Tech Baseball Dives back into OVC Play with Road Series at SIUE

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Tennessee Tech baseball dives back into OVC Play with road series at SIUE, Friday through Sunday at Roy E. Lee Field / Simmons Baseball Complex in Edwardsville, Illinois. 

  

The Golden Eagles face SIUE for the 47th time in series history with Tech holding a 27-19 advantage in the series dating back to 2010. The Golden Eagles slide back into OVC play with a three-game series at conference preseason No. 1 SIUE. Tech has lost four straight games and look to break the slide this weekend. Game 1 is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT on Friday; Game 2 is set for 2 p.m. CT on Saturday; and Game 3 is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday. 

 

Game 1: Friday, March 27 - 6 p.m. CT 

Game 2: Saturday, March 28 - 2 p.m. CT 

Game 3: Sunday, March 29 - 1 p.m. CT 

 

Tennessee Tech jumped out early and showed offensive flashes Tuesday night, but a series of big innings from Vanderbilt proved too much as the Golden Eagles fell, 15-5 in eight innings, at Hawkins Field. 

 

Tech (9-16) struck first in the opening frame, as Manny Garza launched a solo home run to left field to give the Golden Eagles an early 1-0 advantage. Garza finished with a standout performance at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Tech offense. The Golden Eagles continued to battle offensively, plating runs in the third, fourth, and fifth innings. 

 

Owen Lee delivered a sacrifice fly in the third, while Tech added two more in the fourth behind RBI produc­tion from Garza and a run-scoring sequence sparked by Tyler Bennett and Landon Smelser. Smelser also contributed an RBI of his own with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. 

 

Jorsixt Jimenez added a multi-hit effort for Tech, finishing 2-for-4 with a double, while Smelser and Bennett each recorded hits as part of the Golden Eagles' eight-hit night. 

 

Jorsixt Jimenez has reached base in 25 straight games, marking the longest active on-base streak on the Golden Eagles. Jimenez leads the OVC with 38 RBI, which is tied for 7th in the nation. His 10 home runs are tied for second in the OVC and is tied for 7th in the nation. 

 

SS Owen Lee was named to the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Watch List, which honors the na­tion's best SS. Lee earns this selection for the first time in his career. Lee is second on the team in RBI (24), home runs (6), tied for 2nd in doubles (5), second in slugging percentage (.562), and fourth in batting average (.281). 

 

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