USI comes up short at SIU, 7-5

CARBONDALE, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball came up short, losing to Southern Illinois University, 7-5, Tuesday evening in Carbondale, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles are 19-26, while Salukis go to 26-19. After the Eagles and Salukis were scoreless through three innings, USI grabbed the opening lead of the game, 2-0, with a pair of runs in the fourth. Sophomore second baseman Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana) reached on a single and an error before senior first baseman Tucker Ebest (Austin, Texas) doubled him in with a drive to center for the first tally of the game. Ebest, who advanced to...