Summer ball boosts college softball talent across region
Aeris notes that Southern Illinois players and recruits fill Division I rosters, with several from Johnston City and surrounding towns joining SIU and SIUE. The piece analyzes summer leagues’ impact on recruiting, citing Midland Magic, Southern Force, and Southern Express, plus costs and business aspects of travel teams.
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Aerts
Southern Illinois
Taylor Orsburn
Cobden
Jayna Spivey
Hardin County
Kelsea Ashton
Carterville
SIU
Kenzi Tate
Mount Vernon
University of Tennessee- Martin
Jessa Thomas
Johnston City
Shaye Harre
Nashville
Lacey Newbold
Crab Orchard
SIU Edwardsville
Alexis Kohrs
du Quoin
C.C. Hutchinson
Allison Smiley
Anna Jonesboro
Chandra Parr
University of Evansville
Scott Hutchinson
Midland Magic
Southern Force
Southern Express
Missouri State Basketball Coach Career Summary
Career highlights show the subject as head coach at Missouri State from 1999 to 2008 with prior assistant duties at Oral Roberts from 1993 to 1997 and head coaching at Oral Roberts 1997 to 1999. He earned four NIT bids, was the fourth winningest coach in Missouri State history, and later served as director of men's basketball at another institution from 2010 to 2012, then head coach at SIU in 2012.
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Oral Roberts
Bill Self
Missouri State
Tame Peal
Em Rae
Siu
Meer
SIU names Barry Hinson as 13th Salukis coach
Barry Hinson was introduced as SIU's 13th basketball coach replacing fired Chris Lowery. Hinson, previously at Missouri State with a 169-117 record, signed a five year deal near 1.5 million dollars plus incentives. He cited strong academics and a drive to prove himself in Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Barry Hinson
SIU
Chris Lowery
Salukis
Hinson
Missouri State University
Bears
Missouri State
Kansas University
Rita
Cheng
Mario
Moccia
Hinson pitches plan at SIU news conference
IU basketball fans heard Barry Hinson outline his Saluki rebuild and coaching approach. He mixed motivation with humor, stressed a longterm focus, and dismissed quick fixes while praising the Missouri Valley Conference and detailing player development and transfers.
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Barry Hinson
Salukis
Hinson
SIU
Saluki
Saluki Baseball Falls as Murray State Tops SIU 7-2 at Abe Martin Field
Murray State defeated SIU 7-2 in Carbondale as SIU failed to capitalize early. Coach Ken Henderson cited too many fly balls and poor approaches at the plate, with SIU notching two runs on a Chris Serritella homer before Murray State pulled away.
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Carbondale
SIU
Murray State
Salukis
Abe Martin
Ken Henderson
Bradley
Saluki
Peter Slavonic
Brandon Elliott
Travis Isaak
Elliott
Jake Welch
Thoroughbreds
Chris Serritella
Matt Murphy
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Nteve Jahnke
Southern
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Esos Esiel
Peek Ole
Missouri State Raelte
Ner Ney
Missouri Valley Conference
Paul Newton
Southern Siu
Brock Harding
Rennie Troggio
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