The Normal Community Ironmen will venture away from home to challenge the Normal University Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Normal University will be up against a hot Normal Community team: the squad just extended their winning streak to eight. The Ironmen's pitchers stepped up to hand Urbana a 16-0 shutout on Monday.
Chase Hendren was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hendren was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
Brady Burkhart
| 05/05/25 vs Urbana | 4 |
| 04/14/25 vs Centennial | 3 |
| 05/02/25 @ Urbana | 1 |
| 04/30/25 @ Richwoods | 1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Normal West | 1 |
In other batting news, Brady Burkhart was incredible, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Jacob Engel was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
Normal Community always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Urbana only posted an OBP of .286.
Normal University came out on top against Lanphier on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive 11-run fourth inning. The Pioneers were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over the Lions. The win continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won eight in a row.
Normal Community's victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.9 runs over those games. As for Normal University, their record now sits at 19-4.
Normal Community couldn't quite finish off Normal University when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Ironmen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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