USI starts homestand early due to weather

Eagles vs. Mighty Oaks moved to Tuesday at 6 p.m.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball is going to start its upcoming five-game homestand early this week when it hosts Oakland City University Tuesday at 6 p.m. The USI-OCU game is being moved up from Wednesday due to the forecast of rain.

Following Tuesday’s USI-OCU showdown on Tuesday, USI returns to GLVC action Thursday when it start a four-game series versus Truman State University. The four-game set will run Thursday at 6 p.m. with a single game; Friday at 2 p.m. for a doubleheader; and Friday at noon to complete the series.

The USI-Truman State doubleheader on Thursday is West Side Nut Club Day at the USI Baseball Field.

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.

USI Baseball Notes:
Eagles in 2022: USI hopes to break its four-game losing streak and get back to the .500 mark with four games at home this weekend. The Eagles struggled against nationally ranked University of Illinois Springfield last weekend, dropping the four GLVC contests.

USI vs. Oakland City: USI leads the all-time series with the Mighty Oaks, 88-11, and has not hosted Oakland City since 2019. The Eagles have won seven-of-the-last-10 match-ups, including the 7-1 win in the 2019 campaign.

Oakland City in 2022: Oakland City is 20-16 after two games with Midway University with the third game canceled Monday due to weather. The Mighty Oaks are 5-5 through the last 10 games this spring. The OCU-Kentucky State University game that was scheduled for Tuesday has been canceled.

USI vs. Truman State:  USI returns to GLVC action and concludes the homestand with a four-game set with Truman State University. The Eagles hold an 8-7 all-time series lead over the Bulldogs, winning three-of-the-last-four, including the last meeting, 20-1, in 2019.

Truman State in 2022: Truman State is 13-20 this spring, 3-5 in the GLVC, and had a bye this weekend in the GLVC. The Bulldogs come to USI on a three-game losing streak and is 5-5 in the last 10 games.