SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury baseball opens GLVC play this weekend with a four-game series against Lewis at Mark Worley Field at Meador Park. The Panthers and Flyers will open their series and conference season Friday (March 13) with a 4 p.m. contest, followed by a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday (March 14) and a single nine-inning game at Noon on Sunday (March 15).
The Panthers (9-7) notched their second win over a top-10 team this season Tuesday with their 14-13 victory over No. 8 Grand Valley State. Greydon Miller finished 4-for-5 with five RBIs to pace Drury's offense, while Logan Reidelberger went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs scored and three RBIs in extending his personal hit streak to 16 games.
Lewis (5-11) enters the weekend looking to stop a two-game skid after dropping three of four contests to Purdue Northwest last weekend in Hammond, Ind.
Fans may follow the action through the GLVC Sports Network (subscription required), where games will be streamed live throughout the regular season. New for the 2025-26 academic year, viewing access to live broadcasts from GLVC regular season and postseason contests will be available via monthly subscription ($30) or annual subscription ($140). Single-event access can also be purchased for $15.Â
Additionally, audio broadcasts for most Drury home baseball games in 2026 will be streamed online through the DU All-Access button via DruryPanthers.com. Fans may access the audio streams by visiting the 2026 schedule page for the Panthers and selecting the "Listen" link, or via the DU All Access button located on the home page.
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LEADING OFF:
- The Panthers notched their second win over a top-10 team this season Tuesday with their 14-13 victory over No. 8 Grand Valley State.
- INF Logan Reidelberger brings a .420 season batting mark and a career-best 16-game hit streak into the GLVC season; Reidelberger's streak is the longest by a Panther since 2022 and is tied for the fifth-longest in program history.
- The DU offense ranks second in the GLVC in hitting (.336), hits (192) and slugging (.520), while the Panthers defense has logged the No. 5 team fielding percentage (.959) in the conference to date.
- Individually, OF Greydon Miller leads all GLVC hitters with his three triples and ranks second in slugging (.792) and fourth in hitting (.453).
- INF Landon Willbrand has recorded 55 fielding assists to lead all GLVC defenders.
- OF Luke Matschiner enters the weekend with 11 steals on the season, which is tied for fourth in the conference; he has swiped 43 bases in his career to rank ninth on the Panthers' all-time list, while fellow senior OF Connor Bain ranks seventh with his 47 steals.
- DU is led by 14th-year head coach Scott Nasby, who has compiled an overall mark of 376-283-1 as the Panthers' all-time winningest coach.
- The Panthers are celebrating their 20th season in 2026 and bring an overall program record of 552-417-1 into Friday's contest.
- Fans are reminded that Mark Worley Field at Meador Park is a CASHLESS FACILITY and transactions are limited to credit/debit card and mobile wallet platforms.Â
SERIES HISTORY
- The Panthers hold an 11-8 advantage over Lewis entering play Friday.
- Drury won a 4-3 decision over the Flyers in last year's GLVC Tournament in their most recent matchup with Lewis last May.
- Lewis took three of four from DU in its last regular-season meeting in April 2023.
- The Panthers are 6-6 in GLVC openers under head coach Scott Nasby.
LAST TIME OUT
- In a back-and-forth contest that featured four lead changes and 27 combined runs, Drury scored seven times in the sixth inning before holding off a late comeback bid by No. 8 Grand Valley State for a 14-13 victory Tuesday at Mark Worley Field.
- The Panthers overcame an early three-run deficit thanks to third-inning home runs by Jackson Crider and Greydon Miller, then took control for good by scoring seven times before the Lakers could record a single out in the sixth, turning a 5-5 deadlock into a seven-run advantage.Â
- The two clubs combined for 26 hits to go along with 19 walks in the contest, but it was Drury's massive sixth-inning surge that proved the difference.
- Miller finished 4-for-5 with five RBIs to pace Drury's offense, while Logan Reidelberger went 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs scored and three RBIs in extending his personal hit streak to 16 games.
REIDELBERGER ON A ROLL
- Senior INF Logan Reidelberger continued his early-season hot streak at the plate in Tuesday's win over No. 8 GVSU, finishing 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs scored and three RBIs.
- More importantly, he extended his personal hit streak to 16 games, which represents the longest by a Panther since matching 16-game streaks by Nikko Calabro and Jackson Dierenfeldt in 2022.
- Reidelberger's streak is tied with five previous 16-game streaks for the fifth-longest in program history.
BAIN CLIMBING THE DU CHARTS
- Senior OF Connor Bain entered his final season as a Panther with the opportunity to leave a lasting imprint in the DU record book.
- Bain brings a .318 career batting average and 140 runs scored into the week, with the latter total ranking 10th in DU history.
- He also cracked the top 10 on DU's career home run chart with his 14th round-tripper as a Panther in DU's Feb. 22 victory at UCO, then went deep on March 3 at Missouri Southern to pull to within 10 homers of Luke Burk's program record.
- Additionally, Bain has swiped 47 bases to rank seventh on the Panthers' career list, which is 30 shy of Nick Thimesch's program record of 77.
- Bain also ranks among DU's all-time leaders in walks (83) and needs just one more hit to break into the Panthers' career top 10 list, with 192 to his credit.Â
LOOKING AHEAD
The Panthers will travel to No. 1 Pittsburg State for a 3 p.m. non-conference matchup Tuesday (March 17).
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