EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball concludes the nine-game road swing Tuesday with a visit to Western Kentucky University Tuesday afternoon in Bowling Green, Kentucky. First pitch Tuesday is set for 4 p.m.
Following the Screaming Eagles visit to WKU, USI opens the Ohio Valley Conference 2024 schedule by hosting Tennessee Tech University this weekend. The series start Friday with a 6 p.m. first pitch before continuing Saturday at 3 p.m. and concluding Sunday at 1 p.m.
Links to follow the Eagles during the opening weekend of 2024 can be found on
USIScreamingEagles.com and on the
USI Baseball Schedule.
USI Baseball Notes:
Second season of OVC play. USI will start its second season of OVC action this weekend when it hosts Tennessee Tech University this weekend. The Screaming Eagles reached the OVC Tournament last spring, losing in the first round.
USI predicted 8th in 2024 OVC. The USI Screaming Eagles are predicted to place eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2024.
USI gets one vs. Illinois. The Screaming Eagles lost a pair of heartbreakers, 2-1 and 6-5, to the University of Illinois before salvaging the series finale, 8-3. Senior designated hitter
Jack Ellis led the USI hitters with a home run in each of the games.
USI last week. The Screaming Eagles were 4-2 last week, including a doubleheader sweep of Bellarmine University, a single-game win over Middle Tennessee State University, and losing a three-game series at Illinois. Senior designated hitter
Jack Ellis led USI by hitting .476 with seven runs scored, three home runs, and eight RBI. Senior rightfielder
Ren Tachioka followed with a .462 average (12-26) with five runs scored and seven RBI.
Screaming Eagles on the bump last week. USI junior right-hander
Gavin Morris had a team-best two wins last week, while freshman right-hander
Grant Parson had the best start of last week, throwing six scoreless innings in getting a no-decision at Illinois.
Eagles are 5-3 on the road swing. The Eagles are 5-3 on the road swing, entering the final road game with Western Kentucky University Tuesday. Senior designated hitter
Jack Ellis is batting .476 during the road trip (10-21) with three home runs and eight RBI in five games. Senior first baseman/designated hitter
Tucker Ebest has driven in a team-best 11 RBI during the first eight games of the trip. Junior right-hander
Gavin Morris leads the staff with two wins.
Archuleta gets 700th win. USI Head Coach
Tracy Archuleta reached 700 career wins after the Screaming Eagles defeated Middle Tennessee State University on Tuesday. He is the winningest coach in the history of the program with 552 victories in 17-plus years.
First series sweep since 2022. The Eagles three-game sweep of Bellarmine University March 10-11 was the first series sweep since USI took four from the University of Indianapolis to end the 2022 season.
Taking the long way home. The Eagles are in the middle of playing 14 of 17 games away from the USI Baseball Field.
WKU in 2024. The Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University are 14-7 after taking two of three from Southeast Missouri State University. The Hilltoppers are 4-1 in their last five games.
USI vs. WKU. WKU leads the all-time series with USI, 8-2, and have won the last four meetings, including both games in 1988 (9-6, 4-2). The last time USI defeated WKU in baseball was in 1981, 8-7.
TTU in 2024. The Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech University are 12-8 overall this season after taking two of three from Davidson University. TTU also has won six of the last nine games heading into a game Tuesday with the University of North Alabama.
USI vs. TTU. The Screaming Eagles won the first ever series with the Golden Eagles, 2-1, last season and earned a spot in the OVC Tournament on the final day of the regular season.
