Midweek matchup with SIUE ahead for Aces baseball

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On a six-game win streak, the University of Evansville baseball team welcomes SIUE to German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium on Wednesday night at 6 PM in Evansville for a non-conference clash.
Previewing the Matchup: SIUE

  • The Aces and Cougars are meeting for the 32nd time in series history with Evansville owning a 17-14 advantage in the all-time series.
  • Prior to the 2017 meetings, Evansville won 15 of the previous 19 meetings between the two sides.
  • Before coming to the River City, the Cougars face-off against SIU on Tuesday night.

One of the Hottest Teams in College Baseball

  • Over the last 32 games, the Aces are one of the hottest teams in college baseball.
  • Since beginning a three-game series with Tulane on March 11, the Aces are 24-8, including a 12-3 mark in MVC play.
  • During the 24-8 stretch, Evansville is hitting .291 as a team, averaging just shy of eight runs per game and limiting its opponents to 5.4 runs per contest.
  • Evansville’s pitching staff holds a 4.71 ERA during that stretch, which would put UE in 81st in the nation.
  • UE has been even hotter over the last 14 games, going 12-2 and hitting .299 and nearly doubling-up its opponents (117 runs to 59).

Simon Becomes Sixth Ace to Earn MVC Honors

  • Following another MVC series sweep, University of Evansville baseball shortstop Simon Scherry has been named Missouri Valley Conference player of the week, it was announced in a release from the Conference office Monday afternoon.
  • Helping Evansville to a three-game sweep of Illinois State, Scherry was hot a the plate, leading the team with a .583 batting average on the weekend.
  • Scherry record seven hits in 12 at-bats, including a double, while scoring three runs, including the game-winning run in Evansville’s 5-run ninth-inning comeback over the Redbirds on Friday night.
  • Scherry’s 63 hits this season are tied with Mark Shallenberger for the most on the team and for fifth in the MVC in the category. In the field, Scherry has saved countless runs with his defensive play, ranking tops among non-first baseman in the MVC in double plays with 31.
  • Scherry is the sixth Ace this season to earn an MVC weekly honor, joining Mark Shallenberger, Tanner Craig, Shane Gray, Evan Berkey, and Nick Smith, who wo

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