KINGSVILLE, Texas – Following its series sweep of Lone Star Conference rival Cameron over this past weekend, the Texas A&M-Kingsville baseball team has climbed back into the NCBWA South Central Regional rankings.

The Javelinas, 10-7 overall, head to St. Mary's on Tuesday to take on the region's top-ranked team. The Rattlers (17-4) are currently ranked as high as fourth in Division II, while Kingsville is ranked 30^th.

Kingsville fell at home last season 10-2.

The Javelinas enter the weekend with a .282 team average. Four players with at least 45 at bats are hitting at least .339 for the Hoggies. Justin Lee is hitting .356 followed by Ryan Guedry at .354. Derrick Walls is batting .350 and Taylor Taska .339. Three players – James Black, Clint Wallace and Taska – have a team-leading 12 RBI. Walls leads the team with 13 runs and five stolen bases.

Denver Diefenbach and Dallas Ponder are tied for the team lead with three wins apiece. Matt Rhodes and Taska each have two wins. As a staff, Kingsville boasts a 3.34 ERA and is holding opponents to a .264 average.

The Rattlers enter with a .288 average at the plate led by Joe Hermsen with a .386 mark. Omar Garcia is second amongst players with 60 at bats with a .328 average. Mario Maldonado leads the team with three home runs.

St. Mary's has been dominant on the mound. The Rattlers have a staff ERA of 2.81 and opponents are hitting just .219. Matt McClain leads the staff with a 5-1 record and 53 strikeouts. Rene Solis is 4-1.

Live stats of the action will be available at http://www.sidearmstats.com/stmarytx/baseball/ with video at http://www.sidearmstats.com/stmarytx/baseball/.

Rank School W-L Pts. Prev.
1. St. Mary's (Texas) (8) 17-4 88 1
2. Angelo State (Texas) 16-5 76 2
3. West Texas A&M (1) 16-4 74 3
4. Colorado Mesa 9-3 61 4
5. St. Edward's (Texas) 14-6 53 6
6. Lubbock Christian (Texas) 14-7 47 7
7. Tarleton State (Texas) 13-7 38 5
8. Texas A&M-Kingsville 10-7 21 RV
9. Oklahoma Christian 10-5 20 RV
10. Eastern New Mexico 12-8 12 8
Dropped Out: No. 9 Rogers State, No. 10 Arkansas-Fort Smith
Also Receiving Votes: Rogers State (Okla.) (10-7) 3 points; Colorado State-Pueblo (7-9) 1 point; New Mexico Highlands (7-10) 1 point