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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Baseball: Lourdes closes out its 2016 season this week as the Gray Wolves host Concordia (Mich.) at Mercy Field.  The Gray Wolves close the 10-game homestand with doubleheaders on Thursday and Friday against the Cardinals.

Head Coach Jeremy Snow: In his first season on the Lourdes bench, Jeremy Snow has a 13-34 (.277) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves, as well as in his career as a collegiate head coach.  He is the second head coach in Lourdes program's history, and currently serving in an interim role.

Probable Starters: A.J. Schraffenberger (LHP, 3-7, 3.76) and Adam Hoyos (RHP, 0-4, 9.19) are slated to pitch for the Gray Wolves on Thursday to open the series with Concordia.  Brandon Holt (RHP, 2.34, 3-4) and Bill Laranga (RHP, 2-7, 5.33) will be handed the ball to close out the season against the Cardinals on Friday.

Series Notes: Concordia (Mich.) holds a 10-5-1 series advantage dating back to April 13, 2012.  The Cardinals won three of the four games played between the two schools in 2015 in Ann Arbor, Mich.  Concordia leads the series at Mercy Field 6-2.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes opened the week, and the 10-game homestand, dropping both ends of a doubleheader against Indiana Tech 10-1 and 3-1 on Wednesday.  The Gray Wolves managed just four hits in each game of the doubleheader.  On Saturday, Lourdes and Marygrove split a twinbill with the Gray Wolves winning the opener 3-0 before the Mustangs took game two 24-5.  A.J. Schraffenberger tossed the complete game shutout and Garrett Jex went 3-for-4 in game one, but Gray Wolf pitchers walked 21 Mustangs in the game two loss.  Sunday Lourdes celebrated Senior Day sweeping a twinbill from Marygrove 10-0 and 6-4.  Nick Toth went 3-for-4 with four runs batted in in game one while Brandon Holt tossed a two-hit shutout.  In game two, Toth again drove home two runs in the victory.

Scouting Concordia (Mich.): The Cardinals enter the week having won three of four against Cornerstone last weekend at home and are in fourth place in the WHAC standings.  Concordia hosts Cleary on Wednesday before heading to Lourdes for games on Thursday and Friday.  Keith Phillips leads Concordia batting .343 on the season with 28 runs batted in.  As a team the Cardinals are hitting .274 while the pitching staff sports a 3.96 earned run average and teams are batting .273 against them.

Tossing Shutouts: Lourdes pitchers have registered seven shutouts this season as part of the team's 13 victories.  Last weekend A.J. Schraffenberger tossed a four-hit gem and Brandon Holt threw a two-hitter as the Gray Wolves notched two shutouts.  Holt and Schraffenberger each have two shutouts while the other three have been combined efforts involving the relief corps.

RBI Race: Garrett Jex and Nick Toth enter the final series tied for the team lead with 20 runs batted in each.  George Pastor and Dallas Riggs are in the hunt for the crown as well, having tallied 18 RBI each.  The four have combined for 76 of the Gray Wolves' 117 RBI on the year.

Flawless in the Field: Garrett Jex has had 144 chances behind the plate this season, without committing an error.  Dallas Riggs also has a 1.000 fielding percentage in centerfield, having not committed a miscue in 121 chances.

A Direct Correlation?: When Lourdes has outhit its opponents this season, the Gray Wolves are 11-1 in 2016.  However, when the Gray Wolves have been outhit by the opposition they are just 2-30 on the year.  Lourdes won its first game this season over the weekend against Marygrove when the opponent scored first, something that had not occurred 30 times this year.

Streaks: Zak Laubscher has reached base safely in six straight games while Matt York has done the same in five consecutive contests.  Garrett Jex has the team's longest active hitting streak at four.  Jex also shares the team's longest hitting streak of the year, five, with George Pastor and Kyle Sherman.

Jex Leads the Batting Race: Garrett Jex continues to lead Lourdes hitters this season, batting .308 on the year.  Jex has 40 hits and 15 doubles, also marks that lead the team.

Holt Throwing Well: Brandon Holt leads Lourdes on the mound, having logged 65.1 innings.  He shares the team lead with three victories and has saved five others, while sporting a 2.34 earned run average.  Opponents are batting just .248 against Holt as well.

This and That: Garrett Jex has thrown out 14 of 48 would-be base stealers George Pastor is the lone Gray Wolf to start, or appear in, all 47 games this season ... the Gray Wolves' four seniors, Brandon Holt, Garrett Jex, Alex Samson, and Nick Toth have appeared in a combined 348 career games.