Baseball Concludes Home Stand with Illinois State, Mizzou

Illinois State visits Macomb on Tuesday before Missouri stops by on Wednesday

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MACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois baseball concludes its seven-game home stand this week with back-to-back matchups against Illinois State and Missouri. The Leathernecks welcome the Redbirds to Alfred D. Boyer Stadium Tuesday before Mizzou stops by on Wednesday. Both games are scheduled for 3 p.m.

Rotation
RHP Ryan Dunne vs. Illinois State
RHP Javin Drake vs. Missouri

Last Outing
In its longest game since the 2015 season, Western played host to South Dakota State for 12 innings. The Leathernecks ended things with a runner standing at each square, but none crossed home plate in the 6-3 decision.

Ian Koch pitched 6.1 innings and recorded a career-high eight strikeouts with one earned run.

SDSU Notes

Drue Galassi helped Western to a 1-0 edge in the first inning, scoring from third as the Jackrabbits caught Johnathan Fleek in a rundown situation
CJ Schaeffer singled down the right field line to score the first of two runs in the bottom of the eighth; his two-out single up the middle loaded the bases in the 12th
Colan Borchers faced seven batters and struck out three in two innings of action; he allowed just one hit
Western hasn't played 12 innings since the 2015 season when it took on SDSU for a 9-4 victory on the road

Active Streaks
Deion Thompson has reached base in 10 consecutive games and is currently working a five-game hitting streak. He joins Johnathan Fleek as the only two Leathernecks to appear in every game this season, and has a team-high 18 hits and 10 RBIs.

Bailey Montgomery saw his three-game hitting streak snapped against South Dakota State, but he has reached base in 11 straight games.

In Relief
In 68.1 innings pitched, Western's relievers have a combined 3.42 ERA. Alex Dorethy leads the pack with no earned runs in 9.2 innings, and is followed by Borchers (1.04 ERA / 8.2 IP), Jordan Mikel (1.59 ERA / 5.2 IP) and J.T. Baksha (1.80 ERA / 5.0 IP).

Scouting the Opposition – Illinois State
The Redbirds (8-11) started the season strong with wins over Arkansas State, Tennessee Tech, Morehead State and Washington, but have been winless in their last two series.

Three players are hitting above .300, and John Rave leads the team with a .388. He has 31 hits, 11 for extra bases and 18 RBIs.

Left-handed pitcher Matt Walker is expected to receive the start; he has a 5.21 ERA in 19 innings.

Scouting the Opposition – Missouri
Mizzou (19-6) was a late addition to Western's schedule, and will be the first Southeastern Conference opponent to visit Alfred B. Boyer Stadium in the past eight years.

The Tigers have won four of their last five games.

Kameron Misner is hitting a team-best .413 with 38 hits, 34 runs and 25 RBIs. Tyler LaPlante is projected to start, and he has a 1.74 ERA in 20.2 innings pitched.

On Deck
Western visits Fort Wayne Friday at 2 p.m. for the first of three games.

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Players Mentioned

#34 J.T. Baksha: LHP; 6' 0"; Junior; L/L

#16 Colan Borchers: RHP; 6' 2"; Senior; R/R

#22 Alex Dorethy: INF/P; 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman; L/L

#44 Javin Drake: P; 6' 4"; Sophomore; R/R

#35 Ryan Dunne: P; 6' 3"; Senior; R/R

#3 Johnathan Fleek: INF; 5' 7"; Senior; R/R

#13 Drue Galassi: OF; 6' 2"; Sophomore; L/R

#23 Ian Koch: P; 6' 4"; Junior; R/R

#5 CJ Schaeffer Jr.: C; 5' 10"; Junior; R/R

#24 Deion Thompson: INF; 6' 1"; Junior; R/R

#25 Jordan Mikel: P; 6' 5"; Freshman; R/R

#8 Bailey Montgomery: UTIL; 5' 10"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#34 J.T. Baksha
: 6' 0"; Junior; L/L
: LHP

#16 Colan Borchers
: 6' 2"; Senior; R/R
: RHP

#22 Alex Dorethy
: 6' 1"; Redshirt Freshman; L/L
: INF/P

#44 Javin Drake
: 6' 4"; Sophomore; R/R
: P

#35 Ryan Dunne
: 6' 3"; Senior; R/R
: P

#3 Johnathan Fleek
: 5' 7"; Senior; R/R
: INF

#13 Drue Galassi
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; L/R
: OF

#23 Ian Koch
: 6' 4"; Junior; R/R
: P

#5 CJ Schaeffer Jr.
: 5' 10"; Junior; R/R
: C

#24 Deion Thompson
: 6' 1"; Junior; R/R
: INF

#25 Jordan Mikel
: 6' 5"; Freshman; R/R
: P

#8 Bailey Montgomery
: 5' 10"; Junior; R/R
: UTIL