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Baseball Closes Regular Season at Fort Wayne

Leathernecks looking to clinch berth in postseason tournament

#WIUGAMEDAY INFORMATION
 

Western Illinois Leathernecks (14-33, 11-16 Summit League)
at Fort Wayne Mastodons (28-24, 11-16 Summit League)

WHEN AND WHERE:
THURSDAY, MAY 19 - 2 p.m.
Ian Koch (Fr, RHP) vs. Evan Miller (So, RHP)

FRIDAY, MAY 20 - 1 p.m.
TBA vs. Trevor Storie (Sr, RHP)

SATURDAY, MAY 21 - 12 p.m.
TBA vs. Brandon Pease (Sr, LHP)

Fort Wayne, Indiana


GAME NOTES:
Leatherneck Baseball
 
LIVE AUDIO:
None
 
LIVE VIDEO:
Mastodons All-Access
   
SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE
     
 
TWITTER:
@WIUBaseball (Live Video - Periscope)
@WIUAthletics

         
INSTAGRAM:
Western Illinois Athletics
         
        
LIVE STATS:
GoMastodons.com


SOCIAL STADIUM:
#W1U Social Stadium (through SIDEARM Sports)
        
    
PRESEASON INFORMATION
     
      
2016 Preseason Quick Facts (.PDF)
2016 Schedule Release
2016 Roster
2016 Record Book
           
LOOKING AHEAD: Western is currently tied for fourth in the Summit League as the top four teams advance to the Tournament... The Leathernecks are just one game out of third place and one ahead of sixth place... If Western wins 2-of-3 at Fort Wayne, the Leathernecks will clinch a berth in next week's tournament... If all three games are not played, various tie-breaker scenarios come into play.

TOURNAMENT SCENARIO: With the top four teams advancing to next week's Summit League Tournament in Tulsa, Western Illinois currently sits in a tie for fourth place at 11-16… The Leathernecks are tied with Fort Wayne, and just one game behind South Dakota State and one ahead of North Dakota State… Western must win 2-of-3 this weekend in Fort Wayne to clinch a postseason berth… Depending on the outcome of both series, Western could move into the third-seed.

CURRIER HITS 15: Junior Conner Currier extended his hitting streak to 15 games following the Omaha series… Currier improved his overall batting average to .322, now 10th in the Summit League, with a .417 on-base percentage.
 
WESTFAHL HITS TOP 5: Junior Nate Westfahl moved into a five-way tie for third place on the season 'Top 10' when he recorded his fifth save on the year with the series opener against Omaha… He also created an eight-way tie for fourth place all-time with his fifth save as a Leatherneck.

TEAM NOTES:
• Two pitchers - Joe Mortillaro and Ian Koch - have earned a Pitcher of the Week award this year.

• Western's six players with two triples are all tied for fifth place in the Summit League.

• The Leathernecks have started seven different pitchers during a weekend series this year... Two of the opening weekend starters have missed most of the season with an injury - Jr/LHP Preston Church and Soph/LHP JT Baksha.

• Steve McShane and Cord Church share the team lead and rank 10th in the Summit League in stolen bases... McShane is 9-of-13, and thanks to five steals in the last four games, Church jumped to 9-of-11 on the season... Roman Visintine is right behind at 8-for-11.

• Conner Currier and Chris Tschida are the top two on the team in walks with 24. Mark Garton is right behind with 23.

TRIPLE THREAT: Western knocked another triple on the year, a pinch-hit triple from Nathan Pollock at Iowa... The Leathernecks have as nearly as many triples (15) as home runs (18) this year... Pollock moved into a six-way tie for the team lead with Roman Visintine, Chris Tschida, Conner Currier, Drue Galassi and Steve McShane.
 
SCOUTING THE MASTDONS: Fort Wayne is coming off a weekday win over Purdue... The Mastodons have won 10-of-15 Summit League games since meeting Western Illinois last month in Macomb... Brandon Soat leads the team with a .327 average, followed by Greg Kaiser at a .302 clip with 18 doubles and 14 home runs... Shane Trevino has hit 11 homers... Trevor Storie has a 6-5 record, leading the team in wins... Jake Weber is 3-4 with a 4.83 ERA but picked up nine saves.



    




















































 
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Players Mentioned

Preston Church

#24 Preston Church

LHP
6' 3"
Junior
L/L
Mark Garton

#8 Mark Garton

C
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Joe Mortillaro

#21 Joe Mortillaro

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Nathan Pollock

#22 Nathan Pollock

OF
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Chris Tschida

#6 Chris Tschida

INF
6' 3"
Junior
R/R
Roman Visintine

#9 Roman Visintine

OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
Cord Church

#17 Cord Church

OF
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Nate Westfahl

#19 Nate Westfahl

P
6' 3"
Junior
L/L
Ian Koch

#23 Ian Koch

P
6' 5"
Freshman
R/R
Drue Galassi

#13 Drue Galassi

INF
6' 3"
Freshman
L/R
Conner Currier

#18 Conner Currier

INF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Steve McShane

#39 Steve McShane

OF
5' 8"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Preston Church

#24 Preston Church

6' 3"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Mark Garton

#8 Mark Garton

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
C
Joe Mortillaro

#21 Joe Mortillaro

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Nathan Pollock

#22 Nathan Pollock

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
OF
Chris Tschida

#6 Chris Tschida

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
INF
Roman Visintine

#9 Roman Visintine

6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
OF
Cord Church

#17 Cord Church

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
OF
Nate Westfahl

#19 Nate Westfahl

6' 3"
Junior
L/L
P
Ian Koch

#23 Ian Koch

6' 5"
Freshman
R/R
P
Drue Galassi

#13 Drue Galassi

6' 3"
Freshman
L/R
INF
Conner Currier

#18 Conner Currier

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
INF
Steve McShane

#39 Steve McShane

5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
OF