At St. Edward's Hilltoppers
February 19, 2022 at 12 & 3 PM
Austin, TX / Lucian-Hamilton Field
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Tale of the Tape 
Falcons 
Record: 3-7, 2-7
Streak: L3 
Total Runs: 63
Total Strikeouts: 61
Leading Hitter: Pedro Astacio, .387 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI 
Leading Pitcher: Clay Thompson, 6.1 IP, 7 SO, 2.84 ERA
 
 
Hilltoppers 
Record: 6-3, 6-3 
Streak: W1 
Total Runs: 72
Total Strikeouts: 84
Leading hitter: Cullen Ainsworth, .480 BA, 1 HR, 17 RBI 
Leading pitcher: Luke Short, 12.0 IP, 18 SO, 1.50 ERA
 
The Falcons

• The Falcons enter the weekend still leading the Lone Star Conference in home runs with 17.  They added to that total yesterday with Cole Dickie's 2-run blast.
• Newcomer Pedro Astacio has been hot at the plate, leading the team with a .387 batting average and is tied with Marcus Johnson for the team lead with seven runs scored.
• Michael Clapperton has found his grove at the plate in 2022.  The junior has five extra base hits through 10 games, nearly setting a career high.  Back in 2019 he had seven as a freshman.
• The Falcons may turn to starters Parker Buys and Mario Macias for the doubleheader.  Buys helped the Falcons knock off Texas A&M – Kingsville last weekend while Macias went seven shutout innings in the series finale.
• The last three Falcon wins in the series have been by a combined four runs.  This is the first meeting in Austin since the 2015 season.  Previously 10 straight games in the series had been played in Odessa.

 
The Hilltoppers

• The team has had strong pitching in 2022, combining for a staff ERA of 4.31 while striking out 84 in eight games.
• Their offense hasn't produced much power, only hitting three home runs so far this season.  The team doesn't strike out, sitting next to last in the league at 53.
• Cullen Ainsworth has carried the offense hitting .480, the fourth best mark in the LSC.  He is also second in RBI with 17 and has seven extra base hits.

 
The Falcons and Hilltoppers wrap up the weekend with a Sunday afternoon contest.  Download the UTPB Athletics App for the latest news on your favorite Falcon teams.