EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The forecast of heavy rains in northern Illinois this weekend has forced the University of Southern Indiana Baseball four-game series at Lewis University to be moved to the USI Baseball Field. The new weekend schedule is set for a 2 p.m. doubleheader Saturday and a noon doubleheader Sunday in Evansville.
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The four-game series relocation means the start a nine-game homestand for the Screaming Eagles that also includes a single-game versus Kentucky Wesleyan College (April 26) and a four-game set with Missouri University of Science & Technology (April 29-May 1). The USI-Missouri S&T series is Alumni Weekend, Senior Day, and a reunion of the 2010 NCAA Division II national championship team.Â
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The USI-Kentucky Wesleyan match-up next Tuesday is Tri-State Hot Stove League Night at the USI Baseball Field.
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Throughout the 2022 season, fans can follow the Screaming Eagles all season long on GoUSIEagles.com. Selected games can be heard on ESPN 97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin, in addition to live stats, video streams, and audio broadcasts.
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USI Baseball Notes:
Eagles in 2022:Â USI hopes to use the home turf to its advantage this weekend as it heads into the final three weeks of the 2022 GLVC and regular season. The Eagles are 15-21 overall, 4-8 GLVC, after starting the week with a 4-1 loss to Kentucky Wesleyan College and going 2-2 last weekend versus Truman State University. Â
USI vs. Lewis:Â USI has a 71-59 command of the series with Lewis since entering the GLVC in1980. The Eagles took three of four from the Flyers in 2021 and have won 10 of the last 11 match-ups.Â
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Lewis in 2022:Â The Flyers are 10-21-1 in 2022, 6-11 in the GLVC, after being swept by the University of Illinois Springfield. Lewis has lost seven-straight after today’s action.
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Predicted in the GLVC:Â USI was predicted to place third in the GLVC Blue Division, while Lewis was forecast to tie for fourth in the seven team Blue Division. Â
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Eagle Leaders: USI junior infielder/catcher Lucas McNew (Floyds Knobs, Indiana) leads the Eagles with a .338 batting average; 12 doubles; seven home runs; and 44 RBIs. He also is third on the team with 29 runs scored. Senior shortstop Ethan Hunter (Terre Haute, Indiana) follows McNew with a .330 batting average, while sophomore right-handed pitcher/outfielder Trent Robinson (Louisville, Kentucky) and freshman catcher Cordell Coburn (Evansville, Indiana) are second with 24 RBIs and five home runs, respectively.  Â
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On the mound, senior right-hander Brice Stuteville (Rockport, Indiana) has a team-best four wins and 39 strike outs.  Â
Hunter all-time at USI: USI senior infielder Ethan Hunter continues to move up the all-time lists for USI. Hunter ranks first in triples (16); seventh total bases (321); 12th in RBIs (134) and tied for 13th in home runs (16); tied for seventh in runs scored (158); tied for 11th in hits (211) and stolen bases (49); and 21st in doubles (30).
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McNew all-time at USI: Junior infielder/catcher Lucas McNew is starting his move up the all-time rankings at USI. He is 16th in doubles (36); ninth in home runs (19); and 14th in RBIs (113). Â
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Archuleta at USI: USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta is in his 16th season at the helm of the Screaming Eagles. He has a USI record of 521-306 during his 16 season and has a 19-year record of 669-430 (5 years University of Wisconsin-Parkside; 16 years USI).
