COVERAGE
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THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the week just under the .500 mark with a 4-5 overall record and a 2-1 record in Northwest Conference play. Pacific Lutheran is 6-5 overall with a 1-2 NWC mark.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats won their first NWC series of the season, taking two of three games at George Fox. Freshman Nick Holm went 6 for 6 with two home runs and five RBI in Game 1 with the Bruins. The six hits tied the program's single-game record. Jake Hoskins leads the team in batting average (.421), on-base percentage (.500), hits (16) and runs (10). Freshman Casey Struckmeier is 2-0 on the mound, both wins coming in relief. In his first start of the season against George Fox, he tossed five innings, allowing one run on four hits. 
 
PACIFIC LUTHERAN AT A GLANCE
The Lutes dropped two of three games to Lewis & Clark at home to open NWC play. The two teams also played a non-conference game last week, with the Pioneers leaving Tacoma with a third win. Andy Schmitz leads the team with a .435 batting average, 20 hits, 17 runs, four triples and two home runs. Aaron Barber is batting .400 with 14 RBI while Ashton Barton has driven in 11 runs. Spencer Howell is 2-1 in four appearances and three starts. He has struck out 15 batters in 18 innings pitched.
 
THE SERIES
Linfield has historically dominated the all-time series with Pacific Lutheran. The Wildcats are 114-60 against the Lutes, which includes a 60-32 mark at home. The 'Cats are averaging 5.85 runs per game in the series. Linfield won two of three games in Tacoma in the final weekend of the 2022 regular season to clinch a share of the NWC regular-season championship with Pacific. The two teams have already met at Roy Helser Field in 2023, with the Lutes taking two of three games in the first week of February.