TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State baseball will open its 2018 home slate Saturday afternoon as Western Illinois makes the trek to Bob Warn Field for a three-game series. Each game of the series is scheduled for a 1 p.m. ET first pitch. The Valley On ESPN3 will carry all three contests.
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SYCAMORES AT A GLANCE
After two weekends of action, Indiana State is hitting .291 as a club with 38 extra-base hits, including 15 home runs. The Indiana State pitching staff holds a 5.09 ERA and has struck out 85 batters in 97.1 innings.
LOOKING AT THE LEATHERNECKS
Western Illinois enters the weekend 0-9 on the year, led by infielder Dillon Sears who hold a .321 batting average in seven starts for the Leathernecks. Deion Thompson is the squads' RBI leader with eight on the year to go along with a .273 average. WIU is hitting .244 as a team while the pitching staff holds a 6.00 ERA.
ALL-TIME VS THE LEATHERNECKS
The Sycamores hold a 20-14 advantage with WIU in the all-time series. The Trees completed at three-game sweep of the Leathernecks in 2014 and have won four-straight.
MOVING UP THE LIST
Head coach
Mitch Hannahs moved into fourth for all-time wins at Indiana State with a victory last weekend at Austin Peay, passing Jim Rendel (1968-75). Hannahs sits at 130 wins in five seasons at the helm of the program.
Rank Coach Wins
1 Bob Warn 1,070
2 Paul Wolf 140
3 Rick Heller 131
4
Mitch Hannahs 130
5 Jim Rendel 129
FAST STARTS
Indiana State has dominated the first two innings this season, outscoring opponents 23-14. The Sycamores have outscored the opponent in all but two innings this season including a 21-3 advantage in the ninth.
GET ON AND SCORE
Though
Luke Fegen has only started five of 11 games for the Sycamores, the junior has been one of the top run-scorers for the Trees. Fegen has 11 hits in 27 at bats for a team leading .407 batting average. He has reached base 14 times (11 H, 2 BB, HBP) and has scored 10 runs for the Sycamores. Fegen is sporting a .593 slugging percentage with a pair of doubles and a home run to his credit.
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