Former Pembina Oriole, Chandler-Gilbert Coyote and Okotoks Dawg CF Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) added two more hits.

May 9, 2021

By John T. Lock

SIU Athletics

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Evansville Purple Aces beat the Southern Illinois Salukis 6-5 on Sunday at German American Bank Field to earn a split of the four-game non-conference series between the schools.

SIU (33-14) got off to a hot start. The first three hitters of the game reached base and all eventually came around to score to give the Salukis a 3-0 lead before Evansville (23-23) came to the plate.

But the Aces put pressure on SIU throughout the game. They loaded the bases in the first inning but had to settle for one run when SIU turned a double play. Evansville stranded two more in the second and two more in the third, but a solo homer in the third brought UE within 3-2. Evansville took a 4-3 lead with a two-run fourth inning.

The Salukis battled back with a two-run fifth. SIU loaded the bases with one out, and J.T. Weber came through with a two-run single to give SIU a 5-4 lead. Evansville snagged the lead back with a two-run bottom half of the inning.

Tristan Peters doubled to centre and scored in the first, as well as hitting a single to centre in the eighth. Peters (Winkler, Man.) leads the Salukis in batting with a .365 average. He has 17 doubles, two triples, four homers and 44 RBIs for a 1.044 OPS in 47 games. He is 14-for-16 stealing bases.