SIUE Cougars (2-5) vs. Saint Louis Billikens (0-7)
Feb. 24, 3 p.m.
Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex
Edwardsville, Illinois
Probable Starters:
SIUE LHP Noah Thompson vs. SLU TBA
- SIUE dropped two of three in a weekend series at Southeastern Louisiana after falling to Illinois State at home Tuesday.
- Ethan Willoughby hit .375 for the week with two RBIs. Easton Harris hit .364. Ryan Niedzwiedz hit .313 with two home runs and three RBIs. Terrick Thompsn-Allen had four hits and six RBIs.
- The Cougars and Billikens are meeting for the 78th time all-time, with the Cougars holding a 40-37 lead in the series. The two teams split two games last year, with the road team winning each. The Cougars and Billikens are scheduled to play three times this season.
- SIUE has a combined earned run average of 5.46, which ranks third in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Cougars' batting average against is .233 which is second best in the league. Individually, Joseph Martin is tied for the league lead with 12 strikeouts.
- SIUE was picked as the preseason favorite in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll.
- In 2025, the Cougars finished 18-8 in OVC play, marking the second most OVC wins in program history.
- SIUE led the OVC in wins but finished second by percentage points to Eastern Illinois in the regular season race.
- The Cougars' 26 total wins tied for fourth most since moving to Division I play in 2008.
- Head Coach Sean Lyons is in his 10th season at the helm and has a career record of 190-255-1. His 190 wins are third most in program history.
