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WIU Baseball Takes on North Dakota State

| By: WIU Athletic Communications
Who | North Dakota State 
Where | Fargo, ND
When | Apr. 28-30
Social Media | Instagram & Twitter


Last Time Out
Western Illinois traveled to Saint Louis on Tuesday, squaring up with the Billikens. WIU, you jumped out to an early 5-0 lead. Brian Erbe would have a two-run single in the top of the second to give WIU an early 2-0 lead. Jake Allgeyer would tack on three more runs in the third inning with a three-run homer to right center field. The home run was Allgeyer's first in April and first since the Oral Roberts series at the end of March.

Bullpen Bell
Jack Bell made three appearances out of the bullpen this past weekend. He finished with a weekend stat line of 6.2 innings pitched, striking out nine batters and allowing just three hits and one walk. Bell did not give up a run all weekend. With those three appearances, Bell moves up to 20 on the season, just 11 back of tying his record for appearances in a season. Career-wise, Bell is nine appearances away from breaking the record for most appearances in a Leatherneck jersey. 

Leathernecks Stat Leader
Nick Mitchell remains at the top of offensive categories for the Leathernecks. The former Summit League All-Freshman teamer leads WIU in batting avg (.403), OPS (1.145), runs (28), hits (50), doubles (11), triples (5), HR (3), total bases (80), SLG% (.645), walks (24) OB% (.500).

Getting on Base
Nick Mitchell has stayed a getting on base machine. In the three-game series against Northern Colorado, Mitchell reached base safely eight times in 12 at-bats. Mitchell collected four hits and four walks on the weekend. Mitchell continued that success at Saint Louis, collecting two hits in his four at-bats. Mitchell has reached base in his last 17 games with his successful week. On the season, Mitchell has played only two games where he has yet to safely make it to first base.

Summit League Success
Jack Bell has been dominant through the first nine games of conference play. Bell sits atop the Summit League in Summit League opponent batting averages. Bell leads the conference through nine games in conference play as he has held hitters to a .154 batting average. 

Scouting North Dakota State
North Dakota State comes into this Summit League series with a 12-26 overall record. Last weekend they took on Oral Roberts in a three-game set, taking game two against the Summit League Leader. NDSU is in third place in the Summit League with a 7-5 record. North Dakota State won its midweek matchup with Minnesota this past Tuesday.

Up Next
WIU returns to Alfred D. Boyer Stadium on Tuesday (May 2) for a mid-week clash with the Lindenwood Lions. After WIU takes on the Lions, they travel to Omaha for a three-game Summit League series with the Mavericks.
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