SIUE (22-20) at
Saint Louis (15-28)
Tue., May 11, 6 p.m.
Billiken Sports Complex
St. Louis, Missouri
Live Stats: SIUEStats.com
Live Video: ESPN+
Pitching Matchup:
SIUE: RHP Brian Chandler (0-2, 9.22)
SLU: TBA
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE and Saint Louis will meet for the fourth and final time this season Tuesday in St. Louis.
LAST WEEKEND: SIUE won a key Ohio Valley Conference series at Jacksonville State.
SERIES STUFF: Saint Louis is one of SIUE's oldest, and most-played rivals. The Cougars and Billikens are meeting for the 83rd time tonight. SIUE has a 48-34 edge in the all-time series. Saint Louis has won 18 of 30 meetings since SIUE moved to Division I in 2009. The Cougars have won all three meetings this season, outscoring Saint Louis 33-12.
WIN TOTAL: SIUE has won 20 games for the first time since the 2017 season. The Cougars won 23 games in 2017, the most under Head Coach Sean Lyons. 12 OVC wins is already the most under Lyons, and the most since 2015.
TEAM TOTALS: SIUE is fourth in the OVC in hitting with a .276 batting average. The Cougars have hit 48 home runs, which is third in a season in SIUE's Division I era. The Cougars are third in the league with 80 doubles, which is No. 8 on SIUE's Division I list. The Cougars are third in the league in slugging percentage (.444) and fifth in total runs scored with 263.
INDIVIDUALLY: John Stallcup leads SIUE and is seventh in the OVC with a .366 batting average. Connor Kiffer is 11th in the league in batting average at .316. Raul Elguezabal is 13th at .315. Elguezbal and Kiffer each have 50 hits to lead SIUE, which falls just out of the top 10. Brett Johnson is ninth with 39 runs scored. Elguezabal is tied for fourth with 14 doubles. Ole Arntson and Brady Bunten are tied for ninth in the league with nine home runs each.
