SIUE Cougars (19-11) at
Bradley Braves (10-17)
April 11
Dozer Park
Peoria, Illinois

Probable Pitchers
SIUE RHP Zeus Ponder (1-1, 10.93) vs. Bradley TBA

WEEKEND SWEEP: SIUE swept its in-state OVC rival Eastern Illinois in a three-game weekend series in 
Edwardsville. It was the Cougars first sweep of the Panthers in 10 seasons. 
CONFERENCE CALL: SIUE is playing its 12th season in the Ohio Valley Conference. They have an all-time record of 125-178.
HOT START: SIUE began the year 10-2. It is the best start through 12 games since the 1990 team also started 10-2.
WEEKEND WINNERS: The Cougars won four of their five nonconference weekend series this year, taking two of three from Incarnate Word, Louisiana-Monroe and UIC while sweeping Western Illinois at home.
WALK-OFF WINNER: SIUE opened the home season Feb. 21 with a 6-5 win over Illinois State in 10 innings. 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior designated hitter Brady Bunten earned OVC Player of the Week honors March 20. It was his first award this year, and the third of his career. Starter Jake Bockenstedt has won Pitcher of the Week three times, marking the most for an SIUE player in a single season. 
PRESEASON ALL-OVC: Bunten, outfielder Brennan Orf and third basemen Josh Ohl each were named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference preseason team. 
LEAGUE LEADERS: SIUE hitters are third in the league with a .266 batting average, and lead the league in doubles with 61. SIUE pitchers are fourth in the OVC in earned run average at 5.97 and are third in total strikeouts with 242. The Cougars hold the highest fielding percentage in the league at .980, good for No. 16 in the NCAA. 
Additionally, Bunten leads the OVC and is No. 2 in the NCAA with 16 doubles. Brennan Orf is third in the league in home runs with nine, tops in runs scored with 41 (22nd in the NCAA) and also leads in walks (31) which is 15th in the NCAA. Zeus Ponder is second in the league and is No. 39 in the NCAA with five saves.
CLOSING IN ON CAREER MARKS: Bunten is closing in on SIUE's caeer home run mark. Bunten has 33 home runs (tied 2nd). SIUE's career record for home runs is 35, held by Brock Weimer (2016-19). Bunten is fourth in career RBIs in SIUE's Division I era with 133.