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WIU Heads to the Lone Star State

| By: WIU Athletic Communications

WIU takes on Texas Tech in four game series

Who | Texas Tech
Where | Lubbock, TX (Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park)
When | Feb. 24-26
Social Media | Instagram & Twitter
 
Weekend Probable's
Game 1 | Feb. 24 | 1 p.m.
Mitchel Sampson (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs Brendan Girton (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Game 2 | Feb. 24 | 4 p.m.
Tyler Kapraun (0-1, 9.00 ERA) vs Taber Fast (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Game 3 | Feb 25 | 3 p.m.
Jake Armstrong (1-0, 3.38 ERA) vs Mason Molina (1-0, 0.00)
Game 4 | Feb 26 | 1 p.m.
Aron Harrington (0-0, 2.25 ERA) vs Bo Blessie (1-0, 0.00)
 
 
Schedule Change
Western Illinois and Texas Tech will change their weekend series schedule. A doubleheader originally scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 25) will now be played on Friday (Feb. 24). Game one on Friday will be a nine-inning game, with game two being seven innings. Saturday and Sunday's games will both be nine innings.
 
Leading the Pack
Nick Mitchell did not miss a beat on opening weekend. The sophomore went 10-16 (.625) in the batter's box, hitting three doubles and a home run well, driving in three RBIs. Mitchell ranks in the top three in the Summit League in hits (10, 1st), batting average (.625, 2nd), base percentage (.667, 2nd), OPS (1.667, 2nd), doubles (3, 2nd), stolen bases (3, 3rd).
 
Long Ball
Western Illinois used the long ball on their first weekend. Kyree Alexander led the Leathernecks with two home runs. Jake Allgeyer also found a way to put the ball over the fence as he launched a ball over the right field fence in WIU's 5-2 victory. Nick Mitchell had the other home run for WIU.
 
Veteran Pitching
Jake Armstrong led the Leathernecks in wins this past weekend. The senior picked up his first win as a Leatherneck, pitching 5.1 strong innings. Armstrong struck out five Screaming Eagles well, only allowing two runs. Tyler Kapraun led WIU starting pitchers in strikeouts as he retired seven USI hitters.
 
Strong Bullpen
WIU used seven guys out of the bullpen last weekend. Jack Bell saw the most time appearing in three games, pitching a total of 3.1 innings. Cade Herrmann, Cam Howard, and Jackson Burk made multiple appearances for the Leathernecks. Herrmann picked up his first save of the season with the 5-2 win in game two. Jackson Burk struck out five USI Screaming Eagles, including four in a row in Sunday's game.
 
Scouting Texas Tech
Texas Tech stays in the top 25 polls at number 24 after a four-game sweep of Gonzaga. The Red Raiders started with an 8-4 victory last Friday before outscoring the Bulldogs 22-6 over the weekend with a 10-3 win on Saturday and a 12-3 victory on Sunday. Monday's final game was a nail bitter as Texas Tech pulled out a come-from-behind walk-off win 9-8. Gavin Kash batted .692 over the first weekend with nine hits in 13 at-bats. He had one home run and two triples, helping him total 16 bases. Kash also contributed eight RBIs.
 
What's Next
WIU will stay on the road after its four-game series with Texas Tech. The Leathernecks remain in Illinois as they travel south to take on SIU-E on March 3-5.
 
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