Southeast Missouri (12-18, 5-6 OVC) at Tennessee Tech (12-18, 6-6 OVC)
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, March 31-April 1
Series Schedule: Saturday: 1p.m., CT (DH); Sunday: 1 p.m., CT
Location: Cookeville, Tenn.
Site: Tech Softball Field
Head Coaches: Lana Richmond (845-630-2 overall, 267-170 OVC, 30th season); Tory Acheson (492-338-1, 13th season)
 
Media Coverage

Live Stats: TTUsports.com
Southeast Missouri Notes
 
Redhawk Softball Notebook
 
Scouting the Golden Eagles
Tennessee Tech currently holds a .500 record in the Ohio Valley Conference with a record of 6-6. The Golden Eagles return home after a big road win over Jacksonville State Thursday.  Senior pitcher Holly Thomas threw a complete game against Gamecocks, giving up just one run on three hits.  Thomas is limiting her opponents to a league-best .197 batting average. She also is ranks second among OVC foes in ERA (2.29), third in innings pitched (113.1) and fifth in strikeouts (87). TTU boasts the top defense (.963 fielding percentage) and worst batting average (.227) in the conference to date. 

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 1,478 games, holds an overall record of 845-631-2. She has also won 267 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 11 Ohio Valley Conference games have gone extra innings. The Redhawks have fallen by no more than two runs in each of their six conference losses this year.
 
Marble Takes Charge
Sophomore Alora Marble continues to be a strong leader in the pitching department for the Redhawks. 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 6-8 with a team-best 3.21 ERA, limiting opponents to a .288 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 is tied for a team best 19 RBI's on the season, currently has 106 in her career. She needs two 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 now tied with Kertz on the season with 19 RBI's.
 
Southeast vs. Tennessee Tech 2011
The Redhawks hosted Tennessee Tech in a three-game series at the Southeast Softball Complex in 2011. The Redhawks were victorious in the first two games of that set, winning by scores of 4-1 and 6-3.on March 19, 2011 (4-1, 6-3). The Golden Eagles salvaged a 4-1 win in the final game of the series.

There's No Place Like Home
The Redhawks open a seven-game homestand with a doubleheader against Eastern Illinois on Apr. 4. Jacksonville State then comes to town for a three-game series on Apr. 6-7. Southeast closes out its home stretch with a doubleheader against Middle Tennessee on Apr. 11.