GAME DAY LINKS -- 
McKENDREE at LEWIS -- Friday/Saturday, May 5-6, 2017
Brennan Field -- Romeoville, Ill.
Doubleheaders Each Day at Noon

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(LEBANON, Ill., May 4)--The McKendree University baseball squad will wrap up its 2017 season this weekend with a trip north to face off against Lewis University in a four-game Great Lakes Valley Conference series. The Bearcats and Flyers will meet in doubleheaders Friday and Saturday at Brennan Field with first pitch set for noon each day.

McKendree finished out the home portion of its schedule on Monday with a doubleheader split against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Due to the prolonged rain that fell last weekend in the Metro East area, the Bearcats and Rangers played the twinbill on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. After dropping an 8-7 heartbreaker in Monday's opener, McKendree bounced back to post an 8-6 triumph in the nightcap thanks to a walk-off, two-run home run from Andrew Aydt (Wildwood, MO/Eureka). The win pushed the Bearcats' overall record to 13-30 while moving to 2-20 in GLVC action. 

Heading into the final weekend of action for the 2017 season, Isaac Fisher (Washington, IL/Washington) holds the McKendree team leading in batting average at .318. Brad Groleau (Peru, IL/St. Bede Academy), who is second on the squad with a .309 average, leads the Bearcats with six home runs and 26 runs batted in. Jeff Wetzler (Newburgh, IN/Castle) is the other McKendree starter who is hitting above the .300 mark entering this weekend's play at .302. Luke Johnson (Barrington, IL/Barrington) paces the Bearcats with 16 walks and seven stolen bases while hitting out of the leadoff spot in the order. 

Right-hander Matt Wasche (Kansas City, MO/Rockhurst) leads the Bearcats' pitching staff with four victories while he sits second on the squad with two saves. Nick Yung (Smithton, IL/Freeburg), who is second with three wins on the mound, leads the Bearcats' staff with a 4.35 earned-run average and 43 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings of work. Matt Henning (Wichita, KS/Bishop Carroll) has registered a team-leading five saves, which is tied for fifth in the GLVC. 

ABOUT LEWIS
The Flyers are 12-34 overall and 6-18 in conference play. Lewis has dropped its last five games, including a four-game GLVC series last weekend at Bellarmine University followed by a 9-2 non-conference loss on Wednesday in nearby Joliet against the University of St. Francis. Like McKendree, the Flyers have three regulars batting over .300 heading into this weekend's action. Brandon Collins leads the trio at .396, which is good for sixth among all GLVC players. Kenny King, who is second on the with a .325 average, leads Lewis with seven home runs and 32 RBI. Connor Rutherford is close behind in the hitting department at .324. 

Sam Couch tops the Flyers' pitching staff with four victories. Couch is 4-3 overall with a 4.17 ERA and a team-best 37 strikeouts. He also has tossed three complete games in 2017. Alex Shake, with a 2-4 record, is the only other Lewis pitcher with more than one victory this season. 

McKendree and Lewis played their 2016 series at Hypes Field, with the visiting Flyers taking three of the four meetings. The Bearcats took the second game of the four-game set last year, 1-0, thanks to a four-hit shutout from Yung.