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The Redhawks have won 20 of their last 23 games and are off to a 6-2 start in Ohio Valley Conference play after splitting doubleheaders with Belmont (Mar. 24) and SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 6), and sweeping Tennessee State (Mar. 23) and Eastern Kentucky (Apr. 1). Southeast Missouri also had a season-long 13-game winning streak from Mar. 8-24.

Tough Stretch Ahead
Southeast Missouri faces three of the Ohio Valley Conference's top five teams this week. UT Martin (6-2) is currently in fifth, while Murray State (7-1) is first and Austin Peay (6-2) is tied for third in the league standings. SEMO shares the third-place spot with APSU. The Redhawks host the Governors and Racers this weekend.

28 or More Wins
Southeast Missouri is one of 31 teams in the nation with 28 or more wins this season. The Redhawks rank 23rd in the country with a .757 winning percentage at 28-9 overall. Here is the list of teams with 28 or more victories in NCAA Division I softball this year:
UCLA    35-1 (.972)
Oklahoma    35-2 (.946)
Alabama    38-4 (.905)
Louisiana    33-4 (.892)
Florida State    37-5 (.881)
Virginia Tech    33-5 (.868)
Wisconsin    30-5 (.857)
Colorado State    29-5 (.853)
Washington    32-6 (.842)
Arizona    32-7 (.821)
Northwestern    29-7 (.806)
UC Davis    29-7 (.806)
LSU    33-8 (.805)
Auburn    32-8 (.800)
Texas    34-9 (.791)
Texas Tech    30-8 (.789)
Tennessee    29-8 (.784)
Florida    32-9 (.780)
Louisiana Tech    30-9 (.769)
Southeast Missouri    28-9 (.757)
USC Upstate    31-10 (.756)
Coastal Carolina    29-10 (.744)
George Washington    30-11 (.732)
Georgia    30-11 (.732)
Oklahoma State    29-11 (.725)
South Carolina    28-11 (.718)
Central Florida    28-11 (.718)
North Dakota State    28-11 (.718)
Troy    29-13 (.690)
Indiana    28-13 (.683)
South Florida    29-14 (.674)

Twin Bill Moved to Wednesday
This week's doubleheader between Southeast Missouri and UT Martin was moved back a day. The Redhawks were initially scheduled to play Tuesday, but will square off Wednesday due to impending inclement weather. SEMO is 3-1 in midweek games this year.

Series History
Southeast Missouri leads its all-time series against UT Martin, 64-47. SEMO's 64 wins are the second-most against any opponent in program history. The Redhawks are 4-21 in their last 25 meetings with the Skyhawks.

Racking Up Wins
The Redhawks and UT Martin have the most wins in the Ohio Valley Conference this season. Southeast Missouri leads the league with 28 victories, while UT Martin follows with 25.

Redhawks Sweep OVC Honors
Southeast Missouri swept the Ohio Valley Conference weekly softball honors for the first time in nine years on Apr. 8. Junior Rachel Anderson was named OVC Player of the Week and senior Haley Thogmartin was voted OVC Pitcher of the Week unanimously. SEMO last swept the awards on Feb. 15, 2010 when Renee Kertz secured OVC Player of the Week and Whitney Dupuis took OVC Pitcher of the Week accolades. A native of Edwardsville, Illinois, Anderson had another huge week leading SEMO to a 3-1 record. She hit .750 (9-for-12) with four runs scored, four doubles, two home runs and five RBI in four starts. Anderson also drew five walks and stole two bases. She boasted a 1.583 slugging percentage and .824 on-base percentage as well. Anderson went a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs, a double, two home runs, three walks, four RBI and two stolen bases in SEMO's doubleheader sweep of Eastern Kentucky (Apr. 1). She raised her batting average to .505 and is tied for second in the nation in that category. Thogmartin, who hails from St. Louis, was outstanding in the circle going 2-0 with a save and a pair of complete game victories. She did not allow an earned run in three appearances and two starts. Thogmartin began the week going 1-0 with a save in the Redhawks doubleheader sweep of Eastern Kentucky (Apr. 1). She recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts to get the win in game one. Thogmartin then got the final out when EKU had the go-ahead run at the plate to nail down her second save of the season. Five days later, Thogmartin tossed another complete game victory with six strikeouts against SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 6). She is 12-3 with a 1.74 ERA this year. Both Anderson and Thogmartin won their respective awards for the second time in 2019.

Anderson Tied for Second Nationally in Batting Average
Center fielder Rachel Anderson is hitting .505 through 37 games this season. Anderson is tied for second in the nation in batting average as one of only three players hitting over .500. The others are UMass Lowell's Courtney Cashman (.588) and Wisconsin's Kayla Konwent (.505).

Home Winning Streak
Southeast Missouri is on an eight-game home winning streak dating back to last season. The Redhawks are 3-0 at the Southeast Softball Complex this year and have not lost on their home diamond since Apr. 17, 2018 (4-0, vs. UT Martin).

Closing in On 30 Wins
The Redhawks are on pace to do something they haven't done in nearly two decades -- win 30 games in back-to-back seasons. At 28-9 overall, Southeast Missouri is just two victories away from that mark. SEMO finished at 33-20 in 2018 and earned its 30th win on Apr. 28 (16-8 vs. Tennessee State) of that season. The last time the Redhawks won 30 games in consecutive seasons was 1999 (31-17) and 2000 (31-24). SEMO has a total of sixteen 30-win seasons in program history.

Coming Up On 100
Pitcher Haley Thogmartin is eight strikeouts away from getting 100 this season. Thogmartin's 92 strikeouts currently rank fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference. To date, she has not reached 100 strikeouts in a season during her career.

Arellanes Goes Off
Right fielder Mykaela Arellanes went 5-for-8 with two home runs, a pair of doubles, five runs scored and four RBI in Southeast Missouri's doubleheader split with SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 6). Arellanes established new career-highs in hits (4) and runs scored (5) against the Cougars.

One More To Go
If Haley Thogmartin beats UT Martin Wednesday, she will establish a new career high for wins in a season. Thogmartin is presently 12-3 through 25 appearances and 15 starts this year. She went 12-7 in the circle a year ago. Thogmartin has won 34 games in her career.

Moving On Up
Haley Thogmartin moved to eighth on Southeast Missouri's all-time career strikeouts list. Thogmartin presently has 229 strikeouts and surpassed Amy Johnannsen (221, 1992-95) for that spot. She also took over the 10th-place spot in games started with her 56th career start at SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 6).

Career Snapshot
Rachel Anderson ranks among Southeast Missouri's top 10 career leaders in a number of different categories. Anderson currently rates first in triples (21), batting average (.423) and slugging percentage (.717); fourth in stolen bases (44) and total bases (292); fifth in walks (68); sixth in runs scored (105) and home runs (17); and ninth in hits (175). She also has 53 multiple-hit games and 26 multiple-RBI performances in three years as a Redhawk.

Hurts So Good
Claudia Gallo has been hit by pitch an Ohio Valley Conference high 12 times this season. Southeast Missouri hitters have been plunked on 27 occasions through 37 games, most in the conference in 2019. Gallo is currently second in hit by pitch in a single-season (12) and fourth in hit by pitch for a career (22) at SEMO. Brooke Nett  (14 in 2001; 35 from 2000-03) presently holds both of those records.

Two RBI Away
Rachel Anderson needs two more RBI to get 100 in her Southeast Missouri career. If Anderson accomplishes that feat, it will mark the fourth different statistical category where she has reached 100. She also accumulated over 100 runs (105), 150 hits (175) and 130 starts (140) in a Redhawk uniform.

Awesome Defense
Defensively, Southeast Missouri has gone 16 games without committing an error this season. Overall, SEMO is 24-3 in games where it has one or no errors. In the last 18 games alone, the Redhawks committed only six errors. SEMO also went error free in 13 contests during that span. 

Top-30 in the Nation
Southeast Missouri ranks among the top 30 NCAA Division I teams in seven different categories. Entering this week, the Redhawks are fifth in triples per game (0.46), 16th in batting average (.322), 20th in slugging percentage (.533), 20th in scoring (6.3 rpg), 23rd in win-loss percentage (.757), 25th in stolen bases per game (1.78) and 28th in on-base percentage (.402).

Individual Attention
Eight Redhawks currently rank in the national NCAA Division I softball statistics this week. Here is a list of those who rate among the top 30 individuals:
Rachel Anderson    
t2nd in BAvg (.505)
3rd in Triples (7)
3rd in Triples Per Game (0.2)
5th in OB% (.593)
6th in SLG% (.964)
8th in Total Bases (107)
9th in Hits (56)
Mykaela Arellanes    
20th in RPG (1.08)
Claudia Gallo    
14th in HBP Per Game (0.36)

Tops in the OVC
The Redhawks lead the Ohio Valley Conference in batting average (.322), on-base percentage (.402), runs scored (235), hits (326), triples (17), wins (28), total bases (539), walks (112), hit by pitch (27), batters struck out looking (54) and fielding double plays (16). Rachel Anderson leads the league in batting average (.505), slugging percentage (.964), on-base percentage (.593), hits (56), triples (7), RBI (39), total bases (107) and walks (23); Mykaela Arellanes is first in runs scored (40); Ashley Ellis ranks first in fielding double plays (10); and Claudia Gallo is first in hit by pitch (12).

Home Run Total
Southeast Missouri hit a home run in 21 of its 37 games this season. The Redhawks are 19-2 in games where they hit one or more home runs. SEMO's total of 41 round-trippers rank third in the Ohio Valley Conference behind Austin Peay (48) and Jacksonville State (48). The Redhawks surpassed their total of 37 round-trippers in 53 games a year ago.

Getting Ahead Early
Southeast Missouri has scored in the first inning in 14 games this season and is 13-1 in those contests. The Redhawks have scored first 22 times this year and are 21-1 in such games. SEMO scored a total of 37 runs in the first inning.

The Chase is On
Two Redhawks are over halfway to Southeast Missouri's all-time single-season home run record this year. Rachel Anderson and Ashley Ellis each lead the team with nine round-trippers. SEMO's single-season record is currently held by Kayla Fortner (16 in 2015).

Bombs Away
Ashley Ellis (18), Rachel Anderson (17), Addison Barnouski (16), Sarah Messex (15) and Mykaela Arellanes (11) are Southeast Missouri's active players with 10 or more career home runs. That group has accounted for 34 of Southeast Missouri's 41 round-trippers (82.9 percent) this season. 

Over .300
The Redhawks and Jacksonville State (.305) are the only Ohio Valley Conference teams with a batting average above .300 this season. Southeast Missouri is hitting a league-high .322 and ranks 16th among the nation's NCAA Division I softball teams in batting average. Five of SEMO's starters are hitting .358 or better, including Rachel Anderson (.505), Addison Barnouski (.385), Ashley Ellis (.380) Mykaela Arellanes (.379) and Claudia Gallo (.358).

Extra Base Hits
Southeast Missouri has had multiple extra base hits in 30 of 37 games this season. The Redhawks presently have a total of 114 extra base hits, including 56 doubles, 17 triples and 41 home runs. SEMO's 101 extra base hits are most in the Ohio Valley Conference. Rachel Anderson (26) and Ashley Ellis (15) have combined for 41 extra base hits this season.

Stealing the Show
Rachel Anderson leads the Redhawks with 17-of-21 stolen bases and Mykaela Arellanes is 12-of-13 on the basepaths this season. As a team, Southeast Missouri is 66-of-81 in stolen bases. The Redhawks 66 stolen bases are five away from a new single-season school record. That mark presently stands at 70 done by last year's team (70-of-87).

Top 10 Base Stealers
Rachel Anderson and Mykaela Arellanes are among Southeast Missouri's top 10 career leaders in stolen bases. Anderson ranks fourth with 44-of-60 stolen bases and Arellanes is tied for sixth with 37-of-42. Lisa Thornton (82-of-91, 1987-91) currently holds the record.

On the Run
The Redhawks have averaged nearly 60 stolen bases per season (59.8) under head coach Mark Redburn for a total of 299 over five years. Redburn's 2018 (1st, 70), 2017 (3rd, 65) and 2016 (5th, 58) clubs are among SEMO's top five single-season stolen base leaders in program history.

Scoring Jump
Southeast Missouri scored an Ohio Valley Conference high 235 runs (6.3 per game) through its first 37 contests this season. The Redhawks have scored 10 or more in seven games. SEMO scored 258 runs in 53 games a year ago.

Starting Streaks
Two Redhawks have never missed a start in their careers. Senior shortstop Sarah Messex has started 189 consecutive games and junior center fielder Rachel Anderson has made 140 straight starts. Messex is tied for ninth all-time in career games started at Southeast Missouri.