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NOTABLES - MACMURRAY
- This is the first meeting between the two programs since the 2015 season as the two teams played twice down in Jacksonville. The two games were split as Loras took the first 13-5 and MacMurray wins the second 17-10
- The Highlanders finished just over .500 with a 20-19 overall record … 8-13 in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- MacMurray enters the week on a slow start with a 1-4 record including back-to-back losses to #9 North Central
NOTABLES - LAWRENCE
- Both programs met last year in the 2017 season as the Lawrence won 7-4 scoring three runs in both the eighth and ninth inning
- The Vikings finished the 2017 season with a 5-29-1 overall record and a 1-14-1 in the Midwest Conference
- Lawrence enters the week with a 1-2 record coming off a three game series against Iowa Wesleyan
NOTABLES - BLACKBURN
- Blackburn enters the week with a 0-4 overall record after being swept by Ecclesia last weekend
- Walter Jarvis leads the Beavers with a .417 batting average with one home run and four RBI's
- Blackburn will play Elmhurst and Lawrence on Saturday before they face the Duhawks on Sunday
NOTABLES - ELMHURST
- Loras has won the last two matchups against Elmhurst with a 5-1 win in 2017 and a 9-5 in 2016
- The Blue Jays finished with a 21-18 overall record for the 2017 season and 12-11 in the CCIW
- Elmhurst will open against Blackburn and MacMurray on Saturday before they face the Duhawks on Sunday
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TEAM NOTABLES - LORAS
- Loras is coming off a 14-25 season with a 7-17 Iowa Conference Record
- The Duhawks are ranked seventh in the Iowa Conference in the 2018 Preseason Coaches Poll
- Loras finished 2-2 in Jacksonville last season beating Chicago and Elmhurst and falling to Illinois Wesleyan and Grinnell
- The Duhawks return 11 seniors to the varsity roster including seven pitchersÂ
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INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES - LORAS
- Junior
Austin Konagel leads the Duhawks with a .346 batting average and on base percetage of .444
- Senior
Danny Weis is the returner with the most RBI's of 23 and the most hits with 45
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Robert Hovey returns for the Duhawks on the mound with a 5-2 record last season and a 3.76 ERA … While Brand Schwind returns with a 3-4 record, 61.1 innings pitched and 61 strikeouts
