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Tristan Peters named MVC Player of the Week

March 9, 2021 @ 6:25 am

ST. LOUIS – SIU sophomore center fielder Tristan Peters was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. Peters went 10-for-15 (.667)...

Saluki Baseball ranked #25 in the nation by Collegiate Baseball

March 9, 2021 @ 6:23 am

TUSCON, Ariz. – The SIU baseball team is ranked #25 nationally in the latest top-30 poll by Collegiate Baseball, the organization announced Monday. SIU...

Southern Illinois Miners hire Tom Carcione as hitting coach

March 5, 2021 @ 1:43 pm

Marion, IL (March 5, 2021) – The Southern Illinois Miners announce that they have hired baseball coaching veteran Tom Carcione to be their new hitting...

Pinckenyville announces withdrawal from 2021 spring football season due to low n...

March 5, 2021 @ 1:36 pm

Friday morning Du Quoin Athletics announced on Twitter they were searching for a Week 1 opponent in football on either March 19 or March...

Trent Brown, Lance Jones named to MVC Scholar-Athlete teams

March 4, 2021 @ 4:33 pm

ST. LOUIS – Trent Brown (First Team) and Lance Jones (Second Team) earned spots on the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Teams, the league announced Thursday. Brown, who holds...

Saluki softball adds three games to 2021 schedule

March 4, 2021 @ 4:30 pm

The Southern Illinois University softball team has added three games to its 2021 season, head coach Kerri Blaylock announced Thursday. The Salukis added three mid-week games...

Team of the Week Podcast: Week 3, Massac County Patriots - Joe Hosman 03/04/2021

March 4, 2021 @ 4:28 pm

The Massac County Patriots were selected as the SIH Team of the Week in the third week of the basketball season in 2021. The...

Team of the Week Podcast: Week 3, Massac Coun...

Miners bring back Stelzer, Mitchell; sign Mang

March 4, 2021 @ 5:41 am

Southern Illinois continues to bolster roster in preparation for 2021...

Talking Vols Podcast: Taylor Siefert joins the show to talk softball's start to ...

March 3, 2021 @ 9:50 am

Skipper Taylor Siefert joins Mike Murphy on Talkin’ Vols Sports to talk about the softball team’s start to the season, they are 2-2 and...

Talking Vols Podcast: Taylor Siefert joins th...

SIU Softball's Sarah Harness picked as MVC Pitcher of the Week

March 2, 2021 @ 5:41 am

Southern Illinois University sophomore pitcher Sarah Harness has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Harness went 2-0 with...