Salukis host SEMO on Tuesday

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (16-17) vs. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (17-13) // Tuesday, April 11, 2017 // 5 p.m. CT // Carbondale, Ill. (Weather) // Itchy Jones Stadium

The Southern Illinois baseball team hosts Southeast Missouri on Tuesday evening at Itchy Jones Stadium. SIU beat the Redhawks 6-5 last year in the only meeting, and the programs split two games in 2015. Tuesday evening's game will start at 5 p.m. and be streamed through ESPN3.

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PITCHING PROBABLES

SIU LHP Henry Boeckmann (0-1, 10.38 ERA, 8.2 IP)
SEMO LHP Nate Green (2-0, 3.24 ERA, 25.0 IP)

AROUND THE HORN

SIU leads the all-time series against SEMO, 52-29-1
The game is the first of two scheduled games this year. SIU will return the game in Cape Girardeau on April 25
SIU is 15-10 on the weekends this year but 1-7 in mid-week games
Henry Boeckmann will make his third-straight mid-week start. In his first two starts, he went a combined 4.1 innings and allowed three runs and five hits.
Closer Ryan Netemeyer picked up his 10th save of the season this weekend. His 10 saves lead the MVC rank fourth in the nation
Netemeyer is the only player in SIU history with two seasons with at least 10 saves. His 12 saves last year rank second in SIU single-season history. His 10 saves this year are tied for fifth.
With one more save, Netemeyer would tie Bryan George (2007) and Andrew Weber (2004) for third on SIU's single-season saves list.
Netemeyer's 23 career saves rank second in SIU history. Bryant George (2007-10) holds the record with 30.
As a team, Southern Illinois has stolen 55 bases this year, which leads the MVC (by 26) and ranks 15th in the NCAA.
Connor Kopach has 18 of those stolen bases. His 18 bags lead the MVC and rank fifth nationally.
SIU was held scoreless for 21 consecutive innings, starting with last Tuesday's Austin Peay game and going through the third inning of Saturday's game at Wichita State. After that, SIU scored in eight consecutive innings over the next two games.
Southern overcame a 5-1 deficit on Saturday at Wichita State, scoring 10 unanswered runs and holding on for an 11-8 win
SIU's 18 runs over the final two games of the Wichita State series are the most for the Salukis in back-to-back games since the first weekend in March (vs. Western Illinois)
The Salukis have turned 33 double plays this year, which leads the MVC and ranks 18th nationally.
SIU has turned 148 double plays in the last 148 games, dating back to the start of the 2015 season. That leads the MVC in that span, and Will Farmer has started all 148 of those games on the middle infield.

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