Friday, April 16
Peoria, Ill.
6 p.m.
Southern Illinois University
at
Bradley
Salukis hit the road for four-game series at Bradley
04/15/2021 | 9:45:00 | Baseball
PEORIA, Ill. - The SIU baseball team travels to Bradley for a four-game series this weekend. The games on Friday and Sunday will be streamed nationally on ESPN3. After having 23 of its last 24 games at home, the Salukis are on the road for 17 of the final 25 games of the regular season, starting with the series against Bradley.Â
ESPN3 » Game 1 | Game 4
Listen » TuneIn (All Four Games)
Live Stats » Via Bradley
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Location » Peoria, Ill. (Dozer Park)
Game 1 » 6 p.m. on Friday, April 16
Games 2 & 3 » 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, April 17
Game 4 » 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 18
PROJECTED STARTERS
Game 1 » SIU LHP Tanner Lewis (3-1, 5.47 ERA, 24.2 IP) vs. BU RHP Jed Moscot (2-1, 4.11 ERA, 30.2 IP)
Game 2 » SIU RHP Noah Farmer (4-1, 3.54 ERA, 28.0 IP) vs. BU RHP Matt Hamilton (2-0, 4.94 ERA, 27.1 IP)
Game 3 » SIU LHP Brad Harrison (5-0, 4.99 ERA, 39.2 IP) vs. BU TBD
Game 4 » SIU TBD vs. BU LHP Brooks Gosswein (1-0, 7.58 ERA, 19.0 IP)
AROUND THE HORN
1. Fairfield (+5.4)
2. Vanderbilt (+4.4)
3. Old Dominion (+4.2)
4. Arkansas (+4.0)
5. Mississippi State (+3.9)
6. TCU (+3.8)
7. SIU (+3.6)
8. Texas (+3.6)
MOST HOME RUNS AS A TEAM (SIU SINGLE-SEASON)
1. 1997 (75 HR in 55 games)
2. 1998 (73 HR in 54 games)
3. 1980 (57 HR in 50 games)
4. 1986 (55 HR in 63 games)
5. 2010 (52 HR in 57 games)
6. 2021 (51 HR in 30 games)
BEST 30-GAME STARTS AT SIU (SEASON FINISH)
1973 » 27-3 (NCAA Tournament)
1970 » 25-5 (NCAA Tournament)
1974 » 25-5 (College World Series)
1990 » 25-5 (NCAA Tournament)
1967 » 24-5-1 (NCAA Tournament)
1969 » 24-5-1 (College World Series)
1972 » 24-5-1 (32-8-1)
1959 » 24-6 (NAIA Tournament)
1971 » 24-6 (College World Series)
2021 » 24-6 (TBD)
Dawg Bites » SIU has scored 8+ runs 20 times this year, including six-straight games entering the weekend ... SIU has scored twice as much as its opponent in 18 of its 24 wins ... Tristan Peters has walked (28) more than twice as often as he's struck out (13 times) ... SIU's 14-game winning streak to start the season remains the second-longest winning streak in the nation this year (Fairfield has won 16-straight games) ... SIU hasn't won a road series against Bradley since 2013.Â
For a complete set of game notes in PDF format, click here.
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ESPN3 » Game 1 | Game 4
Listen » TuneIn (All Four Games)
Live Stats » Via Bradley
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Location » Peoria, Ill. (Dozer Park)
Game 1 » 6 p.m. on Friday, April 16
Games 2 & 3 » 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, April 17
Game 4 » 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 18
PROJECTED STARTERS
Game 1 » SIU LHP Tanner Lewis (3-1, 5.47 ERA, 24.2 IP) vs. BU RHP Jed Moscot (2-1, 4.11 ERA, 30.2 IP)
Game 2 » SIU RHP Noah Farmer (4-1, 3.54 ERA, 28.0 IP) vs. BU RHP Matt Hamilton (2-0, 4.94 ERA, 27.1 IP)
Game 3 » SIU LHP Brad Harrison (5-0, 4.99 ERA, 39.2 IP) vs. BU TBD
Game 4 » SIU TBD vs. BU LHP Brooks Gosswein (1-0, 7.58 ERA, 19.0 IP)
AROUND THE HORN
- SIU travels to Bradley for a four-game series. SIU is coming off a stretch in which the Salukis played 23 of their last 24 games at home. Starting with the series against Bradley, SIU will play 17 of its final 25 regular season games on the road.
- SIU has won six-straight road games, which dates back to last year. The streak is the third-longest active road winning streak in the nation:
- t1. NC State (8)
- t1. Sacred Heart (8)
- t3. SIU (6)
- t3. Vanderbilt (6)
- Only three teams in the nation remain undefeated on the road this year: NC State (8-0), SIU (5-0), and Saint Joseph's (4-0).
- Philip Archer is the reining MVC Player of the Week. Archer went 8-for-18 with three doubles, two homers, 12 RBIs, and seven runs scored last week for SIU. Archer eared the award for the second time this season, and an SIU player earned the award for the fourth time this season (Tristan Peters and J.T. Weber have also earned the award this year.)
- This week, Nick Neville was named to the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award, given to the nation's top shortstop.
- SIU's 24 wins are tied for eighth-most in the nation. Only Arkansas (28), Tennessee (28), East Carolina (26), Vanderbilt (26), Texas (26), Mississippi State (25), and Ole Miss (25) have won more.
- SIU has hit 51 home runs this season, which is already the sixth-most in a single season in SIU history.
- SIU leads the nation in runs scored (273), sac flies (22), and slugging percentage (.553).
- Other national rankings:
- 2nd in hits (338)
- 3rd in batting average (.325)
- 4th in home runs (51)
- 5th in on-base percentage (.424)
- 7th in scoring margin (+3.6 runs per game)
- 11th in doubles (66)
- Other national rankings:
1. Fairfield (+5.4)
2. Vanderbilt (+4.4)
3. Old Dominion (+4.2)
4. Arkansas (+4.0)
5. Mississippi State (+3.9)
6. TCU (+3.8)
7. SIU (+3.6)
8. Texas (+3.6)
MOST HOME RUNS AS A TEAM (SIU SINGLE-SEASON)
1. 1997 (75 HR in 55 games)
2. 1998 (73 HR in 54 games)
3. 1980 (57 HR in 50 games)
4. 1986 (55 HR in 63 games)
5. 2010 (52 HR in 57 games)
6. 2021 (51 HR in 30 games)
BEST 30-GAME STARTS AT SIU (SEASON FINISH)
1973 » 27-3 (NCAA Tournament)
1970 » 25-5 (NCAA Tournament)
1974 » 25-5 (College World Series)
1990 » 25-5 (NCAA Tournament)
1967 » 24-5-1 (NCAA Tournament)
1969 » 24-5-1 (College World Series)
1972 » 24-5-1 (32-8-1)
1959 » 24-6 (NAIA Tournament)
1971 » 24-6 (College World Series)
2021 » 24-6 (TBD)
Dawg Bites » SIU has scored 8+ runs 20 times this year, including six-straight games entering the weekend ... SIU has scored twice as much as its opponent in 18 of its 24 wins ... Tristan Peters has walked (28) more than twice as often as he's struck out (13 times) ... SIU's 14-game winning streak to start the season remains the second-longest winning streak in the nation this year (Fairfield has won 16-straight games) ... SIU hasn't won a road series against Bradley since 2013.Â
For a complete set of game notes in PDF format, click here.
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