EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana junior right-hander
Ryan Weller threw seven strong innings and led the Screaming Eagles to a 6-2 victory over Morehead State Tuesday afternoon in the opening round of the Ohio Valley Baseball Championship at Mtn Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. USI, the eighth seed, is 28-27, while Morehead State, the fifth seed, is 31-24.
Weller (4-5) dominated for seven frames, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks, while tying a season high with seven strikeouts. The seven innings were the longest outing by Weller since he went seven against Morehead on the road in April.
USI started the scoring in the first inning when senior catcher
Micajah Wall knocked in a tally on a fielder's choice. The Screaming Eagles increased the margin to 3-0 in the second on a RBI-triple by junior second baseman
Zion Stephens and a RBI-single by senior leftfielder
Hunter Miller.
After the MSU Eagles cut the margin to 3-2 with a tally in the third and fourth, USI sealed the victory with a three-run sixth. Junior third baseman
Parker Martin drove in the fourth run of the game with a RBI-double before graduate rightfielder
Noah Foster blasted a two-run home run for the fifth and sixth runs of the game. The home run was Foster's third of the year.
Following Weller's exit after the seventh, junior right-hander
Trey O'Neil blanked Morehead over the last two frames, allowing a hit and striking out three.
Up Next for the Screaming Eagles:
USI advances to the double-elimination round of the OVC Baseball Championship and is slated to play fourth-seeded Little Rock Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Mt. Dew Park. The Trojans are 30-25 this year and took two of three from the Screaming Eagles during the regular season.
Little Rock leads the all-time series with USI, 9-4.
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.
