USI splits a doubleheader with Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball split a doubleheader with the University of Evansville Sunday afternoon at Charles Braun Stadium. The Screaming Eagles took the opening game, 9-1, but lost the nightcap, 13-0.
USI ends the day 4-2 overall in 2025, while Evansville is 1-5 to begin its season.
Game 1:
USI junior right-hander Blake Kimball blanked the Aces for six-plus innings and senior centerfielder Khi Holiday drove in four runs as the Eagles cruised to a 9-2 win in the opening game.
On the mound, Kimball (2-0) went 6.2 scoreless innings in picking up his second win of the season, allowing two hits and stranding nine Aces on base. He also held Evansville hitless for the first 4.1 frames.
Sophomore right-hander Aaron Rubio picked up the save after getting Kimball and the Eagles out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh. Rubio went 2.1 innings allowing only a run for his second save of the season.
The USI offensive got going in the third inning with a pair of runs and extended the lead to 3-0 in the fifth. The Eagles would put the game away in the eighth scoring six times for a 9-0 advantage before the Aces picked up a tally in the ninth for the 9-1 win.
Holiday led USI at the plate with a pair of hits, scored twice, and drove in four RBIs in the victory. He had the big three-run single to highlight USI’s six-run eighth inning.
Game 2:
It was the Ace’s turn in the nightcap as they scored 11 times in the fourth inning and cruised to a 13-0 victory. The Eagles were held to two hits and left four batters on base in the loss.
USI junior right-hander Andres Gonzalez started and took the loss for the Eagles. Gonzalez (0-1) was nearly perfect through the first three innings before the Aces touched him for the first three UE runs on four hits. He also posted four strikeouts in the three-plus innings.
Up Next for the Eagles:
The Eagles open the 2025 home schedule Wednesday at 4 p.m. when they host Saint Louis University at the USI Baseball Field. The game is USI’s third attempt at opening this home schedule in the last two weeks.
SLU is 2-4 to start the season after finishing a weekend series at the University of North Alabama on Sunday. The Billikens took the opening game with the Lions, 5-0, and lost the second game, 8-1, before the series finale was canceled today.
The all-time series between USI and SLU is tied 1-1 after the Billikens took last year’s meeting at the USI Baseball Field, 13-5.
Due to the ever-changing weather in February, USI encourages fans to watch for potential schedule changes on USIScreamingEagles.com, X, and Facebook.
