EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Southern Indiana baseball team begins the 2017 home schedule Friday at 1 p.m. when it opens the Dunn Hospitality Invitational versus Wayne State University at the USI Baseball Field. USI concludes the first weekend of play at home and in the Dunn Hospitality Invitational Saturday at 4:30 p.m. against Notre Dame College.
Coverage of the 2017 Screaming Eagles’ home schedule can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.
In addition to the USI games this weekend, the Dunn Hospitality Invitational features the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s University of Indianapolis, Saint Joseph’s College, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Game times on Saturday and Sunday is set for 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. The list of individual match-ups can be found on the 2017 USI Baseball Schedule on GoUSIEagles.com.
SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:
USI goes 1-2 in first weekend. The Screaming Eagles were 1-2 in their first weekend of action at second-ranked University of Tampa. Junior infielder Joe Redburn led USI hitters with a .500 batting average and tied for first with four RBIs. Junior infielder/outfielder Drake McNamara also had four RBIs and led the squad with two home runs in the first two games.  On the mound, freshman right-hander Tyler Hagedorn had the best outing of the weekend for USI, throwing 4.2 scoreless innings, striking out five, in the season opener.
Archuleta at USI. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta reached 500 all-time victories last year and became the Eagles’ all-time winningest coach in program history. Archuleta has a USI record of 378-192 (.663) in nine seasons and is 526-316 (.625) in 14 seasons as a head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships and the ABCA Division II Midwest Region Coach of the Year after leading USI to the regional crown in 2016. Archuleta also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014) at USI.
USI vs. Wayne State. USI is 7-2 all-time against Wayne State University, winning last year’s match-up in the USI Invitational, 7-2.The Eagles have won the last two match-ups with the Warriors and five of the last six.
USI vs. Notre Dame College. USI holds a 2-0 all-time lead against Notre Dame College (Ohio), sweeping a doubleheader from the Falcons in 2015, 6-5 (11 innings) and 6-0.
GO EAGLES!!!!
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