MACOMB, Ill. - Western Illinois baseball will be fighting to keep its Summit League Tournament hopes alive as the Leathernecks face Oral Roberts in their regular-season finale at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The three-game series opens on Thursday (May 14) at 6:30 p.m. with game two set for the same time on Friday (May 15) and the finale at 2 p.m. on Saturday (May 17). 

The Leathernecks currently hold a one-game lead over North Dakota State in The Summit League Standings for the fourth, and final, berth in the league tournament. Western also holds the tie-breaker over NDSU with a 4-2 advantage in head-to-head meetings this season. 

Due to commencement ceremonies and Western hosting The Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships, no live audio will be available for the three-game series. A link to live-scoring updates will be available at GoLeathernecks.com

LAST TIME OUT: The Leathernecks played host to Omaha last Saturday and Sunday (May 9-10) after rain forced Friday's game to be played as part of a doubleheader on Saturday... Western took game one from the Mavericks in walk-off fashion, 2-1... Mark Garton notched the game-winning hit with a two-RBI single to end the game... Garton finished the game 2-for-4, leading WIU at the plate... Jordan Pannell earned the win with 1.2 innings of work, improving to 2-1 on the season... In game two Western failed to score as run as Omaha's Zach Williamsen pitched a complete-game shutout... Sunday marked the Leatherneck's Senior Day as the Purple and Gold honored Tom Constand, Jake Moore, Tyler Owings, JJ Reimer, Nick Smith, and Brent Turner in their final game at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium... The seniors earned their honors as Turner notched a hit in the bottom of the ninth to give WIU it's second walk-off win of the weekend, 5-4... Owings earned the victory with an inning of scoreless relief... Colton Pogue hit his third home run of the season... The series victory is Western's first over the Mavericks in school history. 

SCOUTING ORAL ROBERTS: The Golden Eagles have compiled an 11-4 record since traveling to Macomb April 10-12... One of the 11 wins includes a 15-5 victory over Oklahoma State in Stillwater... ORU has clinched The Summit League regular season title with a record of 22-5... The Golden Eagles swept Fort Wayne last weekend in Indiana... On Tuesday (May 12) Oral Roberts dropped a close game to Wichita State, 7-6, in Kansas... Anthony Sequeira leads the Golden Eagles at the plate with eight home runs and 47 RBIs with a .337 batting average... Xavier Altamirano serves as ORU's ace with a 7-2 record, 75 strikeouts and a 3,04 ERA.

SERIES HISTORY: Oral Roberts swept the Leathernecks in Macomb earlier this season... The Golden Eagles ended the first two games in seven innings, 19-1 and 10-0... ORU leads the all-time series 59-7.

UP NEXT: The outcome from Western's trip to Tulsa will determine if the Leatherneck's season continues or ends... WIU is currently one game up on North Dakota State in the race for The Summit League Tournament's final spot... Western holds the tie-breaker with a 4-2 advantage in head-to-head meetings this season... One win for Western over Oral Roberts will force NDSU to sweep Omaha to continue its season.