San Angelo, Texas – Foster Field at 1^st Community Credit Union Stadium
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Live Stats: angelostats.com
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SERIES HISTORY:
All-Time Series: Tied 0-0
Last Meeting: N/A
This will be the first meeting between these two programs.
 
SCOUTING DRURY:
Members of the Great Lake Valley Conference, Drury enters the weekend with a 13-2 overall record. Starting the season 10-0, the Panthers have lost only two games to this point, one being a 24-11 loss to No. 13 Central Missouri. Drury hasn't faced many real tests this season outside of the game against the Mules, facing only one other team that had a winning record at the end of last season in Winona State.
 
The Panthers lead in the country in scoring per game, averaging 12.7 runs per game while ranking 10^th in total runs and fourth in batting average, hitting .370 as a team. Drury is also seventh in doubles, ninth in triples, and fourth in slugging percentage. As a team, the Panthers hold an ERA of 3.74 with leads the GLVC and is 33^rd in Division II.
 
Aaron Mann leads the Panthers with a .491 batting average while three players have tallied 20-plus RBIs with Nikko Calabro leading with 26 on the year. DJ McNew is also hitting over .400 this season, collecting 23 RBIs while holding a batting average of .415. On the mound, Mason Meeks and Cody Bahl both hold 3-0 records while pitching 25 or more innings. Bahl holds an ERA of 3.24 followed by Meeks at 3.49. The Panthers aren't afraid to steal a base, stealing 35 bases on 37 attempts.
 
QUICK HITS:
-The Rams are 11^th in Division II in drawing walks with 103 on the season.
-Aaron Walters is third in the country in base on balls, leading the LSC with 21.
-ASU is third in the LSC in batting average, hitting .319 as a team.
-Justin Lee leads the conference with a .509 average which ranks 15^th in the country.
-ASU finds any way to get on base, ranking third in Division II in hit-by-pitch with 47 this season.
-The Rams are also ninth in the country in on-base percentage at .450.
-Leading the conference in fielding percentage, the Rams rank 16^th in the country with a fielding percentage of .976.
-Scoring 172 runs so far this year, the Rams rank 13 in the country and second in the LSC in runs scored.
-ASU is third in the country in stolen bases this season with 62. Lee (10) and Austin Beck (9) rank first and second in the category respectively.
-Jake Rogers is tied for the most victories in Division II with five while Jackson Haga ranks fifth in appearances with 11.