Ohio Valley Conference play continues this weekend as Little Rock hosts Southern Indiana for its first league home series of the season at Gary Hogan Field.
The three-game set begins Friday at 6 p.m., followed by a 4 p.m. first pitch Saturday, and concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. All games will be streamed on ESPN+, with Saturday's contest also available on 106.7 FM Buz2.
Little Rock (15-10, 3-0 OVC) enters the weekend riding a four-game winning streak, highlighted by a midweek victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and a three-game road sweep of Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tennessee.
"We anticipate a very tough series with Southern Indiana," head coach
Chris Curry said. "They're one of the top offensive teams in the league and play a very high-pressure style. They do a great job of throwing strikes and fielding the ball. The weather will be great, so we hope to see all the Little Rock baseball fans out at Gary Hogan Field this weekend."
Series History
Little Rock leads the all-time series 7-3 and is 3-0 at home against Southern Indiana. While the Screaming Eagles claimed last year's regular-season series, the Trojans earned a win over USI in the OVC Tournament. Each of the three previous meetings at Gary Hogan Field has been decided by two runs or fewer.
Scouting the Screaming Eagles
Southern Indiana (16-9, 2-1) features a potent offense, averaging 8.5 runs per game. Patrick McLellan (.373) and Clayton Slack (.359) lead the team at the plate, with McLellan pacing the squad in hits (38), home runs (3) and RBIs (31). Despite modest power numbers (10 home runs), USI has limited opponents to just 15 long balls this season.
Trojan Report
Kade Smith continues to swing a hot bat, entering the weekend with a .393 average. As a team, Little Rock is hitting .291 while holding opponents to a .250 mark. The Trojans rank among the nation's top 50 in fielding percentage (29th), doubles (42nd) and hits (44th), while
Gage Haley sits 21st nationally with four saves.
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