LAKE CHARLES- McNeese Baseball (20-16) is set to hit the road on Wednesday for a matchup with the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (12-21-1).

The Rundown
Opponent: Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks 
Date: April 20
Site: Monroe, Louisiana | Warhawk Field
Time: 6 p.m.
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Probable Pitching Matchups: 
McN: RHP Daniel Hecker (0-0, 4.38) ULM: RHP Henry Shuffler (1-2, 7.53) 

Series History:
McNeese and ULM are meeting for the 175th time, McNeese leads the overall series 89-84-1. 

Last Time Out:
McNeese won their fourth straight game Monday night defeating Sam Houston 8-4. Josh Leslie led the Cowboys at the plate. Leslie finished 3-5 with two runs scored. Reid Bourque posted his second consecutive two hit-two RBI game going 2-4 with a single and double. Brett Payne (2-0) got the win after a 4.2-inning outing, striking out five hitters after allowing one run on three hits.   

About McNeese:
Brad Burckel (.358), Braden Duhon (.352), and Payton Harden (.348) are the Cowboys leading hitters. Kade Morris leads the club with six home runs, with Burckel right behind him with five. Julian Gonzales has driven in a team-high 25 runs. 

Payton Harden leads the conference with 49 hits, Burckel sits at no. 2 with 48. 

McNeese leads the league in batting average (.286) and hits (349) while having the lowest ERA on the mound (4.06). 

Get Hot, Stay Hot:
In 18 games since 3/18, Braden Duhon is batting .408 (31-76) with three triples, two doubles, 10 runs batted in, and 6 stolen bases. In that span, Kade Hunter is batting .347 (26-75) with three home runs, eight doubles, and 16 RBI.  

On The Run:
The Cowboys have stolen the sixth-most bases in the nation with 81. Payton Harden leads with 15 bags while Brad Burckel, Julian Gonzales, and Reid Bourque have each stolen 13. 

The Pokes have tripled 19 times this season which is tied with Arizona for the second-highest total in the country.

Closing Time:
Cameron Foster's nine saves are tied for the fourth-most in College Baseball. He's 2-1 with a 1.34 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 33.2 innings.  

Did You Know?:
Head Coach Justin Hill was an assistant at ULM from 2011 to 2013. 

About ULM:
The Warhawks went 2-2 last week with a midweek victory at Jackson State and a series loss at ULL. Hitting .262 collectively, Mason Hold (.329) and Ryan Cupit (.323) are the Warhawk's leading hitters. Holt leads the club with nine homers and 23 runs driven in.  

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