Tuesday, May 11
Murray, Ky.
5 p.m.
Southern Illinois University
at
Murray State
Salukis visit Murray State on Tuesday
05/10/2021 | 1:35:00 | Baseball
MURRAY, Ky. - The SIU baseball team (33-14) visits Murray State (26-20) on Tuesday for a 5 p.m. game. The game is the second half of a home-and-home mid-week series between the schools. SIU won the first matchup 5-4 on Nick Neville's go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning.
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PROBABLE STARTERS
SIU RHP Dylan Givens (0-0, 3.79 ERA, 19.0 IP)
MUR RHP Cade Vernon (0-2, 5.23 ERA, 31.0 IP)
AROUND THE HORN
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PROBABLE STARTERS
SIU RHP Dylan Givens (0-0, 3.79 ERA, 19.0 IP)
MUR RHP Cade Vernon (0-2, 5.23 ERA, 31.0 IP)
AROUND THE HORN
- The game is SIU's final mid-week game of the season. SIU finishes the regular season with weekend series at Indiana State (May 14-16) and vs. Dallas Baptist (May 21-23)
- SIU is 5-0 in mid-week games this season and 28-7 in mid-week games over the last four years.
- SIU's offense is one of the best in the nation. National ranks of 287:
- sixth in the nation in hits
- 10th in runs scored
- 11th in home runs
- 11th in slugging percentage
- 14th in triples
- 14th in doubles
- 20th in runs per game
- 24th in walks
- 30th in batting average
- 33rd in on-base percentage
- Individually, SIU has several players among the national leaders, as well
- Tristan Peters ranks seventh in the nation in doubles and 12th in walks
- Ian Walters ranks 18th in HBP
- Trey McDaniel ranks 12th in the nation in saves
- Philip Archer ranks 21st in the country in RBIs, and J.T. Weber ranks 27th in RBIs
- Brad Harrison ranks sixth in the nation in victories
- Nick Neville ranks 17th in runs scored
- Ian Walters has 32 career HBP, which ranks third all-time at SIU (Chris Sauritch (1993-94) had 36 and Kevin Koski (2004-07) had 35)
- Tristan Peters has 19 multi-hit games this season, including five multi-hit games in his last eight.
- Peters is one of only three players in the nation with an OPS over 1.000, 15+ doubles, and 10+ stolen bases. (Charlotte's Austin Knight and Wright State's Quincy Hamilton are the others).
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- 2005 (38-21)
- 2007 (34-22)
- 2008 (34-23)
- 2021 (33-14)
- 2006 (33-25)
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