Dates: Friday & Saturday, Mar. 29 & 30, 2013
Host: Southeast Missouri State
First Pitch:
Friday: 1:00 p.m. (doubleheader)
Saturday: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Staidum: Southeast Softball Complex
Head Coaches:
Lana Richmond (868-658-2 overall, 31st season);
SIUE: Sandy Montgomery (25th season)
Weather Forcast:
Friday: 50% chance of rain, high of 55°
Saturday: mostly sunny, high of 63°
Complete Redhawks Softball Notebook
Scouting the Cougars
The Cougars, who are 19-8, 4-2 in Ohio Valley Conference Play, currently sit in third place in the OVC West Division standings. SIUE swept OVC Player and Pitcher of the Week honors this week. Sophomore Co-Player of the Week Alex McDavid leads the team offensively with a .395 average with five doubles, five home runs, and 22 RBI to her name this season. Pitcher of the Week Haley Chambers is the Cougars ace in the circle. A Freshman, Chambers (10-2) has pitched 84.0 innings this season with a 2.25 ERA with 77 strikeouts and has pitched 11 complete games.
Series Histories
Southeast Missouri holds a 7-5 advantage over the Cougars in all-time meetings. Southeast swept a doubleheader with SIUE last season on Mar. 25, 9-8, 4-1.
Montgomery Bank Athlete of the Week
Alexis Anderson was named the Montgomery Bank Female Athlete of the Week last week. Anderson, who hails from Buford, Ga., hit .636 (7-of-11) in four games, helping lead the Southeast softball team to a 3-1 record last week. She went 5-for-7 with two home runs and a double in the Redhawks doubleheader at Murray State on Mar. 16. Anderson also scored three times, had four RBI and stole two bases against the Racers. Additionally, she reached over the fence to rob Murray State of a home run in game one and boasted a 1.273 slugging percentage on the week.
Last Time Out
The Redhawks traveled to Nashville, Tenn. for OVC East Division match-ups with Belmont and Tennessee State. The Redhawks lost a heartbreaker in game one to the Bruins, 12-11, but bounced back and won 3-1 in game two. Taylor Cowan earned her first shutout as a Redhawk in the 4-0 victory over the Tennessee State Tigers in a game that included a two hour and 51 minute rain delay. Game two of the doubleheader was cancelled due to time constraints.
31 Years of Excellence
Lana Richmond is in her 31st season as the head coach of the Redhawks. Coach Richmond's career record at Southeast is 868-658-2. She is currently on her way to capturing her 600th NCAA Division I victory (595-518-2). The five-time Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year currently ranks 40th in victories of all NCAA division head coaches.
New OVC Formatting
With the inclusion of Belmont and SIUE into the conference this season, the conference has 12 schools for the first time in conference history: six teams in the East division, six in the West. Division play will consist of three-game series while inter-division play will consist of two-game doubleheaders.
Up Next...
Southeast's five-game home stand will conclude with a doubleheader against the Evansville Purple Aces Apr. 2. The Redhawks will hit the road again for two more East Division match-ups with Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech Apr. 6-7.
