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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team (10-10, 1-2) remains on the road this weekend for a three game series with the Indiana State Sycamores.
 
After a postponement on Friday due to inclement weather, the Purple Aces and the Sycamores will now play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 28 beginning at 12:00 p.m. CT.
 
The series will conclude with a 12:00 p.m. game on Sunday, March 29. All games will be played at Sycamore Stadium in Terre Haute, Ind.
 
PITCHING MATCHUP
Saturday, March 28
12:00 p.m. CT
UE RHP Connor Strain (1-2, 5.65 ERA) vs. INS LHP Jeff Degano (4-2, 1.83)
 
Saturday, March 28
30 minutes after conclusion of game one
UE RHP Patrick Schnieders (1-3, 4.86) vs. INS LHP Ryan Keaffaber (1-1, 2.57)
 
Sunday, March 29
12:00 p.m. CT
UE LHP Brodie Harkness (3-1, 4.02) vs. INS LHP David Stagg (0-2, 6.92)
 
HOW CAN I FOLLOW ALONG?
Audio for game two is available at WUEV.org
 
The contest will all have live stats provided at GoSycamores.com .
 
Video is available through GoSycamores.com
 
Fans can also follow the Aces progress on twitter. Updates will be posted on the @UEAthletics account.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Starting pitcher Ryan Billo threw a season-high 7.0 innings, striking out a career-high seven batters as the University of Evansville baseball team (10-10) scored four runs in the ninth to win 4-2 at SIUE on Wednesday night. Down 2-0 entering the ninth, the Purple Aces drew closer with a bases loaded walk from outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski and tied the game on a wild pitch in the next at-bat. Even at two, infielder Jonathan Ramon broke the tie with a two-run single up the middle. Reliever Brent Jurceka retired the final three batters in the bottom half to preserve Billo's performance and etch an Evansville victory.
 
INSIGHT ON INDIANA STATE
Indiana State (9-11) began the season with back to back wins before suffering losses in six of the next seven games. The Sycamores defeated #1 Vanderbilt 8-1 on Feb. 21 and also won the Indiana State Tournament (Mar. 12-15). The Sycamores began conference play by losing two of three last weekend at Missouri State and were postponed on Tuesday night at SIUE.
 
THE SERIES
Indiana State holds a 79-61-1 all-time record with Evansville. The Purple Aces won two of the three meetings last season at Braun Stadium. UE won both meetings at INS in 2013 (final game cancelled due to poor weather). The Aces are 9-9 under head coach Wes Carroll when playing the Sycamores.
 
UE STATISTICALLY
Statistically, Evansville is led offensively by outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski who is hitting .392 this season. Outfielder Josh Jyawook (.314) and designated hitter Max Foley (.300) are each hitting at or above .300 . Infielder Jonathan Ramon has a team-best three home runs. First baseman Eric McKibban has a team-high 23 hits and is on an 8 game hitting streak. Right-handers Ryan Brady (2.70 ERA) and Conor Gilligan (2.89) both hold ERAs under 3.00 as six Aces have combined for the team's 10 wins. The team is cumulatively hitting .253 this season with a 4.53 team ERA.
 
INS STATISTICALLY
Indiana State has three batters hitting over .300 including outfielder Andrew Gutierrez (.387), infielder Andy Young (.338) and infielder Derek Hannahs (.324). Young leads the team with 21 runs batted in as infielder Jacob Hayes is the lone Sycamore with multiple home runs (2). Right-hander Austin Conway (1.59) and Ethan Larrison (2.03) have the lowest ERAs on the team. Four of the nine Sycamore victories have come from lefty Jeff Degano. The team is batting .255 and has a .420 earned run average.
 
WE'RE GOING STREAKING
First baseman Eric McKibban brings an eight game hitting streak into the Tuesday night game at SIUE. Outfielder Jarod Perry has also reached base in 21 straight games.
 
ON THE VERGE OF HISTORY
Outfielder Jarod Perry has been by a pitch a nation-leading 16 times this season and 41 times as a Purple Ace. His next HBP will surpass outfielder Alex Acheson (2007-'10) for most in program history.
 
COMEBACK KIDS
UE scored four runs in the ninth inning to turn a loss into a 4-2 road win at SIUE on March 25. The Aces drew closer with a bases loaded walk and tied the game on a wild pitch. Infielder Jonathan Ramon then hit the go-ahead two run single that created the Aces' victory.
 
BRILLIANT BILLO
Pitcher Ryan Billo threw a season-high 7.0 innings pitched at SIUE on March 25 and also set a new career-high with seven strikeouts. He received the no decision in the UE come-from-behind 4-2 win.

TWICE AS NICE
Left-hander Brodie Harkness was named MVC Pitcher of the Week on March 23, his second such honor this year. Harkness (3-1) had a career day in the Aces' 3-1 win over #18 Dallas Baptist on March 22. The freshman left-hander threw a career-high 8.0 innings in the victory, yielding just one unearned run on four hits. Harkness did not allow a hit outside of the infield until the eighth as he also struck out five batters in the win.
 
TOP 25 TRIUMPH
The Aces defeated #18 Dallas Baptist 3-1 on March 22, the first UE victory over a ranked opponent since winning at #4 Vanderbilt on Feb. 26, 2014. Pitcher Brodie Harkness threw 8.0 innings in the victory as outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski was 2-for-3 with a  triple and two runs batted in.

TIK-TOK
Time was against catcher Travis Tokarek who was hitless in his last 21 at-bats entering the Dallas Baptist series. The freshman stopped the skid with a three-run ninth-inning double that helped spark a five run rally. Tokarek had just two runs batted in prior to his bases-clearing double.

MANHANDLING MURRAY
The Aces matched a season-high with 15 hits against the Murray State Racers in a 15-2 victory on March 18. Eight starters had at least one hit each for the Aces who matched their largest win total (16-3 victory at UALR on Feb. 14).
 
WELL…THAT'S A FIRST
Utilityman Tyler Sullivan recorded the first hit of his college career on March 18 against Murray State. Sullivan's eight-inning pinch-hit single sparked a six run inning.
 
RAKIN' RAMON
With a pair of home runs this past weekend, infielder Jonathan Ramon now leads UE with three round-trippers this season. Ramon homered in the series opener at Ohio State on Friday night and also hit a home run in the series finale in the last game of the doubleheader on Sunday.
 
HARK THE MESSAGE
Pitcher Brodie Harkness was named Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week on March 9. The UE freshman left-hander earned his team-high second win of the season with 6.0 scoreless innings of one hit baseball and a career-high eight strikeouts vs. Western Illinois on March 7. Harkness had two strikeouts in each of the first three innings on his way to a new career-high. He also retired the final 14 batters he faced in the Purple Aces 10-0 win over the Leathernecks. Harkness is the second Purple Ace to receive MVC Player/Pitcher of the Week honors this season.
 
THE EVANSVILLE EMERSON ACES
Due to inclement weather, the Aces played seven of their 11 games this year in Emerson, Ga. at the Perfect Games complex.
 
DOUBLEHEADER DAYS
Due to pending storms and sometimes unplayable field conditions, the Aces have had to play five sets of doubleheaders this season. The Purple Aces played and won both games of a doubleheader at UALR on Feb. 14 winning the first contest 7-2 before finishing a sweep with a 16-3, seven inning victory in game two. UE also swept a doubleheader from Western Kentucky on Feb. 22 with an 11-10, 10 inning win in the opener and a 9-8 victory in the finale. The Aces then split doubleheaders with Western Illinois on March 6 (L 4-3, W 6-4) and on March 7 (W 10-0, L 3-0). Most recently, UE lost both games of a doubleheader to Ohio State 4-3 and 12-2 on Sunday, March 15.
 
FIRST THINGS FIRST
The Aces hung with #1 Vanderbilt into extra before falling 9-8 in 12 innings on March 3. UE took a ninth inning lead with a three-run home run from infielder Jonathan Ramon but a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth forced extras and a wild pitch in the 12th gave Vanderbilt the win.
 
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST END
Second baseman Boomer Synek had a 32-game on-base streak snapped with an 0-for-4 performance at Belmont on March 11. He reached base safely in the first 11 games of the season and previous 21 games of the 2014 season. The prior game in which Synek did not reach base was on April 13, 2014 vs. Wichita State.
 
KORBIN CRUSHING IT
Outfielder Korbin Williams hit two home runs against Western Kentucky in the first game of a doubleheader on Feb. 22. Williams hit his first career home run in the fifth inning, a three run blast, and then hit the go-ahead home run in the 10th for an 11-10 Aces win.
 
HOLDING ON
The Aces pitchers held on to sweep both games of a doubleheader from WKU on Feb. 22. UE held a 10-3 lead in the opening contest before winning game one 11-10 in 10 innings. Evansville was also ahead 8-2 in the final game of the doubleheader before earning a narrow 9-8 win.
 
NO JOSHING AROUND
Outfielder Josh Jyawook was named MVC Player of the Week on Feb. 16 for his opening series at UALR. Jyawook hit .385 in the set at three runs scored, a grand slam home run, and eight runs batted in. His three runs scored and eight RBIs were an MVC best.
 
ON DECK
After this series, the Aces play at UT-Martin on Tuesday, March 31 and at Illinois State from April 3-5. UE's next home game is Tuesday, April 7 vs. UT-Martin at 6:00 p.m. at Braun Stadium.