Southeast Missouri State University
Evansville
Redhawks Head to Evansville Tuesday and Illinois Wednesday
4/13/2026 1:44:00 PM | Softball
Southeast Missouri (14-23) at Evansville (16-20)
Game Information
Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
First Pitch: 5 p.m., CT
Location: Evansville, Ind.
Facility: Cooper Field (650)
Series Record: SEMO leads, 43-33
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: GoPurpleAces.com
Southeast Missouri (14-23) at Illinois (11-31)
Game Information
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
First Pitch: 4 p.m., CT
Location: Champaign, Ill.
Facility: Eichelberger Field (1,500)
Series Record: First Meeting
Watch: BIG+
Live Stats: FightingIllini.com
X: @SEMOSoftball
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri
Media Guide: Southeast Missouri
Redhawks Hit the Road for Two Midweek Tilts
• Southeast Missouri (14-23) opens a five-game week with back-to-back midweek road matchups.
• SEMO visits Missouri Valley Conference member Evansville (16-20) for a 5 p.m., CT game Tuesday and Big Ten Conference foe Illinois (11-31) for a 4 p.m., CT contest Wednesday.
Series Notes
• Southeast Missouri meets Evansville for the 77th time in softball.
• SEMO holds a 43-33 lead in the all-time series.
• The Redhawks shutout the Purple Aces, 9-0, during the last meeting between the teams at the Frost Classic in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Feb. 23, 2018.
• This year marks the first time SEMO faces Illinois.
Redburn Returns to Evansville
• Mark Redburn returns to Evansville for the first time since he took over as Southeast Missouri's head coach.
• Redburn was Evansville's head coach for five years from 2010-14. There, he compiled an overall record of 90-175 and 42-87 mark in Missouri Valley Conference games.
• He is 1-0 against the Purple Aces at the SEMO helm with that win coming on Feb. 23, 2018 at the Frost Classic in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Against the Big Ten
• Illinois is the second Big Ten Conference opponent Southeast Missouri faces this season.
• SEMO also played Northwestern twice at the Arkansas Razorback Invitational on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21.
• The Redhawks are 5-10 all-time against Big Ten schools.
• SEMO has played Indiana (1-1), Iowa (2-0), Maryland (1-1), Nebraska (0-2), Northwestern (1-3), Ohio State (0-1) and Wisconsin (0-2) out of the Big Ten.
• The Redhawks last win over a Big Ten opponent was a 4-3 victory against Iowa in Kansas City, Missouri on Mar. 15, 2022.
Eight of 11
• Southeast Missouri has won eight of its last 11 games heading into this week's action.
• SEMO had a season-long six-game winning streak recently end in its series finale at SIU Edwardsville (4-0) on Apr. 4.
• The Redhawks won game three of their series at Southern Indiana (Mar. 22), swept their home series vs. Tennessee State (Mar. 28-29) and claimed series wins at SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 3-4) and vs. Eastern Illinois (Apr. 11-12) during that stretch.
Midweek Games
• The Redhawks are 2-3 in midweek games this season.
• Southeast Missouri swept Western Illinois (Mar. 9) in a doubleheader, lost twice at #12 Mississippi State (Mar. 10) and dropped a 9-3 decision at Saint Louis (Apr. 8).
Redhawks Take Down OVC Leader Eastern Illinois
• Southeast Missouri handed Ohio Valley Conference leader Eastern Illinois its first conference series loss of the season on Apr. 11-12 in Cape Girardeau.
• SEMO won a pair of one-run games by scores of 9-8 and 4-3 in a doubleheader to clinch the series win.
OVC Update
• Southeast Missouri is fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with a 10-7 league record.
• SEMO entered the Easter weekend at sixth in the OVC before passing both SIUE and Southern Indiana for the fourth-place spot.
• Eastern Illinois (14-3), UT Martin (13-4) and Tennessee Tech (11-5) are ahead of the Redhawks.
• SEMO returns home to host Lindenwood in a three-game series this weekend (Apr. 18-19).
• The Redhawks have nine OVC games left this season.
Affolter on a Roll
• Left fielder Brittany Affolter hit safely in nine of her last 10 starts.
• Affolter hit .433 (13-for-30) with 14 runs scored, four doubles, a triple, two home runs, seven RBI. five walks and four stolen bases in that span.
• She hit .400 in Southeast Missouri's series win at SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 3-4).
• Affolter hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning after SIUE pulled within a run during game two of the Redhawks doubleheader sweep on Apr. 3.
• She homered again against Eastern Illinois (Apr. 12) for her second round-tripper of the season.
• Affolter raised her batting average from .147 to .281 during her hitting streak.
Shore Named OVC Player of the Week
• First baseman Aubrie Shore won Southeast Missouri's first Ohio Valley Conference award this season when she was named Player of the Week on Apr. 13.
• Shore hit a team-best .545 in four starts last week. She went 6-for-11 with one run scored, a double and six RBI.
• She had a huge two-out, two-RBI single in the bottom of the third inning that ended up being the difference in SEMO's 4-3 series clinching win over OVC leader Eastern Illinois (Apr. 11).
• Additionally, she boasted a .643 on-base percentage and .636 slugging percentage for the week.
• It is the second OVC Player of the Week honor in Shore's career.
Getting on Base
• Kamden Hutton reached base in nine of her 12 plate appearances over three starts at SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 3-4).
• Hutton got on base in seven of her first eight trips to the plate.
• For the series, she had four hits, scored five runs and walked five times.
• Hutton leads the team with a .450 on-base percentage this year and has reached base in nine-straight games.
Starting Streak
• Addy Martinie has started 44-consecutive games dating back to the 2025 season.
• Martinie is the only player who started every game this year.
• She made 32 of her starts at shortstop.
Redburn Approaching 400 Wins at NCAA Division I Level
• Mark Redburn needs just three more wins to reach 400 career victories during his two NCAA Division I coaching jobs.
• Redburn compiled 397 wins during his head coaching stops at SEMO (307) and Evansville (90).
• Earlier this year, Redburn picked up his 300th career win at SEMO when the Redhawks beat Southern Indiana, 10-5, on Mar. 22.
• He is 307-253 during his SEMO tenure.
Top Two Hitters
• Kamden Hutton and Madison Winkler are hitting .352 and .346, respectively.
• Winkler (37) and Hutton (32) have combined for 69 of SEMO's hits this season.
• The tandem is also responsible for 37 runs and 34 RBI through 37 games this year.
About Evansville
• Evansville is sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference standings with an overall record of 16-20 and 9-9 in MVC play.
• UE is tied for 10th in the MVC in hitting with a .269 batting average.
• Niki Bode is hitting a team-high .391 with 12 runs scored, 36 hits, 14 doubles and 13 RBI.
• As a team, the Purple Aces have hit 31 home runs with nine belonging to Brooke Voss.
About Illinois
• Illinois leads the Big Ten Conference with 31 losses this season.
• The Fighting Illini are 15th in the conference with a 2-12 league record.
• Illinois was recently outscored, 45-1, in three losses to #8 UCLA.
• Skylar Brennan is hitting .333 as the Illini's leading offensive threat.
• Adisyn Caryl is close behind hitting .331.
