Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Baseball closes out regular season at Missouri State
05/19/2010 | 12:00:00 | Baseball
May 19, 2010
By Jason Clay
www.SIUSalukis.com
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Missouri State Series: Games 53-55
Southern Illinois (26-26, 8-9 MVC) at Missouri State (19-30, 5-13 MVC)
Game Dates & Times:
Thursday, May 20 - 1 p.m.
Friday, May 21 - 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 22 - 2 p.m.
Location: Springfield, Mo. - Hammons Field (8,000)
Radio: Saluki Radio Network with Mike Reis on WFRX 1300-AM, Friday and Sunday, and on WVZA on Saturday. Broadcasts start 15 minutes before first pitch.
Live Stats: www.SIUSalukis.com
Radio Streaming: Saluki All-Access
Weather Forecast:
Thursday - 69 degrees, 80 percent chance of thunderstorms
Friday - 76 degrees, 30 percent chance of a.m. showers
Saturday - 84 degrees, mostly sunny
Quick Hits
• The Southern Illinois baseball team closes out the 2010 regular season with a three-game series at Missouri State, May 20-22. Thursday's series opener starts at 1 p.m., first pitch for Friday is 6:30 p.m. and Saturday's game starts at 2 p.m. The Saluki Radio Network is carrying all three games with the call from "Voice of the Salukis" Mike Reis. Thursday and Saturday's games are on WFRX 1300-AM and Friday's game is on WVZA 105.1-FM. Live stats of all three games and radio streaming is available at www.SIUSalukis.com.
• Sophomore first baseman Chris Serritella is hitting .441 over his last 24 games with 11 doubles, four home runs and 30 RBIs. He has hit two doubles in each of his last two games. Serritella, who currently leads the team in batting average, home runs and RBIs, has a chance to become SIU's first triple-crown winner since 2005 and just the 10th in school history.
• With a sweep of Missouri State this weekend and two loses from Indiana State, the Salukis can secure the No. 3 seed at the conference tournament. SIU has been the three-seed three times under head coach Dan Callahan (1996, 2003 and 2005).
• Senior right-handed pitcher Bryant George, SIU's all-time saves leader, needs to make two more appearances to break the school record for most appearances in a career.
• Game three of the series will be the 1,200th game in 21 seasons as a Division I head coach for Dan Callahan.
• Southern Illinois is hitting .406 as a team over its last three games and has won the three by a combined score of 30-15. The Dawgs have 43 hits in the three games with nine doubles and four home runs.
• The Salukis are looking to snap a five game losing streak to Missouri State.
• Senior catcher Tyler Bullock needs one more home run to move into sole possession of second place for the most homers hit in a career. He enters the series with 11 home runs this season and 28 in his career.
