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Eagles hit the road in the GLVC

USI traveling for next 10 games
 
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- The University of Southern Indiana baseball team begins a 10-game road swing over the next two weeks in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, starting with a noon doubleheader Saturday at the University of Illinois Springfield. USI concludes the first weekend with a noon double-dip Sunday at Quincy University.  
 
Game coverage for the series, including live stats and/or audio broadcasts, is available at gousieagles.com.
 
The Screaming Eagles (11-6, 2-2 GLVC) is coming off a 2-2 weekend with a pair of teams from the GLVC West Division. USI split a doubleheader Saturday versus Maryville University and Sunday against the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
 
Leading the way on the mound was freshman right-hander Ben Wright (Newburgh, Indiana), who recorded his first shutout of the year Sunday against the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He gave USI eight strong innings, scattering five hits and striking out a season-best four batters.
 
For the season, Wright has a team-best 4-0 record and is tied with senior left-hander Scott Cole (Patrick, Virginia) with a 2.48 ERA. Cole follows Wright in the win column with a 3-1 mark.
 
At the plate, sophomore centerfielder Brad Wannemuehler (Evansville, Indiana) hit a team-best .500 (8-16) with four runs scored,  two RBIs, and three stolen bases. Junior rightfielder B.J. Willis (Cincinnati, Ohio) had a great start to the weekend, batting .750 (6-8) in the two games with Maryville before missing the doubleheader with UMSL due to injury.
 
Willis, who could be available for this weekend's games, leads with a .382 average and eight stolen bases. Senior second baseman Ryan Kaczmarski (Mishawaka, Indiana) follows with a .359 batting average, while freshman third baseman Reece Rounder (Evansville, Indiana) is third with a .344 average and a team-best 15 RBIs.
 
Nationally, USI fell into a tie for 27th in the Collegiate Baseball/Division II Top 30 poll. The Eagles also fell to 17th in the College Baseball Lineup top 30 web poll and 25th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 25.
 
UIS (4-10, 0-4 GLVC), who plays Lewis University Wednesday before welcoming USI this weekend, was 0-4 in the first weekend of GLVC play. The Eagles lead the all-time series with the Prairie Stars, 4-0, after winning a pair of non-conference match-ups earlier this month. USI defeated UIS, 4-2 and 10-3, in the Dunn Hospitality Tournament.
 
Quincy (7-7, 2-0 GLVC), who hosts the University of Upper Iowa Wednesday and Kentucky Wesleyan College Saturday before greeting the Eagles, starts the week with a three-game winning streak. The Hawks started GLVC action with two wins at Northern Kentucky University before getting rained out at Bellarmine University.
 
The USI-Quincy all-time series is knotted up, 32-32, after the Hawks took two of three from the Eagles during the GLVC Tournament last spring. 


Collegiate Baseball/Division II Top 30
  1. Central Missouri
  2. Lander
  3.North Alabama
  4. Cal. St. Chico
  5. Catawba
  6. West Florida
       St. Cloud St.
  8. Tampa
  9. Angelo St.
10. S.C. Aiken
11. St. Mary's (TX)
12. Seton Hill
13. Tusculum
14. Delta St.
15. Lynn
16. Mercyhurst
17. Southern Conn. St.
18. Grand Valley St.
19. Minnesota St.-Mankato
20. Armstrong Atlantic
21. Southern New Hampshire
22. Western Oregon
23. Francis Marion
24. Columbus St.
25. Mount Olive
26. Wayne St. (MI)
27. Southern Indiana
       New Mexico Highlands
29. Nova S.E.
30. Emporia St.		 COLLEGE BASEBALL LINEUP
DII BASEBALL TOP 30 RANKINGS
  1. Central Missouri Mules
  2. St. Mary's (TX) Rattlers
  3. North Alabama Lions
  4. Tampa Spartans
  5. Delta St. Statesmen
  6. West Florida Argonauts
  7. Southern Connecticut St. Fighting Owls
  8. Lynn Fighting Knights
  9. St. Cloud State Huskies
10. Armstrong Atlantic Pirates
11.  Grand Valley St. Lakers
12. Tusculum Pioneers
13. Minnesota State Mavericks
14. Mount Olive Trojans
15. Lander Bearcats
16. Nova Southeastern Sharks
17. Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
18. Francis Marion Patriots
19. Catawba Indians
20. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
21. West Chester Golden Rams
22. Florida Tech Panthers
23. Cal St. Chico Wildcats
24. Columbus St. Cougars
25. Seton Hill Griffins
26. Le Moyne Dolphins
28. Winona St. Warriors
28. Franklin Pierce Ravens
29. UNC Pembroke Braves
30. Southern New Hampshire Penmen
NCBWA Top 25 Poll
   1. Central Missouri
T2. Catawba, S.C.
T2. St, Mary's, Texas
  4. North Alabama
  5. Chico State, Calif.
  6. Tampa, Fla.
  7. Southern New Hampshire
  8. St. Cloud State, Minn.
  9. Tusculum, Tenn.
10. Grand Valley State, Mich.
11. Mercyhurst, Pa.
12. Delta State, Miss.
13. Cal Baptist
14. Southern Connecticut State
15. West Florida
16. Angelo State, Texas
17. Seton Hill, Pa.
18. New Mexico Highlands
19. Lander, S.C.
20. Cal Poly Pomona
21. Missouri S&T
22. Minnesota State
23. West Chester, Pa.
24. Nova Southeastern, Fla.
25. Southern Indiana

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