Complete game notes in .pdf format

Game Times
Game 1 - Friday, 1:00 p.m. (eastern)
Game 2 - Saturday, 12:00 p.m. (eastern)
Game 3* - Saturday, 3:30 p.m. (eastern)
* - if needed

Illinois Springfield
Record: 40-15-1
GLVC Record: 21-12 (t-4th)
Conf. Tournament: 2nd
National Ranking: 16th
Head Coach: Chris Ramirez
     UIS Record: 198-120 (6th yrs.)

Ashland
Record: 45-12
GLIAC Record: 17-7 (1st)
Conf. Tournament: 1st
National Ranking: 8th
Head Coach: John Schaly
      AU Record: 804-420-4 (22 yrs.)

All-Time Series
Ashland leads 1-0

The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team is among the final 16 teams remaining in the NCAA Division II baseball tournament for the first time in program history. The Prairie Stars will travel to Ashland, Ohio this weekend for a best-of-three series against Ashland in the NCAA Division II Midwest Super Regional.

The Prairie Stars advanced after going 3-0 at last week's regional tournament. UIS defeated Drury twice, including an 11-5 win in the title game, and Wayne State once.

Ashland lost its opening game at regionals, but won four straight to capture its regional title. The Eagles defeated Tiffin twice on Saturday by scores of 7-6 and 15-5 to win the tournament.

Ashland was ranked first in the final regional rankings of the season, while UIS was second. 

The two teams have played just once before, with Ashland winning 9-3 in a 2013 game in Florida.

UIS Game Notes
- UIS is in just its ninth season as a collegiate baseball program. The Prairie Stars have reached the NCAA postseason for two straight years, and this year's run is its farthest after finishing third in last year's eight-team regional tournament.

- The Prairie Stars won their 40th game of the season on Saturday. They have now hit the 40-win mark in two straight seasons, and gone over 30 wins in three consecutive years. After finishing above .500 just once in its first five years, UIS has now had four straight seasons of finishing above .500.

- UIS ranks eighth in NCAA Division II by scoring 8.5 runs a game. It is 22nd in on-base percentage (.411), 31st in batting average (.310), and 29th in slugging percentage (.477).

- The Prairie Stars are 15th nationally with a 3.69 ERA. They rank fourth in hits allowed per nine innings (7.52), ninth in strikeouts per nine innings (10.2), and 15th in WHIP (1.32).

- Since April 9, UIS is 20-4, with all four losses being to NCAA regional participant Bellarmine.  In that span, the Prairie Stars have an ERA of 3.00, and opponents are batting just .207 off of UIS pitching.

- UIS is 32-4 on the year when scoring five or more runs in a game. The Prairie Stars are 33-4-1 when they allow five or fewer runs in a contest.

- UIS starters have a 3.15 ERA on the year, including a 2.80 ERA in games started by its top three starters.

- Andrew Dean, the 2019 GLVC Pitcher of the Year, is 11-0 on the season with a 2.57 ERA. He is the school's career leader with a 21-1 record and a 2.73 ERA. Justin Revels, a first-team all-GLVC pick, is 8-2 with a 2.58 ERA. Brock Immke is 7-3 with a 3.08 ERA and 1.03 WHIP.

- John Sechen has scored 77 runs this season, second-most in NCAA Division II. The Prairie Stars are 23-3 when he scores two or more runs in a game.

- Chris Monroe is 20th in the nation with 80 hits. He leads the team in batting average (.370), doubles (16), RBI (58), and slugging percentage (.569).

- Monroe joined Dean and Revels on the GLVC first-team. Sechen, second baseman Brandon Bannon, third baseman Ruben Markham, and outfielder Zach Speaker were second-team picks. Bannon is batting .346 with 43 runs and 38 RBI. Markham is hitting .332 with 49 runs and 36 RBI. Speaker has a team-high 11 homers, including two in the NCAA Regionals.

- The winner of the NCAA Midwest Super Regional will advance to the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament, which will be held on June 1-8 in Cary, N.C.