Southeast Missouri (17-13) at Southern Illinois (16-17)
Dates: Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2017
First Pitch: 5 p.m.
Location: Carbondale, Ill.
Stadium: Itchy Jones Stadium
Head Coaches:
     Andy Sawyers (17-13, first season)
     Ken Henderson (176-222-1, seventh season)
 
Media Information
Radio: SEMO ESPN 92.9 FM / Erik Sean, Jess Bolen | Listen Live
Live Stats: SIUSalukis.com
Live Video: ESPN3
Twitter Updates: @SEMObaseball
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri
 
The Matchup
Tuesday: LHP Nate Green (2-0) vs. LHP Henry Boeckmann (0-1)
 
Leading Off
Southeast Missouri baseball (17-13) continues its tour of Illinois Tuesday with a midweek matchup with Southern Illinois (16-17). First pitch of the home-and-home series from Carbondale will be at 5 p.m. from Itchy Jones Stadium. 
 
Follow the Redhawks
• Tuesday's game will be broadcast live on SEMO ESPN 92.9 FM. Erik Sean and Jess Bolen will be on the call. Fans can download the free SEMO ESPN app to listen to live broadcasts of Redhawks baseball all season long. 
• Live stats will be available on SIUSalukis.com. 
• The series will be streamed live on ESPN3. Fans can watch via WatchESPN and the ESPN app with a valid cable subscription. 
• @SEMObaseball, the official Twitter page of the Redhawks, will feature live in-game updates all season long. 
 
Series History
Since 1991, the Redhawks hold a 25-20 advantage in the all-time series with the Salukis. The home-and-home series was cut to one game last year when the contest in Cape was washed out. SIU was victorious in game one in Carbondale, 6-5. The two teams have split the series in 2015, 2014, 2012, and 2010 with SIU sweeping in 2013. SEMO last swept in 2011. 
 
A Peek at What's Ahead
SEMO will come home to the friendly confines of Capaha Field for Easter weekend to host Jacksonville State in a three-game series beginning Thursday and running through Saturday. The first two games will be under the lights with first pitch at 6 p.m. with the finale Saturday at 2 p.m. Saint Louis then comes to town to open the annual home-and-home series Tuesday, Apr. 18. 
 
Scouting the Salukis
Southern Illinois enters Tuesday's matchup with an overall record of 16-17. The Salukis are 7-5 at Itchy Jones Stadium this season. SIU has seven OVC teams on its schedule this season, having played five already, going 1-8 in nine games. They have been outscored 87-60 against the OVC and have been shutout by Jacksonville State and Austin Peay. In their own conference play, they are 4-2 through two series including a sweep of Evansville and having most recently lost a series at Wichita State. Connor Kopach and Dylin Mucha are the lone regulars in the lineup hitting north of .300. Greg Lambert powers the Saluki offense with four home runs, 10 doubles, and 32 RBI. As a team, SIU is hitting .263. They rank 15th nationally with 55 stolen bases on the season, led by 18 from Kopach, who ranks fifth individually. Tuesday's starter Henry Boeckmann has a 10.38 ERA in six appearances in his rookie season. He moved into a starting role just in the last couple weeks, starting against Arkansas State and Austin Peay. He worked three innings against A State, allowing only one run. He lasted only an inning and a third against Peay, surrendering two runs on four hits. 
 
Clay for the Win
Senior RHP Clay Chandler earned his team-leading sixth victory at Eastern Illinois Friday. The Second Team All-OVC performer from a season ago finished 4-5 in 2016. His six wins is tied for the league lead with Michael Wood from Tennessee Tech and is tied for third nationally, one win behind co-leaders Jake Thompson (Oregon St.) and David Peterson (Oregon) with seven wins each. Chandler leads the OVC with a 2.53 ERA and 51.1 innings pitched. 
 
A Red Hot Hitting Holst
After hitting .571 at Eastern Illinois over the weekend, outfielder Dan Holst raised his batting average to .420 on the season, good enough to lead the OVC and rank seventh in the country. The senior saw his hitting streak snapped at 12 games last week but recorded multiple hits in all three games at EIU including a pair of three-hit games. He leads the team with 17 multi-hit games this season. His 50 hits ranks 20th while his 1.67 hits per game ranks sixth in the country. 
 
Home Sweet Home
In 14 games at Capaha Field this season, Southeast is 11-3 including a 5-1 OVC clip. The Redhawks are hitting .316 at Capaha and holding opponents to a .244 average while outscoring them, 123-62. Individually, Dan Holst is hitting .490 while Tristen Gagan has hit six homers and driven in 24 runs. 
 
Wizard of Osborne
Right fielder Chris Osborne extended his hitting streak to 19 games last Tuesday but saw it snapped the following evening. Osborne hit .468, slugged .688, and recorded a .528 on base clip, all of which led the team in that span. He has also drove in 22 runs. During the streak, Osborne had 11 multi-hit games and a team-best seven multi-RBI performances. He raised his batting average up nearly two hundred points from .208 to .406. 
 
Going Streaking
Three Redhawks are currently riding double-digit on-base streaks. Chris Osborne extended his streak to team-best 24 games over the weekend. He ended last season on a 32-game streak. Dan Holst has an 18-game streak (19 career best) while Tristen Gagan tipped the double-digit mark at 11 over the weekend. Clayton Evans' 23-game streak was snapped Saturday at EIU. 
 
But Does He Get on Base?
Senior outfielder Dan Holst led the squad last season with a .475 on base percentage and currently leads this season with a .507 clip. His .486 career on base percentage ranks fourth among active Division I players. His .507 average ranks 14th nationally this season. 
 
Hang In There, Slugger
Chris Osborne not only finished as the team and conference leader in slugging last season, he was the national slugging champion with a .741 slugging percentage. So far this season, he is slugging .619 and his career .690 slugging percentage leads active Division I players. His career .377 batting average ranks fourth in Division I. 
 
'Show Me' Baseball
The four Division I baseball teams in the state of Missouri (SEMO, Missouri, Missouri State, Saint Louis) are a combined 80-41 (.661) this season. Southeast is the only team that plays the three other programs. The Redhawks have earned wins over Missouri State and Missouri already this season. 
SEMO - 17-13
Mizzou - 23-9
Missouri State - 21-10
Saint Louis - 19-9