Games 22-24
Southeast Missouri (12-9, 0-0 OVC) at UT Martin (8-12, 0-0 OVC)
 
Game Information: 
Dates: Friday, March 21 – Saturday, March 22
Times: Friday: 3:00 p.m. | Saturday (DH): 12 & 3:30 p.m.
Location: Martin, Tenn. 
Venue: Skyhawk Baseball Field
Sawyers vs. UTM: 16-9
 
Head Coaches: 
SEMO: Andy Sawyers (229-206 | Ninth Season)
UTM: Ryan Jenkins (122-216 | Eighth Season)
 
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Game Notes (PDF)
Media Guide (PDF)
 
Baseball Begins Ohio Valley Conference Play at UT Martin Friday & Saturday
Southeast Missouri Baseball (12-9, 0-0 OVC) will begin Ohio Valley Conference play this weekend at UT Martin (8-12, 0-0 OVC) starting with a single game on Friday, March 21. The series will conclude with a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. with game three slated for 30-minutes after the end of game two. 
 
Series Altered
The opening weekend in OVC play was originally scheduled for a typical, three-game set in Martin. Due to pending inclement weather on Sunday, the series was pushed to a Saturday doubleheader. 
 
Sawyers vs. UT Martin
The three-game set will be the 26, 27^th, and 28^th meeting between the Redhawks and Skyhawks in the Andy Sawyers era. In his ninth season, Coach Sawyers holds a 16-9 overall record against UT Martin. A season ago, SEMO concluded the 2024 campaign with a three-game sweep of UTM in Cape Girardeau. 
 
Midweek Recap
The Redhawks most recently traveled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to take on Conference USA member, Middle Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon. SEMO pounded out 15 hits, led by center fielder Michael Mugan who finished with four hits, en route to an 11-7 victory over the Blue Raiders. RHP Caden Kickhaefer picked up his first win of the season in his second start on the mound for the Redhawks. Kickhaefer (1-0) pitched 5.0 innings of scoreless baseball and struck out a career-high six batters. Mugan and Bryce Cannon crushed back-to-back solo home runs in the 9^th to help SEMO take the victory. 
 
Seeing the Ball
Center fielder Michael Mugan is coming off one of his best performances of his career in a Redhawk uniform. Mugan recorded four hits in Tuesday's contest at Middle Tennessee including a pair of doubles and a home run. For Mugan, that marked the first time in his career with two doubles in a game. He leads the team in batting average (.360), hits (27), and slugging-percentage (.653). 
 
Long Ball Catcher
Catcher Shea McGahan crushed his first home run of the season to left field in Tuesday's contest. McGahan joins fellow catcher Liam Forsyth in the home run column as both catchers have left the park once this season. 
 
Jump On 'Em
The Redhawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Tuesday en route to their 12^th victory of the season. SEMO is outscoring its opponents 19-9 in the opening inning through 21 games this year. 
 
Undefeated 
With 11 runs on Tuesday, the Redhawks have now scored 10 or more runs in four games this season. When accomplishing that, SEMO Baseball is a perfect 4-0 with 10 or more runs. The Redhawks scored 10+ against Northern Illinois (11), Purdue Ft. Wayne (19), Evansville (17), and Middle Tennessee (11). 
 
RBI Day
First baseman Bryce Cannon led the Redhawks on Tuesday with three RBIs against MTSU. The senior drove in three RBIs for the first time this season, extending his total to 16 RBIs on the season. That marks him second on the team, trailing Michael Mugan and Cole Warehime who have 17 apiece. 

Home Runs
The Redhawks recorded three home runs in Tuesday's contest started by Shea McGahan and finished off by Michael Mugan and Bryce Cannon. On the season, SEMO Baseball is a perfect 4-0 when hitting 2+ home runs. Mugan and Cole Warehime lead the club with four homers each, followed by Cannon with three. 
 
Nothing Easy
LHP Ethan Osborne came out of the bullpen on Tuesday night In the seventh inning. Osborne did not allow a walk in the contest for the 32^nd time in his SEMO career. In six appearances this season, Osborne has surrendered zero walks and has punched out eight hitters. He's pitched 4.2 innings as hitters are batting just .188 against the lefty. 
 
Midweek Start
RHP Caden Kickhaefer made his second consecutive Tuesday start after starting last week against Evansville (3/11). Kickhaefer picked up his first victory of the season against Middle Tennessee, pitching 5.0 innings of scoreless baseball. He allowed just two hits and struck out a career-high six Blue Raiders. He has a 2.13 ERA on the season over 12.2 innings pitched. He has made four appearances total, including two starts. 
 
Outta the Pen
RHP Eddie White made his fourth appearance out of the SEMO bullpen on Tuesday night. He allowed zero walks for the 10^th time in his career. This season, White has a 1.29 ERA over 7.0 innings pitched. He has struck out seven opposing hitters and surrendered no walks in every appearance. 
 
Weekend Pitching
LHP Haden Dow and RHP Nathan Mertens will feature over the weekend for the Redhawks. The duo leads the club in ERA and opposing batting average. Hitters are batting just .158 and .229, respectively, against the duo. Dow has a 1.97 ERA in five starts with Mertens with a team-low 1.09 ERA over three starts. 
 
Hit & Get On Base
Catcher Shea McGahan is currently on a 12-game on base streak and a seven-game hit streak. McGahan leads the club with 15 walks (tied with Brooks Kettering) and has an on-base percentage of .466. He is batting .279 with an on-base plus slugging of .931. He has 12 hits on the season including three doubles, a triple, and a home run. 
 
Over 40
Three Redhawks have totaled 40 or more bases so far through 21 games. Center fielder Michael Mugan, first baseman Bryce Cannon, and right fielder Cole Warehime round out the top three led by Mugan with 49 total bases. Cannon and Warehime follow closely behind with 41 and 40 total bases, respectively.