Friday, April 23
Valparaiso, Ind.
12 p.m.
Southern Illinois University
at
Valparaiso
Salukis head to Valpo for four-game series
04/22/2021 | 9:34:00 | Baseball
VALPARAISO, Ind. - The SIU baseball team continues an eight-game road swing with a four-game series at Valparaiso this weekend. Due to forecasted fain on Saturday, the series schedule has been altered. The teams will now play a doubleheader on Friday, starting at noon, and have single games on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.Â
Live Stats » Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4
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SERIES SCHEDULE
Games ! & 2 » Noon doubleheader on Friday, April 23 (second game is a 7-inning game)
Game 3 » 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 24
Game 4 » 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 25
STARTING PITCHERS
Game 1 » SIU RHP Mike Hansell (2-1, 4.50 ERA, 30.0 IP) vs. VAL RHP Ryan Mintz (0-3, 5.88 ERA, 33.2 IP)
Game 2 » SIU RHP Noah Farmer (4-2, 3.00 ERA, 33.0 IP) vs. VAL RHP Easton Rhodehouse (1-2, 4.09 ERA, 22.0 IP)
Game 3 » SIU LHP Brad Harrison (5-0, 4.53 ERA, 47.2 IP) vs. VAL RHP Colin Fields (2-4, 4.85 ERA, 29.2 IP)
Game 4 » SIU RHP Ben Chapman (5-3, 3.38 ERA, 50.2 IP) vs. VAL RHP Zach Fricke (0-2, 8.79 ERA, 14.1 IP)
MOST HOME RUNS IN A SEASON (SIU TEAM)
DAWG BITES: Brad Harrison is four strikeouts shy of cracking the top-10 in school history ... Nick Neville has reached base in 18-straight games entering the series, the longest streak on the team this season ... SIU was 5-0 in one-run games prior to losing two one-run games at Bradley last weekend ... SIU is 24-1 when leading after six innings, 22-0 when leading after seven, and 24-0 when leading after eight ... SIU is 20-1 when scoring 6+ runs and 5-8 when scoring 5 runs or fewer ... SIU has scored first 23 times in 34 games (and is 20-3 when it scores first).
For a complete set of game notes in PDF format, click here.
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Live Stats » Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4
Listen Free » TuneIn | SIUSalukis.com/Watch
SERIES SCHEDULE
Games ! & 2 » Noon doubleheader on Friday, April 23 (second game is a 7-inning game)
Game 3 » 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 24
Game 4 » 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 25
STARTING PITCHERS
Game 1 » SIU RHP Mike Hansell (2-1, 4.50 ERA, 30.0 IP) vs. VAL RHP Ryan Mintz (0-3, 5.88 ERA, 33.2 IP)
Game 2 » SIU RHP Noah Farmer (4-2, 3.00 ERA, 33.0 IP) vs. VAL RHP Easton Rhodehouse (1-2, 4.09 ERA, 22.0 IP)
Game 3 » SIU LHP Brad Harrison (5-0, 4.53 ERA, 47.2 IP) vs. VAL RHP Colin Fields (2-4, 4.85 ERA, 29.2 IP)
Game 4 » SIU RHP Ben Chapman (5-3, 3.38 ERA, 50.2 IP) vs. VAL RHP Zach Fricke (0-2, 8.79 ERA, 14.1 IP)
AROUND THE HORN
- SIU continues an eight-game road swing with a four-game series at Valparaiso. The series schedule has been adjusted due to forecasted rain. The teams will now play a noon doubleheader on Friday, and a 1 p.m. game on both Saturday and Sunday.
- The Salukis come into the series on a three-game losing streak and are looking for the program's first-ever win at Valpo. (Valpo, which joined the league in 2017-18, swept SIU in a three-game series at Emory Field in 2019.)
- SIU has hit 54 home runs this season, which is 15 more than anyone else in the MVC and ranks third nationally. SIU's 54 home runs are already the fifth-most home runs in a single season in SIU history.
- J.T. Weber has hit 12 home runs this season. With one more, Weber would be the first Saluki to hit 13 or more home runs in a season since Chris Serritella and Jordan Sivertsen each hit 13 homers in 2012.
- Six players in the MVC have hit 8+ home runs this season, and four of those are Salukis: Weber leads the league with 12, Vinnia Massaglia is second with 11; and Nick Neville and Philip Archer are tied for third with eight apiece.
- The top four RBI producers in the MVC are all Salukis: Weber leads the league with 41, Archer is second with 40; and Massaglia and Tristan Peters are tied for third with 30 apiece.
- Valpo is playing its first home games of the season.
- SIU's 25 wins are 14th-most in the nation.
- SIU's notable national rankings, all of which lead the MVC:
- 3rd in home runs (54)
- 3rd in sac flies (22)
- 4th in slugging percentage (.521)
- 6th in runs scored (281)
- 8th in runs per game (8.3)
- 9th in batting average (.307)
- 11th in hits (357)
- 15th in on-base percentage (.406)
- SIU individuals who lead the MVC in statistical categories (stat, national rank):
- Tristan Peters in walks (30, 11th)
- Philip Archer in hits (46, 55th)
- Archer in total bases (82, 37th)
- J.T. Weber in home runs (12, 6th)
- Weber in RBIs (41, 13th)
- Weber in sac flies (5, 7th)
- Nick Neville in runs scored (40, 8th)
- Trey McDaniel in pitching appearances (17, 33rd)
- McDaniel in saves (6, 16th)
MOST HOME RUNS IN A SEASON (SIU TEAM)
- 75 HR in 55 games (1997)
- 73 HR in 54 games (1998)
- 57 HR in 50 games (1980)
- 55 HR in 63 games (1986)
- 54 HR in 34 games (2021)
DAWG BITES: Brad Harrison is four strikeouts shy of cracking the top-10 in school history ... Nick Neville has reached base in 18-straight games entering the series, the longest streak on the team this season ... SIU was 5-0 in one-run games prior to losing two one-run games at Bradley last weekend ... SIU is 24-1 when leading after six innings, 22-0 when leading after seven, and 24-0 when leading after eight ... SIU is 20-1 when scoring 6+ runs and 5-8 when scoring 5 runs or fewer ... SIU has scored first 23 times in 34 games (and is 20-3 when it scores first).
For a complete set of game notes in PDF format, click here.
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