Head Coach Terry Davis and the Western Illinois Baseball program have released its 2024 schedule. The Leathernecks will play a 51-game schedule, hosting 17 games at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium.
Western Illinois opens the season on an 18-game road trip across five states. The first trip will occur on the Austin Peay campus for a three-game set from Feb. 16-18. The second-weekend action will be in Tennessee as the Leathernecks battle the Bilikens of St. Louis from Feb. 23-25. The teams will play their series at the USA Complex in Millington, TN.
The first road trip to Kentucky will stop at Eastern Kentucky for a three-game series March 1-3. WIU will again take on St. Louis in a mid-week clash on March 5 in St. Louis. The Leathernecks return to Kentucky on March 8-10 to take on Northern Kentucky in a three-game set.
WIU stays on the road to take on a pair of power five opponents. First on the schedule is a two-game set against Cincinnati on March 12-13 and then a weekend series against Iowa on March 15-17. WIU opens their Ohio Valley Conference campaign in their home opener against UT Martin on March 22-24.
The Leathernecks hit the road for their next four games. The first stop is at Tennessee Tech for a three-game series on March 28-30. The Leathernecks will return to their home state to battle the Braves of Bradley on April 3.
Western Illinois heads back home for four straight games against in-state rivals. The Leathernecks welcome the Panthers of EIU on April 5-7 before welcoming Illinois State on April 10.
WIU will hit the road for eight out of their next 11 games, with stops at Morehead State (April 12-14) and Southern Illinois (April 16). WIU returns home against SIUE (April 19-21) and then travels to Illinois (April 23) and Lindenwood (April 26-28). WIU will end the month of April at home against Bradley on April 30.
The Leathernecks will spend much time at Alfred D. Boyer in May. Six out of the ten games in May will be at home. WIU, however, will start the month at Illinois State on May 1 before heading back to Macomb for back-to-back home series against Little Rock (May 3-5) and SEMO (May 10-12). WIU will end its regular season at Southern Indiana on May 16-18.
The Ohio Valley Tournament is held in Marion, Ill, on May 22-25.
***Story courtesy of WIU Communications and goleathernecks.com***
