EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball was hit by a offensive power surge in the first inning and lost to the University of Evansville, 10-0, Tuesday evening at German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium. The Screaming Eagles are 22-27 overall, while Aces go to 28-20.
 
After USI went down in order in the top of the first, UE muscled up and banged three first inning home runs (two two-run homers and a three-run blast) to lead 7-0 after one frame. The Aces would go on to build a 10-0 margin with a run in the fifth and two tallies int he sixth. USI, offensively, could not get the bats going and hit into double plays to erase its three hits in the game.
 
USI junior right-hander Adam Weihe (Louisville, Kentucky) started and took the loss for the Eagles. Weihe (1-3) struggle in his first start of the year, allowing the seven first inning runs in two-thirds of a frame.
 
Up Next for the Eagles:
The Eagles continue on the road this week with a trip to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for a OVC three-game series. The series runs Friday at 6 p.m. and continues Saturday at 4 p.m. before concluding Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
The Trojans are 26-21 overall and 13-8 in the OVC after losing to Oral Roberts University, 5-3, tonight. Little Rock enters this week's conference game tied for first in the OVC with Southeast Missouri State University with a one game lead over Morehead State University and Tennessee Tech University, which are tied for third, and two-game lead over USI and the University of Tennessee at Martin, which are tied for fifth.
 
Coming up this month:
The final series of the season will be Alumni Weekend when USI hosts Western Illinois University (May 16-18). The Eagles will have Senior Day and will honor the 2014 NCAA Division II National Championship team prior to the 1 p.m. game May 18.