MONROE, La. - The ULM baseball team (22-19, 9-9 Sun Belt) returns home to Lou St. Amant Field for a weekend series vs. James Madison from Friday, Apr. 24 through Sunday, Apr. 26.
 
SERIES HISTORY VS. JAMES MADISON –
Friday's game marks only the fourth time the two teams have faced off, with the Dukes having the slight 2-1 lead. In last year's series in Harrisonburg, JMU took game one before the Warhawks evened the series in game one of the Saturday doubleheader. James Madison took the series in a 6-5 11 inning thriller.
 
SCOUTING THE DUKES –
James Madison enters the weekend on an eight-game losing streak dating back to Apr. 10. They most recently were swept in a weekend series against App State at home. Kyle Langley is a team leader in hitting with a .331 batting average and 49 total hits. He also had scored 33 runs and has 28 RBI on the season, which leads the team. Reece Moody is a threat on the base paths with 29 stolen bases on the year, ranking first in the conference and top ten nationally. On the mound,
 
LAST TIME OUT –
The Warhawks traveled to Natchitoches to play Northwestern State for the third time in 2026. They picked up their first win over the Demons on Tuesday night, a 4-1 victory off the homers by Kade Dupont and Micah Dean. On the mound, Seaver Sheets had his best performance of the season, going 5.1 innings with one run allowed and a career-high seven strikeouts on his second win of the year. Dean also collected multi hit and RBI nights.
 
HOT BATS –
The Warhawks host a group of hitters who have made their mark in their first season at ULM. Davis Mauzy has recorded a hit in 35 of 41 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 six home runs on the year, is batting .338 and has 46 hits in 31 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 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.