THE RUNDOWN
DBU handled No. 2 seeded Indiana State, 10-1, to earn their fifth straight trip to the MVC Championship game on Sunday. The Patriots (36-15) produced plenty of offense and were treated to a dazzling performance from Luke Eldred on the mound, who no-hit the Sycamores for 5.2 innings, en route to DBU's sixth overall trip to the conference championship game.

Jace Grady started the fireworks in the first inning when he belted his second home run of the season deep over the right field wall. Jackson Glenn followed Grady with a two-run shot of his own in the third inning, also going over the right field fence.

In the seventh, DBU continued to add insurance runs thanks to a Jace Grady triple and a Cole Moore double. Glenn then homered again for his 19th long ball of the year to make it 7-1 Patriots. With the game well in hand, DBU added three more in the final frame, getting a home run from Austin Bell and RBI hits from Blayne Jones and River Town to take the contest, 10-1.

On the mound, Luke Eldred was simply electric. Eldred set a career-high for strikeouts in a single outing, fanning 11 Sycamores over six sterling innings. Eldred only gave up one run on one hit, a solo shot to Trees' shortstop Jordan Schaffer. Eldred dominated all day long, missing barrels and turning in one of the best performances of his career.
 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- DBU will play on Championship Sunday in the Valley for the fifth straight year. Only Wichita State has also accomplished that feat in the MVC (2007-2011).
- Saturday's win was the first time that a one-hitter was thrown in the MVC Tournament since 2002 when Missouri State combined to beat the Shockers, 3-0.
- The Patriots have scored double digits in three straight games.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
19 – Jackson Glenn's 19th homer of the season ties him for fourth in DBU history for most the most home runs in a single season in DBU's Division I era. It is also the 28th of his career, representing the 10th best mark in program history.
13 – DBU pitchers struck out 13 Sycamores today, allowing just one hit.
32 – The Patriots have scored a combined 32 runs in their last three games in the tournament.
 
UP NEXT
DBU will face the winner of Indiana State and Southern Illinois on Sunday at 11:00am in the MVC Championship game.