Eagle Baseball Swings into OVC Play with Home Series Against SIUE

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Morehead, Ky. -- Morehead State Baseball jumps into Ohio Valley Conference play in its true home opener Friday when the Eagles host SIUE at Allen Field at Prefontaine Park in the first game of a three-game series. First pitch Friday is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET. Saturday's game is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. ET. Sunday's game is set for 1:00 p.m. ET. Each game is scheduled to be aired on ESPN+.
 
Morehead State gets back to action after a road swing into the western Carolina mountains last week. The Eagles kicked off the week prevailing in a 16-11 slugfest at UNC Asheville. Morehead State continued its swing over to Cullowhee to take on Western Carolina in a four-game set. MSU took the series opener 16-11 and fell in the next three games. The Eagles lost a close 8-7 game in the series finale on Sunday.
 
SIUE, the OVC preseason favorite in balloting by conference coaches and media directors, lost a tight 6-5 game at Illinois State Wednesday in Normal, Ill. The Cougars spotted ISU three runs in the bottom of the first, then thundered back with four in the top of the second inning to take the lead. Illinois State got two runs (one earned) in the fourth to retake the lead. Both teams got solo runs in the sixth for the final margin.
 
RECORDS/STREAK

Morehead State    10-11/ L 3
SIUE                         8-13/ L 2
 
SERIES

Morehead State is 32-18 all-time against SIUE. The schools first met on for a three-game series May 9-10 in Morehead, with the Cougars coming away with a series sweep at Allen Field. The Eagles
returned the favor in 2010, the first year SIUE was a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, seeping the Cougars at Allen Field.  
 
Morehead State is 6-4 in the last ten matchups between the two programs. Last season, the Cougars swept the three-game series in Edwardsville.

Last 10 games vs. SIUE:
March 23, 2025            Lost 10-7 in Edwardsville
March 22, 2025            Lost 4-1 in Edwardsville
March 21, 2025            Lost 12-6 in Edwardsville
May 22, 2024                Won 3-1 in the OVC Tournament in Marion, Ill.
May 18, 2024                Won 4-3 in Morehead
May 16, 2024                Won 19-1 in Morehead
May 16, 2024                Won 14-3 in Morehead
May 13, 2023                Lost 7-6 in Edwardsville
May 13,, 2023                Won 3-2 in Edwardsville
May 12, 2023                Won 8-2 in Edwardsville
 
NOTABLE

• Morehead State tops the Ohio Valley Conference in hits (212), triples (9) and home runs (32).
• The Eagles rank second in the OVC in runs scored (158), doubles (43) and stolen bases (43-57).
• MSU has grounded into seven double plays this season, tied for the fewest in the OVC with Lindenwood.
• The Eagles' .294 team batting average is fifth-highest in the OVC. MSU has drawn 87 walks (4^th in the OVC). Eagle batters have struck out 210 times, the most in the OVC.
• MSU pitchers have plunked 51 batters this season, the most in the OVC.
• Aubrey Kearns leads Morehead State hitting .434 this season, that ranks second currently in the Ohio Valley Conference. His .505 on-base percentage ranks fifth in the OVC.
• Kearns' 36 hits so far this season is the fifth-most in the nation.
• Kearns has hit safely in 19 of the Eagles' 21 games. He's tied for the conference lead with nine doubles. His 57 total bases are second-most in the OVC.
• Kearns had a productive week last week in North Carolina, going 10-19 at the plate with four doubles and six runs batted in. He ended the week Sunday at Western Carolina going 5-5 with a double and a run batted in.
• Kearns leads the club with 22 RBI (t-4 in the OVC).
• Kyle Krupp leads Morehead State with 14 stolen bases in 21 attempts and ranks second in the OVC in thefts.
• Krupp is second on the club hitting .389. He has hit safely in the Eagles' last five games, the longest current streak on the team and in 16 of the 20 games he has played in. He is hitting .524 (11-21) with runners in scoring position.
• Shortstop Jaden Correa is hitting .297 (4^th on the team) and leads MSU with six home runs (t-3 in the OVC).
• Correa's 21 RBI is second on the team and ranks tied for 9^th in the OVC.
• Outfielder Davis Germann ranks third on the team hitting .306. He is 4-4 in stolen base attempts.
• Catcher Caden Sheridan has thrown out 15 would-be base stealers this season, the most in the OVC.
• Sheridan's five home runs are second-most on the team and ranks t-5 in the OVC. He has drawn 16 walks, the most on the team and fifth-most in the Ohio Valley Conference.
• Alex Kean comes into the Ohio game on a 10-game reached base streak, the highest current streak on the team.
• Projected Friday starter Landon Waugh has struck out 21 batters this season, ranking ninth in the OVC. He has plunked eight batters; that's the second-most in the OVC.
• Senior Josh Furtado has made six appearances on the mound this season, posting an 11.74 strikeouts per nine innings average. He also has a 2.00 strikeouts to walk ratio.
•  Reliever Devin Costa has a 4.00 strikeouts to walk ratio and averages 5.54 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Projected Sunday starter Connor Davis got his second win of the season two weekends ago against Butler. He pitched five innings, scattering five hits allowing three runs and struck out three Bulldog batters.
• Davis got off to a rocky start last Sunday at Western Carolina giving up three runs to the Catamounts in the bottom of the first inning. The freshman from Cincinnati buckled down and allowed one run on four hits for the next five innings, giving MSU a chance at a comeback win.
• Freshman Luke Hayes has impressed early in his collegiate career, posting a 2-1 record with a save. He's walked eight batters and struck out 15 while posting a 0.78 WHIP. Opponents are hitting .135 against him.