Eagles fly to the West Coast to play Washington State​​​​​​​

USI wins second series of the season: The USI Screaming Eagles have started its first NCAA Division I season with a pair of series wins. USI opened the season with a 3-1 series win over Western Illinois University and a 2-1 series win over Bellarmine University.
 
USI rallies to win series with Bellarmine: The Eagles had to rally to win the series with Bellarmine. Following a 4-2 game one loss, USI scored six in the eighth to defeat the Knights, 6-3, and closed out the series win with a lopsided, 18-5, win in game three.
 
Kahre leads USI last week. USI senior leftfielder Evan Kahre (Evansville, Indiana) led USI last week by batting .438 with five runs scored, two doubles, and two triples. He also ranked second on the team with five RBIs.
 
USI started last week by falling at Lipscomb: The Eagles tried to rally in the ninth but fell short at Lipscomb University, 6-4, Tuesday. Senior outfielder Evan Kahre led the Eagles with a pair of hits, including a two-run double.
 
Seebold has best start last week: Sophomore right-hander Gavin Seebold (Jeffersonville, Indiana) had USI’s best start of the week, posting his first win of the season. Seebold allowed one run on three hits, while striking out four in five innings of work.
 
Long ball Eagles: Junior first baseman Tucker Ebest (Austin, Texas) has a team-high three home runs in the first eight games. Freshman infielder Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana) follows with a pair of home runs.
 
Leading hitters: Sophomore shortstop Ricardo Van Grieken (Venezuela) and junior infielder Daniel Lopez (Dominican Republic) are leading the Eagles in batting averaging, hitting .429 each.  
 
McNew climbing the USI All-Time charts: Senior catcher Lucas McNew is sixth all-time at USI in home runs (21); ninth in RBIs (141) and 13^th in doubles (41).
 
USI vs. Washington State: USI and Washington State University are meeting for the first time in the history of the two programs.
 
Washington State in 2023: The Cougars of Washington State (7-1) have won seven of their first eight games in 2023 after posting a 3-1 outing in the Tony Gwynn Classic at San Diego State University. After falling in the opening game to the University of California-Irvine, 8-3, Washington State defeated SDSU, 14-1; the University of California San Diego, 3-2; and the University of Nevada Las Vegas, 10-9.
 
Last trip to the West Coast: The last time USI traveled to the West Coast was a visit to the California State University Stanislaus in 2014. Cal State Stanislaus took the series, 2-1, but USI grabbed a win in the final game, 8-1.