MARION, Ill. – Postseason baseball has arrived for Little Rock as the Trojans open Ohio Valley Conference Tournament play Wednesday night against Southern Indiana at Mtn Dew Park. The No. 4 seed Trojans face the No. 8 seed Screaming Eagles at 7 p.m. after USI opened tournament play Tuesday with a 6-2 upset victory over No. 5 seed Morehead State.
Wednesday's matchup can be streamed on ESPN+ with Graham Doty and Max Thoma on the call. Little Rock radio voice Max Coltrane will have the call on the radio side throughout the tournament.
Wendesday's game will begin streaming on 103.7 The Buzz social media channels and Little Rock Athletics platforms before joining 103.7 The Buzz in progress later in the evening. Fans are encouraged to follow Little Rock Athletics social media accounts for updates.
GAME INFORMATION
Who: Little Rock (26-20) vs. Southern Indiana (28-27)
When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Where: Mtn Dew Park (Marion, Ill.)
Video: ESPN+
Radio: 103.7 The Buzz/Social Media Stream
SERIES HISTORY
• Little Rock leads the series 9-4 and has won three of the past four meetings.
CCOACH SPEAK
"We had some pitchers in our bullpen that weren't available [the final regular-season series] that should be back and that changes things," Little Rock head coach
Chris Curry said. "We are looking forward to being back at full strength for the tournament and being 0-0. It's an exciting opportunity for our team."
TROJAN TIDBITS
• Little Rock landed four players on All-OVC teams that were announced by the league office on Tuesday. Junior pitcher
Brannon Westmoreland, junior third baseman
Nolan Freund, redshirt sophomore outfielder
Kade Smith and freshman
Tag Andrews were all selected to the Second Team. Andrews was also an All-Freshman Team selection.
• This will be Little Rock's first neutral site game of the season. Last year, the Trojans were 8-2 in neutral site games between the OVC Tournament and the Baton Rouge Regional.
• Senior first baseman
Angel Cano has homered in five of the past six games. He has a team-leading 12 homers for the season.
• Little Rock ace
Brannon Westmoreland will start the game Wednesday night, coach
Chris Curry announced following the regular-season finale. Westmoreland is 5-2 with a 2.98 ERA.
SCOUTING THE SCREAMING EAGLES
• USI advanced to the double-elimination portion of the OVC Tournament with a 6-2 win over Morehead State Tuesday. Junior right-hander Ryan Weller struck out seven over seven innings, while Noah Foster homered and Parker Martin added an RBI double.
• USI clinched its spot in the OVC Tournament by taking two of three from Lindenwood during the final weekend of the regular season.
• The Screaming Eagles are making their fourth straight appearance in the OVC Tournament and are NCAA postseason eligible for the first time.
• Senior catcher Micajah Wall earned first-team All-OVC honors after batting .309 with a team-high five home runs and 45 RBI this season. Wall recorded 16 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI contests while hitting .337 in conference play with 20 RBI.
• Hunter Miller leads USI in conference play with a .424 batting average, while Wall has a team-best 20 RBI in league games.
• Patrick McLellan leads the team with 22 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI contests this season.
• USI hit .314 at home this season compared to .280 on the road.
• The Screaming Eagles were 20-6 at home with a 4.78 ERA and 7-21 on the road with a 7.07 ERA.
