Friday, April 30
Carbondale, Ill.
6 p.m.
Southern Illinois University
vs
Missouri State
Salukis host Missouri State for four-game series
04/29/2021 | 2:53:00 | Baseball
CARBONDALE, Ill. - SIU wraps up a five-game home stand with a four-game series against Missouri State this weekend at Itchy Jones Stadium. Friday's game will start at 6 p.m. and be streamed nationally on ESPN+. Saturday (2 p.m. doubleheader) and Sunday (1 p.m.) games will be audio streamed at SIUSalukis.com/Listen.
SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1 » Friday, April 30 (6 p.m. CT) | ESPN+ | Listen | Live Stats
Games 2* & 3 » Saturday, May 1 (2 p.m. doubleheader) | Listen | Live Stats
Game 4 » Sunday, May 2 (1 p.m.) | Listen | Live Stats
*The first game of Saturday's doubleheader is a seven-inning game. If that game is extended into nine or more innings, the second game of the doubleheader automatically becomes a seven-inning game.
STARTING PITCHERS
Game 1 » SIU RHP Mike Hansell (2-1, 4.68 ERA, 32.2 IP) vs. MSU RHP Logan Wiley (4-1, 3.40 ERA, 39.2 IP)
Game 2 » SIU RHP Noah Farmer (4-2, 2.58 ERA, 37.0 IP) vs. MSU RHP Matt Russell (2-1, 4.50 ERA, 30.0 IP)
Game 3 » SIU LHP Brad Harrison (6-0, 4.33 ERA, 54.0 IP) vs. MSU RHP Hayden Minton (0-2, 3.60 ERA, 20.0 IP)
Game 4 » SIU RHP Ben Chapman (5-4, 3.56 ERA, 55.2 IP) VS. MSU RHP JARED VIERTEL (0-3, 3.54 ERA, 20.1 IP)
SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1 » Friday, April 30 (6 p.m. CT) | ESPN+ | Listen | Live Stats
Games 2* & 3 » Saturday, May 1 (2 p.m. doubleheader) | Listen | Live Stats
Game 4 » Sunday, May 2 (1 p.m.) | Listen | Live Stats
*The first game of Saturday's doubleheader is a seven-inning game. If that game is extended into nine or more innings, the second game of the doubleheader automatically becomes a seven-inning game.
STARTING PITCHERS
Game 1 » SIU RHP Mike Hansell (2-1, 4.68 ERA, 32.2 IP) vs. MSU RHP Logan Wiley (4-1, 3.40 ERA, 39.2 IP)
Game 2 » SIU RHP Noah Farmer (4-2, 2.58 ERA, 37.0 IP) vs. MSU RHP Matt Russell (2-1, 4.50 ERA, 30.0 IP)
Game 3 » SIU LHP Brad Harrison (6-0, 4.33 ERA, 54.0 IP) vs. MSU RHP Hayden Minton (0-2, 3.60 ERA, 20.0 IP)
Game 4 » SIU RHP Ben Chapman (5-4, 3.56 ERA, 55.2 IP) VS. MSU RHP JARED VIERTEL (0-3, 3.54 ERA, 20.1 IP)
AROUND THE HORN
- SIU faces Missouri State for a four-game series at Itchy Jones Stadium this weekend. Friday's game will start at 6 p.m. and be streamed nationally on ESPN+. Saturday (2 p.m. doubleheader) and Sunday (1 p.m.) games will be audio streamed at SIUSalukis.com/Listen.
- The Salukis are beginning the final third of the regular season and have four remaining weekend series. SIU started the year by winning each of its first four weekend series but have now dropped four-straight series dating back to late March.
- Missouri State is coming off a COVID pause and hasn't played since April 18. The Bears were hot entering the pause, having gone 9-3 in their last 12 games with road wins at #18 Oklahoma State and at Mizzou. Missouri State's RPI (#79) is second-best in the MVC, trailing only #22 Indiana State.
- SIU has hit 60 home runs this year, already the third-most in program history (SIU hit 75 homers in 1997 and 73 homers in 1998). SIU's 60 homers rank fourth in the nation.
- Magic at Itchy Jones Stadium: SIU is 18-6 at Itchy Jones Stadium this year and 23-6 at home under head coach Lance Rhodes. Dating back to 2018, SIU is 54-19 in its last 73 home games. SIU has won five-straight home games entering the weekend series.
- SIU's 27 wins are 15th-most in the nation.
- SIU's notable national rankings, all of which lead the MVC:
- 4th in home runs (60)
- 4th in runs scored (307)
- 6th in slugging percentage (.511)
- 8th in hits (400)
- 11th in sac flies (22)
- 14th in scoring (7.9)
- 17th in triples (12)
- 19th in batting average (.301)
- 28th in doubles (75)
- 32nd in walks (177)
- 55th in double plays (27)
- Via Canadian Baseball Network: Of 811 Canadians playing Division I baseball, SIU's Tristan Peters has the most hits (49), doubles (13), and runs scored (36). He ranks second in stolen bases (12), third in RBIs (35), and fith in batting average (.358).
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