Salukis ranked #22, face SEMO on Wednesday

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CARBONDALE, Ill. - The SIU baseball team was ranked #22 nationally in the Collegiate Baseball Top-30 poll released on Monday. The Salukis were ranked in Collegiate Baseball's national rankings for a third-straight week. SIU (17-1) visits regional rival Southeast Missouri (10-8) on Wednesday in Cape Girardeau. The Redhawks are 8-3 in their last 11 games, including taking three games in a four-game series against Illinois State. SIU's 17 wins lead the nation.

Schedule note » This game has been moved back one day due to forecasted inclement weather. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, the game will now be played at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24.

SIU (17-1) at SEMO (10-8)

Tickets » Via SEMO
Date and Time » 5 p.m. CT on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Location » Cape Girardeau, Mo. // Capaha Field (2,000)
Live Stats » Via SEMO
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AROUND THE HORN

The SIU-SEMO game is SIU's lone road game during a 23-game stretch. The Salukis just wrapped up an 11-game home stand, going 10-1. After Wednesday's game at SEMO, the Salukis start another 11-game home stand with a three-game series against Little Rock at Itchy Jones Stadium next weekend.
The last time SIU and SEMO met in baseball, the Salukis came away with a 6-4 win on March 11, 2020. That game was SIU's final sporting event of the Spring 2020 semester. All athletics were suspended the next day due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SIU is ranked No. 22 in the Collegiate Baseball National Top-30 Poll released on Monday. SIU is ranked in the poll for a third-straight week. The Salukis broke into the rankings at No. 25, fell to No. 27 after going 3-1 against Evansville, and jumped to No. 22 this week after sweeping Marshall.
SIU is the top team receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll, which is a top-25 poll. SIU is de facto tied for 26th in that poll with Louisiana Tech and Arizona. The Salukis were also receiving votes in the NCBWA poll, but that poll doesn't rank-order teams that are receiving votes. D1Baseball, Perfect Game, and Baseball America also produce national top-25 polls, and SIU is not ranked in those polls, none of which have a "receiving votes" section.
SIU's offense has been among the nation's best, ranking in the top-10 nationally in home runs (2nd), slugging percentage (3rd), batting average (5th), hits (9th), and runs scored (9th).
SIU (17-1) and Tennessee (17-4) are tied for the most wins in the nation.
SIU started the season 14-0, which was the best start in school history (prev: 11-0 in 1967).
SIU won 19-straight games dating back to last season (the final five games of 2020, and the first 14 games of the 2021 season), which is the third-longest winning streak in school history (SIU had 24-game winning streaks in 1973 and 1974).

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