LAKE CHARLES – McNeese baseball will be looking to continue their great play in their final non-conference mid-week game Wednesday when they host Prairie View at 6 p.m. in Joe Miller Ballpark.
The Cowboys are coming off a series sweep of its Southland Conference opponent Stephen F. Austin this past weekend, allowing just 10 total hits, two total runs, zero extra base hits, and striking out 20 batters.
This will be the first and only meeting on the season between the Cowboys and Panthers in non-league action. McNeese won the last match-up 12-0 at Joe Miller Ballpark back on May 13. McNeese has played Prairie View 42 times and has only lost one game, which came back in 2012, to snap a 35-game win streak against the Panthers.
The Cowboys (26-22, 12-12 SLC) are looking to continue their success from a 3-1 week last week after losing to Southeastern La. on the road 4-3, followed by a weekend series win vs SFA over the weekend.
The Panthers (17-32, 9-14 SWAC) enter Wednesday's game losing six of their last seven games, their lone win coming in game three of their series against Southern, 12-2, to snap a six-game losing streak.
The starter for Wednesday's game will senior
Bryan King. King (4-1) will be making his second start on the year, but his 18th appearance. In his last outing, King pitched 1.0 inning off relief against SFA, giving up no runs and no hits.
UP TO THE PLATE
McNeese (26-22, 12-12) vs Southeastern La. (17-32, 9-14)
May 8 | Joe Miller Ballpark
Live Stats | Live Audio
All-Time Series: McNeese leads 41-1
QUICK HITS
• Junior designated hitter
Clayton Rasbeary had a great week, hitting 6-of-14 from the plate, including two doubles, his eighth home run on the year and seven RBI's in the week. Rasbeary now sits second on the team with a .302 batting average to go along with his 36 RBI, 14 doubles, and .514 slugging percentage.
• Junior utility man
Jake Dickerson continues to lead the Cowboys in batting average with a .311 average to pair with his nine doubles, one triple, and three home runs.
• On the mound, freshman left-handed pitcher
Will Dion leads the team in ERA with a 2.27, 4-0 record, 35.2 IP, 48 strikeouts, and only nine walks in 22 appearances.
• McNeese is batting .274 as a team and has a 4.46 ERA, compared to opponents' .240 average and 5.01 ERA.
ON THE OPPONENTS
• The Lions enter Wednesday's game with a 17-32 record and have lost six of their last seven.
• They were defeated by Incarnate Word in a mid-week matchup last week, 14-3 in Prairie View.
• Most recently, Southern defeated them in a three-game series 2-1 in Prairie View.
ON DECK
Following Wednesday's game, the Cowboys will end their seven-game home stand, when they host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi May 10-12 in Joe Miller Ballpark. After Corpus Christi, the Pokes will travel to Houston Baptist for their final three games of the regular season.
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