Drury Panthers (15-22, 5-9 GLVC) at Upper Iowa Peacocks (5-29, 0-10 GLVC)/Lewis Flyers (20-12, 9-1 GLVC)
at Upper Iowa	Friday, April 10 | 12/2 p.m.
Site	Eischeid Softball Complex | Upper Iowa University | Fayette, Iowa | Parking Map
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at Lewis	Saturday, April 11 | 12/2 p.m.
Site	Lewis Softball Field | Lewis University | Romeoville, Ill. | Parking Map
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury is set to take their longest conference road trip of the season with two games at Upper Iowa (April 10) and two at Lewis (April 11).
 
The Panthers are in search of an end to their seven-game skid. Drury dropped two to No. 3 Pittsburg State on Tuesday. In those losses, Drury competed against the second-highest scoring offense in NCAA Division II early on before the Gorillas took control late. Upper Iowa has dropped ten straight games. The Peacocks have not won a game since Feb. 28 against Newman. In Lewis's last ten games, the Flyers are 8-2. Those two losses were in non-conference games against Grand Valley State and Ohio Dominican.
 
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SERIES HISTORY VS UPPER IOWA

• Drury and Upper Iowa have met ten times prior to this weekend; the Panthers have won nine of them.
• Drury has won eight straight against the Peacocks.
• Under Brooke Gajewski, the Panthers are 4-0.
• This will be the first time that Drury and Upper Iowa will meet in Fayette, Iowa.

 
SERIES HISTORY VS LEWIS

• Drury is 12-23 against Lewis all-time.
• The Panthers won the most recent meeting against the Flyers, 4-3 in Springfield last season.
• In the last five games against Lewis, Drury is 1-4.
• The last time that Drury played in Romeoville was during the 2022 season. The Panthers swept the Flyers.

 
STORYLINES

• This season, Drury is 7-9 in one-run games. Last season, the Panthers were 13-7 in games decided by one run.
• Drury has 14 games this season with at least two errors, winning just one.
• In doubleheaders, Drury is 7-5 in game ones and 3-9 in game twos.
• The Panthers have out-hit their opponents in 19 games this season, winning 11 of them.
• Kaley Adzick is five strikeouts away from her 200th career strikeout, combined with her time at Webster and Drury. In her three seasons at Drury, she has 145 strikeouts, the tenth most in Drury history. She is five away from moving into ninth all-time.
• Reece Anderson is 43 assists shy of tying the single-season assist record of 160, which she set last season. She currently ranks fourth all-time in career assists with 277.
• Gabrielle Bax is 22 assists shy of 200 career.
• Upper Iowa has dropped ten straight games. Their last win came on Feb. 28 against Newman. The Peacocks are 5-29 overall and 0-10 in GLVC play. The 0-10 start in the league is the worst start for Upper Iowa since they joined the GLVC prior to the 2024 season.
• Despite the struggles, Dani Laughlin has been a bright spot for Upper Iowa on the offensive side of the ball. Laughlin is hitting .415 with a team-high 14 RBIs. The redshirt sophomore center fielder only has three extra-base hits this season.
• The Upper Iowa pitching staff has an ERA of 4.79. The top ERA is Sara Reid. This season, Reid has a 3.01 in 14 starts. Every start this season, she has thrown a complete game. Reid has a 5-10 record with opponents hitting .265.
• Lewis is tied for first place in the GLVC with Indianapolis. The Flyers are 20-12 with a 9-1 GLVC record. In the last ten games, Lewis is 8-2 with losses to Grand Valley State and Ohio Dominican.
• Eight Flyers that have played at least 20 games this season are hitting over .300. Nicole Magdziasz (.439) and Erica Hoffman (.427) are the only Flyers that are hitting over .400. Lewis is not a power-hitting team; they only have 14 homers. Even though home runs are not what Lewis is known for, they are second in the GLVC in doubles (60) and lead the league in triples (25).
• Chloe Gust has the lowest ERA for the Flyers this season with a 2.93. Gust has only appeared in nine games this season, none since March 18. The pitchers who have been in the circle more recently are Joiee Strohmeyer and Avery Flynn. Strohmeyer is 9-8 with a 4.86 ERA. Flynn is 8-1 but has a 5.87 ERA. Flynn has only thrown 62 innings this season.

 
LOOKING AHEAD
Drury returns to Thompson Field on April 18 for their first of three Senior Day celebrations against Quincy.
 
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