SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury plays their final regular season home series this weekend as they take on William Jewell for three games starting with a noon doubleheader on Saturday and ending with Senior Day on Sunday at noon at US Baseball Park in Ozark. Drury will honor their senior players in a special ceremony before Sunday's game against the Cardinals. 
 
The Panthers are 24-20, 16-11 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and enter the series in sixth place in the league standings. Drury is coming off of a 5-3 win in a non-conference game against 21st ranked Missouri Southern State on Tuesday.
 
William Jewell is 17-25-1, 11-16 in the GLVC and in 10th place in the conference. The Cardinals took an 8-5 loss to Central Missouri on Wednesday, but last weekend won two out of three at home against Lewis falling in game one 9-4 but bouncing back to win the next two, 8-7 and 7-6.
 
Kaleb Schmidt (2-3, 4.11 ERA) and Tom Tewes (5-2, 4.60 ERA) are Drury's probable starting pitchers for Saturday with Hunter Becker (3-1, 4.47 ERA) expected to throw on Sunday.
 
Drury enters the weekend with the fourth-best batting average in the conference (.291), and they rank third in runs scored (324).
 
The Panthers end the regular season on the road next weekend as they travel to McKendree for a three-game series on May 3-4. The GLVC tournament will feature the top eight finishers in the conference and, for the third year in a row, will be played at US Baseball Park in Ozark May 9-12.
 
Diamond Notes
--Clayton Engel has a 9-game hitting streak and is hitting .378 with 5 home runs and 10 RBI's during the 9-game stretch.
--Engel's 16 doubles this season rank 4^th in the GLVC.
--Alex Austin leads the GLVC in appearances with 21, and his 2.77 ERA is tied for third in the conference.
--The Panthers are 17-12 against William Jewell in their history and last year split their four-game series against the Cardinals in Liberty.
--Drury's win over Missouri Southern on Tuesday was their fourth win this season against a nationally ranked team and raised their record to 4-4 against the top 25 this season.
--In their last three starts, Kaleb Schmidt is 1-2 with a 4.05 ERA, Tom Tewes is 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA, and Hunter Becker is 0-1 with a 7.24 ERA.
 
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Probable Starters for Drury
RHP Kaleb Schmidt (2-3, 4.11 ERA)
RHP Tom Tewes (5-2, 4.60 ERA)
RHP Hunter Becker (3-1, 4.47 ERA)
 
Head Coach
Scott Nasby (7th year, 222-151-1)
 
Stat Leaders
DU- Collin Fraley (.343, 0 HR, 15 RBI), Aaron Mann (.340, 5 HR, 44 RBI), Clayton Engel (.325, 8 HR, 39 RBI), Ethan Owens (.321, 0 HR, 22 RBI, 15 SB), Andrew Hastings (2-0, 2.25 ERA), Alex Austin (21 app., 3-2, 2 saves, 2.79 ERA)
William Jewell- Tyler Murphy (.349, 7 HR, 19 RBI / 2-0, 4 saves, 1.80 ERA), Chase Redick (.328, 1 HR, 22 RBI), Trent Bollman (.315, 0 HR, 15 RBI), Anthony Hansen (.315, 1 HR, 27 RBI), Nick Gavin (.314, 5 HR, 29 RBI), Mack Stephenson (3-5, 3.70 ERA)
 
Drury Summary
Record: 24-20 (16-11)
Current Streak: Won 1
All-time series vs William Jewell: 17-12
Record in last five games: 2-3
Record at home: 13-11
Record on the road: 10-9
Vs RH starters: 22-18
Vs LH starters: 2-2
In 1-run games: 4-7
Extra Innings: 2-1
Shutouts: 4-4
Decided in last AB: 2-5
Leading after 6 inn: 20-2
Trailing after 6 inn: 2-16
Tied after 6 inn: 2-2
Leading after 7 inn: 17-3
Trailing after 7 inn: 2-13
Tied after 7 inn: 0-0
Leading after 8 inn: 14-2
Trailing after 8 inn: 1-12
Tied after 8 inn: 1-1
Best record: 22-17 (15-8)
Worst record: 15-17 (2-3)
Longest win streak: 7 (April 3-14)
Longest losing streak: 3, 2x (last, March 27-31)
 
 
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