Southeast Missouri (29-14)
at Missouri (19-24)
Tuesday, April 28
6 p.m.
Columbia, Mo.
Taylor Stadium
Head Coaches
Steve Bieser: 55-47, second season
Tim Jamieson: 20th season
Radio: SEMO ESPN 92.9 FM
Play-by-Play: Erik Sean
Audio Webcast: SEMOESPN.com
Live Stats: MUTigers.com
Live Video: MUTigers.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMObaseball, @GoSoutheast
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri | Missouri
 
In-State Showdown
Southeast Missouri baseball will take a break from Ohio Valley Conference play Tuesday for a match up with in-state SEC opponent Missouri. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. from Columbia. Tyler Iago will be on the mound for the Redhawks. Southeast downed the Tigers 9-7 last season on their home field. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 92.9 FM.
 
Looking Back
Southeast Missouri maintained its hold on first place in the OVC last week, winning two of three games at Jacksonville State (after losing a non-conference game to Southern Illinois). The Redhawks now have a three-game lead over second place Tennessee Tech with two series left to play (Southeast has an OVC bye the final weekend of the regular season). Travis Hayes was named OVC Pitcher of the Week after tossing a three-hit complete game shutout against JSU on Saturday. The junior did not allow a hit until the fourth inning and retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced to improve to 6-1 on the season. Hayes has a 6-1 record in 13 appearances (7 starts) on the season. Alex Winkelman picked up the win in the first game of the series and is now 4-2 on the year with a 3.13 E.R.A. (fifth in the OVC). As a team Southeast Missouri has a 4.20 E.R.A. which ranks third in the league. Matt Tellor hit .600 (9-for-15) with seven RBI during the week; on the season he is hitting .382 (sixth-best in the OVC) with an OVC-best 55 RBI. Tellor was 4-for-5 with three RBI in Friday night's game with JSU. Derek Gibson, who leads the team and ranks fourth in the OVC in batting (.405), currently has a 20-game hitting streak, which is the longest in the OVC this season.
 
OVC Pitcher of the Week
Hayes tossed a three-hit complete game shutout in a 1-0 victory at Jacksonville State on Saturday. The junior did not allow a hit until the fourth inning (allowing two in the frame) and allowed a final hit in the sixth inning before retiring 10 of the final 11 batters he faced (with the lone runner reached on an error). Hayes struck out six and walked only one batter (in the second inning). It marked his second shutout of the season (he combined for the first one) and improved his record to 6-1 on the year.
 
Sacrificial Lambs
The Redhawks lead the country in sacrifice flies with 33. Derek Gibson and Matt Tellor each have eight sacrifice flies to their names, both tied for most in the conference and third in the nation. The only run scored in Saturday's 1-0 win over Jacksonville was on a sac fly.
 
Double Vision
Southeast Missouri is the second-most double play turning team in the nation with 54 double plays turned this season. They lead the nation in double plays per game with 1.26.
 
Hurts So Good
Jason Blum is quickly catching up to Trenton Moses for being hit by a pitch in the span of a career. The record, held by Moses, is 49, while Blum, a junior, has been clunked 45 times, second in the career standings. Cole Bieser is also rising the in the ranks of earning a bruise as he is now ranked fifth with 26. Blum and Bieser are tied for the team lead with 13 this season.
 
Speed Racers
The Redhawks have made their presence on the base paths known this season. Southeast leads the OVC in stolen bases as a team with 79. 16 more than Austin Peay, who has the second most. The Redhawks' 79 stolen bags is the seventh-best in the nation. Jason Blum ranks second in the league with 19. Cole Bieser is also one stolen base away from cracking the career stolen bases list.
 
Team Statistical Rankings
As of Thursday, April 24, the Redhawks' .308 team batting average ranks 11th in the nation. Southeast is the tenth-highest run producing team in the country with 313 runs while Southeast ranks seventh in scoring (7.3 runs/game). The team .422 slugging percentage is ranked 17th.
 
Individual Statistical Rankings
Derek Gibson's .405 batting average is good enough for 14th-best in the country. Matt Tellor is sixth in home runs with 12. Jason Blum is the tenth-highest run scorer with 48 this season. Gibson and Tellor, the league's top RBI producers, are the third and fourth highest in the nation.
 
What's on Tap?
The Redhawks will host Murray State this weekend in the final home series of the season. Friday and Saturday's games will both feature a free tailgate. Friday's game will be presented by Cape Air and the tailgate will be provided by Kohlfeld Distributing and the Bank of Missouri. Saturday's game will be presented by Wood & Huston Bank with the tailgate featuring food and drinks from Buffalo Wild Wings and River Eagle Distributing. The Redhawks will celebrate five seniors on Sunday prior to first pitch.