ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Series of the Week takes place this Friday and Saturday, April 18-19 as the University of Northwestern Eagles host the Bethany Lutheran College Vikings for a three-game conference baseball series.

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Northwestern and Bethany Lutheran stand tied atop the UMAC standings at 11-1 in conference play, making this series crucial in the competition for the regular season championship and playoff seeding.
 
The Vikings and Eagles rank first and second respectively in team batting average (.359, .319), on-base percentage (.469, .414), hits (338, 287), doubles (74, 59), and total bases (495, 408) in the conference.
 
Watch the UMAC Series of the Week and more on the UMAC Sports Network: available on the web, as a mobile app for iOS and Android, and as a TV app for Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku.