EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball travels to Eastern Illinois this weekend for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series in Charleston, Illinois, April 10-12. The series is scheduled to start Friday at 5 p.m.; continue Saturday at 1 p.m.; and conclude Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
USI, which is 20-14 overall and 4-5 in the OVC, finishes its five-game road trip Wednesday (April 15) when it visits Ball State for a 2 p.m. (CDT) matchup at Shebek Stadium in Muncie, Indiana.
 
Fans are encouraged to watch social media and USIScreamingEagles.com for any schedule changes due to weather. Links to follow the Screaming Eagles during 2026 can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com and the USI Baseball Schedule.   
 
USI Baseball Notes:
USI is 1-1 this week. The USI Screaming Eagles have started this week's action by splitting a home and a road game. USI began with a dramatic 9-8 victory over Bellarmine and continued with a disappointing loss at Butler University, 14-12. Graduate centerfielder Khi Holiday leads the hitters this week with a .667 average (2-3), while senior shortstop Clayton Slack is batting .500 (3-6) with three runs scored, a home run, and six RBI.
 
USI last week. USI was 2-2 last week, beginning with a victory over Middle Tennessee State and a series loss to SIU Edwardsville. Senior first baseman Patrick McLellan led USI last week with a .500 average (8-16). Senior catcher Micajah Wall followed with a .429 average (6-14) and a team-high five RBI.
 
USI after two weeks in the OVC. The Screaming Eagles are 4-5 after the first two weeks in 2026 OVC action. Senior first baseman Patrick McLellan leads the way with a .400 average (14-35) and six RBI, while senior catcher Micajah Wall has a team-high seven RBI. Junior right-hander Levin East leads on the mound with a 2-0 record and a 0.96 ERA in three games out of the pen and 9.1 innings of work. Senior right-hander Andres Gonzalez has a 1.12 ERA out of the bullpen and a team-high two saves.  
 
Hitting cools on the road. The USI hitters have been cool while on the road this season. The Screaming Eagles are hitting .291 (184-632) in the 18 road games, while batting .314 (155-494) in 15 games at home.
 
Pitching on the road vs. at home. USI hurlers are 7-11 on the road trip and have a 5.98 ERA. The staff ERA at home is 4.26 and has a 12-3 record.
 
Doing it at the plate. USI is putting runs on the scoreboard at an incredible rate. USI is second in the OVC with 268 runs scored this season (7.9 per game). The Screaming Eagles also rank fourth in the OVC with a .301 team batting average.
Leaders. Senior first baseman Patrick McLellan leads USI and is second in the OVC with a .383 mark (51-133). Senior shortstop Clayton Slack follows with a .359 average and is sixth in the league.
 
East leads in victories. Junior right-hander Levin East leads USI and ranks second in the OVC with five victories. He also ranks 27^th nationally.
 
Multi Games. Senior first baseman Patrick McLellan and graduate outfielder Noah Foster lead the Screaming Eagles with 13 multi-hit games this year. McLellan also leads the team with 11 multi-RBI contests.
 
EIU in 2026. The Panthers are 18-11 overall and 7-2 in the OVC after two of three from Tennessee Tech last weekend and an 11-9 win over Northern Illinois on Tuesday afternoon.
 
USI vs. EIU. EIU leads the all-time series with USI, 23-10, after taking two of three last season at the USI Baseball Field. The series is tied, 5-5, since USI moved to Division I and the OVC.
 
BSU in 2026. Ball State is 15-16 overall in 2026 and is slated to play Akron (April 10-12) and Butler (April 14) before hosting USI. The Cardinals have lost their last five games and six of their last 10.
 
USI vs. BSU. The Cardinals lead the all-time series with USI, 5-1, after the Screaming Eagles took the first meeting, 13-3, in March.