SAN ANGELO, Texas – The 17^th-ranked Angelo State baseball team returns to Lone Star Conference action this weekend as the Rams travel for a four-game series against Texas A&M International beginning Friday, Mar. 18.
 
LAST WEEK:
The Rams won their only non-conference series of the season last week, sweeping two games from Drury, winning 20-3 and 7-6. ASU set a new program record for doubles in a single game, hitting 12 in game one. Tyler Boggs was the hero in game two, hitting a walk-off single to say perfect on the weekend.
 
#17 ANGELO STATE RAMS (17-5, 15-5 LSC) vs. TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (10-16, 10-14 LSC)
Game 1: Fri., Mar. 18, 2 p.m. | Game 2/3: Sat., Mar. 19, 1 p.m. | Game 4: Sun., Mar. 20, 1 p.m.
Laredo, Texas – Jorge Haynes Field
Live Video: lonestarconferencenetwork.com/asu
Live Stats: angelostats.com
Listen Live: kksa-am.com/sports/
 
SERIES HISTORY:
All-Time Series: ASU leads the series 19-1
Last Meeting: Mar. 21, 2021: ASU, 20-8 – San Angelo, Texas
ASU dropped the first ever meeting against the Dustdevils but have had control ever since, winning the last 19 straight games in the series. The Rams swept the three-game series at home against the Dustdevils last season, capping off the weekend with a 20-8 victory.
 
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL:
The Dustdevils enter the weekend with a 10-16 overall record, going 10-14 in conference play. TAMIU started the year with a series win over UT Permian Basin, taking three out of four from the Falcons. The Dustdevils have only claimed one other series this season, also winning three games against St. Mary's. In their most recent action, the Dustdevils were swept by Lubbock Christian.
 
TAMIU ranks seventh in the conference in batting average, hitting .285 as a team while holding an ERA of 8.61 which is 10^th in the Lone Star. Matt Kissamis is the leading batter for the Dustdevils, starting all 25 games while hitting .337 with 25 RBIs and four home runs. On the mound, Christopher Sauceda is 2-3 on the season with a 4.55 ERA in 27 2/3 innings while leading the Dustdevils in strikeouts with 32.
 
QUICK HITS:
-The Rams are third in the country in stolen bases, totaling 67 so far this season.
-ASU ranks fifth in on-base percentage in all of Division II at .455 while Justin Lee is fifth individually at .615.
-The Rams have been hit at the plate 48 times this season, ranking fourth in the DII in Hit-By-Pitch.
-Aaron Walters ranks ninth in the country in walks, totaling 22 which leads the LSC.
-Lee holds the ninth highest batting average in Division II, hitting .500.
-Jake Rogers has collected five victories on the year which is the fourth most in Division II.
-Ranking 17th in the NCBWA Top 25 poll, the Rams also moved up to seventh overall in Collegiate Baseball's Top 25 poll.