EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team will take on crosstown rivals Southern Indiana on Monday in the first of two midweek meetings this season, traveling to the West Side to battle the Screaming Eagles. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
 

Evansville at Southern Indiana | Wednesday, April 22 | 6 PM CT
Site | Location	USI Baseball Field | Evansville, Ind.
Links	Wednesday, 6 PM:  Live Stats | TV: ESPN+  Expected Pitching Match-Up:  UE LHP Jack Willhite (1-2, 7.24 ERA) vs. USI LHP Jake Porter (1-0, 7.00 ERA)
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Series History
- Wednesday marks the 59th meeting between Evansville and Southern Indiana
- The Purple Aces lead the series, 36-22
- Evansville and Southern Indiana met four times last season, with each team winning two games
- Since 2000, Evansville leads the series, 13-4

Player of the Week
- Reid Haire became the second Ace to be named MVC Player of the Week in as many weeks on Monday 
- Haire had a huge week at the plate, hitting .556 (10-for-18) in four games
- The junior slugged three home runs to go along with three doubles, posting a slugging percentage of 1.222
-  In Sunday's rubber match at Belmont, Haire went 4-for-4 with a home run and a double to help the Aces clinch the series

He Gets on Base
- Freshman catcher Spike Magill continues to get on base at a torrid pace, entering Wednesday with a .497 on base percentage
- Magill ranks second in the MVC and 43rd in the country in on base percentage, while also ranking 14th nationally in HBPs (19)
- Magill has reached base in 34 straight games, the longest streak by an Ace since at least 2013

Strikeout Surge
- In last weekend's series win over Belmont, the Evansville pitching staff struck out 33 Bruins for an average of 11 strikeouts per game
- In Friday's series opening win, Max Hansmann and Kevin Reed combined to fan 14 Bruins, a season best
- Evansville reset that season high on Sunday, with Kenton Deverman and Chris McCormack combining for 15 punch-outs to help the Aces clinch the series