The University of Southern Indiana baseball team opens 2016 Great Lakes Valley Conference action when it hosts Bellarmine University for a four-game series Friday and Saturday at the USI Baseball Field. The Screaming Eagles and the Knights are slated to play a 2 p.m. doubleheader Friday and a 1 p.m. twinbill on Saturday. Live coverage four-game series with Bellarmine can be found at GoUSIEagles.com.

SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:

Next Up: 500 Wins. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta remains one win shy of 500 all-time victories with 499 wins combined between his seasons at USI and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Archuleta has a USI record of 351-178 (.664) in eight-plus seasons and is 499-302 (.623) in 13-plus seasons as the 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. He also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014) at USI.

USI in the national polls. USI fell out of the ABCA/Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30 poll despite receiving votes. The Eagles also fell out of the NCBWA Top 25 poll.

Eagles looking to bounce back after 0-3 week. USI fell to 11-7 after 0-3 week to finish the six-game road trip and start a six-game homestand. The Eagles started the week by falling at crosstown rival University of Evansville, 2-1, Friday before losing a pair to Quincy University, 7-4 and 8-4, over the weekend. USI had troubles at the plate, hitting only .214 (22-103) and committing six errors in the three games.

Leading the GLVC. Senior catcher/designated hitter Ryan Bertram (Zionsville, Indiana) is tied for 8^th in the GLVC with 19 RBIs. Junior right-hander Devin Williams (Evansville, Indiana) is third in the conference with a 1.99 ERA and seventh with a .234 opponent batting average. Junior right-hander Lucas Barnett (Sellersburg, Indiana) is sixth in the league with a .230 opponent batting average.

USI leaders at the plate. Sophomore utility player Drake McNamara (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) leads the Eagle regulars with a .373 batting average, while senior catcher/designated hitter Ryan Bertram has a team-high 19 RBIs and sophomore second baseman Sam Griggs (Evansville, Indiana) has three home runs.

On the bump. Junior right-hander Lucas Barnett has a team-best three victories (3-1 overall), while junior right-hander Devin Williams (Evansville, Indiana) has a team-low 1.99 ERA amongst the starting pitchers. Senior right-hander T.J. Decker (Brazil, Indiana) has a team-low 1.80 ERA in seven appearances out of the bullpen.

USI vs. Bellarmine. USI leads the all-time series with Bellarmine, 74-67, after splitting four regular season games last year. The Eagles won 8-7 (in 10 innings) and lost 6-4 at the USI Baseball Field, before winning 8-3 and losing 6-3 at Knights Field in Louisville, Kentucky.

Bellarmine in 2016. Bellarmine is 8-8 in 2016, winning five of its last six games.

 Aces in 11^th place heading into final round

 SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Tyler Gray shot the low round of the day for the University of Evansville men’s golf team as they wrapped up the second day of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club.

Gray posted a 74 on Monday, improving by three strokes from round one.  He stands in a tie for 36^th with a 151.  Three ahead of him is Will Knights.  He followed up his opening total of 73 with a 75 on Monday and goes into Tuesday’s round with a 148.

Third for the Aces is Rick Voyvodic.  He carded a 76 on the day and his 2-day total comes in at a 156.  Next up is Joseph Addante.  The freshman jumped his score by eight strokes to a 76 and stands at a 160.  Wil Pahud recorded an 86 in the second round.

Individual Jon Pick notched an 81 on Monday and enters the final day with a 159 while Noah Reese finished with an 86.  He is tied with Pahud with a total of 166.

Evansville improved to 11^th place on the team side, jumping past Tennessee State.  The Aces stand with a 611 following a 301 on Monday while the Tigers are eight behind with a 619.  UE’s 301 was tied for the third-lowest score of the day amongst the 12 teams.

Murray State extended its lead to 10 shots.  The Racers sit with 575 strokes and lead Western Kentucky, who stands at 585.  The Racers also have the top two golfers.  Jared Gosser posted a 67 on Monday and leads teammate Preston French by six strokes.  Gosser has a 136 with rounds of 67 and 69.

The squads have one more round of 18 holes on Tuesday.

Aces in 8^th place heading into final round

 SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Maggie Camp was the low scorer of the day for the University of Evansville women’s golf team as her 80 led the team in the second day of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club.

Camp jumped her score by three strokes from her opening round total.  She moved into a tie for 23^rd place with a 163.  She is just two strokes behind the Aces’ leader – Kayla Katterhenry.  The junior stands with a 161 with her 81 in round two.  Her efforts have her in a tie for 16^th place.

Third on the squad is Madison Chaney.  After carding an 82 on Sunday, Chaney checked in with an 87 on Monday.  She is tied for 40^th.  Next up for UE is Giulia Mallmann.  Mallmann improved by five strokes on Monday, posting an 84 to enter the final day with a 173.  Maria Pickens rounds out the team with a 181.  She finished Monday’s action with a 93.

Carly Waggoner and Rachel Marchi registered scores of 96 and 102, respectively, on Monday as individuals.  Waggoner stands with a 183 while March’s score is a 191.

Evansville goes into Tuesday’s final round in 8^th place with a 665.  They are just four behind Florida Atlantic, who is 7^th.  Southern Mississippi added to its team lead on Monday.  The Golden Eagles posted a 306 and begin the final round with a 13-shot lead over Tennessee Tech.  Pacing the individuals is Emily Dixon of Youngstown State.  She has a 149 and is one ahead of USM’s Valentina Haupt.

The squads have one more round of 18 holes on Tuesday.