KINGSVILLE, Texas -- Midwestern State squares off with Texas A&M-Kingsville in a three-game Lone Star Conference series Tuesday and Wednesday at Hubert Field.

The Mustangs and Javelinas play a doubleheader on Tuesday at 4 and 6 p.m. before finishing with a single game at noon on Wednesday.

The games are set to broadcast on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network at MSUMustangs.com/streaming.

All video streams on the LSC Digital Network are also available on Over-The-Top (OTT) apps on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku by searching "LSC Digital Network."

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State won two, one-run games to take its second consecutive Lone Star Conference series at home. Madisen Mann delivered a game-winning RBI single up the middle in the 11th inning for a 6-5 victory in the series opener, then connected for a two-run homer to provide the difference in a 3-2 win in the finale. Eastern New Mexico won the second game, 7-3.

MUSTANGS TRACKS | Midwestern State improved to 8-3 in games decided two-or-fewer runs by taking 6-5 (11) and 3-2 wins over Eastern New Mexico last week at Mustangs Park... MSU has won three of its last four and five of its last eight games... Sophomore Sydney Shimkus leads the Mustangs with a .284 average with a two doubles, a homer, and nine RBIs... Shimkus has reached based in each of her last 10 games representing the longest streak this season for the Mustangs... Shimkus is hitting .409 (18-of-44) over her last 17 games with a .490 on-base percentage, two doubles, a homer, and four RBIs... Sophomore Madisen Mann has come alive over her last nine games hitting .276 with two doubles, a triple, two homers, and 10 RBIs... Mann's bat directly contributed to two wins over Texas Woman's with a three-run double and a three-run triple in a doubleheader sweep on March 26, then she drove in the game-winning run on a single in the 11th inning of a 6-5 win over Eastern New Mexico before drilling a two-run homer to highlight a three-run third inning in a 3-2 win last weekend over the Greyhounds... Sophomore Zoe Isom pitched brilliantly while winning her last three home starts posting a 1.67 ERA while allowing five earned runs on 22 hits in 21 innings... Isom lowered her ERA from 19.38 to 6.78 over her last seven appearances... Isom recorded a season-high six strikeouts in MSU's 3-2 win over Eastern New Mexico on Saturday... Junior Christine Billmeier pitched the Mustangs to wins in her first two starts of the season allowing four runs on 10 hits over seven innings at Oklahoma Christian on April 1, then permitted five runs on 10 hits in 8 2/3 innings against Eastern New Mexico on April 6... Junior Kennedy Cameron ranks 13th in the Lone Star Conference and 121st in NCAA Division II averaging 6.7 strikeouts per seven innings... Cameron pitched 4 1/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit softball with five strikeouts last weekend against Eastern New Mexico...

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT

TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (17-18, 14-13 LSC) | Texas A&M-Kingsville is coming off of a sweep of UT Permian Basin improving to 17-18 overall and 14-13 in Lone Star Conference play... The Javelinas boasts LSC sweeps of Western New Mexico, St. Edward's, and UT Permian Basin with series wins also coming against Texas A&M International and Angelo State... TAMUK is 9-6 this season on its home turf at Hubert Field... Senior outfielder Jory Cervantes ranks second in the LSC and 94th in NCAA Division II with a .417 batting average... Cervantes rides a 16-game hitting streak into the series against MSU... Cervantes is hitting .479 (23-for-48) with a pair of doubles while scoring 16 runs during the streak... Cervantes leads the Hoggies with 12 stolen bases... Junior Kayla Gonzales is hitting .390 with a 1.151 OPS accounting for team highs with 12 doubles, six homers, and 26 RBIs... Junior Beth Montes is TAMUK's top option in the circle posting a 2.74 ERA with a 9-8 record allowing a .235 opponent batting average while posting four shutouts...

ABOUT THE SERIES

- Midwestern State and Texas A&M-Kingsville meet for the 45th, 46th, and 47th times on the diamond Tuesday and Wednesday at Hubert Field.
- The Mustangs owns a 24-20 edge in the series which dates back to 2004.
- Texas A&M-Kingsville has won the last 13 games of the series.
- Midwestern State last beat the Javelinas in on April 23, 2016. Baylee Voigt, Amanda Thomas, and Tammy Villamu drove in two runs each to lift the Mustangs to a 9-2 win in the opening game of a regular season ending doubleheader at Mustangs Park.
- The Mustangs are 9-11 all-time against Texas A&M-Kingsville at Hubert Field.

UP NEXT

Midwestern State hosts St. Mary's for a three-game Lone Star Conference series this weekend at Mustangs Park. The Mustangs and Rattlers play a doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday before closing the set with a single game on Sunday at noon.