RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University will play its first weekend home series of the season starting Friday against Illinois State.
 
Friday's contest will start at 5 p.m.  Saturday's game is scheduled for 1 p.m.  The series finale on Sunday is set for 12 p.m.
 
Baseball Bingo is back on Friday.  Fans have a chance to win an EKU Swag Bag.  Sunday is Junior Colonel Club Day with members getting into the game for FREE.  Kids have a chance to be the "Play Ball" kid, guest public address announcer and can run the bases after the game.  The Kids Day Combo includes a hot dog, chips and drink for $8.
 
THE COLONELS
-  EKU is 3-10 after suffering a pair of midweek losses to No. 21 ranked Kentucky.
 
-  Redshirt freshman designated hitter Dylan Littlefield leads the team in hitting (.367), home runs (5) and RBIs (18).
 
-  Shortstop Pedro Moreno leads the team in runs (12) and doubles (5) while hitting .294.
 
-  Jacob Price and Carson van Haaren have both made three weekend starts.  Price is coming off back-to-back quality starts.  He is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 18 innings.  van Haaren is 0-2 with a 13.06 ERA.
 
-  Griffin Howell has made seven appearances out of the bullpen and hasn't allowed a run in six of them.  On Wednesday he pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts at Kentucky.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Illinois State dropped to 7-5 after a 12-5 road loss at Southern Indiana on Tuesday.
 
-  Kannon Coakley has a team-best .360 batting average.  Brayden Bakes leads the team in runs (14), home runs (4) and RBIs (11) while hitting .340.
 
-  Thomas Harper and Luke Teschke have both made three starts this season.  Harper is 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA.  He has struck out 10 in 11 innings.  Teschke is 0-1 with an 11.74 ERA.  He has allowed 10 runs in 7 2/3 innings.
 
-  Lucas Foley is tied for the team lead in appearances with five.  He is 3-0 with a 0.75 ERA.  In 12 innings he has struck out 13 and allowed only one earned run.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  Illinois State holds a 5-1 lead in the all-time series and has won four in a row over the Colonels.  The teams last met in a 3-game series in Normal on March 20-22, 2015.
 
-   The Redbirds earned a 7-3 victory in the most recent meeting.