Southeast Missouri (45-16) vs. #7 Louisiana (50-4)

NCAA Regional
Date: Friday, May 17, 2019
First Pitch: 3:30 p.m., CT
Location: Oxford, Miss.
Facility: Ole Miss Softball Complex
Series History: Louisiana leads, 3-0
Last Meeting: Louisiana 8, SEMO 0 (Feb. 13, 2016 / Gulf Shores, Ala.)
Ticket Information

NCAA Regional Schedule

Friday, May 17
Game 1 - Southeast Missouri vs. Louisiana, 3:30 p.m., CT | Watch | Live Stats
Game 2 - Chattanooga vs. Ole Miss, 6 p.m., CT

Saturday, May 18
Game 3 - Louisiana vs. Ole Miss, Noon, CT 
Game 4 - Southeast Missouri vs. Chattanooga, 2:30 p.m., CT | Watch | Live Stats
Game 5 - Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Winner, 5 p.m., CT

Sunday, May 19
Game 6 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 2 p.m., CT
Game 7 - Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser, 4:30 p.m., CT (if necessary)

Media Coverage
Website: Oxford Regional Central (includes ESPN3 video and live stats links)
Bracket: 2019 NCAA Tournament Bracket (PDF)
Notes: 2019 Southeast Missouri NCAA Tournament Guide (PDF)

NCAA Tournament Bound
Southeast Missouri (45-16) heads to the NCAA Regional in Oxford, Mississippi this weekend. The Redhawks face #7 Louisiana (50-4) Friday. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m., CT, at the Ole Miss Softball Complex.

Follow the Redhawks
Video for all games of the Oxford NCAA Regional is available at ESPN3. Live stats can be accessed online at OleMissSports.com. Twitter updates provided @SEMOsoftball.

Oxford Regional Field
Ole Miss (37-17) is the #11 national seed and serves as one of the 16 schools in the country to host an NCAA Regional this weekend. Louisiana, Southeast Missouri and Chattanooga (37-15) complete the Oxford Regional.

Party Like it's 1999
Southeast Missouri won the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament with a 4-1 record in Oxford, Alabama last weekend. The top-seeded Redhawks won their final three games of the tournament to claim the crown. SEMO needed to beat #2 Jacksonville State twice in the championship round and did so by scores of 8-2 and 6-5. The 2019 campaign marks the first time in 20 years where the Redhawks have won both the OVC regular-season and tournament titles, and advanced to an NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Tournament History
The Redhawks make their second NCAA Tournament appearance in 2019. Southeast Missouri last made the NCAA Tournament in 1999. That year, the Redhawks joined Arizona, Kansas and East Carolina at the Tucson, Arizona Regional. SEMO lost to Kansas, 5-1, 3-1, and beat East Carolina, 2-1. 

OVC in the NCAA Tournament
Southeast Missouri represents the Ohio Valley Conference after locking down the league's automatic NCAA Tournament berth with its unbelievable run through the OVC Tournament. OVC schools are 17-41 all-time in NCAA Tournament play. SEMO is the first OVC team other than Jacksonville State to make the NCAA Tournament since 2015 (Tennessee Tech, Auburn Regional).

Sixth OVC Tournament Title
Southeast Missouri improved to 43-28 all-time in 18 appearances at the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. SEMO won its sixth OVC Tournament title in program history. The Redhawks claimed the OVC Tournament trophy in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2019. SEMO is the only team in league history to win the OVC Tournament four years in a row. Jacksonville State won the OVC Tournament every year it was in Oxford, Alabama (2016, 2017, 2018) until 2019.

Against the Field
Southeast Missouri is a combined 2-12 against Ole Miss (2-7), Chattanooga (0-2) and Louisiana (0-3). SEMO is 0-1 against both Chattanooga and Louisiana under head coach Mark Redburn. The Redhawks fell to Chattanooga, 8-5, at the Frost Classic on Feb. 24, 2018, a tournament they finished with a record of 5-1. SEMO's last meeting with Louisiana was in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Feb. 13, 2016. The then-#11 Ragin' Cajuns won that game by a score of 8-0. Meanwhile, the last time SEMO played Ole Miss was on Feb. 27, 2011 (L, 4-2).

NCAA Tournament Teams
The Redhawks faced five teams in this year's NCAA Tournament during the 2019 regular season. Southeast Missouri played Louisiana Tech (Feb. 16), Drake (Feb. 10, Feb. 22, Feb. 23), Arkansas (Feb. 21, Feb. 22), Missouri (Apr. 23) and Southern Illinois (Apr. 16). SEMO went 1-8 in those contests with its win coming over then-#12 Arkansas (6-1) in Fayetteville.

About the Ragin' Cajuns
#7 Louisiana enters this weekend's NCAA Regional with an overall record of 50-4. The Ragin' Cajuns are on a 27-game winning streak and haven't lost since Mar. 20 (5-4 to McNeese State in 11 innings). Louisiana nearly swept this year's specialty awards in the Sun Belt Conference. Shorstop Alissa Dalton was named Player of the Year, Summer Ellyson was tabbed Pitcher of the Year, outfielder Sarah Hudek was Newcomer of the Year and Gerry Glasco earned Coach of the Year. The Ragin' Cajuns went a perfect 28-0 between regular-season (25-0) and tournament (3-0) play in the Sun Belt this year. Louisiana is second in the nation in won-loss percentage (.926), second in ERA (1.37), second in stolen bases per game (3.1) and third in on-base percentage (.431). Ellyson, who is 37-4 with a 0.98 ERA, leads the nation in wins and ranks third with 324 strikeouts. Glasco, who took over the Louisiana program as head coach on Nov. 20, 2017, is a native of Crab Orchard, Illinois, which is one hour and 14 minutes from Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This year marks the 21st consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance for the Ragin' Cajuns.

Redburn Reaches 300 Career Wins
Mark Redburn picked up his 300th career win as a head coach when Southeast Missouri beat Eastern Kentucky, 11-8, on May 10. Redburn is now 302-350 in 15 years as a head coach. A total of 136 of those victories have come at SEMO. Seventy eight of Redburn's victories as the Redhawks head coach have come between the 2018 and 2019 seasons equating to 57.3 percent of his entire win total in five seasons at SEMO.

Messex Approaches All-Time Record in Games Started
Sarah Messex has never missed a start in her four-year career and has started 213 consecutive games at shortstop. She is one of five players who started all 61 games this season. Messex became the fifth player in Southeast Missouri softball history to start over 200 games. She will break the school's all-time career record in games started with two more. Renee Kertz presently holds the record with 214 starts from 2009-12.

OVC Awards
Mark Redburn was named the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year and junior outfielder Rachel Anderson was voted OVC Player of the Year. Redburn took home Southeast Missouri's sixth Coach of the Year honor in program history and Anderson was the first Redhawk to win the league's coveted Player of the Year award since 2001 (Jenny Doehring). Anderson was also the fifth SEMO player to secure the accolade. Senior pitcher Haley Thogmartin and junior first baseman Ashley Ellis joined Anderson as first-team selections, while junior outfielder Claudia Gallo claimed second-team accolades.

Arellanes is OVC Tournament MVP
Senior right fielder Mykaela Arellanes was voted the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player following an outstanding performance. Arellanes reached base seven times and went 4-for-6 with three runs scored, a double, home run, three walks, a stolen base and five RBI in two games against Jacksonville State on May 11. For the tournament, she hit .500 (8-for-16) with five runs scored, eight RBI and four walks. Arellanes is SEMO's first OVC Tournament MVP since outfielder Kelsey White took the honor in 1999. Outfielder Rachel Anderson, third baseman Addison Barnouski and pitcher Haley Thogmartin joined Arellanes on the All-Tournament Team.

Hot Redhawks
The Redhawks enter this weekend's NCAA Regional on a three-game winning streak and winners in eight of their last nine contests. Southeast Missouri is currently 7-1 in May.

Down Go the Gamecocks
Co-Ohio Valley Conference regular-season champions Southeast Missouri and Jacksonville State played five times this year with four of those matchups decided by a combined five runs. The Redhawks beat the Gamecocks in the championship round after JSU won seven OVC Tournaments in the past 12 years and hadn't lost in the final round since 2007.

Redhawks Beat Sims
Southeast Missouri handed Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year Faith Sims only her fifth loss of the season when it beat Jacksonville State, 8-2, to force a winner-take-all title game at last week's OVC Tournament. Sims had thrown every single pitch for the Gamecocks in the tournament until the Redhawks knocked her out of the game in the fourth inning. It was Sims' first loss in over a month (vs. Austin Peay, Apr. 5).

Gallo Squeezes Both Game-Winning Outs
Junior left fielder Claudia Gallo caught the final out in both victories in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship against Jacksonville State (May 11). Gallo caught fly balls off the bat of Anna Chisolm in both contests. Chisolm's fly ball in the title game came with the tying run on base and after the Gamecocks scored five runs in the sixth inning to make it a 6-5 game.

Fun Fact
Four players on this year's roster were born in 1999, the year Southeast Missouri last made an NCAA Tournament appearance. Kaylee Anderson (Mar. 4), Marisa Davis (Sept. 14), Danina Marton (Apr. 24) and Rachel Rook (Feb. 9) are in that group.

Against Ranked Teams
#7 Louisiana marks the second ranked opponent Southeast Missouri faces in 2019. The Redhawks are 1-17 all-time against ranked teams in their NCAA Division I era (since 1992). SEMO's lone win over a ranked team came under head coach Mark Redburn when the Redhawks knocked off then-#12 Arkansas (Feb. 22) in Fayetteville. The Redhawks registered 10 hits and knocked out All-SEC pitcher Mary Haff after 4.1 innings. 

Power Five Wins
Mark Redburn collected two wins over Big 12 Conference member Kansas when the Redhawks won the Jayhawk Classic (Mar. 8-10). Redburn has six wins over Power Five schools as the Redhawks head coach. Redburn recorded half of those victories this season alone as Southeast Missouri also knocked off then-#12 Arkansas (Feb. 22). He beat Arkansas again, Missouri once and Georgia Tech once for his other Power Five wins. 

Senior Class
Southeast Missouri's senior class consisting of Mykaela Arellanes, Parker Bandy, Mackenzie Long, Sarah Messex and Haley Thogmartinhave won a total of 117 games during their Southeast Missouri careers (2016-19). This year's senior class won the most games since the 1996-1999 group (141). 

RPI Rating
Southeast Missouri boasts a RPI of 59 (through games May 11). Fellow Ohio Valley Conference member Jacksonville State (77) also ranked among the top 100 in RPI. 

Anderson Breaks Single-Season HIts Record
Rachel Anderson became Southeast Missouri's all-time single-season hits leader with her RBI-single in her first at-bat of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament against Eastern Kentucky (May 9). Anderson has a total of 80 hits this season. She also established new single-season records in total bases (149) this year.

One Hit to 200
With just one more hit, Rachel Anderson will reach 200 in her three-year career at Southeast Missouri. Anderson has 199 and ranks fourth all-time in career hits at SEMO. Megan McDonald (222, 2005-08) was the last Redhawk to get 200 or more career hits. 

More Records in Reach
Ashley Ellis, who leads Southeast Missouri and ranks second in the Ohio Valley Conference with 16 home runs, needs just one round-tripper to break the school's single-season record. Ellis shares the top spot with Kayla Fortner (2015). Rachel Anderson is two triples away from breaking SEMO's single-season record of 10 held by Jayne Creek in 1981. Anderson is also three walks away from surpassing Fortner (37 walks, 2015) for the single-season record in that category. Anderson has 35 walks in 2019.

20-Win Pitcher
Haley Thogmartin is Southeast Missouri's first 20-win pitcher in the Redhawks NCAA Division I era. Thogmartin is 22-6 with a 1.75 ERA, nine complete games, three shutouts and three saves this year. She has struck out 137 in 167.2 innings. Missy Sanges (20-7) was the last Redhawks pitcher to win 20 games in 1989. Thogmartin passed Sanges for the fourth-place spot on SEMO's single-season wins list.

Most Games Played
Rachel Anderson, Mykaela Arellanes, Addison Barnouski, Ashley Ellis and Sarah Messex have started all 61 games this season and, as a result, stand tied for first on Southeast Missouri's single-season list in games played and games started. Anderson, Arellanes, Barnouski and Ellis will get the record in those categories when they are in the lineup against #7 Louisiana Friday.

That's Interesting
Southeast Missouri was awarded the #1 seed in the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament after winning a coin toss to break its tie with Jacksonville State. OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche administered the coin flip at the league office in Brentwood, Tennessee 30 minutes after the conclusion of the doubleheader between Austin Peay and SIU Edwardsville on May 5. Had APSU swept SIUE, the Redhawks would have clinched the #1 seed and a coin flip would not have been necessary. Both school's names were put in a hat before the coin toss and JSU was drawn. JSU Head Coach Jana McGinnis called tails, but the coin landed heads giving SEMO the top seed. The Redhawks and Gamecocks had identical composite records (4-2) against Eastern Kentucky, Austin Peay and Murray State, which all finished tied at 16-6; the same records (1-1) against Belmont; the same records (2-0) against UT Martin; and the exact composite records (3-1) versus Tennessee Tech and SIUE which tied for eighth. 

Records Are Falling
The 2019 Southeast Missouri softball team has broken 12 single-season records through 61 games. Here is that list:
New Record    Previous Record
359 Runs Scored    277 (1998)    
72 Home Runs    57 (2007)    
829 Total Bases    668 (2011)    
85 Stolen Bases    70 (2018)
113 Stolen Base Att.    107 (2017)
10 Saves    7 (2018)
322 Batters Struck Out    273 (2009)
45 Wins    40 (1986)
314 RBI    276 (1986)
489 Hits    484 (2011)
176 Walks    166 (2018)
88 Batters Struck Out    85 (2018)    
Looking

Most Wins
Southeast Missouri won an all-time single-season record 45 games in 2019. The previous record was 40 wins done by the 1986 club. The 2019 campaign is the Redhawks 25th winning season.

10-Home Run Crew
For the first time in program history, Southeast Missouri has four players with 10 or more home runs in a season. Ashley Ellis leads the way with 16, while Rachel Anderson has 13, Claudia Gallo has 11 and Sarah Messex has 10. Mykaela Arellanes is next in line to join the club with eight home runs.

45 or More Wins
Southeast Missouri is one of nine teams in the nation with 45 or more wins this season. The Redhawks rank 22nd in the country with a .738 winning percentage at 45-16 overall. Here is the list of teams with 45 or more victories in NCAA Division I softball this year:
Oklahoma    49-2 (.961)
Louisiana    50-4 (.926)
UCLA    46-5 (.902)
Alabama    52-7 (.881)
James Madison    47-7 (.870)
Washington    45-7 (.865)
Florida State    51-8 (.864)
Virginia Tech    45-9 (.833)
Southeast Missouri    45-16 (.738)

Welcome to the Top 10
Haley Thogmartin joined Southeast Missouri's top 10 single-season wins leaders. Thogmartin is 22-6 in the circle this year and ranks fourth all-time. Thogmartin's 22 victories are a career-high. She leads the Ohio Valley Conference in earned run average (1.75), ranks third in innings pitched (167.2), is sixth in strikeouts (137), second in wins and tied for first in games started (30). Thogmartin is ninth among SEMO's all-time career leaders with 44 victories.

Anderson Among National Leaders
Center fielder Rachel Anderson ranks among national leaders in batting average (6th, .455), hits (5th, 80), triples per game (5th, 0.15), total bases (3rd, 149), triples (3rd, 9), on-base percentage (10th, .553) and slugging percentage (14th, .847). Anderson is one of seven players in the country hitting over .450.

Rook Throws Perfect Game
Sophomore Rachel Rook was named this week's Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week. A native of Republic, Missouri, Rook pitched a perfect game to help Southeast Missouri clinch a share of the OVC regular-season title. She struck out 12 of the 15 hitters she faced in her remarkable performance against Morehead State (May 3). Her 12 strikeouts marked a career-high and are the most by a Redhawk pitcher this season. SEMO has won four OVC Pitcher of the Week honors in 2019.

Redhawks Beat Jacksonville State
Southeast Missouri split its final road doubleheader of the season at Ohio Valley Conference leader Jacksonville State (Apr. 28). After dropping game one, 1-0, SEMO rallied to win the nightcap, 3-1. Rachel Anderson narrowly missed hitting for the cycle going 3-for-3 with a double, run scored, home run and two RBI. It marked just the second time the Redhawks beat JSU in Jacksonville.

Ellis Breaks Single-Season RBI Record
Ashley Ellis broke Southeast Missouri's single-season record in RBI with 59 this year. Ellis surpassed Kayla Fortner (48, 2015) and Renee Kertz (48, 2011) for the new mark. She ranks 13th in the nation and leads the Ohio Valley Conference in that category. Teammate Rachel Anderson is right behind Ellis with 55 RBI.

Welcome to the Club
Four different players have broken a Southeast Missouri single-season record this year. Ellis set a RBI record with 59. Rachel Anderson established new marks in total bases (149) and hits (80). Mykaela Arellanes (58 runs scored) and Claudia Gallo (17 hit by pitch) are the others. 

Conference Winning Percentage 
Southeast Missouri finished Ohio Valley Conference play with a 17-5 record and .772 winning percentage. SEMO registered its highest winning percentage in conference play since 1999 (16-2, .889). The Redhawks notched their most league victories in a season since 2011 (17-12).

Home Run Record
Southeast Missouri set a new single-season record in home runs this year. The Redhawks rank 25th in the nation in home runs per game (1.2) and have collected 72 through 61 contests. The school's previous single-season record was 57 in 2007. SEMO hit a home run in 37 games this season and went 20 of those contests with two or more. Ten different Redhawks have homered in 2019.

That Was Fast
The Redhawks were the quickest team in the Ohio Valley Conference to 30 wins in 2019. Southeast Missouri hit that mark when it beat UT Martin, 1-0, 6-0, on Apr. 10. The Redhawks, presently have an all-time single-season record 41 wins. SEMO posted 30 or more wins in consecutive  seasons for the first time since 1999 (31-17) and 2000 (31-24), and has a total of seventeen 30-win seasons in its program history. 

Arellanes Breaks Single-Season Runs Record
Mykaela Arellanes broke Southeast Missouri's all-time single-season record in runs scored in the Redhawks doubleheader sweep of Eastern Illinois (Apr. 20). Arellanes leads the Ohio Valley Conference in runs scored. Her 58 runs this season surpassed the school's previous record of 48 by Kim Palmer in 1998. 

Top of the OVC
The Redhawks lead the Ohio Valley Conference in batting average (.305), slugging percentage (.518), ERA (2.60), on-base percentage (.388) runs (359), hits (489), RBI (314), doubles (78), triples (23), home runs (72), total bases (829), hit by pitch (47), total plate appearances (1,865), at-bats (1,601), batters struck out looking (88), wins (45), innings pitched (396) and fielding double plays (22). Individually, Rachel Anderson leads the OVC in batting average (.455), slugging percentage (.847), on-base percentage (.553), hits (80), triples (9) and total bases (149); Mykaela Arellanes leads the conference in runs scored (58); Ashley Ellis is first in RBI (59) and fielding double plays (14); Haley Thogmartin is first in ERA (1.75); and Claudia Gallo leads the league in hit by pitch (17).

14 Shutout Victories
Southeast Missouri posted a total of 14 shutout victories this season. The Redhawks have been involved in 17 shutouts this year and are 14-3 in those contests. SEMO ranks 25th in the nation in shutouts.

Hurts So Good
Claudia Gallo has been hit by pitch an Ohio Valley Conference and Southeast Missouri single-season high 17 times this year. SEMO hitters have been plunked on 47 occasions through 61 games, most in the conference in 2019. She surpassed Brooke Nett (14, 2001) for the school's new single-season mark. Gallo has been hit by a pitch 27 times in her career. Nett is SEMO's career leader in hit by pitch (35, 2000-03).

Getting Ahead Early
Southeast Missouri has scored in the first inning in 29 games this season and is 23-6 in those contests. The Redhawks have scored first 39 times this year and are 36-3 in such games. SEMO scored a total of 74 runs in the first inning, most in any inning this year.

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 (23), batting average (.415) and slugging percentage (.712); third in total bases (341) and stolen bases (50); tied for third in walks (80); third in runs scored (124); fourth in home runs (21); and fourth in hits (199). She also has 60 multiple-hit games and 29 multiple-RBI performances in three years as a Redhawk.

Strong to the Finish
The Redhawks have been strong late in games to this point of the season. Southeast Missouri is a perfect 32-0 when leading after six innings. The Redhawks have outscored their opponents, 63-45, between the sixth (32-26) and seventh (31-19) innings.

Awesome Defense
Defensively, Southeast Missouri has gone 29 games without committing an error this season. Overall, SEMO is 39-7 in games where it has one or no errors. The Redhawks are second in the Ohio Valley Conference with a .966 fielding percentage.  

Top-30 in the Nation
Southeast Missouri ranks among the top 30 NCAA Division I teams in five different categories. Entering this weekend, the Redhawks are third in triples per game (0.38), 17th in slugging percentage (.518), 22nd in won-loss percentage (.738), 25th in shutouts (14) and 25th in home runs per game (1.20).

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
3rd in Triples (9)
5th in Triples Per Game (0.15)
3rd in Total Bases (149)
6th in BAvg (.455)
5th in Hits (80)
10th in OB% (.553)
14th in SLG% (.847)
26th in RBI (55)
Claudia Gallo    
25th in HBP Per Game (0.31)
Ashley Ellis    
13th in RBI (59)

Anderson Breaks Career Triples Record
With her one-out RBI-triple in the first inning against Missouri State (Mar. 14), Rachel Anderson broke Southeast Missouri's all-time career triples record. Anderson currently has 23 triples in her career, including an Ohio Valley Conference and team-high nine this season. That is a +5 advantage over any OVC player in that category. Anderson surpassed Kathy Rediger (18, 1981-84), who held the previous record for 35 years.

Tough Trio
Pitchers Haley Thogmartin, Alexis Estes and Rachel Rook are all over 100 strikeouts in their respective Southeast Missouri careers. Thogmartin recorded 274, Estes has 121 and Rook has 151. That trio has also combined for 75 wins, including 39 this season alone.

Bombs Away
Ashley Ellis (25), Rachel Anderson (21), and Sarah Messex (21) are Southeast Missouri's active players with over 20 or more career home runs. That group has accounted for 39 of Southeast Missouri's 72 round-trippers this season. 

Over .300
The Redhawks top the Ohio Valley Conference with a .305 batting average. Five of SEMO's starters are hitting .322 or better, including Rachel Anderson (.455), Mykaela Arellanes (.356), Ashley Ellis (.337), Addison Barnouski (.354) and Claudia Gallo (.322).

Extra Base Hits
Southeast Missouri has had multiple extra base hits in 46 of 62 games this season. The Redhawks presently have a total of 173 extra base hits, including 78 doubles, 23 triples and 72 home runs. SEMO's 173 extra base hits are most in the Ohio Valley Conference. Rachel Anderson (34) and Ashley Ellis (26) have combined for 60 extra base hits this season.

Stealing the Show
Rachel Anderson leads the Redhawks with 23-of-31 stolen bases and Mykaela Arellanes is 15-of-17 on the basepaths this season. As a team, Southeast Missouri is 85-of-113 in stolen bases. The Redhawks 85 stolen bases are a new single-season school record. That surpassed the previous record of 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 third with 50-of-70 stolen bases and Arellanes is fourth with 40-of-46. Lisa Thornton (82-of-91, 1987-91) currently holds the record.

On the Run
The Redhawks have averaged 63.6 stolen bases per season under head coach Mark Redburn for a total of 318 over five years. Redburn's 2019 (1st, 85), 2018 (2nd, 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 359 runs (5.8 per game) this season. The Redhawks scored 101 more runs than they did in 53 total games (258) a year ago. The 359 runs are a SEMO single-season record.

Starting Streaks
Two Redhawks have never missed a start in their careers. Senior shortstop Sarah Messex has started 213 consecutive games and junior center fielder Rachel Anderson has made 164 straight starts. 

Experienced Infield
First baseman Ashley Ellis (161), second baseman Parker Bandy (154), shortstop Sarah Messex (213) and third baseman Addison Barnouski (134) have combined for 662 career starts on Southeast Missouri's infield. Barnouski (.354) and Ellis (.337) rank third and fourth on the team in batting average, respectively.