TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State baseball will look to continue its six-game winning streak as the team returns to action Tuesday afternoon with a trip to Eastern Illinois. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT at Coaches Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Fans can follow the action via GoSycamores.com/Watch with
Luke Martin calling the action.
SYCAMORES AT A GLANCE
Indiana State enters the weekend hitting .290 as a club with 51 extra-base hits, including 18 home runs. The Sycamore pitching staff holds a 4.16 ERA and has struck out 116 batters in 142.1 innings.
LOOKING AT THE PANTHERS
Eastern Illinois enters the weekend 8-10 overall after dropping a weekend series to Jacksonville State in Charleston. The Panthers are hitting .254 on the season led by Hunter Morris at .304 in 17 games. The Panther pitching staff holds a 4.95 overall ERA.
ALL-TIME VS EASTERN ILLINOIS
It's one of the oldest rivalries in program history dating back to 1905. Indiana State leads the all-time series 112-87 and the team's split the home-and-home series a year ago with each squad winning on their home field.
KEEPING IT ROLLING
Indiana State is in the midst of a six-game winning streak that includes victories over Austin Peay, Western Illinois and a three-game sweep of The Citadel. Over that period the Sycamores have outscored opponents 40-17 and are hitting .307. The squad has also recorded 21 extra-base hits, including 15 doubles. Leadoff man
Jarrod Watkins has six of the 15 doubles during the streak.
THE GUY CAN DEAL
Indiana State's
Triston Polley has been the most dominant arm in the Sycamore rotation so far this year. In five starts, the Avon, Indiana product holds a 4-1 record to go along with a 2.16 ERA. Polley has pitched 33.1 innings and struck out 26 batters while holding opponents to a .186 average against. He allowed a season-low two hits Saturday at The Citadel in a 7-3 Sycamore win. On the year, the southpaw has allowed only eight earned runs and one or fewer earned runs in three starts.
FOUR OVER .300
Indiana State has four batters going over the .300 mark through 16 games this season led by
Jarrod Watkins who is batting .382 with a .529 slugging percentage.
Luke Fegen is hitting .349 in 10 starts to go along with 10 runs scored and six RBIs. Right-fielder
Roberto Enriquez is third on the team in RBIs with 12 and third in hitting with a .321 average. Redshirt senior
Dane Giesler rounds out the group with a .311 average, three home runs and a .556 slugging percentage.
MOVING UP THE LIST
Head coach
Mitch Hannahs moved into third all-time in career wins at Indiana State with a pair of victories over Western Illinois, passing Rick Heller. Hannahs sits at 135 wins in five seasons at the helm of the program.
Rank Coach Wins
1 Bob Warn 1,070
2 Paul Wolf 140
3
Mitch Hannahs 135
4 Rick Heller 131
5 Jim Rendel 129
Notes Continued…
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