The Saluki Royalty Podcast

It is Opening Day for Saluki Softball! The voice of Saluki Softball Mike Trude continues to introduce you to the Salukis through opening weekend. Today we spotlight Kiana McDowell. She Made an appearance in eight games last year for the NCAA Regional Salukis, while posting a 4.77 ERA in 7.1 innings pitched, allowing eight hits and seven runs (five earned), with one strikeout. She did pitch at...

It is time to welcome in the UIC Flames on Saturday in Banterra Center! Rodney Watson will be inducted into the USI Hall of Fame this weekend, so Saluki Hall of Famer Chris Carr joins the podcast with our Saluki Radio crew ahead of his first full broadcast coming on Saturday! Carr, Watson and Luke Martin break down the win at Evansville before looking ahead to UIC. Rob Ehsan, who is in his first s...

It is almost GAMEDAY for Saluki Softball! We continue our Get To Know Your Softball Salukis with Mikaela Coburn! She played one season at John A. Logan College where she appeared in 59 games and posted a batting average of .467, on-base percentage of .505, and a slugging percentage of .650. She was a First Team All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference (GRAC), First Team All Region, the GRAC Freshman o...

One of the newcomers to Saluki Softball this season is a freshman in Kaytee Dahlstrom. She won State Sections as a junior at Sutter Union High School, where she was also named MVP as a sophomore. She joins Mike Trude to preview the upcoming 2025 season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We introduce you to one of the newcomers to Saluki Baseball this season in John Lemm! Lemm joins the Salukis after spending time at South Suburban CC. He also grew up in Brisbane, Australia. He joins Luke Martin to discuss the transition to SIU, what he enjoys about being a Saluki, and what he misses most about Australia. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

We are getting closer to GAMEDAY for Saluki Softball! Next up in our Get To Know Your Softball Salukis podcast series is Amanda Knutson. She played in 33 games and made nine starts last season for the MVC regular season and tournament champions. She made her first collegiate start against Purdue (2/24), went 1-for-3 with a run scored, while she also made an appearance against LSU in the NCAA...

He was going to be a major piece to the Salukis in the spring of 2024, but an early season injury derailed Matt Schark from building off a strong 2023 season. He talks about the road back to being ready for 2025 and what he has seen from the fall through February with this team that has him optimistic. Plus, he describes what it is like to play at Itchy Jones Stadium. He joins Luke Martin to previ...

It is game week for Saluki Softball and we continue to introduce you to Salukis before first pitch! Next up is one of the veterans on this team, Anna Carder! Carder made 38 starts while appearing in 43 games. She was named MVC Player of the Week (3/19) after hitting her first career grand slam in a series sweep over Drake. She also had several key appearances for the Salukis in the postseason as s...

We continue to introduce you to some of the Baseball Salukis as we get closer to first pitch on February 14th! Next up is another returner from last season, outfielder Jordan Bach! Bach tallied a season-high three hits on five separate occasions last year, while starting off the 2024 season with a 7 game hitting streak. He joins Luke Martin to preview the upcoming 2025 season. See Privacy Policy a...

SIU and Evansville meet up on Wednesday night in the Ford Center in downtown Evansville! Aces have won three straight games, including their most recent game at Belmont on Sunday. Head Coach of UE David Ragland joins the show to preview the matchup on Wednesday night. Plus, our Saluki Radio crew of Rodney Watson and Luke Martin break down the Drake game for SIU and detail what the Dawgs need to do...

Next up in our countdown to Saluki Softball series is Haley Wilkerson. Wilkerson appeared in 24 games and made two starts last season for an NCAA Regional team. She posted a lone double and multi hit game came vs. Green Bay (3/10). Wilkerson joins Mike Trude to preview the upcoming 2025 season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/...

First Pitch for Saluki Baseball is February 14th and it is time to start introducing you to the Baseball Salukis this season! First up is one of the key returners from the pitching staff last season, Al Holguin! Looking at last year for Holguin, he pitched a season-high 7.1 innings and allowed three earned runs in a quality start vs Murray State on April 13. He joins Luke Martin to preview th...

We continue to introduce you to different Softball Salukis as we count down the days to first pitch! Next up is Erin Lee who is entering her junior year with the Dawgs! Lee appeared in 46 games and made 44 starts, while posting a batting average of .235, an on-base percentage of .350, and hit one home run with 14 RBIs. She did play and started in all four NCAA Regional games against California (5/...

Next up in our Get To Know Your Salukis segment for Saluki Softball is Addi Baker! She appeared in 33 games including 22 starts last season on the NCAA Regional team. She had a season-high three hits in a 6-1 win over Illinois (4/10) with a pair of doubles. She joins Mike Trude to preview the upcoming 2025 season! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

We continue our Get To Know Your Salukis segment with Saluki Softball as next up is the always entertaining Emma Austin. Austin started in all 55 games for the Salukis last year on the way to the NCAA Regional at LSU. She led the MVC with 24 stolen bases on 26 attempts as she ties Colleen Holloway (1992) for the fourth-most in a single season at SIU. She totals 46 stolen bases in her first three s...

SIU is fresh off a road weekend sweep at UIC and at Valpo! Our Saluki Radio crew recaps the strong road showing for the Dawgs. Plus, Drake head coach Ben McCollum joins Rodney Watson and Luke Martin to preview his team and what he expects from the Salukis on Saturday. Ben McCollum Interview - 26:10 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p...

Newcomer to the Salukis this year for Softball is McKenzie Newcomb! She spent the previous three seasons at Samford University where she was First Team All-Southern Conference (SoCon) in 2022 and 2023 and was Second Team All-SoCon in 2024 after making 10 starts, playing in 18 games, and posting a 10-4 record with a 3.02 ERA. Mike Trude sits down with Newcomb to preview the upcoming season. See Pri...

We are getting closer to the start of Saluki Softball season! So we will be introducing some of our Saluki Softball Players to you as we count down to first pitch! Mike Trude, the voice of Saluki Softball, starts off the with the MVC Player Of The Year one season ago in Jackie Lis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

It was an exciting road win for the Salukis on Saturday in Chicago and our Saluki Radio crew is ready to break it all down! Rodney Watson and Luke Martin review the remarkable road win for SIU over UIC, plus preview the upcoming opponent in Valpo on Tuesday night. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A shorter podcast this week as the Saluki Radio crew heads to Chicago! Rodney Watson and Luke Martin break down the Murray State game on Wednesday night and look ahead to what will be a tough road trip for the Dawgs, starting with UIC on Saturday and then Valpo on Tuesday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Salukis will look for their fourth straight win on the season, after starting 0-5 in MVC play, against rival Murray State inside Banterra Center. Our Saluki Radio crew of Rodney Watson and Luke Martin break down the huge win over Northern Iowa, what has been key in the three game winning streak, and then they look ahead to Murray State. Plus, Voice of the Racers Jeff Bidwell comes on the podcast t...

Northern Iowa looks for the season sweep of SIU when it comes to Carbondale Saturday night. Tytan Anderson from UNI joins our Saluki Radio crew of Rodney Watson and Luke Martin to recap the season to this point for UNI, what he has enjoyed about playing for UNI, improvements he has seen with SIU since December and much more. Plus, our crew breaks down the win at Missouri State and previews the gam...

On this special podcast, Illinois State Redbird legend Dan Muller hops on the podcast with Rodney Watson and Luke Martin. He is now with the Missouri Valley Conference as a TV analyst. He breaks down the league from what he has seen so far, plus he gives us his thoughts in where college basketball is heading. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

Missouri State head coach Cuonzo Martin joins Luke Martin and Rodney Watson to talk about his Purdue ties and how he has connections to those building SIU Basketball with head coach Bruce Weber. Plus, our Saluki Radio crew recaps the win over Missouri State on Saturday and then previews the rematch on Wednesday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https...

Luke Martin and Rodney Watson break down the dramatic game on Wednesday night in Nashville, Tennessee, for SIU as the Salukis came up just short in the 90-86 loss to the Belmont Bruins. Corey Riggs, Director of Broadcasting at Missouri State, will come on the podcast to tell us about the current Bears season, what life is like in the final season for Missouri State in the Missouri Valley Conferenc...