Southeast Missouri (29-15, 19-5 OVC) vs. Tennessee Tech (20-22, 11-10 OVC)
Friday-Sunday, May 1-3, 2015 • Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Friday – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday – 2 p.m.
Sunday – 1 p.m.
Head Coaches
Steve Bieser (92-68, Third Season)
Matt Bragga (11^th season)
Radio: SEMO ESPN 1220 AM, 92.9 FM
Play-by-Play: Erik Sean, Jess Bolen
Audio Webcast: SEMOESPN.com
Live Video: OVC Digital Network (Friday and Saturday)
Live Stats: Game One | Game Two | Game Three
Twitter Updates: @SEMObaseball, @GoSoutheast
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri
 
Southeast Missouri Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday – LHP Joey Lucchesi
Saturday – RHP Travis Hayes
Sunday – LHP Alex Winkelman
 
Tennessee Tech Probable Starting Pitchers
Friday – RHP Chris Chism
Saturday – RHP Evan Fraliex
Sunday – TBA
 
Redhawk Rundown
 
Redhawks Face Golden Eagles in Final Home Series
The Southeast Missouri baseball team will play host to Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee Tech in the final weekend home series of the season. The Redhawks have the chance to clinch their second OVC Regular Season Championship in a row this weekend. Friday and Saturday's games can be viewed for free on the OVC Digital Network and the series can be heard in its entirety on SEMO ESPN 1220 AM and 92.9 FM.
 
Upcoming Promotions this Weekend – More Information
Friday
• FREE Tailgate sponsored by Bluff City Beer Co.
• "Heroes at the Ballpark" - A celebration of everyday heroes (firemen, police, EMT/paramedics, armed forces). Kids encouraged to dress as favorite superhero.
• Rowdy's Kids Club Day - exclusive for Kids Club members
Saturday
• FREE Tailgate sponsored by River Eagle Distributing and Jimmy John's
Sunday
• Senior Day
• Bark in the Park sponsored by Mississippi Mutts
• FREE roll-up blanket for first 150 students
 
Let's Review
The Redhawks picked up a comeback win against Missouri S&T Tuesday. Southeast found themselves down 10-3 in the fourth inning but worked their way back to walk-off in the 10th inning, 11-10. Southeast won their eighth conference series of the season over the weekend with a series sweep of the Murray State Racers. Joey Lucchesi pitched eight innings in game one against the Racers and struck out a career-high 13 batters. Lucchesi earned OVC Pitcher of the Week for his performance. The Redhawks won that game in extra innings, 10-3. Southeast put up a 10 spot in the first inning of game two en route to a 17-12 win. The sweep was completed with a game three, 10-2, victory.
 
OVC Pitcher of the Week, Again
Joey Lucchesi earned his second OVC Pitcher of the Week honor this week. Lucchesi pitched eight complete innings against Murray State Friday evening. He struck out a career-high 13 batters in his eight innings of work. He allowed just one run on only three hits. He left the game with a 3-1 lead but suffered a no decision after the Racers tied the game in the ninth inning. A Southeast Missouri pitcher has been named pitcher of the week four of the last five weeks. Lucchesi is the first pitcher in the league to earn the honor twice this season. 2015 has featured the most pitchers of the week since 2007 when Southeast had five.
 
On Pace to Repeat
The Redhawks are on pace to repeat as the Ohio Valley Conference Regular Season Champions in 2015. Southeast sits at 19-5 in league play with two OVC series left. A year ago, the Redhawks were 19-5 at the very same spot in the season. Southeast has won all eight OVC series this year with sweeps of UT Martin, Jacksonville State, and Murray State. Last year, Southeast had four OVC series sweeps but had a series loss to Morehead State early in conference play. The Redhawks clinched the OVC title during the final conference series of the season at Tennessee Tech. Second-place SIUE is chasing the Redhawks and are 15-9 on the season. The Cougars are playing out of conference this weekend but third-place Morehead State can gain ground on Southeast if they win the remainder of their conference games.
 
Going Streaking
The Redhawks have a number of active streaks going for them. They are currently riding a four-game winning streak, have won seven straight conference games, have won their last eight home games, and have scored 10 or more runs in their last four wins. Garrett Gandolfo is currently riding a 12-game hitting streak while Trevor Ezell and Dalton Hewitt have 14-game on-base streaks going.
 
Run, Redhawks, Run
Southeast Missouri ranks fourth in the nation in runs scored (354) and in scoring (8.0 runs a game). Southeast has outscored its opponents 354-229 on the season and has scored 10 or more runs in 17 games this season. Southeast also has a +2.9 scoring margin on their opponents, which ranks 15th in the country.
 
Digging the Long Ball
The Redhawks have won the last nine games in which they have hit a home run. Southeast has hit two or more home runs in 14 games this season. The Redhawks rank second in the OVC in the category with 52; behind Belmont's 56. Nationally, Southeast ranks third in home runs and home runs per game. 16 of Southeast's 52 have been leadoff home runs. Branden Boggetto leads the team with nine this season.
 
Looking Ahead
Southeast Missouri will close out the regular season with a seven-game road swing beginning with four non-conference games. The Redhawks will take on in-state rival and SEC member Missouri on Tuesday in Columbia, Missouri. The Redhawks will then take their conference bye week at Indiana State next weekend. The Redhawks and Sycamores will play a three-games series in Terre Haute, Indiana.