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BB-Kyle Kempf
Troy Herring
12
Winner Southern Indiana USI 26-19, 21-15 GLVC
3
Illinois Springfield UIS 22-28, 16-20 GLVC
Winner
Southern Indiana USI
26-19, 21-15 GLVC
12
Final
3
Illinois Springfield UIS
22-28, 16-20 GLVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Indiana USI 2 3 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 12 16 3
Illinois Springfield UIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 7 1

W: Chavarria, Matt (7-3) L: Schildroth, Kyle (7-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ray Simmons, USI Athletic Communications

Eagles blast their way to 12-3 win

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The University of Southern Indiana baseball team hit four home runs and won its 10th-straight game with a 12-3 victory over the University of Illinois Springfield in the 2015 regular season finale Sunday afternoon in Springfield, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles end the regular season with a 26-19 overall and 21-15 in the GLVC, while the Prairie Stars finished season 22-28, 16-20 GLVC.
 
USI finishes second in the GLVC East Division by winning 18 of its last 24 conference games after starting the league campaign 3-9 and in last place in the division. The Eagles also won their last eight-straight conference games to secure second and earn the spot in the GLVC Tournament.
 
Despite the second place finish in the GLVC East, the Eagles will be the fifth seed in the league tournament and is slated to play fourth-seeded Truman State University in the first round Thursday at 10 a.m. (CDT). Truman State swept USI earlier this season during the rough start to conference play by the Eagles. More information about the GLVC Tournament, including directions and ticket information, can be found at GLVCsports.com. 
 
In the victory, USI scored 11 times in the first four innings, including a five-run fourth inning, to take an 11-0 lead. The Eagles also added a run in the seventh in cruising to the 12-3 victory.
 
Junior rightfielder Kyle Kempf (Evansville, Indiana) led the Eagles' 16 hit attack by going three-for-four with four RBIs, two runs scored, and two home runs. The two round trippers brings Kempf's season total to a career-high and team-best seven this spring.
 
In addition to Kempf's blasts, junior first baseman Andrew Cope (Evansville, Indiana) crushed his fifth home run of the season, while junior shortstop Kyle Niemeier (Evansville, Indiana) hit his first home run of the season and his career.
 
On the mound, senior right-hander pitcher Matt Chavarria (Carlsbad, New Mexico) posted his team-best seventh win of the year. Chavarria (7-3) went the first three innings, permitting one hit and striking out two, in a staff day for the Eagles.
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