Game Notes
 
Eastern Illinois (1-5 / 0-0 OVC) at Southern University (4-3, 0-0 SWAC)
Friday - Mar. 1 @ 2 pm | Live Stats
Friday - Mar. 1 @ TBA | Live Stats
Saturday - Mar. 2 @ 1 pm | Live Stats
Sunday - Mar. 3 @ 1 pm | Live Stats

Baton Rouge, La.

• EIU Rotation
Friday (G1): Tyler Jones (RHP, 6-5, 190, Sr) (0-1, 2G, 14.14 ERA)
Friday (G2): Carson Haws (RHP, 6-2, 205, Jr.) (0-0, 1G, 0.00 ERA)
Saturday: Michael YaSenka (RHP, 6-2, 205, Jr.) (0-2, 2G, 6.39 ERA)
Sunday: TBA

• Southern Rotation
Friday (G1): TBA
Friday (G2): TBA
Saturday: TBA
Sunday: TBA

• Head Coaches
EIU: Jason Anderson (57-108, 4th year)
SU: Kerrick Jackson (4-3, 1st Year)
 
The Eastern Illinois baseball team gears up for their four-game series against Southern University this weekend. EIU heads into the series sporting a record of 1-5.

The series is set to begin Friday with a doubleheader starting at 2 pm. The third game will be played on Saturday at 1 pm, while the series will conclude on Sunday at 1 pm.

EIU will go with their senior starting pitcher Tyler Jones to kick off the series doubleheader on Friday. Carson Haws will get the ball to start the second game of the doubleheader on Friday. Michael YaSenka will get the call in the third game of the series at Sothern on Saturday. The Panthers have yet to announce who will get the call to close out the series on Sunday.

Spenser Dexter had an impressive outting last weekend earning the Panthers their first win of the season. Dexter tossed 8.1 innings recording seven strikeouts and one run. Dexter earned his first win of the season and sits at 1-0.

Dane Toppel looks to give the Panthers an offensive push this weekend. Toppel went 8-for-14 in the series against Western Kentucky. Toppel finished the weekend with eight hits, four runs, three RBIs, two walks, and a double.

Ryan Knernschield enters the weekend currently leading the Panthers with a .429 batting average. Knernschield has nine total bases, nine hits, five runs, four walks, and three RBIs.

Matt Mackey currently leads the Panthers in runs batted in. Mackey currently has six RBIs on the season with three doubles and a homerun.

Following their four-game series at Southern, the Eastern Illinois baseball team will travel to Evansville, Indiana to take on Evansville.