The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team hits the road for the first time in 2021 this weekend with a four-game series at Lewis in Romeoville, Ill.
 
UIS, which ranks 14^th in NCAA Division II, opened up the conference season last week by taking three of four games from Lewis. The Prairie Stars allowed just 11 runs in that series, and on the season are giving up just 2.6 runs a game.
 
Chad Saner and Colton Hale are both 2-0 on the year on the mound. Sander has a 1.00 ERA and opponents are batting .156 off of him. Hale has a 1.12 ERA, and opponents are batting just .154 against his pitches.
 
Offensively, the quartet of Zion Pettigrew, Bobby Barnard, Kal Youngquist, and Chris Mathieu are all batting over .400. They have combined for 29 runs and 41 RBI this season.
 
Each individual GLVC school will determine their own attendance policy for baseball. Please check the policies of the home teams if interested in attending a contest. (Lewis)
 
UIS vs. Lewis
Date/Time/Location: Friday, March 19, 2:00 p.m. – Romeoville, Ill.
Date/Time/Location: Saturday, March 20, 12:00 p.m. – Romeoville, Ill. (DH)
Date/Time/Location: Sunday, March 21, 12:00 p.m. – Romeoville, Ill.
Streaming: https://glvcsn.com/lewis
Live Stats: https://lewisflyers.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
All-Time Series: Series tied 15-15 (Lewis leads 6-2 in Romeoville, Ill.)
 
Lewis enters play on Friday with a 4-4 overall record. It opened conference play last week with a four-game split over Quincy.
 
The Flyers rank fifth in the GLVC with a 4.09 ERA this season. Offensively, they are in the upper half of the conference with a .273 batting average, and they are averaging 6.4 run a game.
 
Jake Karaba is the team's ace. He is 2-0 this season in three starts. He has a 1.00 ERA and a .145 opponent batting average. At the plate, Joe Preusser has a team-high .414 batting average. Anthony Cavalieri is the team leader with nine runs, and Jackson Dvorak has a team-best eight RBI.
 
Up Next
UIS starts an eight-game road trip this week. The second part of the trip is a four-game series at Truman State on March 26-28.