Game 14
Evansville (3-7) vs. Southeast Missouri (6-7)
 
Game Information: 
Date: Tuesday, March 3 
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. 
Venue: Capaha Field (2,000)
Sawyers vs. UE: 2-4
 
Head Coaches: 
SEMO: Andy Sawyers (341-256 overall; 253-229 at SEMO; 10^th Season)
UE: Wes Carroll (18^th Season)
 
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Baseball Hosts Evansville in Midweek Play Tuesday Afternoon
SEMO Baseball (6-7) will return to action on Tuesday, March 3, when they host Missouri Valley Conference member Evansville (3-7) in midweek action. The Redhawks and Purple Aces will square off at 3 p.m., CT. from Capaha Field on Tuesday afternoon in Cape Girardeau. 
 
Sawyers vs. UE
10^th year Head Coach Andy Sawyers leads his club into Tuesday's contest for the seventh time against Evansville. The Redhawks trail in the series by a 2-4 mark as the two teams met as recently as 2025. A season ago, the two met twice in a home-and-home series as each home team won their respective game. SEMO clobbered UE 17-6 in Cape Girardeau before Evansville secured a 7-6 victory in Evansville, Indiana later in the season. 
 
SEMO Reigns Supreme
The SEMO Redhawks took three-of-four-games from Miami University RedHawks over this weekend at Capaha Field. The Redhawks scored 28 runs in the three wins beginning with a 14-10 series opening victory. SEMO split the doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, winning the first game 10-2 before dropping the second game 14-6. The SEMO Redhawks clinched the series with a 4-2 victory on Sunday afternoon capped off by a go-ahead RBI single by Ryan Lopetegui and a safety squeeze, RBI from Tank Sims in the eighth inning. Over the last week, SEMO hit .323 as a team, hit five home runs, recorded 36 RBIs, and had a .509 slugging-percentage. 
 
Early Recipe 
The Redhawks have played in three games this season in which they have held their opponents to two or less runs. In those games, SEMO holds a 3-0 record as they beat Illinois State (10-1), and Miami (OH) twice (10-2, 4-2). 
 
The Long Ball
SEMO's offense has enjoyed the home run early in 2026 as they are currently 4-0 in games in which the offense records two or more home runs. As a team, SEMO has hit 11 home runs led by junior first baseman Cal Sullivan. Cal has blasted four bombs this season followed by Joe Hall and Caleb Klein who each have two homers. Of the 13 games so far this season, SEMO has hit a home run in seven of them. 
 
The Third
Through 13 games, the SEMO offense has found tremendous success in the third inning of their ballgames. The Redhawks are currently outscoring their opponents 23-4 in the third frame which marks the largest scoring differential over nine innings. 
 
Top of the Order
Center fielder Caleb Klein and designated hitter Joe Hall have hit in the top four of the batting order all season long as the duo has found success through 13 games. The two are each on 10-game hitting streaks which started in the opening series of the season (2/17) against Illinois State, and each have reached base safely in all 13 games this year. Caleb Klein is currently hitting .340 while Hall leads the club with a staggering .423 average. 
 
Three-Straight Games
Joe Terranova made four starts over the five-game week last week as he recorded hits in three-of-the-four starts in left field. Terranova is 6-22 at the plate this season (.273) and has driven in three RBIs including an RBI in game one against Miami (OH). 
 
Career Day
First baseman Cal Sullivan had a SEMO career day on Friday afternoon's game one versus Miami (OH). Sullivan recorded three hits and scored three runs against the RedHawks which both marked career-highs in a SEMO uniform. He has six multi-hit games this season and is batting .346. 
 
Schrack Attack
Second baseman Carson Schrack had an outstanding performance against Miami (OH) in two different games. In Friday's 14-10 victory, Schrack recorded a season-high three RBIs with a pair of hits including a double. He then followed that up on Sunday afternoon with a career-best two doubles in the series finale. Schrack has started nine games this season at second base and is 10-32 at the plate (.312). 
 
Long Ball Lopetegui
Outfielder Ryan Lopetegui left the yard for the first time this season on Sunday afternoon. Trailing 1-0 in the fourth inning, Lopetegui crushed a 397-foot home run to left field, a two-run shot that gave SEMO its first lead of the afternoon. He then roped an RBI single in the eighth inning to regain the lead for SEMO. Lopetegui has made eight starts this season in right field, he's batting .345 (10-29) this year with a pair of doubles, a home run, and 11 RBIs. 
 
Two Weekends Straight
Caleb Klein has recorded a three-hit game in back-to-back weekends as he recorded his second in Saturday's doubleheader versus Miami (OH). The Redhawks' centerfielder recorded his first three-hit day against Western Kentucky (2/21) before going 3-4 on Saturday and has four multi-hit games this season. 
 
Penny Magic
RHP Mason Pennington made his third start of the season in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader. The Collinsville, Oklahoma-native improved to 2-0 on the season as he pitched a career-high 6.1 innings and lowered his ERA to 2.93 after allowing just two runs.  In all three of his starts, the Redhawks are 3-0 as a team following Saturday's 10-2 victory over Miami (OH). In 15.1 innings, Pennington has allowed just five earned runs, punched out 13 opposing hitters, and surrendered just seven walks. 
 
Kran the Starter?
LHP Jackson Kranawetter made his first career start on the mound in a Redhawks uniform on Sunday afternoon. Kranawetter, who led the Ohio Valley Conference in saves in 2025, pitched the first 3.1 innings and allowed just one run on four hits. He punched out a season-high four opposing hitters in 58 pitches while surrendering just one walk. 
 
Dirty Merty
RHP Nathan Mertens picked up his first win of the season as he pitched the final 5.2 innings of Sunday's game in relief of Kranawetter. Mertens, who struck out a season-high seven hitters, did not allow a walk in his third-straight appearance. He surrendered just one run on four hits en route to improving to 1-2 on the season as he lowered his ERA from 12.79 to 7.50 Sunday afternoon. 
 
Nardo Grace
LHP Ranard Grace continued his great start to 2026 in Saturday's contest against Miami (OH). Grace pitched a season-high 2.2 innings and did not allow a run or a walk for the third time this season. In five appearances, Grace has a 2.45 ERA over 7.1 innings pitched out of the pen and has surrendered just two earned runs.