No. 17 DBU (16-7, 2-1 CUSA) vs. ABILENE CHRISTIAN (15-9, 1-2 WAC)

March 25 | Abilene, TX | Crutcher Scott Field

GAME COVERAGE

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PROBABLE STARTERS

Tuesday

DBU: RHP Ryan Borberg (1-2, 4.87 ERA, 20.1 IP, 20 SO, 7 BB)

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ACU: RHP Noah Galvan (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.0 IP, 0 SO, 0 BB)

PATRIOT STORYLINES

- National Rankings: DBU is ranked in all five major polls for the seventh straight week. 

- RPI Watch: The Patriots rank No. 26 in RPI (D1Baseball) heading into Tuesday's game at Abilene Christian. 

- Bucknam Honored: Junior RHP Micah Bucknam was named the CUSA Pitcher of the Week on Monday after throwing 7.0 shutout innings and striking out a career-high 14 batters on March 21 against Middle Tennessee.  

- Run Scoring Machine: The Patriots' 9.3 runs per game ranks as the 11th-highest scoring offense in college baseball. 

- Power Numbers: DBU ranks 11th nationally in home runs (43) and ninth in slugging percentage (.533).  

- Top Hitters in CUSA: Three Patriots rank in the top 10 in CUSA in batting average: #4 Grant Jay (.378), #6 Nathan Humphreys (.374), and #8 Tom Poole (.370). 

- Hot Streak: Junior center fielder Nathan Humphreys is on a nine-game hit streak, batting .464 (18-38) with 16 RBI in that span. 

- Extended Hit Streaks: DBU's Chayton Krauss is on a team-high 15-game hit streak and is hitting .365 in that span. Michael Dattalo is riding a 13-game hit streak and is batting .365 over the last 13 games. 

- Home Run Chase: Junior catcher Grant Jay has hit 50 career home runs and is four shy of becoming DBU's all-time home run leader. 

- On the Move: DBU ranks third in stolen bases (42) in CUSA. Joey Nerat leads the team with 11 steals in 12 attempts. 

- Strikeout Staff: The Patriot pitching staff ranks 20th nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (10.6). 

- Web Gems: DBU's .980 fielding percentage ranks 20th in the nation. Last season, the Patriots set a program record with a .982 fielding percentage. 

SCOUTING ABILENE CHRISTIAN

- The Wildcats hold a 15-9 record through the first month and change of the 2025 season. 

- ACU and DBU share one common opponent: the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Wildcats fell to OSU 6-0 in a neutral-site midweek game, but the Patriots took down the Cowboys 8-7 in an extra-inning thriller.

-The Wildcats fired off an 11-game win streak following their loss to OSU, but currently sit 1-4 in their last five contests. 

- The Wildcat pitching staff holds a 5.62 team ERA.

- The ACU lineup features three qualified hitters who hold an OPS over 1.000; Nick Arias (1.006), Grant Watkins (1.130), and Diego Carnedas (1.017). 

- Watkins and Carnedas lead the team with seven home runs each, followed by Arias who has swatted four.

- The Wildcats are severely active on the basepaths, with 71 steal attempts in 24 games (2.96). They currently rock a team-wide 84.5% success rate on steals. Braden Regala leads the team with 17 attempts (15-17), followed closely by Benjamin Greer (14-16).

SERIES HISTORY

- DBU leads the all-time series against Abilene Christian, 23-10-2. 

- The teams last met in 2017, with DBU winning both games in a home-and-home series. 

ON DECK

The Patriots will travel to Las Cruces, New Mexico to take on the New Mexico State Aggies (13-11, 2-1 CUSA) in a CUSA weekend series. Both the Pats and Aggies hold 2-1 records in conference play.