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Baseball Joe Pott, SIUE Athletic Communications

Cougars Continue Nonconference Slate with Warhawks

SIUE Cougars (3-1) at
ULM Warhawks (3-2)

February 24-26
Lou St. Aman Field
Monroe, Louisiana

Probable Starters:
SIUE RHP Jake Bockenstedt (1-0, 0.00) vs. ULM LHP Cam Barlow (1-0, 0.00)
SIUE RHP Hayden Cooper (0-1, 10.38) vs. ULM RHP Cole Cressend (0-1, 12.27)
SIUE TBA vs. ULM LHP Chipper Menard (1-0, 3.00)

LAST YEAR: With 27 wins in 2022, SIUE had its most wins under Sean Lyons and the second most wins since moving to Division I with the 2009 season. The most wins at Division I is 28 by the 2011 team, which was the year before SIUE played a conference schedule. The Cougars finished fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference. SIUE returned to the OVC Tournament for the first time since 2015. For the first time ever, SIUE won at the tournament, finishing 2-2. 

WALK-OFF WINNER: SIUE opened the home season Tuesday with a 6-5 win over Illinois State in 10 innings. 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior starter Jake Bockenstedt earned OVC Pitcher of the Week honors following opening weekend. He worked six shutout innings (seven strikeouts) to lead SIUE to an opening day win at Incarnate Word.

CENTURY MARK: The April 3 win over UT Martin last season was Head Coach Sean Lyons' 100th for his career. He has a career record of 115-160 all at SIUE.

PRESEASON ALL-OVC: Desginated hitter Brady Bunten, outfielder Brennan Orf and third basemen Josh Ohl each were named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference preseason team. 

HOW OFFENSIVE: SIUE hitters led the OVC with a batting average of .303, ten points higher than any other SIUE season at Division I. The Cougars slugged .524, which led the league, and reached base at a .384 clip. Both totals were records at the Division I level. SIUE scored 430 runs, bettering the next closest season by 85 runs, despite playing just three more games.

ROUNDTRIPPER RECORD: SIUE's 99 home runs last year set a school record. The 1998 team held the previous record with 69. The Cougars were second in the OVC and No. 21 in the NCAA. at 1.8 home runs per game, the Cougars were No. 15 in the country. 

EXPERIENCE MATTERS: In addition to SIUE's All-OVC picks, the Cougars return Avery Owusu-Asiedu, Ole Arntson, Brett Pierson, Drew Mize and Braedyn Brewer, all of which played in at least 30 games in 2022.

CLOSING IN ON CAREER MARK: Bunten is closing in on SIUE's caeer home run mark. With a home run in the season-opening series, Bunten now has 31 home runs (fourth). SIUE's career record for home runs is 35, held by Brock Weimer (2016-19). 

NEW NO. 1: Bockenstedt begins the year as the Cougars' top starter. While he primarily closed games last year, he has made 10 career starts. In 38 career appearances covering 93.1 innings, Bockenstedt has 103 career strikeouts and a career record of 9-10.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ole Arntson

#34 Ole Arntson

1B
6' 4"
Senior
Jake Bockenstedt

#20 Jake Bockenstedt

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
Braedyn Brewer

#7 Braedyn Brewer

OF
6' 2"
Senior
Brady Bunten

#2 Brady Bunten

OF
6' 0"
Senior
Drew Mize

#4 Drew Mize

INF
6' 0"
Junior
Josh Ohl

#1 Josh Ohl

INF
6' 0"
Junior
Brennan Orf

#10 Brennan Orf

1B
6' 4"
Junior
Avery Owusu-Asiedu

#25 Avery Owusu-Asiedu

OF
6' 4"
Junior
Brett Pierson

#22 Brett Pierson

INF
6' 1"
Senior
Hayden Cooper

#24 Hayden Cooper

RHP
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ole Arntson

#34 Ole Arntson

6' 4"
Senior
1B
Jake Bockenstedt

#20 Jake Bockenstedt

6' 1"
Senior
RHP
Braedyn Brewer

#7 Braedyn Brewer

6' 2"
Senior
OF
Brady Bunten

#2 Brady Bunten

6' 0"
Senior
OF
Drew Mize

#4 Drew Mize

6' 0"
Junior
INF
Josh Ohl

#1 Josh Ohl

6' 0"
Junior
INF
Brennan Orf

#10 Brennan Orf

6' 4"
Junior
1B
Avery Owusu-Asiedu

#25 Avery Owusu-Asiedu

6' 4"
Junior
OF
Brett Pierson

#22 Brett Pierson

6' 1"
Senior
INF
Hayden Cooper

#24 Hayden Cooper

6' 3"
Junior
RHP