• The ULM baseball team continues Sun Belt play this weekend with a three-game series vs. App State from Friday, April 4 through Sunday, April 6 at Lou St. Amant Field.

The Warhawks are coming off a midweek victory vs. Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday with an 8-4 final and have started conference play with a 2-7 record. The Mountaineers have lost two straight after losing the final game of the series win over Old Dominon and a midweek matchup versus Western Carolina on the road.

App State holds the all-time series lead with a 10-9 record. The Warhawks swept won both contests played in 2023 and won games one and two before game three was canceled. This marks the Mountaineers' first trip to Monroe since the 2022 season, when App State won the series. ULM holds a 4-5 record playing at home versus App State.

• The games will air on KMLB.com and the TuneIn app with the Voice of the Warhawks, Mike Hammett, on the call. Live streaming will be available on ESPN+.


• Redshirt Junior outfielder Henry Garcia Jr. ties the team high with a .327 batting average and has scored 20 runs with ten stolen bases. Colby Lunsford returned to the lineup last weekend and has a .324 batting average on the season. Isaiah Walker leads 16 stolen bags with a .327 average. 
 

RANKINGS SUMMARY

As a team, ULM checks in the fpir three of the Sun Belt Conference leaderboard in stolen bases per game (4th, 1.55), total stolen bases (4th, 45) and triples (4th, 9). In ULM's 11-1 win over Alcorn State earlier this season, the Warhawks broke the single-game program record for stolen bases and swiped 14 bags versus the Braves.

Isaiah Walker both has stolen 16 bases this season and 0.59 stolen bases per game, which both lead the Sun Belt. Colby Lunsford's three triples are tied for fourth in the league while Jake Haggard and Walker both have two triples, which are good for ninth.

On the mound, Joey Cirelli is third in the conference in walks allowed per nine innings (1.39) and fourth the SBC in strikeout-to-walk ratio at 5.80.


UP NEXT
The Warhawks and Northwestern State will play a home-and-home midweek series next week with the first game being held at Lou St. Amant Field on Tuesday (April 8) at 4 p.m.