Southeast Missouri (15-24) at Arkansas (15-33)

Game Information
Date: Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2015
Time: 3 p.m., CT (DH)
Location: Fayetteville, Ark.
Stadium: Bogle Park (1,200)
Head Coaches: Mark Redburn (181-251 overall; 15-24 at Southeast; 9-12 OVC). Mike Larabee (262-323 overall; 148-176 at Arkansas).
Weather Forecast: Showers, 67 degrees

Media Coverage
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2
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Game Notes: Southeast Missouri

Redhawks Visit Arkansas
Southeast Missouri (15-24) travels to SEC member Arkansas (15-32) for a midweek doubleheader Wednesday. First pitch is set for 3 p.m., CT, at Bogle Park.

Follow the Redhawks
Live stats for Wednesday's twin bill can be accessed online at ArkansasRazorbacks.com. The doubleheader will air live on SEC Network Plus.

Final Stretch
Southeast enters its final stretch of the regular season this week. After the Redhawks face Arkansas, they head to Austin Peay for their final series on May 2-3. Southeast is 9-6 overall in April, its best record in any month this season.

Focused Redhawks
Currently tied for eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with UT Martin, Southeast is in position to get one of the eight spots in next week's OVC Tournament. The Redhawks will clinch a berth as long as they stay one game ahead of the Skyhawks this weekend. Southeast last made the league's postseason tournament in 2011.

Series History
The Redhawks meet SEC foe Arkansas for just the second time in 2015. The Razorbacks lead the all-time series, 1-0, after they defeated Southeast by a score of 4-2 at the Arkansas Invitational on Mar. 13, 2010.

Gaining Momentum
Southeast won four of its last five games and heads to Fayetteville, Ark., fresh off a big series win over Eastern Illinois (Apr. 25-26). The Redhawks matched a season-long four-game winning streak prior to their 7-4 loss to the Panthers in Sunday's series finale. The Redhawks have nine wins in April alone, surpassing the win total in their first two months of the season combined (6).

Nice Improvement
The Redhawks have a +4 increase in the win column this season after getting just 11 victories in 2014. Southeast's nine Ohio Valley Conference victories match the Redhawks conference win total over the last two years combined (9).

Fortner Breaks Single-Game Record
In her first at-bat of the Eastern Illinois series, outfielder Kayla Fortner broke Southeast's all-time single-season home run record. Fortner homered twice in the Redhawks doubleheader sweep of the Panthers on Apr. 25. She leads the Ohio Valley Conference with 16 home runs in 39 starts this year. Michelle Summers held the previous record with 14 home runs in 2007.

Another Productive Week
Kayla Fortner hit .357 with 10 runs scored, three home runs and five RBI to lead Southeast to a 4-2 record last week. She hit a team-high .571 (4-for-7) with six runs, two homers, three RBI, 10 total bases, a 1.429 slugging percentage and .750 on-base percentage in the Redhawks series win over Eastern Illinois (Apr. 25-26).

Record Day
Southeast tied an Ohio Valley Conference record when it hit six home runs in game two  of its doubleheader against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 25). In all, five different players hit long balls in that game, including Kayla Fortner, Savannah Carpenter (2), Lindsey Patterson, Riley Hayes and Darby Pruett. The six home runs were not only a single-game team record for Southeast, but they tied for fifth-most in a game in NCAA Division I softball. The Redhawks homered three times in two different innings, and as a result, tied the third-most total of round-trippers in an inning for NCAA Division I.

Speaking of Home Runs
Southeast has homered in seven-straight games, hitting a total of 13 in that span. It is the Redhawks longest streak of consecutive games with a home run since they homered six contests in a row from Mar. 13-23, 2013.

Lineup Switch
After starting her first 36 games in the outfield, freshman Taylor McDannold made her first career start at shortstop against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 25). McDannold has 33 starts in left field, three in right and three at shortstop this season. She had four putouts and four assists, and did not commit an error in her first three starts at short.

Home Run Hayes
Freshman catcher Riley Hayes hit a home run in four of her last five games. Hayes homered for the first time in her career when she belted a three-run round-tripper to ignite Southeast's 5-4 come-from-behind win over Saint Louis (Apr. 22). She then hit a solo home run against Tennessee State (Apr. 23) and added two more against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 25). Hayes is the second Redhawk to hit a home run four games in a row this year.

Carpenter and Patterson Boost Redhawks
Savannah Carpenter and Lindsey Patterson combined for 17 hits, 11 runs scored, two doubles, four home runs and 13 RBI in six games for Southeast last week. Carpenter hit .500 with a .889 slugging percentage and .550 on-base percentage, while Patterson followed with a .444 clip, .833 slugging percentage and .474 on-base percentage. Patterson has hit safely in four-straight contests.

League Leader
Kayla Fortner leads the Ohio Valley Conference in slugging percentage (.915), on-base percentage (.549), home runs (16) and walks (35). Fortner is also second in the conference in batting average (.406) and third in both RBI (43) and total bases (97). She is among the top 20 in the nation in home runs per game (14th), walks (14th) and slugging percentage (17th).

Yard Work
The Redhawks have homered in 24 games and have a total of 36 through 39 contests this season. The 36 home runs are Southeast's most in a season since 2008 (40). Kayla Fortner and Lindsey Patterson are the Redhawks top home run threats with 16 and seven, respectively, this year.

Anderson Returns
Outfielder Alexis Anderson returned to the starting lineup against Morehead State (Apr. 18). Anderson missed 10 games due to a broken nose injury she sustained in Southeast's doubleheader against SIU Edwardsville (Mar. 28). She hit safely in six-straight games since her return.

Now Appearing
Freshman Madeline Krumrey went 2-1 with  a complete game shutout, save and 20 strikeouts in four appearances and two starts last week. Krumrey tossed her second complete game shutout of the season when she gave up just four hits and struck out five in seven innings against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 25). She tied a single-season high nine strikeouts in 5.2 innings during her other start against the Panthers on Apr. 26. She leads the Redhawks in ERA (3.60), appearances (26), starts (21), wins (10), complete games (12), shutouts (2), saves (1), innings pitched (145.2) and strikeouts (76) this year.

Climbing the Charts
Starting first baseman Lindsey Patterson ranks third on Southeast's all-time career home run list. Patterson has 23 homers in her four-year career and surpassed Kim Palmer (20, 1996-98) for the third-place spot. Michelle Summers (48, 2005-08) and Megan McDonald (31, 2005-08) rank ahead of Patterson.

About Arkansas
Arkansas is currently last in the SEC with an overall record of 15-33 and 1-20 in conference play. The Razorbacks are last in the SEC in hitting (.249), pitching (5.62 ERA) and fielding (.953). Arkansas lost 16 of its last 17 games and enters Wednesday's matchup on a seven-game losing skid. The Razorbacks are also 0-13 at home as the only SEC team without home victory in 2015.