Southeast Missouri (13-22, 6-10 OVC) vs. Jacksonville State (18-19, 12-5 OVC)

Game Information
Dates: Friday-Saturday, April 6-7, 2012
Series Schedule: Friday: 2 p.m., CT (DH), Saturday: 1 p.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Site: Southeast Softball Complex
Head Coaches: Lana Richmond (846-635-2 overall, 268-174 OVC, 30th Season); Jana McGinnis (644-360 overall, 18th Season)

Media Coverage
 
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Southeast Missouri Notes
 
Redhawk Softball Notebook

Scouting the Gamecocks
Jacksonville State enters the weekend currently second in the Ohio Valley Conference standings. The Gamecocks swept Tennessee State in a doubleheader on Apr. 4. JSU leads the conference in slugging percentage (.463), on-base percentage (.375), runs (183), hits (291), RBI (164), doubles (50), home runs (44) and total bases (483) this season. Shelby Holley is the Gamecocks top hitter. Holley is hitting .342 with a team-high 39 hits and OVC-best 15 home runs. Pitching wise, JSU leads the league in hit batsmen (35) and wild pitches (21). Tiffany Harbin is the Gamecocks ace. Harbin is 9-4 with a 2.51 ERA. She also has 11 complete games, three shutouts and 92 strikeouts this year.

Countdown to 850
Lana Richmond is approaching 850 career wins in her 30th season as Southeast's head coach. Richmond, who has coached in a total of 1,483 games, holds an overall record of 846-635-2. She has also won 268 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 Calls
Nine of Southeast's 10 conference losses have been by no more than two runs. The Redhawks return to play after dropping both games of a doubleheader against Eastern Illinois on Apr. 4.

Marble Stays Strong in the Circle
Sophomore Alora Marble continues to lead Southeast's pitching staff this season. Marble is 7-10 with a team-best 2.95 ERA in 22 appearances and 16 starts. She leads the Redhawks in complete games (12), strikeouts (59) and innings (118.2).
 
Kertz Joins Southeast's Career RBI List
Senior shortstop Renee Kertz cracked Southeast's top-five career leaders in runs batted in on Wednesday against Eastern Illinois. Kertz, who is tied for first on the team with 21 RBI this season, has a total of 108 in her career. She shares the fifth-place spot with Jenny Oermann (108, 1996-99). Michelle Summers (2005-08) holds Southeast's all-time career RBI record with 132. Kertz is also fourth in career walks (74) at Southeast.
 
Southeast vs. Jacksonville in 2011
Southeast and Jacksonville State met six times in 2011, with the Gamecocks going 4-2 in those matchups. These teams met three times in last year's Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. Southeast used a walk-off home run in a 3-2 victory to force a winner-take-all game which JSU won, 9-5, to secure the OVC Tournament crown and automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

Lengthy Homestand
The Redhawks are in the midst of a season-long seven-game homestand. Southeast lost a doubleheader to Eastern Illinois on Apr. 4. After this weekend's series against Jacksonville State, the Redhawks round out their homestand with a doubleheader vs. Middle Tennessee on Apr. 11. Southeast is 4-4 at the Southeast Softball Complex this year.