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5
Southern Indiana USI 19-26
7
Winner Southern Illinois SIU 26-19
Southern Indiana USI
19-26
5
Final
7
Southern Illinois SIU
26-19
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Southern Indiana USI 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 8 0
Southern Illinois SIU 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 X 7 10 3

W: Cole Koonce (3-1) L: Kiesel , Will (0-1) S: Anthony Pron (9)

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

USI comes up short at SIU, 7-5

Eagles are home this weekend

CARBONDALE, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball came up short, losing to Southern Illinois University, 7-5, Tuesday evening in Carbondale, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles are 19-26, while Salukis go to 26-19.
 
After the Eagles and Salukis were scoreless through three innings, USI grabbed the opening lead of the game, 2-0, with a pair of runs in the fourth. Sophomore second baseman Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana) reached on a single and an error before senior first baseman Tucker Ebest (Austin, Texas) doubled him in with a drive to center for the first tally of the game.
 
Ebest, who advanced to third on a sacrifice, would score when junior leftfielder Thomas Emerich (Ava, Missouri) reached on an error for the 2-0 advantage. The 2-0 lead would not last long as the Salukis responded with a trio of runs in the bottom of the fourth to grab the lead, 3-2.
 
After SIU increased its lead to 6-2 with tallies in the fifth and sixth, USI got back on the scoreboard in seventh and cut the deficit to 6-5 with three runs. Senior centerfielder Ren Tachioka (Japan) pushed USI's third run of the game across with a RBI-double before scoring the Eagles' fourth run on a ground out by Niehaus.
 
The Eagles pulled to within one, 6-5, when Ebest struck with a RBI-single to score junior third baseman Ricardo Van Grieken (Venezuela). SIU would respond in the bottom of the seventh with a home run that re-extended the lead to two and eventual final score, 7-5.
 
On the mound, USI sophomore left-hander Will Kiesel (Wadesville, Indiana) took the loss in relief and a staff day for the Eagles. Kiesel (0-1) allowed one run on one hit and a walk and facing three batters.
 
 
Up Next for the Eagles:
 
The Eagles return home for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at the USI Baseball Field. USI enters the series with an 8-10 conference record and tied for seventh in the league, while SIUE is 18-25-1 overall, 10-8 OVC. The Cougars are tied for second in the OVC.
 
SIUE, which is 7-2-1 in the last 10 games, lead the all-time series with USI, 58-45, after taking two of three from the Eagles last spring.
 
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