Tuesday, April 4
Carbondale, Ill.
5 p.m.
Southern Illinois University
vs
Austin Peay
SIU hosts Austin Peay on Tuesday
04/03/2017 | 4:03:00 | Baseball
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (15-14) vs. AUSTIN PEAY (12-15) // Tuesday, April 4, 2017 // 5 p.m. CT // Carbondale, Ill. (Weather) // Itchy Jones Stadium (2,000 | Turf)
The Southern Illinois baseball team hosts Austin Peay on Tuesday, April 4, at 5 p.m. CT in Itchy Jones Stadium. The Governors are returning a game Southern played in Clarksville, Tenn., back in February. APSU won the first meeting, 10-3.
GAME LINKS » ESPN3 | Stats | Listen Online | 105.1-FM in Carbondale | Twitter Updates @SIU_Baseball
STARTING PITCHING PROBABLES
SIU LHP Henry Boeckmann (0-0, 9.82 ERA, 7.1 IP)
APSU LHP Josh Rye (3-1, 4.94 ERA, 23.2 IP)
AROUND THE HORN
The Southern Illinois baseball team hosts Austin Peay on Tuesday, April 4, at 5 p.m. CT in Itchy Jones Stadium. The Governors are returning a game Southern played in Clarksville, Tenn., back in February. APSU won the first meeting, 10-3.
GAME LINKS » ESPN3 | Stats | Listen Online | 105.1-FM in Carbondale | Twitter Updates @SIU_Baseball
STARTING PITCHING PROBABLES
SIU LHP Henry Boeckmann (0-0, 9.82 ERA, 7.1 IP)
APSU LHP Josh Rye (3-1, 4.94 ERA, 23.2 IP)
AROUND THE HORN
- SIU will host Austin Peay on Tuesday to close out a stretch of nine games at home in the last 10.
- Southern is coming off a three-game sweep of Evansville this weekend to open Missouri Valley Conference play 3-0 for the first time since 2011.
- SIU is 14-8 on the weekends but just 1-6 in mid-week matchups, including a 10-3 loss at Austin Peay on Feb. 22.
- Henry Boeckmann is scheduled to make his second career start. His first career start was last week against Arkansas State; he allowed one run in three innings.
- Boeckmann also pitched in the first meeting against Austin Peay. He allowed a solo home run and struck out two in one inning of work.
- Leadoff man Connor Kopach is the only player in Division I baseball with at least 15 stolen bases and 11 doubles.
- Kopach leads the MVC ranks fourth nationally with 16 stolen bases.
- Ryan Smith (9 steals) and Greg Lambert (8 steals) give SIU three of the top five stolen base men in the Valley.
- SIU has 51 stolen bases this year, which leads the MVC by 24. Already, SIU has the most stolen bases for any team at SIU since the 2006 team stole 67 bases.
- Since March 1, SIU closer Ryan Netemeyer has pitched 13.1 innings. He has allowed zero runs and just five hits while striking out 16 in that span.
- Netemeyer ranks fourth in the nation with nine saves this season.
- SIU has turned 28 double plays this year, which leads the MVC and ranks 23rd nationally. Over the last three seasons, SIU has turned 143 double plays in 144 games. That leads the MVC in that span.
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