Southern Illinois (3-8) vs. Southeast Missouri (3-9)
 
Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018
First Pitch: 6 p.m., CT
Site: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Facility: Capaha Field (2,000)
Series: SIU leads, 54-29-1
Last Meeting: SIU 7, SEMO 5 (Apr. 25, 2017 / Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Head Coaches: Andy Sawyers (119-62 overall; 32-35 at SEMO; 16-14 OVC). Ken Henderson (190-243-1 overall; 190-243-1 at SIU).

Probable Starting Pitchers
Brad Harrison, LHP, SIU
Ashton Holyfield, RHP, SEMO

Media Coverage
Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM (Erik Sean, Jess Bolen)
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Southeast Missouri Notes
 
Back in Action
Southeast Missouri (3-9) continues its seven-game home stand when it hosts regional rival Southern Illinois (3-8) Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6 p.m., CT, at Capaha Field.

Free Tailgate
Tuesday marks the first free tailgate of the season at Capha Field. Missouri National Guard and Kohlfeld Distributing are sponsors of the event. 

Follow the Redhawks
Fans can listen to Tuesday's game on the radio at ESPN 92.9 FM. Erik Sean and Jess Bolen will call the action. Live stats are available at GoSoutheast.com. Twitter updates provided @SEMObaseball.

Series History
Tuesday marks the 85th meeting between Mississippi River rivals Southeast and Southern Illinois. The Redhawks own a 25-22 record against SIU since they joined the NCAA Division I ranks in 1992. The Salukis have won each of the last four matchups between these teams and beat the Redhawks in eight of the previous 10 games.

Final Tune-Up
The Redhawks face Southern Illinois in their final tune-up before Ohio Valley Conference play. Southeast hosts Morehead State to open its 30-game league slate this weekend. The Redhawks and Eagles begin a three-game series Friday at 3 p.m., CT.

First-Inning Deficits
Southeast fell behind in the first inning during six of its seven home games this season. The Redhawks rallied to win three of those contests in the seventh inning or later. Opponents have scored 13 rusn in the first inning against Southeast this year.

Mr. Clutch 
Trevor Ezell has delivered in the clutch several times this young 2018 season. Ezell drove in multiple runs in either the eighth or ninth inning on three occasions. At Arkansas State (Feb. 20), he tied the game with a two-out, two-RBI double in the top of the ninth inning. Ezell then tied the Redhawks series finale against Bowling Green (Feb. 25) with a one-out, two-RBI triple in the bottom of the eighth, a game which Southeast came back to win, 9-7. Most recently, Ezell hit a two-out, two-RBI single to grab the Redhawks a 2-1 advantage in the top of the eighth inning at Memphis (Feb. 27).

OVC Leader
Trevor Ezell is leads the Ohio Valley Conference with a .510 batting average. Ezell is the only player in the conference hitting over .500. He also ranks among the OVC's top five leaders in slugging percentage (5th, .714), on-base percentage (5th, .550), hits (1st, 25), RBI (3rd, 16), total bases (3rd, 35), total plate appearances (t3rd, 55), at-bats (1st, 49) and steal attempts (t1st, 6).

Milestones in Reach
Trevor Ezell, who went over 100 career walks this season, is approaching 200 hits and 100 RBI in his career. Ezell currently stands with 189 hits and 94 RBI since joining the Redhawks in 2015.

Holyfield to Make Third Midweek Start
Right-hander Ashton Holyfield will make his third midweek start Tuesday. Holyfield gave Southeast a strong outing at Memphis (Feb. 27), becoming the first starting pitcher to go at least six innings this season. He allowed just three hits and a run in six innings. Holyfield shutout the Tigers for five frames, matched a season-high four strikeouts and walked two, as well. It was his second no-decision of the year. 

12-Game Hitting Streak
Second baseman Trevor Ezell ran his hitting streak to 12 games during last weekend's series with South Dakota State (Mar. 2-4). Ezell has collected multiple hits in nine of his 12 starts this season. The longest hitting streak of Ezell's career to date is 18 games from Apr. 9-May 13, 2016.

Other Streaks
Chase Urhahn enters the week on a six-game hitting streak. Trevor Ezell has reached base safely in 12 contests, Tristen Gagan has reached base in eight-straight games and Devon Wilson reached base in each of his last seven contests. Gagan also started 61-consecutive games.

National Rankings
Trevor Ezell rates second in the nation in hits (25) and third in batting average (.510). Ezell is also fourth in hits per game (2.08). Pitchers Logan Spalt and Joey Burris are tied for sixth nationally in starts with three apiece.

Gimme' Five
Freshman Wade Stauss finished with a season-high five RBI in Southeast's win over South Dakota State (Mar. 2). Stauss went 2-for-3 with a run scored and three-run home run in that game. It was the first multi-hit performance of his career. The five runs batted in are the most of any Redhawk in a game this season.

Double-Digit Hits
Southeast notched 11 or more hits in three-straight games. The Redhawks finished with 11 hits in game one and game three of their series against South Dakota State. Southeast also had 12 hits in game two. The Redhawks have outhit their opponent six times this year.

Vick Logs First Career Start
Newcomer Christian Vick made his first career start on the mound against South Dakota State (Mar. 4). Vick, after allowing four runs in the first inning, settled down to retire 14 of the final 17 hitters he faced. He ended up with a no-decision, recording six strikeouts and issuing one walk in five frames. Vick was the sixth different pitcher to make at least one start through the first 12 games this year.