EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball travels to Tennessee Tech University this weekend for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series. The series starts Friday at 6 p.m.; continues Saturday at 3 p.m.; and concludes Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Screaming Eagles reach the midway point of their nine-game road swing Tuesday when they visit Northern Kentucky University for the second game of a home-and-home series. The first pitch is slated for 2 p.m. (CDT).
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USI Baseball Notes:
Martin named OVC Player of the Week. Sophomore infielder Parker Martin was named the OVC Player of the Week after leading USI to a 4-0 week, including a sweep of Morehead State University in conference play. Martin hit .538 (7-13) with two runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs. He also had a slugging percentage of 1.154.
USI tries to rally, falls short at WKU. USI fell behind 12-0 after five innings, only to have its rally fall short 13-9. Junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens led the way at the plate, going two-for-four with a home run and four RBIs.
USI swept Morehead State. The USI Screaming Eagles swept a three-game series from Morehead State to move into first in the OVC standings. USI had to rally in two of the three victories, coming back from a 5-0 deficit in the opening game to win 9-5 and a 4-3 deficit to win 6-4 in game three. The Screaming Eagles won the second game of the series in big fashion, 14-6.
Third walk off of the season. Junior utility player Patrick McLellan provided the fireworks on Monday, hitting a walk-off, three-run bomb over the scoreboard to give the Screaming Eagles a 6-4 win. The walk-off win was the third of the season for the Screaming Eagles.
USI leaders last week. Senior centerfielder Khi Holiday and senior leftfielder BJ Banyon led USI by batting .600 for the four games last week, while junior utility player Patrick McLellan had a team-high 10 RBIs. Sophomore infielder Parker Martin also hit a team-high two home runs.
USI wins first three OVC series. The USI Eagles have opened the OVC slate with back-to-back-to-back series wins. USI won four OVC series all of last season.
Screaming Eagles won six straight. USI had won a season-best six-straight games prior to the loss to WKU. This was the longest winning streak since 2021 (eight games).
Kitchens’ hitting streak ended at 17. USI junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens saw his hitting streak come to an end at 17 on Sunday. The streak was the longest since the 21-game streak by Logan Brown in 2018. In the streak, Kitchens hit .521 (37-71) with a team-high eight doubles, three home runs, and 16 RBIs. He also has a .789 slugging percentage and a .532 on-base percentage.
Kimball leads USI and is in top five of OVC. Junior right-hander Blake Kimball leads the Eagles with a 3.56 ERA in eight games and 48 innings in 2025. The 3.56 ERA ranks third in the OVC.
USI pitching improves over last 10 games. USI pitching has seen a distinct improvement over the last 10 games. The Eagle pitchers have a combined 3.62 ERA over the last 10 games, compared to the season ERA of 6.40.
USI in the OVC. USI leads the OVC with a .310 team batting average. On the bump, the Eagles are sixth in the league with a 6.29 ERA. In the first six games of league action, USI is third in batting (.304) and second in pitching (4.16 ERA).
Eagles in the OVC. Junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens and junior first baseman Kannon Coakley are one-two in the OVC in batting average overall, boosting a .416 and .396 average, respectively. Coakley and junior shortstop Clayton Slack are sixth and eighth in OVC-only games.
USI visit Tennessee Tech this weekend. USI is slated to visit Tennessee Tech University this weekend. TTU, which lost Lipscomb University, 11-2, Wednesday, is 21-13 overall and 6-3 in the OVC. The Golden Eagles are 3-7 in their last 10 games. The Screaming Eagles lead the all-time series with the Golden Eagles, 4-2, after winning two of three at home last year.
USI visits NKU. USI visits Northern Kentucky University Tuesday after the Norse visit Youngstown State University this weekend for a three-game series. NKU starts this weekend’s action with a 16-15 record. USI leads the all-time series, 49-45, after winning the first meeting of the season, 10-0, at the USI Baseball Field on April 1.
