EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball wraps up the 2026 regular season with a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series versus Lindenwood University this week at the USI Baseball Field. The series starts Thursday at 6 p.m., continues Friday at 5 p.m., and concludes Sunday at 2 p.m.
Thursday night is D-Patrick Appreciation Night at the USI Baseball Field, Friday's game is West Side Nut Club Night, while Saturday's contest is Senior Day.
USI (25-26, 8-16 OVC) is still in possession of the eighth OVC postseason by the tie-breaker with Western Illinois University. To clinch the spot, USI needs to finish tied with or one game ahead of WIU in the final three games of the season. WIU hosts Eastern Illinois University this weekend.
The Screaming Eagles could finish as high as seventh if they sweep Lindenwood and finish tied with UT Martin.
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 has hard week at SEMO. The USI Screaming Eagles had a tough week at Southeast Missouri State University, dropping all three to the Skyhawks. USI rallies fell short in games one and three, losing 7-5 and 9-6, and lost the middle game, 11-1.
Road trip leaders. Graduate outfielder
Jesse Velders led USI in a limited role by hitting .750 (3-4), while senior catcher/designated hitter
Micajah Wall batted .455 (5-11). Senior outfielder
Hunter Miller and junior catcher
Drue Saenz led the run production with three RBI each.
First 26/Last 25 games for USI. USI was 17-9 in the first 26 games of the season with a team batting average of .307 (271-883) and an ERA of 5.03. The last 25 games have seen USI go 8-17 with the team batting average falling to .278 (233-837) and the ERA rising to 6.96. (Further breakdown in the statistics.)
Last 10 games. USI is 2-8 in the last 10 games with the Screaming Eagles hitting .286 and posting an 8.29 ERA. Senior outfielder
Hunter Miller led the hitters with a .563 average (18-32) and two home runs. Junior infielder
Parker Martin has a team-best nine RBI in the last 10 games.
USI after eight weeks in the OVC. The Screaming Eagles are 8-16 after eight weeks in 2026 OVC action. Senior outfielder
Hunter Miller leads USI in OVC play with a .435 average, while senior first baseman
Patrick McLellan is hitting .341. Senior catcher/designated hitter
Micajah Wall has a team-high 17 RBI in league play. Sophomore right-hander
Ean DiPasquale has a team-best three wins in OVC action. Junior right-hander
Ryan Weller has struck out a team-high 28 batters.
USI in non-conference action. USI is 17-10 in non-conference action this spring. Senior first baseman
Patrick McLellan leads USI in non-conference action with a .387 mark (41-106) and is second with 30 RBI, while senior shortstop
Clayton Slack is second with a .383 average (36-98) and a team-best 31 RBI. Junior right-handers
Trey O'Neil, Abdriel Figueroa, and
Levin East lead USI on the mound with three victories each.
Hitting at home/on the road. The USI hitters have been cool while on the road this season. The Screaming Eagles are batting .310 (234-756) in 23 home games this year, while hitting .280 (270-964) in the 28 road games.
Pitching at home vs. on the road. USI hurlers are 18-5 at home with a 4.70 ERA, while going 7-18 on the road with a 6.71 ERA.
Multi Games. Senior first baseman
Patrick McLellan leads the Screaming Eagles with 20 multi-hit games this year. McLellan also leads the team with 13 multi-RBI contests.
Lindenwood in 2026. The Lindenwood Lions are 28-23 overall and 12-12 OVC this spring. Lindenwood, which has won three of its last four, is scheduled to visit Indiana State Tuesday before coming to USI.
USI vs. Lindenwood. Lindenwood leads the series, 9-5, after USI took two of three from the Lions last spring.
