Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Baseball hosts North Dakota this weekend
03/12/2009 | 12:00:00 | Baseball
March 12, 2009
By Jeff Honza
www.SIUSalukis.com
Games 16-18
Southern Illinois University (5-10) vs. North Dakota (1-8)
Dates: Friday-Sunday, March 13-15
Location: Carbondale, Ill.
Series Schedule: Fri. - 3 p.m., Sat. - 2 p.m., Sun. - 1 p.m., CT
Stadium: Abe Martin Field (2,000)
Head Coaches: SIU: Dan Callahan (395-400-1/15th Year); UND: Jeff Dodson (1-8/1st Year)
Radio: WFRX 1300 AM. Mike Reis (Play-by-Play)
Audio Webcast: www.siusalukis.com (Saluki All-Access)
Live Stats: www.siusalukis.com
Weather Forecast: Fri. - Partly Cloudy, 51 degrees; Sat. - Showers, 50 degrees; Sun. - Showers, 59 degrees
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday - RHP Adam Curynski (1-1, 5.71 ERA) vs. RHP Derek Biermaier (1-2, 12.21 ERA)
Saturday - RHP Nathan Forer (0-2, 3.93 ERA) vs. RHP Mike Lueck (0-2, 7.53 ERA)
Sunday - LHP Jimmy Cornell (0-1, 5.79 ERA) vs. LHP Brandon Baumgartner (0-3, 9.86 ERA)
Series Play
Southern Illinois University is 0-1-1 in series play this season after losing two of three against Northern Illinois (Mar. 6-8) and splitting a pair of games with Ball State (Mar. 10-11). The Salukis are 3-4 at home this year.
Salukis Get Fifth Win of Season
The Salukis used two four-run innings and scored six unearned runs in their 10-8 win over Ball State (3/11). SIU scored 10 runs in a game for the second time this year and first since erupting for 19 in its season-opener against James Madison (2/20).
Streakin'
Four Salukis enter this weekend's series on hitting streaks of four or more games. 3B Tony Lepore, OF Chris Murphy and OF Jordan Sivertsen are on five-game hitting streaks, while 2B Scott Elmendorf has hit safely in four-straight games. C Mark Kelly currently holds the longest hitting streak on the team this year (6 games, 3/1-3/10).
SIU vs. North Dakota
SIU meets North Dakota for the first time in 2009. The Fighting Sioux are in their second year transitioning at the NCAA Division I level. UND is a member of the Great West Conference.
