Morehead State (10-16, 5-4 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (17-9, 10-1 OVC)

Game Information
Dates: Friday-Saturday, April 7-8, 2023
Series Schedule: Fri. - 12 p.m. (DH); Sun. - 12 p.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Facility: Southeast Softball Complex
Series: SEMO leads, 67-22
Head Coaches: Mark Redburn (440-429 overall; 226-180 at SEMO; 111-72 OVC). Megan Griffith (10-16 overall; 10-16 at MSU; 5-4 OVC).

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Video: ESPN+ Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Twitter: @SEMOSoftball
Series Notes: Southeast Missouri 

Redhawks Host Morehead State 
Southeast Missouri (17-9, 10-1) hosts Morehead State (10-13, 5-4) prior to the Easter holiday this weekend. SEMO and MSU will play a 12 p.m. doubleheader Friday followed by a 12 p.m., CT single game Saturday.

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Video for all three games of this weekend's series is available live on ESPN+. Live stats can be accessed at SEMORedhawks. Twitter updates will be provided @SEMOsoftball.

Series History
Southeast Missouri and Morehead State meet for the 90th time. SEMO holds a commanding 67-22 lead in the all-time series. The Redhawks have won eight in a row against the Eagles and have swept MSU three-straight seasons.

Donate Life Games
The Redhawks are again partnering with Mid-America Transplant for their Donate Life games scheduled for Friday against Morehead State. Donate Life raises awareness for the importance of organ and tissue donation.

Senior Salute
Southeast Missouri will recognize seniors Marisa Davis, Kimmy Fleming, Alyson Tucker and Karsyn Davis prior to first pitch of Saturday's series finale.

Second in the OVC
Southeast Missouri is currently second in the Ohio Valley Conference standings behind Eastern Illinois (8-0). SEMO is 10-1 in league play after sweeping SIU Edwardsville (Mar. 10-11), Southern Indiana (Mar. 25-26) and Tennessee Tech (Apr. 1-2), and splitting two games with Tennessee State (Mar. 18). The Redhawks' 10 conference wins are most in the OVC.

OVC Winning Streak
The Redhawks carry a seven-game Ohio Valley Conference winning streak into this weekend's series against Morehead State. Southeast Missouri's only conference loss came at Tennessee State in the first game of a doubleheader on Mar. 18. Since then, SEMO beat the Tigers in the nightcap and swept both Southern Indiana (Mar. 25-26) and Tennessee Tech (Apr. 1-2) in three games.

2,000 Ahead
Southeast Missouri is three wins away from reaching 2,000 victories in its program history. SEMO's softball program has an all-time record of 1,197-873. A total of 837 of those wins have come at the NCAA Division I level.

OVC Momentum
Southeast Missouri won 10 of its first 11 Ohio Valley Conference games. SEMO's 10-1 conference start is its best since the Redhawks began the 2021 season at 13-1 against league foes. At one time, SEMO won 12-straight OVC games that year.

Dominating Effort
The Redhawks slammed Tennessee Tech to pick up their first series win on the road this season. Southeast Missouri outscored the Golden Eagles, 30-1, in the series and posted a pair of shutouts along the way. Marisa Davis and Paytience Holman each threw one-hit complete game victories in a doubleheader on Apr. 1. SEMO sent the league's last place team to 30 losses this year.

Davis is Rolling
Left-hander Marisa Davis is the Ohio Valley Conference's top pitcher in conference games this season. Davis is 5-0 with a staggering 0.32 ERA in seven outings. She is averaging over six strikeouts per seven innings and has struck out 20 in 21.2 innings against league opponents. Opponents are hitting just .135 against Davis in OVC contests.

Mighty Offensive
Southeast Missouri is hitting a league-best .337 in Ohio Valley Conference play this season. SEMO is first in the OVC in league games in on-base percentage (.436), slugging percentage (.521), runs (75), hits (95), doubles (17), triples (4), RBI (68) and walks (46). The Redhawks hold a +55 advantage (75-20) in scoring through their first 11 OVC contests.

Another Sweep
The Redhawks claimed their third series sweep of the season when they took all three games from Tennessee Tech (Apr. 1-2). Southeast Missouri also swept Southern Indiana (Mar. 25-26), winning two of those games in walk-off fashion. SEMO claimed series sweeps against three of their first four opponents in conference play.

Home Winning Streak
Southeast Missouri has won 23 in a row at home. For the first time in program history, SEMO went undefeated at home when it finished the 2022 season at 14-0. The Redhawks were the only Ohio Valley Conference team unbeaten on their home diamond a year ago. SEMO also won its final three home games of the 2021 campaign and is presently 6-0 at home this year. The Redhawks and Eastern Illinois (2-0) are the only OVC teams undefeated at home in 2023.

Halliwill Hitting Streak
Center fielder Paige Halliwill carries a seven-game hitting streak into this weekend's series versus Morehead State. Halliwill's present hitting streak is the longest of her career. She collected multiple hits three times during that stretch.

Nice Week for Shore
First baseman Aubrie Shore hit safely in each of Southeast Missouri's four games last week helping lead the Redhawks to three wins in that span. Shore hit .500 (5-for-10) with a run scored, one double, a home run and seven RBI for the week. She hit her team-high fourth home run of the season in her only at-bat at Southern Illinois (Mar. 28). Shore then opened the Tennessee Tech series going 2-for-3 with four RBI and followed that up with RBI-hits in the final two games of the series sweep.

Redhawks Lead OVC in Hitting and Pitching
Southeast Missouri leads the Ohio Valley Conference in batting average and ERA. SEMO is hitting .291 and boasts a 2.52 ERA through 26 games this season. Marisa Davis tops the league with a 1.69 ERA and Delaney Kell leads the conference with a .196 opposing batting average.

Over .300
Five Redhawks are hitting over .300 this season. Zoe Schulte leads the team with a .364 batting average, while Paige Halliwill and Alyson Tucker follow hitting .351 and .349, respectively. Kat Sackett (.319) and Aubrie Shore (.306) round out the group.

Tucker Tough
Alyson Tucker has struck out just twice in her 63 at-bats this season. Tucker has started all 26 games for Southeast Missouri and is currently the toughest player in the Ohio Valley Conference to strike out. She also ranks 15th in the nation in that category.

Stealing the Show
The Redhawks collected nine stolen bases in their recent series sweep of Southern Indiana (Mar. 25-26). Southeast Missouri went 9-of-11 on the basepaths against the Screaming Eagles. SEMO matched a season-high five stolen bases in game one of the series. The Redhawks lead the Ohio Valley Conference with 37 stolen bases. Sydney Dennis and Paige Halliwill are SEMO's top base stealers with seven apiece.

Redhawks 102 in RPI
Southeast Missouri comes in at 102nd in the NCAA Division I RPI rankings. SEMO is among the top-third out of 306 Division I schools in RPI.