Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles | |
Founded: | 1971 |
Current: | 2024 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles baseball team |
University: | University of Southern Indiana |
Conference: | Ohio Valley |
Location: | Evansville, Indiana |
Coach: | Chris Ramirez |
Tenure: | 1st |
Stadium: | USI Baseball Field |
Capacity: | 500 |
Nickname: | Screaming Eagles |
National Champion: | 2010, 2014 |
Cws: | 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
Ncaa Tourneys: | 1979, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
Conference Tournament: | 1983, 1985, 1993, 2010 |
Conference Champion: | 1992, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016[1] |
The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles baseball program represents the University of Southern Indiana in the NCAA's Division I level. They have won the Division II Tournament national championship twice. The Screaming Eagles play their home games at USI Baseball Field and are coached by Chris Ramirez.[2]
Southern Indiana won NCAA Division II baseball championships in both 2010 and 2014. It also reached the Division II College World Series in 2007, 2016, and 2018. The program won four Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) tournament championships, in 1983, 1985, 1993, and 2010, along with eight GLVC regular-season championships.
The program transitioned to NCAA Division I beginning with the 2023 season. In their first DI season, the Eagles went 17-38 and finished 8th in the Ohio Valley Conference, qualifying for the conference tournament by a half game over Lindenwood. The Eagles were eliminated in the OVC play-in round by a 5-4 loss to Eastern Illinois, who went on to win the OVC championship.
The Screaming Eagles play at the 500-seat USI Baseball Field on the south side of the university's campus.
USI hosted the 2012, 2013, and 2014 GLVC baseball tournaments, with games played at both USI Baseball Field and Evansville's larger Bosse Field.
Southern Indiana has had 7 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]