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League Play Continues Against Jackrabbits

| By: WIU Athletic Communications

The four-game series begins with a doubleheader on Friday (March 26) at noon.

Who | Western Illinois (5-12, 1-3) vs. South Dakota State (6-10, 1-3) 
When | Friday (March 26) Doubleheader at Noon - Saturday (March 27) at 1 p.m. - Sunday (March 28) at 1 p.m. 
Where | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium - Macomb, Ill. 
Watch | Leatherneck All-Access on Friday only 
Social Media | Twitter + Facebook #TRADITIONofTOUGH

First Pitch | Summit League play continues at Alfred D. Boyer as Western Illinois welcomes South Dakota State for a weekend series. 

Tickets / COVID-19 Protocols | After thorough discussion and consultation with university leaders, Western Illinois Athletics decided to decrease seating at all outdoor events this spring; the change limits entry to family members of student-athletes and staff. Student-athletes will be permitted to have only their families in attendance, admitted via the player pass list. 

Headlines 
  • Western's rotation this weekend is scheduled for Chandler Fochs, Brett Sears, Jace Warkentien, and Brian Raymond.
  • Both Fochs (8) and Warkentien (6) set their season-high in strikeouts last weekend. 
  • Luke Schwartz batted .500 (7-14) in the league opening weekend with four doubles and three RBI.
  • Jackson Gray (1-0) earned his first career save in the series finale victory, and Austin Edwards picked up his team-leading third save. 
  • Kevin Raisbeck knocked the go-ahead base hit with two outs and bases loaded to lead a four-run rally as WIU won 9-7 on Sunday vs. NDSU.
  • Raisbeck has stayed over the .300 mark all season and has six multi-hit games this season. 
  • The all-time series favors SDSU 24-23. 
  • The series opener against NDSU marked 677 days since Western Illinois last played at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium, which featured an 8-5 win versus the league's champion Omaha. 
  • After throwing a complete-game shutout at SLU on Saturday, Chandler Fochs was named Summit League Pitcher of the Week on Monday (March 16). The honor was the first of his career, as the last WIU complete-game shutout was in 2014
  • Four Leathernecks have knocked double-digit hits - Raisbeck (20), Trenton Bauer (20), Luke Schwartz (18). Alex Dorethy (17), and Chase VanDerGinst (12).
Scouting the Opposition | SDSU travels to Macomb with a 1-3 record in Summit League play after opening up at Omaha last weekend… in 2019, the Jackrabbits took the overall series 4-2… catcher Derek Hackman leads the Jacks at the plate batting .333 with three doubles, two home runs, and nine RBI… South Dakota State's rotation is set for Adam Mazur, Ryan Bourassa, Cody Carlson, and Owen Bishop.  

Last Time Out |  The Western Illinois baseball team (5-12, 1-3) rallied in the eighth to take the series finale 9-7 over first-place North Dakota State Bison (14-4, 3-1) on Sunday (March 21) afternoon.
 
After NDSU tied it (2-2) in the second, WIU regained the lead, 4-2, behind a Kory Olsen double down the right-field line. Jace Warkentien erased the two runs he allowed in the first and second and shutout the Bison batters for three consecutive innings. He limited the opposition to four hits and had a season-high six strikeouts. 
 
The visitors then tied it in the sixth (5-5) behind a two-run home run and an error. The Bison took advantage of another WIU mistake as a balk gave them a 6-5 lead. Jackson Gray (1-0) earned his first career victory as he threw two full innings and struck out three hitters. Austin Edwards entered the ninth and earned his team-leading third save.  
 
WIU began the late rally and loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth. Kevin Raisbeck came through in the clutch and singled up the middle to retake the lead, 7-6. Olsen continued the push and added two insurance runs with a single that brought in Derek Botaletto and Luke Schwartz. 

On Deck | The Leathernecks conclude the 12-game homestand against Oral Roberts next weekend (April 1-3). 

 
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