SIUE Cougars (23-22) vs.
SIU Carbondale Salukis (32-15)
Wed., May 7, 5 p.m.
Roy E. Lee Field / Simmons Baseball Complex

PROBABLE STARTERS
SIUE RHP Gabriel Nutter (0-2, 7.94 ERA) vs. SIUC RHP Tyler Timmerman (5-2, 4.66)

LAST WEEKEND: The Cougars won their sixth Ohio Valley Conference series of the year, taking two of three from Western Illinois in Edwardsville,  

CONFERENCE CALL: SIUE is playing its 14th Ohio Valley Conference season in 2025. At 15-6, the Cou­gars sit in first place in the OVC. The 15 OVC wins are the most under Head Coach Sean Lyons and the most for SIUE since 2015, which also marked the last time SIUE had a winning season in league play. The Cougars are 156-210 all-time in OVC play.

SERIES STUFF: The Salukis own a 31-7 lead in the all-time series and have won 12 of the 13 meetings between the teams since SIUE moved to Division I play. The lone Cougar win came in 2023 in Edwardsville.

EDWARDSVILLE SLUGGERS: The Cougars lead the OVC in home runs with 65 which ranks 45th  nationally. SIUE's 1.44 home runs per game lead the league and are 40th in the NCAA. The 2025 teams ranks third in homers in a season at SIUE. They are on pace to hit 77 homers, which would rank second in a single season.

STRIKE FORCE: SIUE's 382 strikeouts are sec­ond in the league. The Cougars lead the league at 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings, which ranks 82nd nationally. SIUE is on pace to break its Division I single season mark for strikeouts of 434 (set in 2023).

MACK ATTACK: Mack Mitchell is tied for the league lead with 16 total home runs and is first at .40 home runs per game. His 17 homers currently rank third on the single season list at SIUE.

LEADERS AT THE PLATE: Mitchell is tied for fourth at .98 RBIs per game and leads the league in slugging .684. Chase Bloomer is tied for ninth in the OVC with 58 hits. He is eighth in the league at 1.32 hits per game. fourth in the league with 12 homers (.27 per game). He also is tied for fourth in RBIs per game at .98. Daniel Gierer is third in the league with 19 total steals and .43 per game. Lane Crowden and Mitchell are tied for fifth14 steals.

LEADERS ON THE MOUND: Spencer Stearns ranks second in strikeouts per nine innings at 9.12 Tim Teixeira is third at 9.0. Liam McKillop ranks fifth in the league with 20 appearances. Tyler Davis is third with six saves.

WALLACE WATCH LIST: Chase Bloomer is included on the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List recognizing the top 100 shortstops in college baseball.

GOOD HANDS: SIUE's .973 fielding percentage is the best in the league. The Cougars have made the fewest errors in the league with 44.