Tennessee Tech (16-30, 11-13 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (17-28, 13-10 OVC)
Series Information
Dates: Friday-Saturday, May 1-2, 2026
Schedule: Fri. - 1 p.m. (DH); Sat. - 11 a.m., CT
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Facility: Southeast Softball Complex (600)
Series Record: SEMO leads, 57-54
Last Meeting: SEMO 7, TTU 2 | 5/9/25 | Peoria, Ill.
Last Meeting in Cape Girardeau: TTU 6, SEMO 5 | 4/19/25)
Head Coaches
Tennessee Tech: Danielle Penner (470-343 overall; 66-133 at TTU; 34-63 OVC)
Southeast Missouri: Mark Redburn (524-507 overall; 310-258 at SEMO; 170-100 OVC)
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Regular-Season Finale
• Southeast Missouri (17-28, 13-10) hosts Tennessee Tech (16-30, 11-13) its final series of the regular-season this weekend. SEMO and TTU play a 1 p.m. doubleheader Friday and a single game at 11 a.m., CT Saturday.
• SEMO wraps up regular-season play at home for the first time since 2022.
• That year, the Redhawks swept then-Ohio Valley Conference member Belmont in a three-game series.
What's the Scenario?
• After Saturday's games, final seedings for the eight-team 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament will be determined.
• This year's event is scheduled for May 6-9 at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, Illinois.
• Southeast Missouri can finish no higher than third and no lower than sixth.
• With one win over Tennessee Tech, SEMO can secure at least the #5 seed.
• If TTU sweeps SEMO, the Redhawks will be #6.
• If SEMO sweeps TTU, SIU Edwardsville goes 2-1 and Lindenwood goes 2-1, the Redhawks will get the #4 seed.
• The Redhawks can only get the #3 seed if they sweep TTU, SIUE is swept and Lindenwood goes 2-1 against Morehead State.
Series Notes
• The Redhawks hold a 57-54 advantage in their all-time series against Tennessee Tech.
• Southeast Missouri won 10 of its last 12 meetings with the Golden Eagles and posted three series victories in that span.
• SEMO went 4-1 against TTU in 2025, winning two of three games in Cookeville, Tennessee before beating the Golden Eagles twice to eliminate them from the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
Redburn vs. Tennessee Tech
• Head Coach Mark Redburn is 18-9 all-time against Tennessee Tech.
• Redburn has posted six series wins over TTU since taking over the Southeast Missouri helm in 2015.
Senior Salute
• The Redhawks will recognize seniors Madison Winkler, Brittany Affolter, Elliott Stinson, Abby Robbins and Aubrie Shore prior to Saturday's regular -season finale.
• Winkler (91), Affolter (156), Stinson (38), Robbins (63) and Shore (191) have combined to play 539 games during their Southeast Missouri careers.
• Shore, Affolter and Robbins were part of SEMO's 2023 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship and 2024 OVC Tournament title teams.
Four of Five OVC Series Wins
• Southeast Missouri posted series wins against four of its last five Ohio Valley Conference opponents.
• SEMO swept Tennessee State (Mar. 28-29) and claimed 2-1 series victories at SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 3-4) and vs. league leader Eastern Illinois (Apr. 11-12) before falling to Lindenwood (Apr. 18-19), 3-0. The Redhawks then swept Morehead State (Apr. 26-27) in their final road games of the season.
See You in Peoria
• Southeast Missouri made the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament for the 24th time in program history.
• SEMO makes its eighth-straight trip to the league's eight-team postseason event.
• It is the ninth OVC Tournament appearance in 12 seasons under Head Coach Mark Redburn.
Brannon 10-Game Hitting Streak
• Catcher Raigan Brannon is on a season-best seven-game hitting streak.
• Brannon's current hitting streak is the longest of any Redhawk this year.
• She hit .441 (15-for-34) with six runs scored, five doubles, four home runs and 12 RBI during that stretch.
• Brannon also boasted a .941 slugging percentage and .441 on-base percentage in her last 10 starts.
• In Southeast Missouri's series sweep of Morehead State (Apr. 26-27), Brannon hit .538 (7-for-13) with three runs, three doubles, one home run and six RBI.
• Here five RBI against the Eagles in game three marked a season-high.
• SEMO has had a player on a 10-game hitting streak for two-straight seasons.
Redhawks Dominate Morehead State
• The Redhawks completed their second series sweep in Ohio Valley Conference play when they beat Morehead State by scores of 9-2, 8-3 and 12-3 (6 innings) on Apr. 26-27.
• Southeast Missouri pounded out double-digit hits in all three games and accumulated 43 for the series.
• The Redhawks also had 15 extra base hits (nine doubles, one triple, five home runs) during their final road games of the season.
• It was SEMO's seventh-consecutive sweep of the Eagles.
• Additionally, the Redhawks have now won 20 games in a row during their all-time series against MSU.
Final Midweek Game Canceled
• The Redhawks were initially scheduled to host former Ohio Valley Conference member Murray State in their final midweek contest of the season on Apr. 28.
• That game was canceled due to inclement weather.
• Southeast Missouri had a total of five games canceled because of inclement weather this year.
April Home Runs
• Southeast Missouri has hit 15 of its 24 round-trippers this season in April for 62.5 percent of its total home run output.
• SEMO homered in nine of its last 10 games and recently had five home runs in its series sweep at Morehead State (Apr. 26-27).
• SEMO hit a season-high three home runs at Illinois (Apr. 15).
Redburn Notches 400th Win in NCAA Division I Head Coaching Career
• Mark Redburn picked up his 400th win in his NCAA Division I head coaching career when Southeast Missouri beat Morehead State, 12-3, on Apr. 27.
• Redburn has 310 wins at SEMO and accumulated 90 victories during his head coaching tenure at Evansville.
• Earlier this year, Redburn also claimed his 300th career win at the SEMO helm when the Redhawks beat Southern Indiana, 10-5, on Mar. 22.
• He is 310-258 in 12 seasons at SEMO.
About Tennessee Tech
• Tennessee Tech is currently behind Southeast Missouri in sixth place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings.
• TTU has lost eight-straight OVC games and was swept by Eastern Illinois and UT Martin, and dropped the last two games of its series against Southern Indiana.
• Jailynn Paderez leads the Golden Eagles with a .402 batting average and ranks fourth in the OVC in that category.
• Paderez tops the OVC with a .520 on-base percentage, as well.
