Friday, April 14
Carbondale, IL
6 PM
Southern Illinois University
vs
Evansville
Salukis Host Evansville for Alumni Weekend
04/13/2023 | 11:53:00 | Baseball
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The late Dan Callahan will have his No. 37 jersey retired on April 15, 2023 before the Salukis host Evansville.
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Off to its best start in conference play in program history at 8-1, the Southern Illinois baseball program will host Evansville this weekend at Itchy Jones Stadium as part of Alumni Weekend. The Salukis will also retire the late Dan Callahan's No. 37 officially on Saturday prior to the game. More information on the retirement can be found here.
SCHEDULE
Friday - 6 PM - ESPN+
Saturday - 2 PM - ESPN+
Sunday - 1 PM - ESPNU
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Both Friday and Saturday's games will air on ESPN+ with Trea Reamer and Kirk Champion on the call. Sunday's game will be played in front of a national audience on ESPNU. Clay Matvick and Mike Rooney will call the game. Saluki Hall-of-Famer Mike Reis will have the call on SIUSalukis.com, the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store, as well as the Varsity Sports Network App. Live stats for the game are also available on SIUSalukis.com.
AROUND THE HORN
• Winners of 12 of its last 13 and six-straight games, SIU plays host to Evansville this weekend at home.
• SIU and Indiana State are tied at the top of the MVC standings at 8-1.
• Southern's 8-1 start to MVC play is the best in program history. SIU started conference play at 7-2 in 1990, 1996 and most recently in 1999.
• After sweeping Belmont, SIU has won 11-straight MVC weekend series dating back to the 2021 season.
• SIU leads the country in double plays turned (41) and double plays turned per game (1.24).
• Southern is 3-1 in extra-inning games after walking off Belmont twice last weekend.
• Three Salukis rank in the top-10 in the MVC in average (Bandy, Boucher, Christman).
• SIU leads the MVC in average (.289), slugging (.482), hits (334), runs (234) and home runs (48).
• The Salukis have broken the single-season home run mark in the last two years (88-2022, 84-2021).
• Pier-Olivier Boucher has seen his average climb from .320 to .352 over the last nine games, recording multiple hits in seven of the outings, including three 3-hit games.
• Outfielder Mathieu Valle has dominated at the plate since the start of MVC play. The junior is batting .450 in six starts and eight games including two doubles and nine runs scored. Vallee entered League play with 12 hits in 22 games.
• Steven Loden leads SIU with 11 multi-RBI games. He has two four-RBI outings.
• Southern is 37-of-47 on stolen base attempts -- ranking third in the MVC. Southern has stolen 14 bases in the last nine games, going 14-for-17.
THE SERIES & MATCHUP
• The Salukis lead the series with Evansville 116-68, including a 66-29 mark in Carbondale against the Aces. Southern has won six of the last 10 meetings.
• UE enters the weekend at 19-16 overall and 5-4 in League play. As a team, the Aces are hitting .261 and rank third in the MVC in home runs with 44 in 32 games. Chase Hugs leads UE with a .392 average and a team-best 10 doubles to go along with seven home runs and 23 RBIs. Simon Scherry is also hitting .302 with 38 hits in 32 games. The Aces pitching staff holds a 5.17 combined ERA by Sunday starting pitcher Donovan Schultz at 3.68. Schultz has struck out 37 and walked 19 in 44 innings of action.
LAST TIME OUT
• SIU picked up an 8-5 midweek win over Southeast Missouri Tuesday at Itchy Jones Stadium.
• Over the weekend, Southern picked up its 11th-straight MVC series win with a sweep of Belmont. The Salukis went to extra-innings against the Bruins on Thursday and Saturday -- recording walk-off wins in both games.
• SIU did not allow a home run over the weekend, or during its midweek game -- extending the streak to six games.
UP NEXT
The Salukis will wrap up a nine-game homestand on Tuesday when Austin Peay comes to town.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_Baseball, on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiBaseball, and on Instagram at @SIU_Baseball. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
SCHEDULE
Friday - 6 PM - ESPN+
Saturday - 2 PM - ESPN+
Sunday - 1 PM - ESPNU
HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Both Friday and Saturday's games will air on ESPN+ with Trea Reamer and Kirk Champion on the call. Sunday's game will be played in front of a national audience on ESPNU. Clay Matvick and Mike Rooney will call the game. Saluki Hall-of-Famer Mike Reis will have the call on SIUSalukis.com, the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store, as well as the Varsity Sports Network App. Live stats for the game are also available on SIUSalukis.com.
AROUND THE HORN
• Winners of 12 of its last 13 and six-straight games, SIU plays host to Evansville this weekend at home.
• SIU and Indiana State are tied at the top of the MVC standings at 8-1.
• Southern's 8-1 start to MVC play is the best in program history. SIU started conference play at 7-2 in 1990, 1996 and most recently in 1999.
• After sweeping Belmont, SIU has won 11-straight MVC weekend series dating back to the 2021 season.
• SIU leads the country in double plays turned (41) and double plays turned per game (1.24).
• Southern is 3-1 in extra-inning games after walking off Belmont twice last weekend.
• Three Salukis rank in the top-10 in the MVC in average (Bandy, Boucher, Christman).
• SIU leads the MVC in average (.289), slugging (.482), hits (334), runs (234) and home runs (48).
• The Salukis have broken the single-season home run mark in the last two years (88-2022, 84-2021).
• Pier-Olivier Boucher has seen his average climb from .320 to .352 over the last nine games, recording multiple hits in seven of the outings, including three 3-hit games.
• Outfielder Mathieu Valle has dominated at the plate since the start of MVC play. The junior is batting .450 in six starts and eight games including two doubles and nine runs scored. Vallee entered League play with 12 hits in 22 games.
• Steven Loden leads SIU with 11 multi-RBI games. He has two four-RBI outings.
• Southern is 37-of-47 on stolen base attempts -- ranking third in the MVC. Southern has stolen 14 bases in the last nine games, going 14-for-17.
THE SERIES & MATCHUP
• The Salukis lead the series with Evansville 116-68, including a 66-29 mark in Carbondale against the Aces. Southern has won six of the last 10 meetings.
• UE enters the weekend at 19-16 overall and 5-4 in League play. As a team, the Aces are hitting .261 and rank third in the MVC in home runs with 44 in 32 games. Chase Hugs leads UE with a .392 average and a team-best 10 doubles to go along with seven home runs and 23 RBIs. Simon Scherry is also hitting .302 with 38 hits in 32 games. The Aces pitching staff holds a 5.17 combined ERA by Sunday starting pitcher Donovan Schultz at 3.68. Schultz has struck out 37 and walked 19 in 44 innings of action.
LAST TIME OUT
• SIU picked up an 8-5 midweek win over Southeast Missouri Tuesday at Itchy Jones Stadium.
• Over the weekend, Southern picked up its 11th-straight MVC series win with a sweep of Belmont. The Salukis went to extra-innings against the Bruins on Thursday and Saturday -- recording walk-off wins in both games.
• SIU did not allow a home run over the weekend, or during its midweek game -- extending the streak to six games.
UP NEXT
The Salukis will wrap up a nine-game homestand on Tuesday when Austin Peay comes to town.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_Baseball, on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiBaseball, and on Instagram at @SIU_Baseball. Fans can also download the "Salukis" Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
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