Southeast Missouri (23-27) at Georgia Tech (28-23)
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Time: Tues. 5 p.m. CT
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Ballpark: Russ Chandler Stadium (4,175)
Series: GT leads, 4-0
Last Meeting: SEMO 5, GT 14 (May 22, 1998 / Wichita, KS)
Head Coaches:
Andy Sawyers (139-80 overall; 52-53 at SEMO; 33-24 OVC)
Danny Hall (1197-617-1 overall; 989-500-1 at Georgia Tech)
Media:
Radio: SEMO ESPN 92.9 (Erik Sean)
Stats: Live Stats
Series History
Georgia Tech leads the all-time series against Southeast Missouri, 4-0. All four meetings in the series came during the 1998 season. The Redhawks were eliminated in the NCAA Regional by Georgia Tech, 14-5, in the last matchup.
Follow the Redhawks
Fans can listen to Tuesday's game on the radio at ESPN 92.9 FM. Erik Sean will call the action. Live stats are available at RamblinWreck.com. Twitter updates provided @SEMObaseball.
Redhawks OVC Series
Southeast is currently 17-10 in the Ohio Valley Conference and has won six of its eight conference series this season. The Redhawks presently stand tied for second in the league with Morehead State and Austin Peay. Tennessee Tech currently leads the OVC with a 25-2 record. Southeast has swept two teams this season, including SIU Edwardsville and Murray State. The Redhawks ended Tennessee Tech's 28-game winning streak in Cookeville on Apr. 29.
Total Bases
Southeast has 741 total bases this season. Justin Dirden leads the team with 125, while Trevor Ezell (115) and Tristen Gagan (100) follow. Ezell has 356 total bases in his career to date and Gagan has 218.
Last Five Games
In the last five games, Southeast has gone 2-3 with the two wins coming against Belmont in walk-off fashion. Devon Wilson had five hits in seven at-bats. Two of his hits were triples, including one in each of the final two games of the Belmont series. Wilson boasted a slugging percentage of 1.286 in the series. A total of nine Redhawks recorded multiple RBI and 12 Redhawks got a hit against the Bruins. Justin Dirden ended the series with 11 hits and six RBI.
Midweek Play
Southeast faces Georgia Tech in its final midweek matchup of the season. The Redhawks are 0-7 in midweek road games. Southeast is 3-8 in midweek play this year. The Redhawks are looking to snap a two-game losing streak in midweek action.
Redhawks Field Cleanly
There are two Redhawks currently with a 1.000 fielding percentage. Alex Canty and Peyton Faulkner have no errors through 50 games this season. Faulkner has 46 putouts with no errors in 29 outfield starts. Meanwhile, Alex Canty has only played defense in six games this season, but has seven putouts and 14 assists. Wade Stauss has a .996 fielding percentage on 238 putouts with one error. Tristen Gagan owns a .995 fielding percentage on 389 putouts on two errors.
Hot Bats
The Redhawks have 495 hits and 304 RBI in 2018. Southeast averages under six runs a game on just under 10 hits. Trevor Ezell leads the team with 81 hits, which is fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference. Justin Dirden leads the Redhawks with 61 RBI this season. Southeast has 97 doubles and 43 home runs, as well.
Home Run Count
Southeast has 43 home runs this season. The Redhawks hit a home run in 29 games this year. Justin Dirden leads the team with 13 round-trippers. The Redhawks had a season-high four home runs at Austin Peay (Mar. 31). Alex Canty hit four home runs in his first 40 at-bats this season.
On Deck
The Redhawks close out their regular season with a three-game series at Eastern Kentucky on May 17-19.
