USI opens 2025 with four on the road
Eagles play at Alabama State to open season
University of Southern Indiana Baseball opens the 2025 campaign with a four-game series at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama, February 14-16. The Screaming Eagles are scheduled to play Alabama State a single game Friday at 6 p.m., a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m., and a single game Sunday at 1 p.m.
Following the season-opening road trip, USI opens the 2025 home campaign February 18 when the Eagles host Western Kentucky University for a 4 p.m. game at the USI Baseball Field. The Eagles also will be in Evansville all of next week for a split series with the University of Evansville.
The USI-UE series will be played at the Purple Aces’s Charles Braun Stadium February 21 and February 23 and at the USI Baseball Field February 22.
Links to follow the Eagles during the opening weekend of 2025 can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com and the USI Baseball Schedule.
USI Baseball Notes:
USI predicted 8th in 2024 OVC. The USI Screaming Eagles are predicted to place eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2025.
USI advanced in OVC Championship during 2nd Division I season: The Eagles earned a second trip to the OVC Championship during its second season of transitioning to NCAA Division I. The Eagles advanced to the semifinals before bowing out of the tournament in 2024.
USI in 2024. The Eagles were 27-32 a year ago and 14-13 in the OVC last spring. USI, who also was 2-2 in the OVC Baseball Championship, improved by 10 wins overall and six wins in the OVC in 2024.
Remaining hitters from 2024: The Eagles return three hitters in 2025, following graduation or transfer of USI’s top 10 hitters and 18 position players overall. Junior infielder Jacob Winzenread is the top returning hitter, batting .238 in 11 games last spring. Sophomore outfielders Cameron Boyd and Ethan Rothschild follow with .230 and .229 batting averages, respectively.
On the mound: Senior left-hander Mason Sweeney leads three returning hurlers. Sweeney was 1-0 with a 7.04 ERA in 15.1 innings of work. Sophomore right-handers Abdriel Figueroa, who saw action in 2.1 innings, and Brad Watts, who redshirted, are the only other returning hurlers for 2025.
USI starts Ramirez Era: The Eagles start the Head Coach Chris Ramirez era in 2025. Ramirez replaced Tracey Archuleta, who had been at the helm since 2007.
Long road swings on the schedule. The Eagles have a pair of long road swings in 2025. USI has six on the road to end February and start March and an eight-game trip in April.
USI at Alabama State. USI is making its first trip to Alabama State University and will be the first meeting between the two programs in baseball. Alabama State was 29-27 a year ago.
USI to host Western Kentucky. USI will host Western Kentucky in the home opener February 18. The Eagles were 0-2 versus the Hilltoppers in 2024, losing 5-3 on the road and 2-1 at home last season. WKU, which was 36-22 overall last spring. leads the all-time series, 10-2.
