The Normal University Pioneers baseball team (Normal, IL), was overwhelmed 17-7 in Friday's non-league outing with the host St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL)

The Spartans now hold a 13-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Prairie Central for a Illini Prairie outing on Monday, April 17. St. Joseph-Ogden will confront a Hawks team coming off a 12-9 non-league win over Herscher (Herscher, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 4-8.

Next, the Pioneers confront the St. Laurence Vikings (Burbank, IL) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, April 15. Normal University will attempt to advance on its 9-7 season record. The Vikings go into the outing with a 7-4 record after their 16-6 non-league loss to Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox, IL).