Evansville (16-7, 3-0 MVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (12-14, 2-1 OVC)
 
Dates: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Times: 6 p.m., CT.  
Location: Evansville, Ind.  
Facility: German American Bank Field 
Series: Evansville leads 5-2
Head Coaches: Andy Sawyers (254-181 overall; 167-154 at SEMO; 83-64 OVC). | Wes Carroll (368-391 14 seasons; Same at Evansville; 126-156 MVC)
 
 
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Game Notes: Southeast Missouri (PDF)
 
Redhawks Travel To Evansville For Midweek Contest Wednesday
Southeast Missouri (12-14, 2-1 OVC) will be on the road for their midweek matchup with Evansville (16-7, 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference) on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Evansville, Indiana. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m., CT. from the German American Bank Field at Charles H. Braun Stadium. 
 
Follow The Redhawks
Listen live on the radio at ESPN 1220 AM and 93.5 FM. Erik Sean will call the action. Live stats are available at SEMORedhawks.com. Twitter updates will be provided @SEMObaseball. 
 
Series History 
Southeast Missouri and Evansville matched up in a Wednesday midweek contest earlier this season. The Purple Aces got the better of SEMO by a final score of 14-8 on March 1 at Capaha Field. 
 
Evansville holds a 5-2 series advantage over the Redhawks all-time. 
 
Redhawks Claim OVC Opening Series Win Over SIUE
Southeast Missouri opened up Ohio Valley Conference play with a 2-1 series win over SIUE this past weekend. 
 
Due to inclement weather, the series was moved to a doubleheader on Saturday, where the Redhawks took game one by a final score of 7-5. 
 
SEMO used five runs in the ninth inning to sink the Cougars including a double to left field by designated hitter Jevon Mason to tie the game at five. 
 
Chance Resetich hit the go-ahead, two-RBI single to score Carlos Aranda and Mason.
 
 SIUE right fielder Kyle Ratliff hit a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, tied at 4-4, to give the Cougars a 5-4 victory in game two. 
The Redhawks would bounce back in Sunday's finale with a four-run ninth inning, beginning with an RBI single by Peyton Leeper to give the Redhawks a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth. 
 
In the same inning, Josh Cameron added some insurance with a three-run home run to right field to give the Redhawks an 8-4 advantage. RHP Kyle Miller closed the door in the home ninth to secure the series for the Redhawks. 
 
Jevon Mason, Welcome Back
After missing Tuesday's midweek, Jevon Mason got himself going with a 6-for-13 (.462) weekend including three doubles and three RBIs. He also scored three runs, and swiped two bases over the weekend. 
 
Mason now leads the Redhawks offense in batting average (.322), runs scored (20), hits (28), doubles (6), and is slugging .460. 
 
Resetich Is Clutch
Chance Resetich hit his second game-winning hit in Saturday's game one with a two-RBI single in the ninth inning. 
 
Earlier in the week, Resetich hit the game-winning, walk-off winner against Western Illinois in the bottom of the 14th inning to complete the series sweep. 
 
Outfield Has Power
Left fielder Carlos Aranda, Center fielder Brett Graber, and Right fielder Josh Cameron all registered a home run over the weekend. 
 
Graber and Aranda homered in the fifth inning of Sunday's contest. Graber led off the inning with a solo blast to left-center field. Aranda answered four batters later with a two-run home run to dead center to give SEMO a 4-1 lead. 
 
Cameron would homer in the ninth inning of Sunday's game. With a 5-4 lead, the right fielder hit a three-run bomb to give the Redhawks an 8-4 advantage. 
 
SEMO Southpaw 
LHP Noah Niznik set a new career high for strikeouts in game one on Saturday. The St. Louis, Mo.-native recorded 10 strikeouts over 5.1 innings of work. 

Home Run Race
With his sixth home run of the season Sunday, Carlos Aranda is leading the Redhawks in the category. 
 
Josh Cameron hit his fifth home run of the season. Lincoln Andrews and Chance Resetich are tied for the next highest with three apiece.
 
About Evansville
The Purple Aces come into the midweek contest off of a series-sweep of Missouri State in Springfield, Mo. to begin MVC play. Evansville is currently 16-7 and are in the midst of a nine game winning streak. 
 
Chase Hug is the Purple Aces top hitter with a .422 average and a .711 slugging percentage. He currently has 35 hits on the season. 
 
Eric Roberts leads his team in RBIs with an impressive 35. Simon Scherry is second on the team with 28. 
 
Roberts also leads the Purple Aces with nine home runs on the season. 
 
As a pitching staff, the Purple Aces have given up 186 hits on the season and 109 runs for an overall ERA of 4.52. Opponents are currently hitting .276 against Evansville pitching. 

Evansville is currently 8-1 in Evansville with their only loss coming to Eastern Michigan (2-24). 
 
Looking Ahead
Following Tuesday's action, the Redhawks will return to Cape Girardeau, Mo. For the home opening Ohio Valley Conference series against Little Rock. The game will be the first of six 'Fill the Hill' Friday games in 2023. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m., CT. Friday evening.