USI opens 2022 at #26 Young Harris Eagles & Mountain Lions start 3-game set Friday

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball kicks off the 2022 campaign on the road when it visits 26th-ranked Young Harris College for a three-game series in Young Harris, Georgia. The series starts Friday with a 2 p.m. (CST) first pitch, continues Saturday at noon (CST), and concludes Sunday with an 11 a.m. (CST) finale at Zell Miller Field.
 
Throughout the 2022 season, fans can follow the 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,.
 
USI Baseball Notes:

USI vs. Young Harris: USI (2021: 24-20, 18-14 GLVC) trails in the all-time series with Young Harris (5-1), 0-2, after the Mountain Lions took took the game in 2017, 9-7, and in 2019, 5-4.
 
Young Harris in 2022: Young Harris is off to a fast start with a 5-1 record and will play Lee University Wednesday before welcoming USI to Zell Miller Field on Friday.
 
Eagles in 2021: USI 24-20 overall and 18-14 in the GLVC during the 2021 season. The Eagles concluded the season in the quarterfinals of the GLVC Tournament and had a season-best eight game winning streak midway through the season. USI also was 13-7 at home and 9-12 on the road.  
 
Eagle Leaders Return: USI senior infielder Ethan Hunter is USI’s top returning bat after ranking second last season on the team with a .337 average and a team-best 43 RBIs. He also ranked second on the team with seven home runs.
  
On the mound, junior right-hander Garrett Welch led the team with five victories and was third on the team with a 3.61 ERA. 
 
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); 14th in RBIs (114) and total bases (276); 17th in home runs (14); 18th in runs scored (128); and 22nd in hits (176) and doubles (26).
 
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 506-285 during his 16 season and has a 19-year record of 654-409 (5 years University of Wisconsin-Parkside; 14 years University of Southern Indiana).

 

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