Cleveland, Miss. - The Delta State University baseball team (26-17, 19-11 GSC) will play their last regular season weekend series this weekend against the Choctaws of Mississippi College (26-21, 19-11 GSC). The games will be played at Boo Ferriss Field in Cleveland.  

The two teams are tied for third in the Gulf South Conference rankings, and this series will determine seeding for the GSC tournament for both teams. Game one will be played at 2:00 PM on Friday. Games two and three will be played on Saturday starting at 2:00 PM. 

The Statesmen will be having Senior day festivities on Saturday before game one. 

Braden Treaster will on the call for the Statesmen Sports Network and on the FloCollege Digital Network. 

Scouting the Statesmen: 

• Adrian Byrd looks to continue his success on the mound for the Statesmen. The senior left-handed pitcher posts a 1.79 ERA on 11 starts and 70.1 innings pitched. He currently sits at the top of the GSC with 82 strikeouts. 

• Tucker Jones looks to stay hot and end his first regular season as a Statesmen on a good note. He is leading the Statesmen with a .363 batting average, 57 RBIs, 10 doubles, nine homeruns, and 29 stolen bases. 

• Austin Batts has been hot at the plate for the Statesmen as well. He is currently on a 7-game hit streak, hitting .324 on six doubles and one triple. 

• Levi Lang provided a spark in the Statesmen sweep against AUM last weekend. In the double header, Lang went 6-for-9 with three home runs and eight RBIs, leading an explosive Statesmen offense that scored 25 runs on the day. 

Scouting the Choctaws: 

• Alex Johnson leads the Choctaws in offense with a .294 batting average, 12 home runs and 45 RBIs. 

• Will Langston has also been a big bat for the Choctaws. He is hitting .337 with 14 doubles and nine home runs. 

• Coby Gollott is the leading pitcher for the Choctaws. The starter has a 4.68 with 77 strikeouts in 65.1 innings.