SIUE (10-9, 3-0 OVC) vs. Missouri State (1-18, 0-0 MVC)
Tue., Mar. 11, 5 p.m.
Live Stats:
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• Tuesday's home opener marks the 51st home opener in school history.
• SIUE swept Morehead State on the road this past weekend. The Cougars were the only team in the Ohio Valley Conference to sweep the series and are in first place in the league. Tennessee State, Southeast Missouri, Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois all are one game back at 2-1.
• The Cougars lead the OVC in home runs (21 - 57th nationally) and home runs per game (1.11 - 39th nationally).
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Piper Montgomery leads the Cougars and the OVC in on-base percentage (.558). She also leads the OVC in walks per game (0.75).
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Lauryn Yslava leads the OVC in runs scored per game (1.16). She has been SIUE's leadoff hitter in every contest except game one of the season.
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Avery Arwood is third in the OVC in games started (10).
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Juztyne Torres has seven starts at second bases and 10 at shortstop this season. She also is fourth nationally in assists per game (2.82), which leads the OVC.
• Kasey (Schlafke) Griffith is the head coach for Missouri State and was a member of the SIUE Cougars during the 2008 to 2011 seasons. SIUE is 7-4 all-time against Missouri State and last played the Bears in 2019.
Next Up: SIUE continues a busy week on Thursday as the Cougars travel to Kansas City for a noon doubleheader. The OVC schedule continues next weekend at Cougar Field when SIUE faces Tennessee Tech for a three-game series (Mar. 15-16).
