SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drury baseball team hosts McKendree in a four-game series starting with a doubleheader on Friday at US Baseball Park in Ozark.
Friday's doubleheader starts at 2 p.m. with the first game scheduled for nine innings followed by a seven-inning game. Saturday, the two teams meet for a nine-inning game at 2 p.m. and the four-game set concludes with a nine-inning game on Sunday at noon.
The Panthers are 2-2 after starting the season with a four-game series split with Washburn. SS
Shane Benes went 7 for 14 with a home run and three runs batted to open the season while
Caleb Essick has driven in four runs while going 6 for 17 at the plate.
Ryan Colombo, scheduled to start on Friday, has one of Drury's two wins while
Austin Simms is off to a 1-0 start as well.
McKendree enters the series with a 1-2 record. The Bearcats opened the year losing two of three to the University of Montevallo in Alabama last weekend.
The 2017 Drury baseball season is sponsored by Aaron Sachs and Associates.
Tickets to Drury games at US Baseball Park are $5 with children ages 12 and under admitted free and can be purchased at the stadium gates.
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