Southeast Missouri (13-8) vs. Harris-Stowe (10-15)
Series Information
Dates: Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2016
First Pitch: 5 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Stadium: Capaha Field
Series: Southeast leads 6-0
Head Coaches: Steve Bieser (112-84, Fourth season); CJ Bilbrey (10-15, First Season)

Media Information
Radio: SEMO ESPN 1220 AM / Erik Sean, Jess Bolen | Listen Live
Live Video: n/a
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMObaseball
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri

Probable Starting Pitchers
RHP Jacob Lawrence (1-1) vs. TBD

Leading Off
• Southeast Missouri (13-8) wraps up a four-game homestand Tuesday with its first home midweek game against Harris-Stowe (10-15).
• The Redhawks will look to extend their winning streak to four games.
• Southeast is coming off a series sweep of OVC rival Morehead State over the weekend. Southeast used two walk-off wins en route to the sweep.
• Southeast swept the OVC Player of the Week selections with Hunter Leeper (Co-Player) and Jacob Lawrence (Pitcher).
• The Redhawks and Hornets have met six times before with Southeast winning all six meetings. The last meeting was Feb. 19, 2014.
• The Redhawks' weekend starting pitching staff has combined for a 1.73 ERA, 116 strikeouts, and a 8-2 record in 15 combined starts.
• LHP Joey Lucchesi ranks tied for first in the nation in strikeouts with 52 this season.

Redhawks Rundown
The First Home Midweek
Southeast Missouri baseball (13-8) welcomes the Harris-Stowe Hornets (10-15) to Cape Girardeau Tuesday in the first home midweek series of the season. The Redhawks and Hornets are set to begin at 5 p.m. from Capaha Field. Jacob Lawrence will make his fourth start on Tuesday.

Follow the Redhawks
Tuesday's game will be broadcast live on SEMO ESPN 1220 AM. Erik Sean will provide play-by-play on the broadcast. Sean will be joined by Jess Bolen who will provide analysis. Fans can download the SEMO ESPN app to listen to live broadcasts of Redhawks baseball all season long. Live stats will be available on GoSoutheast.com. Live Twitter updates are available on the official Twitter page of the Redhawks, @SEMObaseball.

Let's Recap
The Redhawks finished last week going 4-1. Southeast began the week splitting a midweek series at in-state foe Missouri. Southeast won game one behind Jacob Lawrence's stellar outing on the mound and Hunter Leeper's offense at the plate. Southeast returned home to host OVC rival Morehead State. Leeper knocked a pair of two-run home runs to lift Southeast to a 5-1 victory in game one. Branden Boggetto played hero in game two with a walk-off home run to secure the series win, 5-4. A bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning in game three drove in the winning run for Southeast, earning the sweep and improving Southeast's conference record to a perfect 6-0.

What's Ahead
Southeast will take to the road for a three-game OVC series at UT Martin. The Redhawks and Skyhawks will play a Thursday-Saturday series to accommodate Easter Sunday. First pitch Thursday and Friday is set for 6 p.m. with a 3 p.m. start time scheduled for Saturday. The Redhawks return to the friendly confines of Capaha Field for a five-game home series beginning next Tuesday against Maryville University.

Series History
Southeast Missouri and Harris-Stowe have met six times in the past. The Redhawks have won all six meetings with the Hornets. The last game between the teams was Feb. 19, 2014. Southeast won the game, 6-4.

Scouting the Hornets
Harris-Stowe enters Tuesday's game with an overall record of 10-15. The Hornets are coming off a 10-5 win at Morthland College on Sunday. As a team, HSSU is hitting .317 on the season. They are being outscored by their opponents 236-171; however, they have blasted 25 home runs, 10 more than their opponents. Offensively, HSSU is led by Gasberth Pacheco with a .466 batting average. He has eight doubles, five home runs, and has driven in 23 runs. Andres Alburjas leads the team with 28 RBI and eight home runs. Pacheco and Alburhas each slug over .750 on the season.

Sweeping the Weekly Honors
Hunter Leeper (Co-Player) and Jacob Lawrence (Pitcher) each earned adidas Ohio Valley Conference weekly honors this week. Leeper finished the week hitting .400 (8-for-20) with eight total RBI. He hit two home runs, both in game one of the series against Morehead State. He put up three hits and three RBI in game one at Missouri. Jacob Lawrence earned his first win Tuesday at Missouri. Lawrence pitched eight innings of one-run baseball, scattering six hits, and striking out 11 Tiger hitters in the game, a new career best.

Tailgate Dates Announced
The Department of Athletics announced five free tailgate games for the 2016 baseball season. The five tailgates will begin April 2 and run through May 3.

Apr. 2 - Wings Etc. and River Eagle Distributing
Apr. 16 - Jimmy Johns and Kohlfeld Distributing
Apr. 26 - Bluff City Beer (food and beverages)
Apr. 29 - Bank of Missouri and River Eagle Distributing
May 3 - Wings Etc. and Kohlfeld Distributing

The Top Trio
The Redhawks' three weekend starting pitchers, Joey Lucchesi, Clay Chandler, and Robert Beltran, have been nearly unstoppable this season. The three each rank in the top six ERAs in the OVC, led by Lucchesi's 0.97 clip. The three have combined for a 1.73 ERA and have struck out 116 batters. Together, the three are 8-2 in their 15 starts on the mound. Lucchesi leads the country with 52 strikeouts this season.

Key Two-Out Hitting
The Redhawk offense has capitalized on two-out situations in its 21 games this season. In all, the Redhawks have scored 113 runs on the season, 99 of which were driven in. With two out, Southeast has recorded 45 runs batted in this season, 45% of the Redhawks' total RBI. The Redhawks have 62 two-out hits this season and hit .262 with two down in an inning.

Going Streaking
Trevor Ezell has reached base safely in all 20 games this season. Dating back to 2015, he has been on base in each of his last 27 games. Hunter Leeper is currently riding a 15-game on base streak. Both have hit safely in each of their last five games.