Little Rock (13-8, 3-0 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (13-14, 2-1 OVC)
 
Dates: Saturday, April 1 (DH) | Sunday, April 2
Times: Sat.: 1 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. | Sun. 1 p.m., CT. 
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Facility: Capaha Field 
Series: First Meeting
Head Coaches: Andy Sawyers (255-181 overall; 168-154 at SEMO; 83-64 OVC). | Chris Curry (173-205; Same at Little Rock; 3-0 OVC)
 
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Radio: ESPN 93.5 FM & 1220 AM (Erik Sean)
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Twitter: @SEMObaseball
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri
 
Redhawks Continue OVC Play Against Little Rock Saturday-Sunday
Southeast Missouri (13-14, 2-1 OVC) will return to Ohio Valley Conference action hosting Little Rock (13-8, 3-0 OVC) in the home opening conference series at Capaha Field. 
 
Due to inclement weather, the series has been pushed to a doubleheader on Saturday, April 1, beginning at 1 p.m., CT. Sunday's contest will remain at the regularly scheduled 1 p.m., CT. start time. 
 
Series Altering Ticket Information
Tickets for Friday's game will remain scannable for the remainder of the season. You may redeem one (1) entrance per valid ticket at any of the remaining home regular season Redhawks Baseball games.
 
If you have any questions, please call the Ticket Office at 573-651-2113.
 
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.
 
The game will also be broadcast live on ESPN+. 
 
Series History
The Redhawks and Trojans will face off for the first time on the diamond over the weekend as Little Rock makes their first trip to Capaha Field as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. 
 
The weekend series will also mark the first time that Little Rock has played in the Show-Me State in 2023. 
 
Last Time Out
The Redhawks used a five run first inning to defeat Evansville (16-8, 3-0 MVC) on Wednesday evening by a final score of 10-4. 
 
The Redhawks victory snapped a nine-game winning streak for Evansville. 
 
SEMO scored five runs in the first inning thanks in large part to the first three batters of the game getting hit by three-straight pitches by Evansville RHP Willard Peterson (0-1). 
 
Carlos Aranda, Jevon Mason, and Josh Cameron were on base in the blink of an eye as third baseman Chance Resetich got the game going with an RBI single to score Aranda. 
 
A one-out Brett Graber double into the left-center field gap to plate Mason and Cameron to stretch the early lead to 3-0 with just one out. 
 
An RBI ground out by Peyton Leeper, and an RBI single by Caleb Rodgers gave SEMO a five-run lead before the Purple Aces came to bat. 
 
Evansville right fielder Eric Roberts got a run back for UE on LHP Ethan Osborne's first pitch of the outing. 
 
Osborne (3-3) took the win in the contest pitching three innings, allowing just one run on one hit. 
 
Leeper hit his third home run of the season in the third inning. A two-run blast over the right field fence gave SEMO a 7-1 advantage. 
 
Two runs in the eighth and a run in the ninth gave SEMO 10 runs to hold on for a 10-4 win to hand Evansville its second loss at German American Bank Field on the season. 
 
RHP Eddie White had a nice day out of the bullpen. The right-hander relieved Osborne and pitched three complete innings, striking out two over 40 pitches. He surrendered just three hits. 
 
Peyton Leeper led the Rehdawks offense going 2-for-5 with three RBIs and a pair of runs scored. 
 
Chance Resetich and Brett Graber each registered a pair of hits and RBIs as the Redhawks had five different hitters record an RBI. 
 
Yanluis Ortiz made his second career start in a Redhawk uniform behind the plate on Wednesday night.
 
Redhawks in the OVC
Around the league, the Redhawks are near the top in several statistical categories. Jevon Mason is tied for fifth in the OVC in runs scored with 21. Josh Cameron and Mason are tied for third in the league with 28 hits apiece. Carlos Aranda is tied for seventh in RBIs with 20. Short stop Peyton Leeper is tied for fourth in the OVC in walks. Leeper has 19 walks on the season. Leeper is also tied for first in the conference with four sacrifice bunts. 
 
About Little Rock
Little Rock comes into the weekend series with SEMO in first place in the OVC with a 13-8 overall record and a 3-0 OVC record after having swept Lindenwood to begin conference play. 
 
Skyler Trevino is the top hitter in the Trojans lineup with a .375 batting average. Trevino leads the team in slugging percentage (.833), runs scored (22), hits (27), RBIs (31), doubles (6), and home runs (9). 
 
Jackson Wells is the Trojans top pitcher with a 1.15 ERA. He is currently 3-1 on the season with his most recent win coming in game one against Lindenwood (3/24). He also leads the LR pitching staff with 28 strikeouts and only four earned runs allowed all season.