Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson try to get to the heart of the matter of Matt Carpenter's early season batting struggles and why he's still in the starting lineup...

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The Dawgs have dropped 4 of their last 5, and have two straight games against first-place Loyola. So we thought it would be the perfect opportunity for a pep talk from Saluki Radio analyst and former longtime Saluki assistant and Southern Indiana head coach Rodney Watson, and he delivered.

Thursday the #6 John A. Logan Volunteers limited #8 Vincennes to just 41 points in a 53-41 contest.  That ended up being the lowest point total by a Vincennes team since 1951.  Mike Murphy found a way to talk with the traveling head coach of the Vols on the broadcast's postgame show and get his thoughts on the win: