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Leathernecks Off to Omaha for First Summit League Road Series

Western and Omaha will meet inside Seymour Smith Park Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Western Illinois (8-14, 2-4 Summit) at Omaha (14-6-1, 6-0 Summit)                                 
Date: March 29-31
Site: Omaha, Neb. (Seymour Smith Park)
Game Times:  1 p.m. (Friday), 2 p.m. (Saturday), 12 p.m. (Sunday)

Western's Last Outing: Victorious in three of its last five ballgames, Western Illinois added its latest win in a 13-3 decision over St. Ambrose.

The Leathernecks tabbed a run in five of the seven innings, and the outing marked back-to-back non-Summit League games where they finished with 10-plus.  

•    The Leathernecks outhit St. Ambrose, 14-5, and all but two position players (12 appeared in the game) recorded a hit
•    Steve McShane went 3-for-4 with a run and RBI
•    Jordan Cheek received his first career start and earned the win in three innings of play;  Kyle Rosenfeld, Jack Carberry, and Parker Heidorf each saw time on the mound
•    Macomb native Grant Hannant recorded the run-rule walk-off with an RBI single in the seventh

B-Mont: Bailey Montgomery joined Western a season ago after transferring in from Wabash Valley. The senior is currently hitting .348 (the lone Leatherneck over .300 at the moment), and ties for third on the team in hits, while ranking second in RBI (15). 

He recorded a career-high five RBI versus North Dakota State (March 23) and has three multiple RBI games this year. 

The Centerfielder: Drue Galassi is off to a hot start in his junior campaign. He paces the Leathernecks in hits (18), slugging percentage (.522), and RBI (19), and ties for second in the Summit in the latter area. 

A season ago, he recorded a pair of home runs and has already surpassed the total with four this year. Two were registered in one game alone (South Dakota State, March 17). 

Summit Standings: Leatherneck pitchers are currently 'Top 10' in several Summit League categories. 

Javin Drake 
Innings Pitched | 39.2 | 2nd 
Strikeouts | 44 | 1st
ERA | 4.31 | 9th

Jace Warkentien 
Saves | 2 | T5
ERA | 3.41 | 5th
Strikeouts | 28 | 8th 

Jack Carberry
Wins | 3 | T3 

They'll Run: The Leathernecks have never been shy on the base paths, and currently lead The Summit League with 31 stolen bases. 

Deion Thompson has a team-best seven swipes and is perfect in the effort, while Steve McShane has six and Drue Galassi five. On the opposite side of the equation, catcher CJ Schaeffer Jr. has caught 11 runners stealing and guides The Summit in the category. 

Game Winners: CJ Schaeffer Jr. has three game-winners in his senior campaign, and the latest occurred in walk-off fashion against South Dakota State (March 16). 

Game Winner No. 1 (at Southeast Missouri) | RBI single to right center broke a 2-2 stalemate in the 11th inning; Western won, 5-2. 

Game Winner No. 2 (at Saint Louis) | Sent a two-out RBI single up the middle in the eighth inning of WIU's 5-4 win at SLU

Game Winner No. 3 (vs. South Dakota State) | First career grand slam helped Western to a 10-6 walk-off win 

On Deck: The Leathernecks continue their road swing at Bradley Tuesday, April 2, at 6 p.m. 

 
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