Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Salukis open week with a pair of midweek games
04/13/2015 | 12:00:00 | Baseball
| Southern Illinois (7-28, 3-6 MVC) atSEMO(21-14, 13-5 OVC) Southern Illinois (7-28, 3-6 MVC) at Austin Peay(18-12, 10-6 OVC) | |
| Date | TuesdayApril 14, Wednesday April 15 |
| Time | Tuesday - 6:30 p.m. , Wednesday - 3:00 p.m.(All times Central) |
| Location | Tuesday - Capaha Field - Cape Girardeau, Mo., Wednesday - Raymond C. Hand Park - Clarksville, Tenn. |
| Probables | Tuesday: RHP Austin McPheron(SIU) vs. RHP Garret Stockton (SEMO) Wednesday: RHP Connor McFadden(SIU) vs. TBD (APSU) |
| Video | Tuesday: OVC Digital Network Wednesday - TBD |
| Radio | Tuesday- WVZA 105.1 FM Wednesday - TBD |
| Free Audio | SIUSalukis.com |
| Game Notes | Southern Illinois |
| Live Stats | Tuesday - Statbroadcast.com Wednesday - TBD |
| 2015 Stats | Southern Illinois |
| Social Media | @SIU_Baseball |Saluki Athletics |
DUE UP
Southern Illinois finishes up a five-game roadtrip with a pair of midweek games against SEMO and Austin Peay.
TUESDAY'S STARTER
Austin McPheron gets the start for the Salukis against SEMO. The Sophomore RHP enters the game with a 0-2 record this season with an ERA of 15.68. In 10.1 innings of work, McPheron has three strikeouts. McPheron has faced SEMO twice in his career, going 1-1 with an ERA of 4.22.
WEDNESDAY'S STARTER
RHP Connor McFadden gets his second start of the season, this time against Austin Peay. In his first start of the season against Arkansas State, McFadden pitched three innings, giving up four runs on three hits with three strikeouts. McFadden enters Wednesday's game with an ERA of 5.40 and nine strikeouts.
SCOUTING THE SALUKIS
The Salukis enter the midweek clashes with a record of 7-28. The Salukis are coming off of a 2-1 series win over Indiana State. The series win against ISU was the first MVC series win for the Salukis since 2013. Southern is hitting .250 as a team this season. Freshman Greg Lambert leads the team in most offensive categories including batting average (.315), hits (41), home runs (2), and RBI (18). The Saluki pitching staff enters with an ERA of 6.13. SIU's staff has combined to strikeout 235 batters this season.
SEMO SERIES NOTES
Southern leads the all-time series against SEMO 50-28-1 since 1923. Under head coach Ken Henderson, the Salukis are 6-10 against the Sycamores. Last season, SIU and SEMO split a pair of matchups.
AUSTIN PEAY SERIES NOTES
Southern leads the all-time series against Austin Peay 24-10 since 1972. Under head coach Ken Henderson, the Salukis are 6-1 against the Sycamores. The Salukis defeated Austin Peay, 14-3, earlier this season.
SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
SEMO comes into Tuesday's game with a record of 21-14. In their last outing, the Redhawks took two of three games against Eastern Illinois. The Redhawks are hitting just under .300, with an average of .299 this season. Six Redhawks are hitting above .300 so far this season. The SEMO pitching staff has an ERA of 4.14. The Redhawks pitching staff has 280 strikeouts on the year.
SCOUTING THE GOVERNORS
Austin Peay is 19-13 on the year. The Governors are coming off of two wins against Belmont. Austin Peay is also hitting .299 this season. Garrett Copeland leads the team with 43 hits and a batting average of .371. The pitching staff has been solid, holding an ERA of 4.98. In 265.2 innings, Austin Peay pitchers have 235 strikeouts.
RANGE FOR DAYS
Chase Slone is one of the best in the MVC in making play, as the freshman infielder leads the conference with 106 assists this season.
SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST
Colten Selvey picked up his fourth save of the season in SIU's 5-3 win over Indiana State. Selvey ranks fifth in the MVC in saves.
