Games 52-54
Little Rock (19-29, 8-13 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (27-24, 13-11 OVC)
 
Game Information: 
Dates: Thursday, May 15 – Saturday, May 17
Times: 6 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 2 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. 
Venue: Capaha Field
Sawyers vs. LR: 4-2
 
Head Coaches: 
SEMO: Andy Sawyers (244-221, 126-93 OVC | Ninth Season)
LR: Chris Curry (256-291 | 11^th Season)
 
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Redhawks Host Little Rock in Final Regular Season Series Beginning Thursday
Southeast Missouri Baseball (27-24, 13-11 OVC) will conclude the 2025 regular season with a three-game series against Little Rock (19-29, 8-13 OVC) beginning on Thursday, May 15 and concluding on Saturday, May 17. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. on Thursday & Friday and will commence at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon from Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau. 
 
Senior Day
The weekend series marks the final home series for 10 Redhawk seniors including Ty Stauss, Michael Mugan, Bryce Cannon, Gunnar Doyle, Caleb Corbin, Anthony Klein, Haden Dow, Ethan Osborne, Alex Hayes, and Shea McGahan. The seniors will be honored ahead of Saturday afternoon's contest at Capaha Field. 
 
Sawyers vs. Little Rock
The Redhawks and Trojans meet for the seventh, eighth, and ninth time this week in the nine-year tenure of Head Coach Andy Sawyers. In six meetings, the Redhawks have an overall record of 4-2. A season ago, the Redhawks dropped two-of-three to LR in Little Rock but swept the Trojans in their most recent visit to Capaha Field (2023). 
 
Weekend Roundup
Southeast Missouri most recently visited Southern Indiana to take on the Screaming Eagles in Ohio Valley Conference play in the final road trip of the season. USI took all three games of the series from the Redhawks beginning with a 9-6 victory on Friday night. The Redhawks jumped out toa. 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but a big five-run inning from USI propelled them to a game one victory. Trailing 7-6 in Saturday's contest, second baseman Carson Schrack led off the top of the ninth inning with a game-tying home run, his third of the season. USI would get runners on in the home half and an RBI sacrifice fly beat the Redhawks by a final score of 8-7. A pitcher's duel on Sunday afternoon resulted in a 5-2 victory for USI as the Redhawks dropped the series in Evansville. 
 
Over .300
Right fielder Cole Warehime enters the final weekend of the regular season as the only Redhawk hitting above the .300 mark. At .306, Warehime leads the club in batting average with a 56-183 mark at the plate. He is the only Redhawk in double figure home run territory with a team-high 11 bombs. He is slugging a team-best .541 with 10 doubles, 11 home runs, and has driven in 45 RBIs. 
 
The First Baseman
Bryce Cannon has started all 51 games at first base this season for the Redhawks and has 18 multi-hit games so far this year. Cannon has had two or more hits in four-of-his-last five games, including a three-hit day on Saturday afternoon at USI. He is batting .291 on the season with eight home runs, 35 RBIs, and an OVC-leading 18 doubles. 
 
They Are on Base Again
The outfield tandem of Michael Mugan and Cole Warehime have done a tremendous job of getting on base. Both players have double-digit on-base streaks going entering the final weekend of the season. Mugan has an impressive 20-game streak, while Warehime is just behind with a 12-game streak of his own. 
 
Walks Galore
Southeast Missouri is among the best in the country at drawing walks this season. In 51 games, the Redhawks have drawn 261 walks which ranks them second in the OVC and 60^th in the nation. Short stop Brooks Kettering is the league leader in walks having drawn 40 walks and ranks 84^th individually in the country. 

Strike Out
RHP Nathan Mertens continues to be among the nation's best at strikeout-to-walk ratio. In nine starts, Mertens has struck out 60 opposing hitters while surrendering just eight walks for a 7.50 K/BB ratio. He ranks first in the Ohio Valley Conference and seventh in the entire country. Fellow starter Haden Dow ranks second in the OVC with a 4.57 K/BB ratio, and 47^th in the nation. 
 
Put it in Play
Offensively, second baseman Carson Schrack is among the nation's toughest hitters to strikeout. In 129 at-bats, Schrack has struck out just seven times and ranks seventh in the nation with an 18.4 strikeout average. Casey Kleinman of VCU leads the country with just three strikeouts over 126 at-bats (42.0 K/Avg.)
 
Triple It
The Redhawks have been amongst the best in the OVC in triples this season. Short stop Brooks Kettering recorded his first triple of the season to make it 15 triples as a team, ranking the Redhawks first in the conference and 37^th in the nation. For Kettering, his triple marked the third of his career at Southeast. 
 
Big Trio
The trio of Michael Mugan, Bryce Cannon, and Cole Warehime have been responsible for the most offensive production for the Redhawks this season. The trio ranks in the top three on the squad for several categories including runs scored, RBIs, batting average, and hits. The three have scored 120 runs, 116 RBIs, and 172 hits. The trio has a combined batting average of .292 through 51 games. 
 
Big Day
Infielder Andrew Ramirez recorded his fifth game of the season with multiple RBIs in Saturday's game at USI. Ramirez tied his career-high with three RBIs against the Screaming Eagles marking the third game this season with three RBIs. He has driven in 17 RBIs this season over 108 at-bats and is batting .278 with five doubles, a triple, and two home runs. 
 
Wizard of Os
LHP Ethan Osborne recorded two outings over the weekend series at Southern Indiana and continued to shut down his opponents. Osborne did not allow a hit, a run, or a walk for the 10^th, 14^th, and 15^th time, respectively, this season. He has now made 23, 37, and 41 appearances in his career without allowing a hit, run, or walk, respectively. 
 
Most Wins
RHP Nathan Mertens leads the Ohio Valley Conference in games won with six. He ranks 98^th in the country with his six victories and has one more win on the season than fellow RHP Sam Heyman (5). Mertens has the second-most strikeouts on the club with 60, four behind Haden Dow with 64. 
 
Top WHIP
RHP Nathan Mertens and LHP Haden Dow are among the nation's best in WHIP led by Mertens with a 1.01 WHIP. Mertens is first in the Ohio valley Conference and second in the entire country in WHIP. Dow ranks second in the OVC with a 1.72 WHIP and ranks 37^th in the nation.