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Amir Mason went 5-for-9 against Dillard with three runs and three RBI.
Amir Mason went 5-for-9 against Dillard with three runs and three RBI.

Baseball visits SUNO for Pivotal West Series

Wiley University baseball heads to Southern University at New Orleans for a key series in the West Division race on Saturday and Sunday at Wesley Barrow Stadium.
Saturday's doubleheader begins at 3 p.m. Sunday's finale starts at 2 p.m. All three games will stream on the Urban Edge Network. Live statistics will also be available.
 
The Wildcats (14-13, 8-4 HBCUAC) are in sole possession of first after taking two out of three games against Dillard University. Amir Mason went 5-for-9 in the series with a home run, a double, three runs and three RBI. John Barajas hit his fourth home run of the season in the finale to move into a tie for third in the conference. Ethan Jones and Estevan Baca picked up their fourth wins, moving into a tie for third in the HBCUAC.
 
The Knights (10-10, 5-6 HBCUAC) are coming off a series win over Huston-TIllotson University, which was tied with Wiley last weekend. Kyler Shepphed leads the team with a .362 batting average. He has 15 runs and 10 RBI. Dylan Jimenez leads with 13 RBI. He is hitting .327. Miles Bowens is the team leader with 16 runs, he has nine RBI.
 
On the mound, Christopher Nunez is 2-1 with a 4.73 ERA. He has 28 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings. Jimenez is 2-1 in six appearances and three starts. He has a 7.36 ERA.
 
This weekend will mark the eighth, ninth and 10th meetings between the Wildcats and Knights. Wiley leads the series 5-2, but one of their losses was in the semifinals of last season's HBCUAC Baseball Championship.
 
Wiley holds a one-game lead over Huston-Tillotson University. Southern University at New Orleans is virtually tied with Dillard and Philander Smith for third in the conference. The Bleu Devils and Panthers had their series postponed last month and have only played nine games.
 
For more coverage on the Wildcats, visit https://wileyathletics.com/sports/bsb/index
 
About Wiley University Athletics
Wiley University sponsors 13 varsity sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, baseball and softball. It competes in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC).
 
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