Air Force Hosts Chicago State
5/3/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
SCHEDULE
Friday, May 4 - 3 pm PT
Saturday, May 5 - 1 pm
Sunday, May 6 - 12 pm
- Series at Falcon Field (1,000) - USAF Academy, Colo.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Internet Stream: Mountain West Network
Radio: None
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
THE BREAKDOWN
Quick Facts: Air Force/Chicago State
Record: 20-24, 11-12 MW/3rd/9-33, 4-14 WAC
Last Series/Game: L, 8-5 at UCCS/L, 9-7 at Northwestern
Next Series/Game: vs. New Mexico (5/11-13)/at Eastern Illinois 5/8
Conference: Mountain West/WAC
Nickname: Falcons/Cougars
Location/Enrollment Colorado Springs, CO/4,000/Chicago, IL/3,578
Website goAirForceFalcons.com/goCSUCougars.com
Hitting .304/.231
ERA 6.18/7.78
Fielding .974/.956
THE COACHES
Head Coach: Mike Kazlausky (Maj. Ret.)/Steve Joslyn
Alma Mater: Air Force, 1991/North Central State, 1986
School Record: 168-254 (8th season)/N/A (6th season)
Career Record: Same/N/A
Record vs. Opponent: First Meeting/First Meeting
THE SERIES
Air Force and Chicago State meet for the first time.
Notable:
- Air Force freshman RHP Nate Styles, junior outfielder Drew Wiss and head coach Mike Kazlausky are Illinois natives.
- Styles is a native of Gurnee, Wiss is a native of Elgin and Kazlausky hails from Ingleside.
- Air Force is 6th in the nation with 47 double plays turned and 8th with 1.07 DP's turned per game.
- Air Force is 7th in the nation in hits and 12th in batting average.
- Air Force is one of 12 teams in the nation to turn a triple play this season, having done so in game one of April 7 DH vs. San Diego State.
- Nic Ready is 14th in the nation with 14 home runs and 13th with 121 total bases.
UP NEXT:
The Falcons host New Mexico in a Mountain West home series, May 11-13.
