Southeast Missouri (22-20) at Saint Louis (24-16)
Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
First Pitch: 6 p.m.
Location: St. Louis, Mo.  
Stadium: Billiken Sports Center
Head Coaches:
     Andy Sawyers (22-20, first season)
     Darin Hendrickson (316-237-1, 10^th season)  
 
Media Information
Radio: SEMO ESPN 92.9 FM / Erik Sean, Jess Bolen | Listen Live
Live Stats: SLUBillikens.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMObaseball
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri
 
The Matchup
Tuesday: RHP Chase Hagerty (0-0) vs. LHP Aaron Patton (4-2)
 
Leading Off
Southeast Missouri baseball (22-20) opens its longest road stretch of the season of seven games, spanning two weeks, Tuesday when it travels up I-55 to Saint Louis University (24-16). The Redhawks and Billikens will square off at 6 p.m. from the Billiken Sports Center. 
 
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 SLUBillikens.com. 
• @SEMObaseball, the official Twitter page of the Redhawks, will feature live in-game updates all season long. 
 
A Peek at What's Ahead
Southeast continues its road stretch this weekend to play its conference bye week up north at Western Michigan out of the Mid-American Conference. The series begins Friday afternoon at 2 p.m., CT. After a few days off from competition for finals week, the Redhawks will pick OVC play back up at Belmont May 12-14 before wrapping up the regular season against Eastern Kentucky May 18-20 at Capaha. 
 
Series History
Southeast narrowly holds a 21-19 advantage over the Billikens in the all-time series. Last season, the teams split the home-and-home series on each other's field. Southeast swept the series in 2015 for the first time since 2005. Southeast's win on the road in the 2014 snapped a six-game losing streak to the Billikens. 
 
In the Last Meeting
The Redhawks opened the home-and-home series with Saint Louis on Apr. 18 with a 13-2 victory at Capaha. With the win, Southeast Missouri officially defeated all three other Division I teams in the state of Missouri this season. In his first Redhawk start, Ryan Losman pitched five complete innings, allowing just one run which came in the first inning, and only three hits. He fanned seven and issued just a single walk. The Redhawks scattered 15 hits against the Billikens. Chris Osborne, Chris Caffrey, and Danny Wright all recorded three hits. Osborne and Wright each drove in a quartet of runs while Dan Holst drove in three. Southeast chased SLU starter Keith Kutzler out of the game in the second inning. He pitched one and a third innings, allowed the first six runs on five hits. He walked two and hit two batters. The Billikens used six total pitchers including Kutzler Tuesday.
 
Scouting the Billikens
Since its loss to SEMO on Apr. 18, the Billikens have gone 3-3 including a home series win over Dayton and a road victory at Eastern Illinois. Most recently, SLU dropped two games at Purdue in a rain-shortened series. Saint Louis now sits at 24-16 on the season. Jake Garella has moved into the team lead with a .333 batting average. Parker Sniatynski still leads the team with 33 RBI and is the lone Billiken over the 30-RBI mark. Tuesday's starter LHP Aaron Patton is 4-2 with a 6.56 ERA in 15 appearances and 23 and a third innings. In his lone start of the season last week against Eastern Illinois, he went four innings in the victory. He gave up two runs on two hits while walking three and fanning two. 
 
All the Wright Stuff
Freshman second baseman Danny Wright has put together a stellar rookie campaign. His .344 batting average ranks third on the team and 18th in the league while he is tied for third with 11 doubles to slug .516. His .442 on base percentage ranks second on the team. He's made 35 starts, 31 of which coming at second. The rookie has 14 multi-hit games including five three-hit games. 
 
There's No Place Like Home
In 22 games at Capaha Field this season, Southeast is 15-7 including a 7-2 OVC clip. The Redhawks are hitting .315 at Capaha and holding opponents to a .276 average while outscoring them, 179-120. Individually, Dan Holst is hitting .419 while Tristen Gagan has hit eight homers and driven in 33 runs. 
 
Clay for the Win
Senior RHP Clay Chandler has won five of his last seven starts on the mound for Southeast and has a team-leading seven victories. The Second Team All-OVC performer from a season ago finished 4-5 in 2016. His seven wins is tied for the league lead with Michael Wood from Tennessee Tech.
 
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 .518 clip. His .493 career on base percentage ranks fourth among active Division I players. His .518 average ranks third nationally this season. He extended his on base streak to 30 games this past weekend against Tennessee Tech. He had a .526 average last week as he was on base six times alone via walk. His 30-game streak is a career long for the senior.
 
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 .600 and his career .670 slugging percentage ranks third among active Division I players. His career .369 batting average ranks ninth in Division I. Osborne recorded three three-hit game against Tennessee Tech. 
 
'Show Me' Baseball
The four Division I baseball teams in the state of Missouri are a combined 103-67 (.606) this season. The Redhawks have beaten all three of the other teams in the state this season and will have the chance for the full sweep May 2 at Saint Louis. This is the first season the Redhawks have defeated the three other teams in a single season. 
SEMO - 22-20
Mizzou - 27-18
Missouri State - 30-13
Saint Louis - 24-16