EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball manufactured an 11-inning, 4-3 win over Belmont University Tuesday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI is 17-24, while Belmont goes to 20-21.
 
The Screaming Eagles had command early, scoring three times on three walks, a hit batter, and a pair of sacrifice flies in the first inning. The 3-0 lead would last until the seventh inning when Bruins cut the lead to 3-1 on a home run and tied the game 3-3 on a pair of runs in the eighth.
 
The score would remain tied until the bottom of the 11^th when the Eagles loaded the bases on a base hit, a walk, and an intentional walk. USI sophomore shortstop Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana) would send the Eagles home winners by getting hit by a pitch to force in junior first baseman Thomas Emerich (Ava, Missouri) with the 4-3 game winner. Emerich led off the 11^th with his team-high second base hit of the game.
 
The win on the mound went to junior right-hander Adam Weihe (Louisville, Kentucky), who pitched three innings of scoreless relief. Weihe (1-2), who was the eighth USI hurler of the game, faced 10 batters and allowed only one hit during the three frames.
 
Up Next for the Eagles:
 
The Eagles are on the road for the next four games, beginning with a visit to Eastern Illinois University Thursday and Friday. The USI-EIU series has been moved up to a Thursday doubleheader at noon and a single game Friday at 2 p.m. due to the heavy rains in the forecast in Charleston, Illinois.
 
The road swing concludes April 30 when the Eagles travel to Southern Illinois University for a 6 p.m. single game.