The Southern Illinois Salukis have announced a tentative 2009 schedule. They will open the season on February 20th when they take part in the Coastal Carolina tournament in Myrtle Beach SC. They will then play a single game against Tennessee-Martin before heading down to Stetson to take part in the tournament hosted by the Hatters. They will then head back to Carbondale where they will host weekend out of conference series against Northern Illinois and North Dakota. Read the rest of this entry »

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8/7/2008 - Several UC Irvine baseball players have extended their summer league seasons as their teams have advanced to playoffs. Christian Bergman (Altadena/St. Francis HS) and catcher Francis Larson (Yorba Linda/Esperanza HS) earned Alaska Baseball League (ABL) honors. FULL STORY

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Tags: Auburn, Oklahoma, Southern Illinois, Summer Leagues, UC-Irvine

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Ga Southern 6 The Citadel 5

STATESBORO, Ga. - With the bases loaded and one out in the ninth Jeremiah Parker (Carrollton/Carrollton) hit a grounder down the third base line. Ty Wright (Montrose/West Laurens) slid and beat Matt Arnold’s throw home as Georgia Southern pulled out a 6-5 Southern Conference win over The Citadel. The Eagles (28-19 overall, 12-9 SoCon) took 2-of-3 from the Bulldogs over the weekend.

Wright was hit by a Matt Reifsnider (4-4) pitch to start the ninth. Phillip Porter (Marietta/Sprayberry) sacrificed Wright to second then Chris Shehan (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) was intentionally walked. Matt Crim, the Friday night starter, walked Griffin Benedict (Dunwoody/St. Pius) to load the bases. Parker hit a soft grounder down the third base line. Wright broke for home and on the slide was called safe by home plate umpire Ed Haggray. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, Creighton, Dayton, Georgia Southern, James Madison, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Radford, Southern Conference, Southern Illinois, TCU, The Citadel, UMass, Utah

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Bethune-Cookman 10 South Florida 3

TAMPA, Fla. - The University of South Florida baseball team lost, 10-3, to Bethune-Cookman Wednesday night at Red McEwen Field.

The Bulls drop to 25-21 overall while the Wildcats improve to 30-17.

Junior Chris Rey was 3-for-4 in the game with one RBI and a run scored, while junior Addison Maruszak added a two-hit outing to the Bulls’ offense.

Freshman Zach Pietrzyk made his longest start, and appearance, of his rookie campaign against the Wildcats, striking out two in his 4.1-inning outing. He allowed five runs from seven hits to take his second loss of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: America East, Atlantic 10, Bethune Cookman, Big East, Big South, Coastal Carolina, Missouri Valley, Murray State, South Florida, Southern Conference, Southern Illinois, SWAC, The Citadel, UMass, Vermont

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O’FALLON, Mo. - Mark Kelly’s one-out single plated the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth inning to lead Southern Illinois University (21-17) to a 2-1 win over No. 4 Missouri (29-11) earlier tonight in a wood bat game at T.R. Hughes Stadium.

The game was tied 1-1 when Scott Elmendorf singled to spark SIU’s one-out rally in the eighth. Adam Hills followed with a base knock and Elmendorf moved to second. Kelly then stepped in and delivered his 33rd RBI of the year on a ground single up the middle. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Missouri, Missouri Valley, Southern Illinois

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WICHITA, Kan. - Lefthander Shawn Joy twirled a complete game shutout, as Southern Illinois University (20-16, 4-7) stunned No. 5 Wichita State (29-7, 8-3), 3-0, earlier today at Eck Stadium.

A native of Topeka, Kan., Joy allowed only five hits, struck out five and walked none in the best game of his career to date. He also became the first Saluki to throw a complete game in 36 games this season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Missouri Valley, Southern Illinois, Wichita State

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Southern Illinois 17 Murray State 4

CARBONDALE, Ill. - Dean Cademartori narrowly missed hitting for the cycle when he went 4-for-5 with two singles, a double, home run, two runs scored and a career-high five RBI to lead Southern Illinois University (18-11) to a 17-4 win over Murray State (11-14) earlier today at Abe Martin Field.

SIU set new season-highs with 17 runs and 22 hits on the day. SIU last had 17 runs and 22 hits in a game at Florida Atlantic on Feb. 12, 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big Ten, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri Valley, Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference, Southern Illinois

JONESBORO, Ark. - Southern Illinois University (14-11) erupted for seven runs on eight hits in the fourth inning to fuel a 10-3 win over Arkansas State (14-15) earlier tonight at Tomlinson Stadium.

The Salukis roughed up ASU starting lefthander Jett Jones for seven-straight hits in their biggest inning of the year.

Scott Elmendorf led things off with a single to center and went to second on a base hit by Mark Kelly. Bret Maugeri followed with a bunt single to load the bases with no outs.

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Tags: Arkansas State, Missouri Valley, Southern Illinois

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Northeastern 8 URI 6

Junior Frank Pesanello hit what was the eventual game-winning, pinch-hit, three-run homer in the top of the eighth inning to guide the Northeastern University baseball team to an 8-6 victory over the Rhode Island Rams at Bill Beck Field in Kingston, Rhode Island on Tuesday evening.

Pesanello’s homer was his sixth of the season, putting him second on the team behind captain Mike Lyon, who has eight on the season. Lyon, who has been anchoring the Husky attack all season, led the team with three hits, including two doubles, an RBI and a run scored. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Atlantic 10, Big South, CAA, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Illinois, Kentucky, LaSalle, Liberty Bell Classic, Missouri Valley, Northeastern, Ohio Valley Conference, Rhode Island, SEC, Southern Conference, Southern Illinois, Temple, The Citadel, Xavier

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Oregon State at Nevada

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Tags: Big East, Big Ten, Buffalo, Harvard, Illinois, Ivy League, MAC, Missouri Valley, Nevada, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon State, Pac 10, Seton Hall, Southern Illinois, Southland Conference, USF, WAC

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Dallas Baptist 11 Northern Illinois 8

DALLAS, Texas - Northern Illinois and Dallas Baptists combined for 19 runs and 23 hits Thursday night before the home team prevailed 11-8 at Patriot Field. The Huskies (3-9) held a 7-5 advantage before the Patriots (10-4), who received votes in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll, mounted a comeback keyed by a five-run seventh inning. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Dallas Baptist University, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Independents, MAC, Missouri Valley, Northern Illinois, Prairie View AM, Southern Illinois, Summit League, SWAC, University of San Diego, WAC, West Coast Conference, Western Illinois

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Gonzaga 7 Indiana 4

Spokane, Wash.- Junior first baseman Ryan Wiegand homered for the third straight game and Gonzaga University won its fourth straight and its seventh in the last eight outings with a 7-4 win over Indiana University Monday in the opener of the Pepsi/Johnny Quick baseball tournament at Beiden Field.

With the scored tied 4-4 in the eighth, Wiegand hit a two-out 0-1 pitch to left-center to put the Bulldogs (7-5) up 6-4. Evan Wells had opened the inning with a walk off Anthony Agnew, on in relief of Hoosiers (3-6) starter Tyler Tufts. Chris Squires relieved Agnew and the Bulldogs got a sacrifice bunt and a groundout to third to set the stage for Wiegand, who tied Jason Chatwood for the team home run lead. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big Ten, Butler, Gonzaga, Horizon League, Indiana, Missouri Valley, Southern Illinois, West Coast Conference

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USF 9 Northwestern 8

TAMPA, Fla. - The University of South Florida Bulls ended their two-game skid with a 9-8 victory against the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday night at Red McEwen Field.

USF improves to 3-2 on the season while the Wildcats drop to 3-3.

“The whole team played well tonight,” said head coach Lelo Prado. “We did some things offensively that we have not done all year, and when we do that, we are going to be very successful.” Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alabama, Big East, Big Ten, Dallas Baptist University, MAC, Missouri Valley, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, SEC, Southern Illinois, USF

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Hawaii 7 Northern Illinois 3

SURPRISE, Ariz. – Hawai’i took a 4-0 lead and never trailed in a 7-3 victory over Northern Illinois Thursday night at Surprise Stadium. The Huskies (0-2), who played a school-record 16-inning game prior to the nightcap, got within a run with a three-run seventh but were unable to take a lead in the contest. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Big 12, Big East, Gonzaga, Hawaii, Kentucky, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northern Illinois, Oakland, Oklahoma State, Portland, SEC, South Florida, Southern Illinois, Summit League, WAC, West Coast Conference

The weekend series between Southern Illinois and Western Michigan has been moved to Tennessee after inclement weather in Carbondale Ill has been forecasted for the weekend. Who in their right mind would schedule a series in Illinois in the middle of February? Did they expect the weather to be great? The full release is available here.

Tags: MAC, Missouri Valley, Southern Illinois, Western Michigan