Eastern Illinois (11-20, 6-6 OVC) vs. Bradley (10-22, 4-8 MVC)
Tuesday, Apr. 16 at 3 p.m. | Charleston, Ill.
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Eastern Illinois vs. Saint Xavier (24-19, 17-9 CCAC)
Wednesday, Apr. 17 at 3 p.m. | Charleston, Ill.
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ON TAP: The Eastern Illinois baseball team will close out their current home stand with a pair of non-conference games in the midweek. They will first face Bradley on Tuesday before taking on Saint Xavier on Wednesday. Both games are set for 3 p.m.
SERIES HISTORY: EIU is 44-36 all-time against Bradley. The series dates back more than a century as the teams first met in 1922 (6-4 Bradley). Their last meeting was a 4-3 Panthers win in 2012.
Eastern is 4-2 all-time against Saint Xavier. Their first meeting was a 6-5 EIU win in 1991. The Panthers defeated the Cougars 5-0 last season.
SCOUTING REPORT:
- Bradley: The Braves enter this week with an overall record of 10-22 and 4-8 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. They suffered a sweep at the hands of Indiana State last weekend. They are batting .275 as a team with a cumulative ERA of 7.82. Beau Durbin's .364 batting average is fourth best in the MVC, while pitcher Noah Edders' 48 strikeouts are tied for third most in the conference. They are led by head coach Elvis Dominguez.
- Saint Xavier: The Cougars possess an overall record of 24-19 with a 17-9 mark in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (NAIA). They are batting a conference second-best .313 with an ERA of 5.81, which it tops in the CCAC. Four Cougars with at least 25 appearances are batting .344 or higher. Starting pitcher Julian Vargas is 4-2 with a 1.86 ERA and 33 strikeouts. They are led by head coach Addison Rouse.
WEEKEND RECAP: EIU won their second consecutive OVC series last weekend as they took two of three against SIUE. They swept Saturday's doubleheader with wins of 8-7 and 13-4, before dropping Sunday's series finale by a score of 11-5.
QUICK HITTERS:
- With the pair of victories on Saturday, head coach Jason Anderson reached 200 career wins. He joins Bill McCabe (201), Tom McDevitt (299), and Jim Schmitz (533) as the only Eastern baseball coaches to record at least 200 victories with the program.Â
- After starting 0-5 in conference play, the Panthers have won six of their last seven OVC games. In those contests, they are batting .332 with an ERA of 4.43.
- On the season, EIU's .287 batting average is third best in the OVC.
- Lucas Loos has reached base in 26 consecutive games. His .366 batting average is sixth best in the conference. He is third in slugging percentage (.723) and fourth in OPS (1.168). His 14 doubles are tied for most in the OVC.
- Dylan Drumke is fifth in the OVC in slugging percentage (.677) and OPS (1.131). He is seventh in the conference with 33 RBI.
- Trenton Pallas' .365 batting average is seventh best in the Ohio Valley Conference.
- Jonathon Hanscom remains among the OVC's top five in multiple categories, including ERA (3.82), opposing batting average (.238), and earned runs allowed (13) among others. He leads EIU with three saves on the season.
- Bryce Riggs is 10th in the OVC in strikeouts with a total of 39.
CATEGORY LEADERS:
Hits:
Cole Gober (43),
Lucas Loos (42),
Michael O'Conor (34)
Multi-Hit Games:
Cole Gober (13),
Lucas Loos (12)
Dylan Drumke (11)
Home Runs:
Dylan Drumke (9),
Lucas Loos (8),
Cole Gober (7)
RBI:
Dylan Drumke (32),
Lucas Loos (25),
Michael O'Conor (19)
Strikeouts:
Bryce Riggs (39),
Colton Coca (36),
Jonathon Hanscom (29)
ON DECK: Eastern will hit the road this weekend for an OVC series at Little Rock. Game one is set for 6 p.m. on Friday, April 19th.Â
