MONTGOMERY, Ala. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball split a doubleheader with Alabama State University Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama. The Screaming Eagles took the opening match, 12-8, while the Hornets captured the nightcap, 9-2.
USI is 2-1 after two days of 2025, while Alabama State is 1-2 to begin its season.
Game 1:
USI senior centerfielder Khi Holiday and freshman first baseman Kannon Coakley combined for nine hits as the Eagles cruised to a game one victory over the Hornets, 12-8.
Holiday ignited the USI offense from the start by singling and going to second on an error, stealing third, and scoring the first run of the game on a ground out. He would finish the game four-for-six with three runs scored, two RBIs, and two stolen bases.
Coakley was a perfect five-for-five with three doubles, two runs scored, and two RBIs.
On the mound, sophomore right-hander Jay Kennedy picked up the win in relief. Kennedy (1-0) allowed a run on one hit and one walk while striking out one.
USI junior right-hander Andres Gonzalez started and received a no-decision in the game. Gonzalez went four innings, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out one.
Game 2:
Alabama State turned the tables on USI and took the nightcap 9-2. The Hornets scored seven times in the first three innings to take command before scoring one more in the fifth and sixth.
USI broke up the shutout in the sixth when Coakley crossed the plate on an error to make the score 8-1. Following a ninth Alabama State run, Holiday crossed the plate in the top of the seventh when sophomore third baseman Parker Martin doubled to center to close the gap to 9-2.
On the bump, graduate left-hander Camden Dimidjian took the loss for the Eagles. Dimidian allowed four runs, two earned, on two hits and four walks in 1.1 innings of work.
Up Next for the Eagles:
USI concludes the four-game series with Alabama State Saturday with a 1 p.m. doubleheader in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Eagles open the 2025 home schedule by hosting Western Kentucky University on Tuesday. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the first 200 fans get a USI red rally towel.
