SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury returns home for a conference doubleheader on Wednesday against Missouri S&T at US Baseball Park in Ozark. Game one starts at 2 pm.
 
The Panthers are coming off of a 13-3 win on Monday at Illinois Springfield as they bounced back from having been swept in a doubleheader by the Prairie Stars a day earlier. Drury is 15-16, 8-7 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and is tied for seventh in the league standings.
 
Missouri S&T is in second place in the GLVC with an 18-8 overall record and an 11-4 mark in the conference. The Miners took two out three games on the road last weekend at Southern Indiana and have won five of their last seven games.
 
After Wednesday's doubleheader, Drury goes on the road for a three-game series on Saturday and Sunday at Truman State.
 
Diamond Notes
--Ethan Owens goes into Wednesday with a six-game hitting streak. He is 4 for 8 at the plate in his last two games with 4 RBI's and is 12 for 22 (.545) during the hitting streak.
--Collin Fraley is coming off of a no-decision against Rockhurst last week (4.1 inn., 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 6 BB, 3 SO).
--Andrew Hastings will be making his first start after three relief appearances. He worked six innings two appearances ago on March 22 vs. Indianapolis (6.0 inn., 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO). Hastings pitched three shutout innings in his last time out and allowed no hits and no walks with three strikeouts against Southwest Baptist on March 27.
 
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Probable Starters for Drury
RHP Collin Fraley (2-1, 5.94 ERA)
RHP Andrew Hastings (0-0, 1.80 ERA)
 
Head Coach
Scott Nasby (7th year, 213-147-1)
 
Stat Leaders
DU- Ethan Owens (.356, 0 HR, 20 RBI, 10 steals), Nikko Calabro (.323, 3 HR, 27 RBI), Aaron Mann (.320, 4 HR, 32 RBI), Alex Austin (1-2, 3.00 ERA, 2 saves), Hunter Becker (3-0, 3.44 ERA)
S&T- Matt Gruse (.353, 1 HR, 17 RBI), Matt Knickerbocker (.344, 0 HR, 11 RBI), Tim Lira (.299, 4 HR, 23 RBI), Conner Forsythe (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 saves), Luke Marcheschi (6-0, 2.08 ERA)
 
Drury Summary
Record: 15-16 (8-7)
Current Streak: Won 1
All-time series vs Missouri S&T: 31-18
Record in last five games: 2-3
Record at home: 9-9
Record on the road: 5-7
Vs RH starters: 14-15
Vs LH starters: 1-1
In 1-run games: 2-6
Extra Innings: 1-1
Shutouts: 2-3
Decided in last AB: 1-4
Leading after 6 inn: 12-2
Trailing after 6 inn: 1-13
Tied after 6 inn: 2-1
Leading after 7 inn: 10-3
Trailing after 7 inn: 1-10
Tied after 7 inn: 0-0
Leading after 8 inn: 8-2
Trailing after 8 inn: 1-10
Tied after 8 inn: 0-1
Best record: 13-11 (6-3)
Worst record: 14-16 (1-2)
Longest win streak: 4 (March 17-22)
Longest losing streak: 3, 2x (last, March 27-31)
 
 
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