SIU visits Memphis for three-game set

Saturday, February 23

Memphis, Tenn.

TBA

Southern Illinois University

Memphis

02/22/2019 | 12:30:00 | Baseball

By: By Alex Underwood, SIUSalukis.com

Southern Illinois (1-2) at Memphis (1-3) || Feb. 23-24, 2019 || Memphis, Tenn. || FedExPark (2,000) || SIU Game Notes PDF

The Southern Illinois baseball team travels to Memphis for their second three-game road series of the 2019 season. The series, originally scheduled from Feb. 22-24, was moved due to inclement weather. There will now be a single game on Saturday, Feb. 23 at a time to be determined and a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 24. Game two of the Sunday doubleheader will start 45 minutes after the conclusion of game one. All three games will be streamed on gotigersgo.com.

Game 1 - Saturday, February 23 // TBD // Watch | Listen | Stats | Twitter

SIU LHP Brad Harrison (0-0, 3.60 ERA, 5.0 IP)
MEM LHP Hunter Smith (0-1, 5.79, 4.2 IP)

Game 2 - Sunday, February 24 // 1 p.m. // Watch | Listen | Stats | Twitter

SIU RHP Dylan Givens (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 5.1 IP)
MEM RHP Alex Hicks (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.0 IP)

Game 3 - Sunday, February 24 // 4 p.m. // Watch | Listen | Stats | Twitter

SIU LHP Blake Begner (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 5.0 IP)
MEM LHP Chris Durham (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 5.0 IP)

AROUND THE HORN

Southern Illinois travels to Memphis for a three-game series Feb. 23-24 at FedExPark. Live stats, audio and video are available at SIUSalukis.com/baseball/schedule.
The Salukis lead the all-time series, 18-13, and have won four of the last seven.
SIU lost two of three in their last road series at Memphis in 2017. All three games were decided by one run.
Both the Salukis and Tigers began the season the 1-2. SIU's mid-week matchup at Belmont scheduled for Feb. 19 was moved to Feb. 27 due to weather. Memphis dropped a mid-week home matchup against Murray State to fall to to 1-3.
Of the 68 Division I freshman who pitched at least four innings on opening weekend, SIU pitcher Matthew Steidl was No. 1 in strikeouts per nine innings with 15.8.
Freshman Sam Grace and Matthew Steidl held Nicholls batter to 2-for-20 with 10 strikeouts in their first career appearances during the opening weekend.
Nikola Vasic and Will LaRue lead SIU and the MVC with two stolen bases.
SIU has six stolen bases on the season. Last year, the Salukis ranked fourth in the nation with 131 stolen bases.

OPENING WEEKEND RECAP

The Salukis opened the 2019 season with a three-game series at Nicholls State in Thibodaux, La. last weekend.
Southern won 6-5 in game one, to improve to 3-7 on opening day since 2010.
SIU lost the next two games, 3-2 (14 inn.) and 7-3.
Game two was the first 14-inning outcome since 2002, when SIU won 4-3 over Wichita State.
On the weekend, Alex Lyon and Ian Walters had a team-high four hits and three runs batted in.
The SIU pitching staff held Nicholls batters to a .204 batting average over the three-game span.