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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsThe Fort Hays State baseball team returns to action this weekend when the Tigers host New Mexico Highlands in a four-game series. 
The teams will battle in a single game on Friday beginning at 3 p.m. 
before a doubleheader starting at noon on Saturday. The series will wrap
 up with a noon finale on Sunday.
The Tigers are 5-3 on the year, while the Cowboys have yet to play a game this season.
Fort Hays State is 52-25 all-time against New Mexico Highlands, 
including a 27-10 record in Hays. The former RMAC rivals have renewed 
the series in non-conference play each of the last four years, with the 
Tigers holding a slim 7-6 lead in the series since 2016. Highlands took 
all four games of the series last year in Las Vegas, N.M. The Cowboys 
have not won a game in Hays since 2006. FHSU has never lost a series 
against the Cowboys in Hays.<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5273">Drake Angeron</a> is a perfect 10-for-10 on stolen base attempts this season, leading the country in swipes through two weeks of play. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5291">Garrett Stephens</a> ranks second in Division II with four home runs, while <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5289">Grant Schmidt</a> sits in fourth nationally with 12 runs scored so far this season. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5283">Jacob Ensz</a> has a strikeout/walk ratio of 15.00 through three appearances, the second-highest in the country. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5266">Jared Maneth</a> leads the team with a batting average of .467 and an on-base percentage of .619.
The Cowboys turned in a 19-31 record in 2019, including a 12-24 RMAC 
mark to finish eighth in the league standings. NMHU was picked to finish
 seventh in the league this season. Junior infielder/pitcher Ashton Roy,
 senior pitcher JT Mossberg and junior infielder/pitcher Kalen Hammer 
were all selected as players to watch in the RMAC this season.

FHSU baseball hosts Cowboys in four-game home set