EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball concludes a five-game road swing this week with a visit to Murray State University Tuesday before starting a four-game homestand at the USI Baseball Field. The first pitch for the Screaming Eagles at Murray State Tuesday is set for 5 p.m.
USI will take on Murray State for a second time Wednesday at the USI Baseball Field when the Eagles start four-straight at home. The homestand concludes with a visit from Lindenwood University for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series.
The USI-Lindenwood series starts 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:
USI Eagles 1-3 road swing. The USI Screaming Eagles are 1-3 on the five-game road swing. USI lost to Ball State University last week before losing two of three with Morehead State University over the weekend. USI junior centerfielder
Terrick Thompson-Allen leads the hitters during the trip with a .500 average (9-18) and is tied for the team-lead in home runs with three. Senior designated hitter
Jack Ellis drove in a team-high eight RBI.
USI out homered by MSU. USI was out homered in the series with Morehead State, 11-8, in the three games.
Ellis leads Eagles in homers. Senior designated hitter
Jack Ellis leads the USI Eagle with six this season. Ellis is followed by a pair of Eagles with three each.
The Last 10 Games for USI. USI, which is 4-6 in the last 10 games, is led by senior designated hitter
Jack Ellis. Ellis is hitting .500 (19-38) with 10 runs scored, three doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI. Junior outfielder
Adam Euler, who made his season debut at Morehead State, batted .400 (6-15) in four of the last 10 games. Junior right-hander
Carson Seeman leads the Eagles on the bump with a 2.70 ERA (6.2 innings) and junior right-hander
Gavin Morris has struck out 13 batters.
Leaders at the plate in 2024. Senior designated hitter
Jack Ellis is hitting a team-high .462 and six home runs this season, while senior outfielder
Ren Tachioka, who has been on the shelf for the last week, follows with a .403 mark. Senior infielder/designated hitter
Tucker Ebest has driven in a team-best 20 RBI.
Leaders on the mound in 2024. USI junior right-hander
Gavin Seebold and
Gavin Morris lead the team with three victories each. Morris also has a team-high 36 strikeouts. Junior right-hander
Tyler Hutson has a team-best four saves.
In the OVC. USI as a team is fourth in the OVC in pitching with a team 6.14 ERA and fifth in the league in hitting with a .276 team batting average. Junior right-hander
Gavin Seebold is sixth in pitching with a 4.23 ERA, while freshman right-hander
Grant Parson is ninth with a 4.67 ERA. Junior right-hander
Gavin Morris is third in the OVC overall with 36 strikeouts.
Note: Senior Jack Ellis has not played in enough games to be eligible to be ranked in the overall league rankings (75 percent of games and 2.5 at-bats per game).
In OVC Games Only. In conference games only, senior designated hitter
Jack Ellis is third in the OVC in batting average (.478) and second in hits (11).
Murray State in 2024. The Racers of Murray State University are 18-9 overall in 2023-24 after dropping three-straight over the weekend at home versus Belmont University.
USI vs. Murray State. Murray State leads the all-time series, 9-3-1, after sweeping a three-game series from USI last year in Murray, Kentucky.
Lindenwood in 2024. The Lions of Lindenwood University are 7-19 overall and 2-4 in the OVC this season. Lindenwood lost two of three at home versus the University of Arkansas at Little Rock over the weekend and is 3-13 in the last month.
USI vs. Lindenwood. The Screaming Eagles trail the all-time series with the Lions, 6-2, and lost two of three in the OVC last year in St. Charles.
