JACKSONVILLE, Ill.- The Illinois College Blueboys are set to take on Washington University St.Louis in the first round of the NCAA Baseball Championship Tournament on Thursday. This is the Blueboys first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
Thursday, 5/27 at 10:00 AM- NCAA Tournament Round 1- Decatur, Ill.- Illinois College vs. Washington University St. Louis - LIVE STATS - LIVE VIDEO - CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM
Tickets: The tournament is open to the public with tickets costing five dollars per game. Tickets will go on sale each day starting one hour prior to the first game. Game times will be at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sunday's game times are to be determined. The stands will be cleared following each game to ensure that fans can see their favorite teams. There are currently no spectator capacity limits in place.
Illinois College Blueboys News and Notes:
* IC baseball earns their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in program history after defeating Beloit in the Midwest Conference Championship.
* The Blueboys stand at 21-17 overall and 16-8 in the MWC.
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Bailey Reed leads the team with a .383 batting average hitting 12 home runs this season.
* Reed also leads the conference with an on base percentage of .543 and 54 RBIs.
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Griffin King and
James Marcinkowski both total 10 home runs so far this year.
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Tyler Blum leads the conference and the team with 50 runs scored.
* King has been a standout pitcher for the Blueboys this season with a record of 6-4 overall totaling 48 strikeouts.
* IC seeks their first NCAA Tournament win in program history.
Washington University St. Louis Bears News and Notes:
* WashU ranks No. 1 in the d3Baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 poll.
* The Bears finish the regular season with an overall record of 28-3.
* Tim Van Kirk leads the team with a .417 batting average totaling 55 hits with five doubles, five triples, and one home run.
* Van Kirk also leads the team with 21 stolen bases this year.
* Caleb Durbin leads the Bears with five home runs this season and 34 RBIs.
* Troy Bauer has been an outstanding pitcher for the Bears with a record of 5-2 totaling 74 strikeouts with a 3.02 ERA.
