University of Southern Indiana Softball looks to capture the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular-season title this weekend when it travels to Romeoville, Illinois, to take on Lewis University Friday at 1 p.m. and No. 13 University of Indianapolis Sunday at 11 a.m. (CDT).
Pending conference office approval, USI’s GLVC doubleheader with Lewis is being pushed to Friday at 1 p.m. due to rain in the forecast in Romeoville on Saturday. Sunday’s conference twinbill in Indianapolis remains unchanged.
Both doubleheaders will be aired on the GLVC Sports Network, while live stats and video can be accessed at GoUSIEagles.com.
The Screaming Eagles (31-15, 17-5 GLVC) enter the final weekend of the regular season in a tie with Indianapolis atop the GLVC standings. USI can win the GLVC regular-season title and claim the top seed in next week’s GLVC Softball Championship Tournament by sweeping the weekend.
USI slipped to No. 22 in the latest NFCA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll and to No. 4 in the latest NCAA Division II Midwest Region rankings. The Eagles were joined by Indianapolis (No. 13 in the NFCA Top 25 and No. 2 in the regional ranking) in both polls, while the University of Missouri-St. Louis jumped two spots to No. 3 in the latest regional ranking.
The Tritons also are third in the GLVC standings, sitting a game back of USI and Indianapolis. Other GLVC teams in the regional ranking include No. 7 University of Illinois Springfield and No. 10 Truman State University.
Grand Valley State University, ranked No. 10 in the NFCA Top 25, held its ground with the top spot in the region ranking, while fellow Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schools Wayne State University and Ashland University were ranked No. 5 and No. 6, respectively. Great Midwest Athletic Conference members Ohio Dominican University (No. 8) and Trevecca Nazarene University (No. 9) rounded out the latest regional ranking.
