SIUE (8-19, 0-6 Ohio Valley)
vs. Eastern Illinois (17-14, 4-2 Ohio Valley)
Tuesday - 2 p.m. doubleheader
Edwardsville, Ill. (Cougar FIeld)
• WIth a 99 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms forecasted for Wednesday, SIUE's doubleheader against Eastern Illinois has been moved up to Tuesday at 2 p.m.
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Lexi King recorded three hits over the weekend and is now the team's leading hitter at .344. King also leads the Cougars with seven doubles.
• King also is the Cougars' leading hitter in OVC-only games at .412.
• Seven different players have two or more home runs this season.
Grace Lueke's seven home runs is top for the Cougars.
• Lueke is ranked second in the OVC in home runs per game (0.29).
• Lueke is tops on the team in RBIs with 17 followed closely by King with 16.
• SIUE's youth movement has two freshmen among the team's top four hitters. Lauren Yslava (Gilroy, California) is second on the team in hitting at .342.
Piper Montgomery, who has started 23 games, is fourth in batting at .274.
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Grace Bretveld has been hit by a pitch seven times this season. She is ranked 24th nationally with 0.32 times hit by a pitch per game.
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Mia Haynes is third among OVC pitchers in strikeouts with 72. She also leads the Cougars in wins with four.
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