MONROE, La. - The ULM baseball team (21-19, 9-9 Sun Belt) travels to Natchitoches, La. for the second time this season for a midweek game vs. Northwestern State on Tuesday, Apr. 21 at 6 p.m.
 
SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHWESTERN STATE –
Tuesday's game marks the 237th all-time meeting between the two schools, with the Demons controlling the series with a 119-117 record. Entering 2026 with the series even, they have won the first two matchups 13-10 and 5-0. The Warhawks last defeated NSU in 2025 with a 5-2 win.
 
SCOUTING THE DEMONS –
Northwestern State enters Tuesday with an overall record of 23-17, which includes a 14-10 mark in Southland Conference play. It stands at third in the conference, trailing behind Southeastern. The Demons have lost five straight games, which includes a sweep on the road against Lamar. The team is led in hitting by Brooks Leonard, who possesses a batting average of .354. He is also tied for runs scored (31) and leads in stolen bases (19). Thomas Marsala III has totaled nine home runs on the season has batted in 36 runs.
 
LAST TIME OUT –
The Warhawks hosted a three-game series vs. Arkansas State, dropping games one and three and winning game two. It's the third consecutive series in which the team has lost the first and final game of a series. Game one saw ULM go up 2-0, but they failed to score the rest of the game as the Red Wolves managed three runs, winning game one 3-2. Game two once again saw the Warhawks score in the first inning, a two-run blast by Bryce Blaser. Arkansas State tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth inning before Micah Dean hit a walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the ninth, evening the series a one game apiece. After a 1-0 start in the rubber match, ULM was shutout the rest of the way enroute to a 4-1 defeat.
 
HOT BATS –
The Warhawks host a group of hitters who have made their mark in the first season at ULM. Davis Mauzy has recorded a hit in 34 of 40 games in the season, having multi-hit games in 13 of them. He also recorded a home run in Lafayette, a three-run go-ahead blast in game one against the Ragin' Cajuns. Mauzy is batting a team leading .354 average and has 55 total hits. Micah Dean has also been a hot bat for ULM in 2026, recording a hit in all but six games played. He has five home runs on the year and is batting .336 and has 44 hits in 30 games.
 
ARANDA ASSAULT -
Marcus Aranda has emerged as the top home run threat on the team and one of the top power hitters in the conference. He has homered in six of eight games from Mar. 31 through Apr. 11 and has a team-leading ten on the year. He is the second Warhawks since 2022 to record double-digit home runs in a season with five Sun Belt series left to play. He is also second on the team in RBI with 41 total.
 
FRESHMEN FOR THE FENCES –
ULM freshmen have been able to record home runs and swing for the fences across the opening 33 games. Freshman Sutton Lewis hit two three-run homers throughout opening weekend against Central Arkansas, becoming the only freshman with multiple home runs in opening weekend in the Sun Belt. Dayne Wray then followed that up with three home runs in the series against Western Illinois, launching one in each of the three games. He also collected two bombs in the Sun Belt opening series vs. Texas State. The freshman from Smithville, Miss. leads the team in homers with eight on the season. Garrett Wiethorn also joined in on the action, collecting two homers in game three against UT Arlington, his first two of the 2026 season.
 
NOT A BAD START –
The team's sweep over Texas State produced some historical marks for the team through the first three games. It's the first sweep over a Sun Belt opponent since the 2024 season and the first sweep over the Bobcats since 2001. The Warhawks have also started 3-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2007 season, where they started 4-0 in Sun Belt play. The team is currently tied for second in the conference standing with a 7-5 conference record.
 
EXTRA INNING WARFARE -
ULM and Georgia State started the series last weekend with two extra inning thrillers. The Panthers won game one at the top of the 13th, as a single and a double plated three runs, giving them the 10-7 win. The Warhawks returned the favor in game two, ending a 9-9 deadlock with a Wiethorn double into right field which scored Jackson Landry. Both games marked the first pair of extra-inning games played for ULM in 2026.