Southern Illinois University
Missouri State
Salukis Open MVC Play at Home With Midweek Series
03/13/2023 | 1:25:00 | Softball
Carbondale, Ill. - The Southern Illinois Salukis return home after spending the past weekend in Tennessee for the MTSU Invite as the Dawgs turn their attention towards Missouri Conference play.Â
The Salukis will open conference play with a two-game midweek series against Missouri State on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. The Salukis and Bears will begin at 2 PM on Tuesday with first pitch set for 12 PM on Wednesday for game two.Â
Quick Hits
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The Salukis enter conference play with the most-wins and highest-winning percentage in the MVC at 17-3
- With a .299 batting average and .386 on-base percentage, the Salukis currently lead the Valley in both categories with 106 runs, which is tied for the most in the MVC
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SIU is coming off of a pair of shutout wins at the MTSU Invite as it allowed just a pair of hits in each game
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The Salukis also lead the MVC with a 2.32 ERA and .186 opponent batting average as they've allowed just 43 earned runs through the first 20 games
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Madi Eberle has a league-low 1.29 ERA with a 7-1 record while allowing just nine earned runs.Â
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Aubree DePron (.473/2nd), Emma Austin (.440/3rd), Elizabeth Warwick (.352/10th), Rylie Hamilton (.344/11th), and Jackie Lis (.343/12th) are all in the top-12 of the MVC in regards to batting average.Â
- After hitting two home runs against Green Bay, freshman Jackie Lis is tied for the most home runs (5) and total bases (45) in the Valley and leads outright with 21 runs
Series Rundown
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The Salukis lead the all-time series over Missouri State at 56-50 with the Bears winning last year's season series 2-1
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Southern opened MVC play a season ago with a 6-2 win over the Bears in a game that lasted 15 innings
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Missouri State came in just behind SIU in the 2023 MVC Preseason Poll at fourth with 95 pointsÂ
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The Bears are 9-13 on the season and are coming off a 1-3 weekend at Wichita State where they took down the No. 23 Shockers
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Olivia Krebiel leads Missouri State with a .308 average with six doubles and a home run through 22 games.Â
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