Southeast Missouri (10-17, 3-5 OVC) vs. SIU Edwardsville (11-17, 3-5 OVC)
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, March 24-25, 2012
Series Schedule: Mar. 24 - 1 p.m., CT (DH), Mar. 25 - 1 p.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Site: Southeast Softball Complex
Head Coaches: Lana Richmond (843-630-2 overall, 265-169 OVC, 30th season); Sandy Montgomery (837-416-2, 23rd season)
Media Coverage
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Redhawk Softball Notebook
Redhawks Return Home
Southeast Missouri returns home to host SIU Edwardsville in a three-game series this weekend. The Redhawks and Cougars play a doubleheader at 1 p.m., CT, Saturday and a single game at 1 p.m. Sunday. Southeast was on the road for its last nine games, posting a 4-5 record over that span.
Jimmy John's to Provide Free Subs at Saturday's Doubleheader
Jimmy John's will be on site to distribute free subs to fans attending Saturday's softball doubleheader between Southeast and SIUE. Jimmy John's is sponsoring the Redhawks baseball and softball events on Mar. 24.
Scouting the Cougars
SIUE is coming off a doubleheader split with Eastern Illinois (Mar. 21). The Cougars shutout the Panthers, 4-0, in game, before suffering a 4-1 setback in the nightcap. SIUE and Southeast are tied in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with 3-5 league marks. Freshman Alex McDavid is leading the Cougars in batting average (.341), hits (31), RBI (15) and total bases (37). Amanda Lambrecht is SIUE's top pitcher. She is 8-6 with a 2.92 ERA in 19 appearances and 14 starts. Lembrecht also pitched 12 complete games and two shutouts, while working 100.2 innings. She ranks among the top-five in the OVC in innings (2nd) and strikeouts (5th, 70).
It's Good to Be Home
Southeast opens a four-game homestand against SIUE this weekend. The Redhawks will then welcome UT Martin for a single game on Mar. 25. First pitch is set for 5 p.m., CT, at the Southeast Softball Complex. Southeast is presently 2-1 at home this season.
Countdown to 850
Lana Richmond is closing in on 850 career wins in her 30th season as Southeast's head coach. Richmond, who has coached in a total of 1,475 games, holds an overall record of 843-630-2. She has also won 265 Ohio Valley Conference games, leading the Redhawks to OVC Tournament titles in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, and OVC regular-season crowns in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. Richmond currently ranks 14th in victories among all NCAA Division I head softball coaches.
Close Call
Three of Southeast's first eight Ohio Valley Conference games have gone extra innings. The Redhawks have fallen by no more than two runs in each of their five conference losses this year.
Marble Takes Charge
Sophomore Alora Marble has won in three of her last six pitching appearances. Marble, after picking up a relief win in Southeast's series finale against Morehead State (Mar. 11), posted complete game victories in back-to-back starts. She matched a career-high eight strikeouts in a four-hit shutout against Indiana State (Mar. 14). A day later, Marble allowed only one run and struck out four in seven innings at Evansville. She is 5-8 with a team-best 3.46 ERA, limiting opponents to a .294 batting average.
RBI Machines
Senior shortstop Renee Kertz is on the verge of cracking Southeast's top-five career leaders in runs batted in. Kertz, who leads the Redhawks with 18 RBI, currently has 105 in her career. She needs three more to tie Jenny Oermann (108, 1996-99) for the fifth-place spot. Michelle Summers (2005-08) holds the school's all-time career RBI record with 132. Kertz is also fourth in career walks (73) at Southeast. Freshman Lindsey Patterson is right behind Kertz with 16 RBI in her rookie season with the Redhawks.
Southeast vs. SIUE in 2011
Southeast ended a five-game losing streak when it took two of three games from SIUE on the road. The Redhawks swept the Cougars in a pair of extra inning games to start the series. Southeast later opened postseason play with a 4-3 win over SIUE at the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament in Charleston, Ill.
