Redhawks (3-2) vs. IPFW (2-2)
Friday-Sunday; 3pm, 2pm, 1pm
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Capaha Field
Head Coaches
            Steve Bieser: 29-35, second season
            Bobby Pierce: 87-184, sixth season
Radio: ESPN 1220 AM
            Play-by-Play: Erik Sean
            Audio Webcast: ESPN1220.com
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMObaseball, @GoSoutheast


Weather Forecast
            Friday: Sunny, high of 58°, 0% chance of precip.
            Saturday: Mostly sunny, high of 59°, 0% chance of precip.
            Sunday: Mostly sunny, high of 44, 10% chance of precip.
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri 
 
Match Up with the Mastodons
The Southeast Missouri baseball team is slated to play its first home series of the 2014 season beginning Friday. The Redhawks will welcome the Mastodons of IPFW. The Mastodons are currently 2-2 on the young season after splitting two doubleheaders last weekend.
 
Let's Review
After opening the season 2-1 at Oral Roberts, Southeast's original home opener against UALR was moved to Little Rock, Tuesday. Offense was difficult to come by on both sides in the contest as the lone run of a 1-0 loss came in the bottom of the first inning. The Redhawks opened at home Wednesday against the Harris-Stowe Hornets. The contest was HSSU's first game of the 2014 season. The Hornets put up a good game in their season opener against Southeast but the Redhawks prevailed in the 6-4 victory.
 
Lights Out
The Redhawks bullpen has been stellar so far this season. In 20.1 innings out of the pen, Redhawk pitchers have given up only five runs to opponents.
 
Speed Racers
Southeast Missouri currently leads the OVC in stolen bases in five games. Southeast is 10-of-11 on the base paths in 2014. Eastern Kentucky is 6-of-7 attempts and no one else in the league has no more than three stolen bases as a team. Jason Blum and Cole Bieser each have two stolen bases while six other Redhawks each have one apiece.
 
OVC Preseason Poll
The Southeast Missouri Redhawks were picked to finish sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2014. The Redhawks had no picks to the Preseason All-OVC team. Southeast Missouri was picked eighth in 2013 but exceeded expectations in Steve Bieser's first year as head coach as the team finished sixth overall. With the No. 6 seed in the tournament, the Redhawks went 2-2 before being eliminated. Southeast Missouri finished the season 26-33.
 
Preseason All-American
Junior second baseman Jason Blum was named Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper on Dec. 23. Blum started all 59 games for the Redhawks and hit .323 with 21 doubles, 33 RBI, and nine stolen bases.
 
College Sports Madness Preseason
CollegeSportsMadness.com released their Preseason All-OVC team Saturday. Derek Gibson was named First Team while Matt Tellor, Jason Blum, and Dalton Hewitt were all named Second Team.
 
2014 Roster Breakdown
The 2014 roster is compiled of 35 men. Seven seniors are featured on the team but only five of which are returners. Of 14 juniors, seven are transfers to the team in 2014. The roster is rounded out by eight sophomores and six freshman. 19 players on the team are from right here in Missouri.
 
International Cuisine
Australian Greg Mosel is the first international player on the Redhawk roster since 2008. Fellow Aussie Kieran Bradford was a catcher for Southeast during the '08 season. Bradford played in 30 games for Southeast. In three appearances out of the bullpen this season, Mosel is sporting a 0.00 ERA in 3.2 innings of work. Mosel has struck out three batters and only walked one.
 
What's on Tap?
The Redhawks will hit the road Tuesday, Feb. 25 to go to Arkansas State. Southeast will use one final weekend series against Memphis (March 1-3) before beginning OVC conference play March 7 at home against Belmont. Arkansas-Pine Bluff will come to town for a two-game midweek series March 4-5.