SIUE (20-16, 10-4 OVC) vs. Tennessee State (20-10, 10-4 OVC)
Sat., Apr. 12, 12 p.m. DH
Sun., Apr. 13, 12 p.m.
Edwardsville, Ill./Cougar Field
Live Video:Â ESPN+
Live Stats:Â SIUEStats.com
• After playing three games in two days in two different states last week, SIUE returns home for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series against the Tigers of Tennessee State.
• SIUE recorded 10 OVC wins all last season and matched that with its 8-0 win last weekend at Southern Indiana.
• SIUE and Tennessee State are tied for second place in the OVC standings at 10-4, one game behind Eastern Illinois for first place. SIUE was picked to finish eighth in the OVC preseason poll while Tennessee State was tabbed to finish fourth.
• Emma Henderson is the only Cougar to have hit a home run in the last eight games. She has two and leads the team with eight.
• Avery Arwood holds a 1.62 earned run average over the last eight contests. That includes the shutout over Southern Indiana.
• Kaylynn Salyars and Lauryn Yslava each have 12 multiple hit games.
• Piper Montgomery holds the team's top current reached base streak at four games.
• SIUE is 15-0 when leading after the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. The Cougars are 15-0 when scoring six or more runs in a game.
• SIUE has outscored its opponents this season 40-15 in the sixth and seventh innings.
Next Up: SIUE is on the road for its next eight games beginning with a Tuesday meeting at Missouri beginning at 5 p.m.