Preview | Salukis Host Western Illinois Wednesday at Itchy Jones Stadium

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois and Western Illinois will square off Wednesday night. The first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Itchy Jones Stadium. Admission is free.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can listen to the action on The Varsity Network or follow along via live stats or on X at @SIU_Baseball.

ON THE MOUND
Jake Combs (1-1, 9.92) vs TBA (-)

QUICK HITS

The Salukis come into play at 20-16 after dropping two of three over the weekend to Murray State.
The Salukis are 13-7 at home this season and 15-9 in the nonconference.
SIU is 15-1 when leading after eight, 15-2 when leading after seven, and 13-3 when leading after six innings.
The Salukis are 11-3 when scoring in the first inning and 12-9 when scoring first.
Six Salukis have multi-hit games in 10 or more games this season led by Mathieu Vallee with 15 multi-hit games, including a four-hit game.
Southern is 13-3 in games in which the team does not commit an error and 8-4 when committing one error.

THE SERIES & MATCHUP

Western Illinois enters the game at 7-24 overall after dropping its last game on the road at Morehead State on Sunday.
Southern holds a 44-10 advantage in the all-time series and has won 23 straight games in the series. SIU's last loss to the Leathernecks came in 1965 when the Salukis fell 6-3 in 10 innings.
As a team, WIU is hitting .236 with a .351 slugging percentage and a .353 on-base percentage. The team is led by JR Heavilin who is hitting .294 with three home runs and 17 RBIs.
On the mound, the Leathernecks hold a 9.99 combined team ERA with 203 strikeouts and 205 walks in 254 innings.

ON THE BASES

Southern Illinois is 58-67 on stolen base attempts this season, ranking first in the MVC. Ten players have multiple stolen bases led by Mathieu Vallee who is 12-for-13. Jake Allgeyer is 11-for-11 on steals while Hesston Gray is 7-of-8.

SCORE, SCORE, SCORE

SIU ranks second in the Missouri Valley Conference in runs (270). Southern has scored 10 or more runs in 12 games this season, scoring 13 or more in seven games.

WALK IT OUT

The Salukis have shown patience at the plate, ranking tops in the MVC and 19th nationally after drawing 207 walks in 36 games (5.75 walks per game). SIU has nine players that have earned 10 or more walks led by Jake Allgeyer's 30 free passes.

NEXT UP
The Salukis are set to travel to Nashville for a weekend series against Belmont starting Friday.

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