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RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University baseball team will opens its home schedule this weekend as the Colonels host Indiana State in a three-game series at Turkey Hughes Field.

EKU (2-5) and ISU (4-3) will square off on Friday at 2:00 p.m. First pitch on Saturday and Sunday is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

EKU returns to the friendly confines of Turkey Hughes Field just in time. The Colonels have lost four straight, and they were swept at USC Upstate last weekend. EKU was 16-9 at home last season and 50-22 under fourth-year head coach Jason Stein. The Colonels are 1-2-1 in their last four home openers.

Senior Richie Rodriguez, the Colonels’ leading hitter the last two seasons, continues to be the Colonels’ leading hitter this season, posting a .370 batting average with two home runs, six RBI, five runs scored and three stolen bases through the first seven games of the year. Juniors Shaun Ball (.346 batting average, two home runs) and Austin Grisham (.333 batting average, two stolen bases) have also swung the bat well in the early going.

As a team, EKU is hitting just .247. But, the Colonels are slugging .409 and have been successful on 10 of their 13 stolen base attempts.

ISU was swept in a season-opening three-game series at Southeastern Louisiana; however, the Colonels have won four straight heading into Richmond.

ISU comes into the weekend batting .293 as a team. The Sycamores are led at the plate by Landon Curry, who is hitting .458 with 11 runs scored and four stolen bases. Koby Kraemer, meanwhile, has driven in a team-high 10 runs.

EKU will go with the same pitching rotation as last weekend: senior right-hander Matt Harris (0-1), junior right-hander Chase Greene (0-2) and junior left-hander Shane Grimm (0-2). Senior right-hander Matt Fyffe has been the Colonels’ best pitcher out of the bullpen, as he has posted a 1-0 record with a 1.93 ERA and a team-best eight strikeouts through 9.1 innings pitched this season.

ISU will counter with right-hander Dakota Bacus (1-1), left-hander Sean Manaea (1-1) and right-hander Ryan Torgerson (1-0).

Following this weekend’s series, EKU will take off on a five-game spring break trip to UNC Greensboro and Wofford.