Game 41
Southern Illinois (27-12) vs. Southeast Missouri (23-17)
 
Game Information: 
Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. 
Venue: Capaha Field 
Sawyers vs. SIU: 4-11
 
Head Coaches: 
SEMO: Andy Sawyers (240-214 | Ninth Season)
SIU: Lance Rhodes (186-108 | Fifth Season)
 
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Redhawks Set for Rematch with Rival Southern Illinois Tuesday Night
Southeast Missouri Baseball (23-17) will host rival Southern Illinois (27-12) on Tuesday, April 22, from Capaha Field for the second meeting this season. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. in Cape Girardeau. 
 
Fill The Hill Tuesday
Tuesday's matchup with SIU will feature a special 'Fill the Hill' Tuesday at Capaha Field. Fans 21+ will receive free adult beverages courtesy of Kohlfeld Distributing. Fans in attendance will also receive a free slap koozie courtesy of Rhodes. 
 
Sawyers Vs. SIU
Tuesday's matchup marks the 96^th meeting all-time against Southern Illinois on the diamond, and the second matchup of 2025. Earlier this season, the Redhawks fell in Carbondale by a final score of 7-3. Head coach Andy Sawyers holds a 4-11 record against SIU in his nine-year tenure. 
 
Weekend Roundup
Southeast Missouri Baseball took two-of-three from Lindenwood in last week's OVC series winning the front and backend of the series. The Redhawks opened the series with a 2-0 victory over LU with a dominating performance from RHP Nathan Mertens. Mertens pitched 7.2 innings, punching out seven Lions without surrendering a walk en route to his fifth win of the season. SEMO fell on Friday evening by a final score of 10-4 to setup the third and decisive rubber match on Saturday. The Redhawks throttled Lindenwood with a run-rule victory in eight innings by a final score of 11-1. Winning 4-1 entering the bottom of the eighth inning, the Redhawks recorded three, two-run home runs from Michael Mugan, Cole Warehime, and Liam Forsyth and an RBI double from Ty Stauss to score the final seven runs of the game. 
 
OVC Pitcher of the Week
RHP Nathan Mertens was named the Ohio Valley Conference 'Pitcher of the Week' for the second time this season, the league announced on Monday afternoon. Mertens shut down the Lions' offense on Thursday evening to the tune of 7.2 innings pitched without allowing a run. He punched out seven Lions, did not allow a walk, and surrendered just five hits en route to his fifth win of the season. 
 
Multiple Home Runs
Saturday's eighth inning marked the first inning this season with three home runs and was the first game this season with five home runs in the same game. Outfielders Michael Mugan and Cole Warehime, and catcher Liam Forsyth all left the yard in the final inning. This season, the Redhawks are 8-1 when recording two or more home runs in the same game. 
 
Our House
After winning two-of-three this weekend in Cape Girardeau, the Redhawks extended their home record to an impressive 14-5 this season at Capaha Field. SEMO has most recently won four-of-five inside Cape Girardeau with the only loss coming to Lindenwood last Friday evening. As a team, SEMO is hitting .285 at home to just .233 on the road. 
 
More Hits, More Wins
The Redhawks extended their impressive winning record when outhitting their opponents after Saturday's 16 hit day. SEMO holds a 17-1 overall record when recording more hits than their opponents. In contrast, the Redhawks are just 6-16 when they are outhit and just picked up their sixth victory last Thursday with less hits. 
 
Career Day for Warehime
Right fielder Cole Warehime finished the series with Lindenwood with a season-high performance including a four-hit day, and two home runs in the contest. Warehime blasted his team-leading seventh and eighth home runs. For the second time this season, Warehime had two home runs in the same game and for the third time in his career. He also stole a career-high two bases in Sunday's finale. 
 
Walks Leader
Infielder Brooks Kettering recorded his 30^th walk of the season over the weekend series with Lindenwood. The sophomore from Springfield, Missouri leads the Ohio Valley Conference in walks through 40 games, after finishing fifth in the conference a season ago in the same category. 
 
Doubles Machine
First baseman Bryce Cannon recorded a pair of doubles in Saturday's series finale against Lindenwood for the second time this season. Cannon leads both the Redhawks and the OVC in doubles after 40 games with 15 total. 
 
The Long Ball
Through 40 games, SEMO Baseball has hit 37 home runs including two-straight games with at least a home run. Right fielder Cole Warehime leads the squad with eight round-trippers on the season, followed by Bryce Cannon and Michael Mugan with seven each. Warehime ranks tied for eighth with Mike O'Connor (EIU) in the Ohio Valley Conference. 
 
Offensive Prowess
Bryce Cannon is statistically the best hitter in the squad through 40 games and has made all 40 starts this season for the Redhawks at first base. Cannon is hitting a team-high .308 and is one-of-two hitters over .300 (Mugan, .301). He leads the team in slugging-percentage (.551), hits (48), doubles (15), total bases (86), hit-by-pitch (9), and is second on the team in on-base percentage (.416). 
 
Hold The Lead
The Redhawks improved to an impressive 19-2 when leading after the sixth inning this season. LHP Jackson Kranawetter, RHP Gavin Johnston, and LHP Alex Hayes lead the team in appearances in relief with 17, 17, and 12, respectively. Kranawetter leads the team in saves with six and is tied for first in the OVC. 
 
White Hot
RHP Eddie White recorded a career-high five strikeouts against Lindenwood in Friday night's contest. White punched out five-of-10 hitters he faced and did not surrender a walk. In 11 appearances this season, White has a 5.59 ERA with 18 strikeouts over 19.1 innings pitched. 
 
Mow 'Em Down
RHP Gavin Johnston made his team-leading 17^th appearance out of the bullpen for the Redhawks on Saturday afternoon. Johnston pitched 0.2 innings on Saturday without allowing a hit or a run. This season, he has not allowed a hit in six appearances and marked the 18^th time in his career without allowing a hit. He did not allow a run for the 13^th time this season, and the 34^th time in his career.