Saint Louis will take on Wash U on April 16 at 7:00 p.m. at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Ill.. The Billikens own the all-time series mark against the Bears with a 43-21-2 record.

Wash U is led at the dish by Chris Lowery, who leads the team in average (.396), slugging percentage (.521) and on-base percentage (.436). He has also ripped seven doubles and 21 RBIs. Taking the mound for the Bears is RHP Matt Tracy. Tracy boasts a 3.68 ERA over 36.2 IP. He has 16 strikeouts to 13 walks. 

All Billiken home games will have Live Stats that can be found at www.slu.statbroadcast.com. Additionally, a mobile-optimized version of the site can be found at www.slustats.com. 

The Billikens took two of three from the visiting Panthers of Milwaukee last weekend. The two wins pushed SLU's total to 25 victories this season. The first game of the series resulted in a loss, snapping the Bills' six game win-streak. However, senior Mike Levine kept his hit streak alive and extended it to 14 games, the second-longest hitting streak in the Atlantic 10 this season. 

Entering the week, SLU had drawn 171 walks in 2013, most in the Atlantic 10 and 18th nationally. Alex Kelly is tied for fifth in the A-10 with 22 walks drawn. Four Billikens have more walks than strikeouts this season.

Since head coach Darin Hendrickson took over in 2008, the Billikens have ranked in the top three of the Atlantic 10 in walks drawn in each season. They led the league with 268 walks in 2012, which ranked 19th in the NCAA.

Saint Louis has hit 19 home runs this season, most in the A-10. Alex Kelly is second in the conference with five homers followed closely by Braxton Martinez with four (tied for fifth in A-10). 

Senior RHP Alex Alemann is the NCAA's active leader in career games started (54) and career innings pitched (358.1), while ranking third in career victories (26). His 237 career strikeouts are 23rd among all Division I pitchers and his nine complete games are 15th. Senior 2B Mike Levine is eighth in games played with 208. 

The Billiken bullpen has had a terrific season thus far. Six different pitchers have made 12 or more appearances and five separate hurlers have recorded saves. On the season, the Bills have 133.2 innings in relief with 113 hits, 38 earned runs and 108 strikeouts to 60 walks. The pen has a combined 2.56 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP.

In their respective SLU careers, Jordan Hammerman, Grant Nelson & Braxton Martinez have not lost a game when hitting a HR

Saint Louis is 12th in the nation in sacrifice flies with 23 this season. Senior Mike Levine leads the team with five and is tied for the 30th most in the nation this season.

Alex Kelly has the longest on-base streak of the season at 17 games, the eighth longest streak of the season in the A-10. Only three opponents have kept Kelly off base in a game this season (Oral Roberts, South Dakota State and Milwaukee). Mike Levine holds the longest hitting streak of the season at 14 games, a streak that is still active. His 14-game hitting streak is also the longest active on-base streak for the Billikens. 

Jon Levin is the top lefty out of the bullpen for Saint Louis, and with good reason. This season he has posted a 1.32 ERA in 16 appearances, recording 10 strikeouts and four walks. He has only had one appearance this season in which he allowed more than one hit. Levin leads SLU with a 0.80 WHIP in 2013.

Senior RHP Alex Alemann picked up the win against Western Michigan on March 1, marking the 23rd victory of his career, a Billiken record. He surpassed Saint Louis great Dave Sever's 22 career wins. Alemann is scattered throughout the career record book. He can be found in the all-time top ten in strikeouts, innings pitched, games started and complete games. 

Saint Louis is one of five teams in the NCAA that returned 20 or more pitcher wins to the weekend rotation from last season. Senior RHP Alex Alemann (7-2), junior RHP Clay Smith (7-2) and sophomore RHP Nick Bates (6-1) combined for 20 victories in 2012. The only other schools to match this feat are Florida State (25 wins), Louisville (22), North Carolina (22) and Georgia Tech (20).

Senior 2B Mike Levine has been a defensive stalwart for the Bills in his career. Since joining the team in 2010, Saint Louis has lead the A-10 in double plays turned. Additionally, two of the top three single-season assist totals have come from Levine. The only player to have more assists in a single season than Levine: his double play partner, Alec Solè, who set the record last season with 197 assists.

Braxton Martinez was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week on April 8 after leading the Bills to a series sweep of Butler. He hit .500 with a .550 on-base percentage and a .812 slugging on the week. Martinez is one of the top freshman hitters in the A-10 and leads all rookies in average, on-base and slugging.

Alex Kelly earned weekly honors on March 25 for his efforts the week ending March 24. Kelly opened conference play with a bang, leading SLU to a sweep of defending A-10 tournament champion Dayton. Against the Flyers, he was 5-12 with two doubles, a home run and eight RBIs. Additionally, Kelly had a home run and three RBIs against in-state foe Southeast Missouri State. 

Grant Nelson was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the week ending March 10. Nelson helped lead the Billikens to wins over San Diego and Michigan in the University of San Diego Tournament. In five games, he hit .467 with a .619 on-base percentage and a .533 slugging percentage. Against powerhouse San Diego, Nelson went two-for-three against All-America pitcher Michael Wagner

Saint Louis was selected by the coaches of the Atlantic 10 Conference as the preseason favorites. Multiple publications also have projected the Billikens to win the A-10 this season. Additionally, the Bills are receiving votes in the Collegiate Baseball national poll. College Baseball Daily ranked the Billikens no. 15 in its mid-major poll.

The Billikens return seven starters and the entire weekend rotation from a squad that won a school-record 41 wins a year ago. The team will be led at the plate by the senior trio of OF Alex Kelly, 2B Mike Levine and 3B/C Grant Nelson. Kelly was the team's top offensive threat in 2012, leading the team in average (.326), home runs (8), slugging percentage (.487) and RBIs (41). Nelson will look to build off of his impressive 2012 season, where he hit .314 with a .429 slugging percentage and a .409 on-base percentage. Levine will contribute defensively as well as at the plate, where he had a team-best 14 doubles a year ago. 

Darin Hendrickson entered his sixth season with a career record of 492-227 at NCAA four-year institutions (157-127 at Saint Louis). Entering the 2013 season, his career win percentage was .684, ranking him tenth among active NCAA Division I head coaches. Hendrickson is the reigning Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year after leading the Billikens to a school-record 41 wins and a A-10 Regular Season Co-Championship.

2B Mike Levine is 13 doubles away from most on all-time list (54, Adam Gabris)

2B Mike Levine is one start away from tying most starts all-time (203, Pat Conreaux)

LHP Jon Levin is nine appearances away from tying all-time mark (84, John Moriarty)

LHP Jon Levin is three saves away from third all-time (8, Chad Tayton/B.J. Rodrigue)

RHP Alex Alemann is two starts away from most all-time (56, Ryan Bird)

RHP Alex Alemann is 13 strikeouts from fourth all-time (250, Ben Hutton)

SS Alec Solé is 42 assists away from 10th all-time (355, Pat Steinhoff)