Drury Baseball will get an up-close look at some other teams in the region when they participate in the inaugural Midwest Region Crossover Showcase Friday through Sunday in the Indianapolis suburb of Westfield, Ind.
Coach
Scott Nasby's Panthers (5-12) will play Walsh (8-8) at 5:30 p.m. (EST) on Friday, before playing Cedarville (3-6) at noon and Alderson Broaddus (6-6) at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Drury will conclude the four-games-in-three-days stretch with a 9:30 a.m. test on Sunday morning against Grand Valley State (7-6-1) at the Grand Park Baseball Complex, site of Drury's march to a second straight Great Lakes Valley Conference championship last spring.
The Panthers are coming off a 4-3 loss at Central Missouri on Wednesday after DU had defeated Southwest Baptist 13-8 on Tuesday in Bolivar.
Senior shortstop
John Goodrich is batting .328 and junior second baseman/pitcher
Ryan Colombo is hitting .323 to lead the Panthers, while
Devan O'Bryan has eight runs batted in and
Conner Wilson has driven in seven to pace DU in run production.
Ryan Wedermyer has a 1.50 ERA and three saves in seven appearances, while Colombo is 2-2 with a 1.88 ERA to lead the Panthers' pitching staff.
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