SAN ANGELO, Texas – The 12^th-ranked Angelo State baseball team returns home this weekend as the Rams take on Lone Star Conference opponent Oklahoma Christian in a four-game series beginning Friday, Feb. 18, at Foster Field at 1^st Community Credit Union Stadium.
 
LAST WEEK:
The Rams earned their first sweep of the season, going 4-0 on the road against UAFS. Ben Elder tossed six innings with only one unearned run to pick up his first win of the season while Reese Johnson collected eight RBIs while batting .400 on the weekend.
 
#12 ANGELO STATE RAMS (6-2, 6-2 LSC) vs. OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN (3-5, 3-5 LSC)
Game 1: Friday, Feb. 18, 3 p.m. | Game 2/3: Saturday, Feb. 19, 1 p.m. | Game 4: Sunday, Feb. 20, 1 p.m.
San Angelo, Texas – Foster Field at 1^st Community Credit Union Stadium
Live Video: lonestarconferencenetwork.com/asu
Live Stats: angelostats.com
 
SERIES HISTORY:
All-Time Series: ASU leads the all-time series 4-0
Last Meeting: Feb. 10, 2020: ASU, 9-4 – Edmond, Okla.
The Rams and Eagles have played one series against each other in program history with ASU taking the three-game sweep. The Rams defeated OCU 9-4 in the last meeting back in 2020 while 2021's series was canceled. ASU also faced OCU in a neutral site game back in 2018, winning 11-8.
 
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN:
The Eagles currently hold a 3-5 overall record on the season but have lost their last five straight games. OCU opened the season with three wins over St. Mary's to claim the series but followed that up by losing four straight against Lubbock Christian.
 
OCU's pitching staff holds the lowest team ERA in the Lone Star at 3.71 through eight games. The Eagles are fourth in strikeouts (65) but have allowed the sixth-most walks with 35. Isaiah Alvarenga leads the Eagles with a 2.25 ERA through 12 innings which is the seventh-lowest amongst all pitchers in the LSC. At the plate, OCU is hitting .285 on the season as is led by Chance Westervelt and Tanner White who are both hitting .333. White has also tallied 11 RBIs which is tied for fifth in the conference.
 
QUICK HITS:
-The Rams rank fifth in the conference in both team batting average (.290), and team ERA (4.78).
-ASU is the top fielding team in the LSC with a fielding percentage of .986, committing only four errors and rank fourth in the country in the category.
-The Rams have stolen 28 bases this season, ranking first in the LSC and fourth in Division II in total stolen bases.
-Aaron Walters is the most walked batter in the country, earning 11 trips to first on balls this season.
-Jake Rogers is tied for the most wins in Division II this season, holding a 3-0 record.
-Austin Beck leads the Rams at the plate with a .417 batting average while bringing in six RBIs.
-Benjamin Elder holds a 2.89 ERA through 9.1 innings of work while totaling eight strikeouts.