SIUE (7-12, 0-0 Ohio Valley)
vs. South Dakota (13-6, 0-0 Summit League)
1 p.m. doubleheader
Edwardsville, Ill. (Cougar Field)
• SIUE and South Dakota agreed to a second game so Wednesday's home opener will be a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Cougar Field.
• South Dakota played a single game Tuesday at Saint Louis.
• Among
Grace Lueke's four home runs Monday at the Saluki Invitational was a walk-off solo home run against Northern Illinois. It was SIUE's first walk-off home run since Reagan Curtis in 2018.
• Lueke now leads the Cougars with seven home runs. That is the second most in the OVC this season.
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Lexi King leads the Cougars in hits with 22 from the leadoff position in the lineup.
• Lauren Yslava leads the starters in hitting with a .375 average.
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Mia Haynes holds the pitching staff lead in strikeouts (58) and wins (4).
• Haynes became the 19th pitcher in school history to record a no-hitter with an 8-0, five-inning win over Louisiana Tech at the Best on the Bayou Classic. It also is the 14th no-hitter of the Division I era for SIUE.
• SIUE opens the Ohio Valley Conference regular season Saturday with a home noon doubleheader against Murray State. The three-game series includes a noon single game Sunday.
• This is the first season for Interim Head Coach
P.J. Finigan. He was named to position July 1.
