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Getting this out of the way today since nobody will care tomorrow.
Southern Illinois is 3-16 (1-3 at home). They are a young team, with only 7 JRs and SRs listed on the roster, but are not very good on paper. They have a lower RPI than Western Illinois with wins over Eastern Kentucky (6-11), Northern Illinois (9-10), and Illinois (14-4). Losses include TCU (3), Eastern Kentucky (3), Murray State, Western Kentucky (3), Northern Illinois (2), Belmont, Illinois (2), and Tennessee-Martin.
Pitching – They have one quality starter, Redshirt SR Aaron Hauge (LHP). He is the Friday starter and has been the starting pitcher in all 3 of the Salukis wins this year. They have used 6 other starters but they haven’t found anyone else that can deliver a win. They have a couple quality relievers but it drops off pretty quick. I imagine SIU will sell out to win Friday’s game starting Hauge and following him with Colten Selvey (Jr RHP and closer), Freshman RHP Ryan Netemeyer, or both.
Hitting – SIU is hitting .233 as a team with 5 HRs, 19 doubles, no triples and are only 9-16 stealing. FR OF/IF Logan Blackfan is their best hitter at .302 with 4 doubles. Greg Lambert (FR INF) is hitting .299 and leads the team with 9 RBIs. SO C Jake Hand is hitting .271 with 8 RBIs and FR INF Chase Slone is hitting .265 with 4 RBIs and is 2-3 stealing. Everyone else is under .250.
Fielding – This is probably the one bright spot for SIU (and that they’re young). The Salukis are fielding .972. Will Farmer (SO INF) has 4 errors and is the only player with more than 2.
It sounds really dumb saying this the opening weekend of conference play, but we must sweep this series. Friday should be the only game in doubt but hopefully we can get two Shocker wins the same day!
Southern Illinois is 3-16 (1-3 at home). They are a young team, with only 7 JRs and SRs listed on the roster, but are not very good on paper. They have a lower RPI than Western Illinois with wins over Eastern Kentucky (6-11), Northern Illinois (9-10), and Illinois (14-4). Losses include TCU (3), Eastern Kentucky (3), Murray State, Western Kentucky (3), Northern Illinois (2), Belmont, Illinois (2), and Tennessee-Martin.
Pitching – They have one quality starter, Redshirt SR Aaron Hauge (LHP). He is the Friday starter and has been the starting pitcher in all 3 of the Salukis wins this year. They have used 6 other starters but they haven’t found anyone else that can deliver a win. They have a couple quality relievers but it drops off pretty quick. I imagine SIU will sell out to win Friday’s game starting Hauge and following him with Colten Selvey (Jr RHP and closer), Freshman RHP Ryan Netemeyer, or both.
Hitting – SIU is hitting .233 as a team with 5 HRs, 19 doubles, no triples and are only 9-16 stealing. FR OF/IF Logan Blackfan is their best hitter at .302 with 4 doubles. Greg Lambert (FR INF) is hitting .299 and leads the team with 9 RBIs. SO C Jake Hand is hitting .271 with 8 RBIs and FR INF Chase Slone is hitting .265 with 4 RBIs and is 2-3 stealing. Everyone else is under .250.
Fielding – This is probably the one bright spot for SIU (and that they’re young). The Salukis are fielding .972. Will Farmer (SO INF) has 4 errors and is the only player with more than 2.
It sounds really dumb saying this the opening weekend of conference play, but we must sweep this series. Friday should be the only game in doubt but hopefully we can get two Shocker wins the same day!
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