MONROE, La. - The ULM baseball team (24-24, 10-14 Sun Belt) returns home to Lou St. Amant Field for a midweek matchup against Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday, May 5 at 6 p.m.
 
SERIES HISTORY VS. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE–
The Warhawks have won the first ten matchups of the all-time series against the Delta Devils, which includes a 9-5 win earlier this season in Monroe. Tuesday's game will mark the tenth time the two schools have played in Monroe, with the other time being at MVSU in the first matchup.
 
SCOUTING THE DELTA DEVILS –
Mississippi Valley State enters with a record of 11-31 overall with a 7-17 mark in SWAC play. It has lost 12 in a row, with 11 of those losses coming in conference play. The Delta Devils most recently were swept in a three-game series to Southern at home with scores of 12-2, 8-1 and 12-8. They are led in hitting by Tanner Aoki, who possesses a batting average of .310. Cody Leming has torched through the base paths in 2026 with 33 runs scored and eight stolen bases.
 
LAST TIME OUT –
The Warhawks were swept in a three-game series in Hattiesburg with losses of 2-1, 3-1 and 7-3 to Southern Miss. They took a 1-1 stalemate heading into the bottom of the 11th inning when the Golden Eagles walked it off, marking the first walk off against ULM since Mar. 20. Despite the losing result, Adam Brodnax had his best start of the season, going 8.1 innings allowing just one run and striking out seven batters. Marcus Aranda collected his 12th home run of the season to give ULM the early lead in game two, but three unanswered runs by the home team resulted in the doubleheader sweep. A four-run bottom of the third inning in game three proved to be the deciding factor as USM finalized the sweep.
 
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 39 of 48 games in the season, having multi-hit games in 16 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 .343 average and has 58 total hits. Kade Dupont has also produced for the Warhawks in 2026. The senior leads the team in batting average with a .365 mark and has gotten a multi-hit game in five of the past seven performances.
 
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 12 on the year. He is the second Warhawk since 2022 to record double-digit home runs in a season with three Sun Belt series left to play. He is also second on the team in RBI with 46 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. is second on 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.