 After picking up another sweep at Charles H. Braun Stadium over the weekend, the University of Evansville will be looking to extend its four-game winning streak on Tuesday as the Aces will set out for Bowling Green, Ky., to take on Western Kentucky at 6 p.m.
The Aces (15-11) have had the luxury of playing each of the last four games in Evansville, but if last week is any indicator, the high-scoring UE line-up can travel as the team put up 15 runs in just five innings at Indiana before the game was washed out due to storms in Bloomington.
Overall, UE has averaged better than seven runs per game, but that total has been even higher in the six midweek contests this season, with the Aces touching home 12.3 times per game while hitting .356 with 12 home runs. Josh Jyawook, who is slugging 1.000 in midweek games, leads the charge with a .550 average.
For the season, Trey Hair has starred at the plate, putting up a .408 average with 22 runs batted in and 21 scores, and Eric McKibban leads the team in runs with 28 to go along with his .330 batting average. Six UE hitters own .300-or-better averages on the season, and 11 different hitters have logged home runs, which stands as the best total for an Aces team since 13 players left the park in 2001.
On the mound, Austin Allinger will get the nod, and he’s slated to make his sixth start of the season. The freshman right-hander is 3-1 on the year with a 5.52 earned run average over 29.1 innings.
Meanwhile, WKU enters the contest with a 16-11 record. The Hilltoppers have already started conference play this season, sweeping past Middle Tennessee two weeks ago and taking two out of three at UAB this past weekend.
First pitch from Nick Denes Field is scheduled for 6 p.m.
NOTES: Tuesday marks the 44th meeting between UE and Western Kentucky since 1978 … The Aces are 20-22-1 vs. the Hilltoppers over that timespan … Last season, UE took home two victories in a three-game set that was played in Emerson, Ga. … Tuesday will mark UE’s first trip back to Bowling Green since dropping an 8-5 decision on March 27, 2013 … The two teams have met in three of the last four seasons … UE’s 26 homers this season represent the most since 2011 … Since 1978, the Aces are 112-85-2 vs. teams that hail from the state of Kentucky … UE is 2-1 this season after a series at Eastern Kentucky last mo
