SIU Edwardsville (15-11, 5-1 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (22-15, 6-4 OVC)
 
Date: Friday, April 13, 2018
Time: 1 p.m., CT (DH)
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Facility: Southeast Softball Complex (200)
Series Record: SIUE leads, 36-22
Last Meeting: SIUE 5, SEMO 4 (Apr. 14, 2017 / Edwardsville, Ill.)
Head Coaches: Mark Redburn (246-329 overall; 80-102 at SEMO; 36-47 OVC). Sandy Montgomery (1,038-529-2 overall; 1,038-529-2 at SIUE).

Media Coverage
Video: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2
Southeast Missouri Notes

Redhawks Host SIUE
Southeast Missouri (22-15, 6-4) hosts SIU Edwardsville (15-11, 5-1) Friday. First pitch of a doubleheader is set for 1 p.m., CT, at the Southeast Softball Complex.

Follow the Redhawks
Live stats for Friday's doubleheader can be accessed online at GoSoutheast.com. Video is available at the OVC Digital Network. Twitter updates provided @SEMOsoftball. 

Redhawks Go Green
Southeast will wear special green jerseys to help raise awareness about organ, eye and tissue donation for its doubleheader against SIU Edwardsville Friday. The Redhawks partnered with Mid-America Transplant for this great initiative during National Donate Life Month.

Doubleheader Moved to Friday
The Redhawks and SIU Edwardsville moved their doubleheader to Friday due to potential inclement weather. Southeast and SIUE were initially scheduled to play in Cape Girardeau Saturday.

Series History
SIU Edwardsville holds a 36-22 lead in its all-time series against Southeast. The Redhawks are looking to end a 14-game losing streak in their series with the Cougars. Southeast's last win over SIUE was on Mar. 25, 2012 (9-8) in Cape Girardeau.

OVC Update
SIU Edwardsville is the fourth team the Redhawks face ahead of them in the Ohio Valley Conference standings this season. The Cougars currently stand in a tie for third with Eastern Kentucky at 5-1 in league play. Southeast is presently fifth in the standings with a 6-4 conference record.

100 Hits for Anderson
Sophomore center fielder Rachel Anderson got her 100th career hit on a single in the first inning of game one at Eastern Illinois (Apr. 11). Anderson leads the team with 37 hits, five triples and seven stolen bases. She is also third in doubles (5) and second in batting average (.349).

Countdown to 250
Mark Redburn is four wins away from getting 250 in his career as a head coach. Redburn is 246-329 all-time in his 14-year head coaching tenure. That record includes an
80-102 mark as the Redhawks head coach.

Redhawks Swept by OVC Leader Eastern Illinois
Southeast was swept by Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Illinois in a doubleheader on Apr. 11. The Redhawks fell to the Panthers in both games, 4-1. Parker Bandy and Sarah Messex scored the only runs for Southeast in the twin bill.

Home Stand
Friday marks the beginning of a four-game home stand for Southeast. Following their matchup with SIU Edwardsville, the Redhawks will host UT Martin in a doubleheader on Apr. 17. Southeast plays eight of its final 14 regular-season games in Cape Girardeau.

22 Wins
Southeast is 22-15 through 37 games this season. Two more wins will give the Redhawks their most victories in a season under head coach Mark Redburn. Southeast's 23 wins in 2017 currently stand as the most by Southeast with Redburn as its coach. The Redhawks did not get their 22nd win until the end of April last season.

Anderson Second in Career Triples
Sophomore center fielder Rachel Anderson hit her team-high fifth triple of the season at Austin Peay (Apr. 6). As a result, Anderson moved into a tie for second all-time in career triples at Southeast. She ranks first in the Ohio Valley Conference and 11th in the nation in triples. Anderson presently has 13 triples in her career. Kathy Rediger (1981-84) holds the school's all-time career triples record with 18. As a team, Southeast is eighth in the nation in triples per game (0.40).

100 Games Played
Catcher Abby Tillotson played in her 100th career game as a Redhawk during game two of Southeast's doubleheader at Eastern Illinois (Apr. 11). Tillotson has played in 100 games and made 81 starts for the Redhawks. She is currently Southeast's third-leading hitter with a .327 average. Tillotson is first on the team in home runs (6) and RBI (29), as well.

Home Run Count
Darby Pruett hit Southeast's 30th home run of the season in the top of the second inning of game two at Murray State (Apr. 8). The Redhawks rank third in the Ohio Valley Conference in home runs as one of three teams in the league with 30 or more this year. One more home run will match Southeast's total of 31 from last season. Addison Barnouski, Sarah Messex and Abby Tillotson lead the team with six home runs each.

Four-Hit Games
Infielders Sarah Messex and Darby Pruett each went 4-for-4 in Southeast's doubleheader sweep of Murray State (Apr. 8), becoming the team's first players to get four hits in a game this season. Messex finished game one at 4-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, while Pruett went 4-for-4 with two runs scored, a home run and four RBI. The four hits were a career-high for both Messex and Pruett. Claire Wernig was the last Redhawk to get four hits in a game vs. Austin Peay on Apr. 30, 2016.