Games 34-36
Morehead State (16-16, 4-5 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (23-10, 6-3 OVC) 
 
Game Information: 
Date: Friday, April 10 – Sunday, April 12
Times: Fri: 6 p.m. | Sat: 2 p.m. | Sun: 1 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. 
Venue: Capaha Field (2,000)
Sawyers vs. MSU: 12-13
 
Head Coaches: 
SEMO: Andy Sawyers (358-259 overall; 270-232 at SEMO; 10^th Season)
MSU: Chris Rose (30-55; 8-28 OVC; Second Season)
 
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Redhawks Return to Capaha Field for OVC Series with Morehead State
Southeast Missouri Baseball (23-10, 6-3 OVC) returns to Capaha Field for the first time in four games to continue Ohio Valley Conference play as they welcome in Morehead State (16-16, 4-5 OVC) for a weekend series, Friday, April 10 through Sunday, April 12. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. on Friday, 2 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. on Sunday from Cape Girardeau, Mo. 
 
Tons of Promotions
This weekend features plenty of promotions happening at the ballpark beginning with Friday's 'Donate Life' Game sponsored by Mid-America Transplant. SEMO will wear special blue and green jerseys to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation. The first fans through the gates, who are organ donors, will receive a free Donate Life water bottle. 
 
Friday also marks another 'Fill the Hill' Friday as the fans 21+ will receive free adult beverages courtesy of Kohlfeld Distributing. In addition to that, Peace Love Energy will also be doing a drink giveaway as fans can enjoy a PLE drink for free. 
 
Sunday Funday
Sunday's series finale will feature ice cream Sunday and Sunday runday! Fans can enjoy free ice cream courtesy of Victoria's Creamery upon entry to the ballpark and can stick around postgame to run the bases at Capaha Field. 
 
Sawyers vs. MSU
Two of the longest tenured teams in the Ohio Valley Conference, SEMO and Morehead State will meet for the 26, 27, and 28^th times under 10^th year head coach Andy Sawyers. The Redhawks hold a 12-13 overall record under Sawyers against MSU and are on a three-game winning streak in the series with MSU. Last season, SEMO traveled to Morehead, Ky. and took all three games from the Eagles while scoring 37 runs over the three games. 
 
Thrilling Tuesday
Southeast Missouri picked up an awesome victory on Tuesday night against longtime rival Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Illinois by a final score of 6-5. The Redhawks jumped on the Salukis early thanks to several defensive blunders from SIU and led 2-0 after the first two innings. SIU would get on the board with a walk in the third inning, but RHP Caden Kickhaefer came in and turned the Salukis away with back-to-back strikeouts with the bases loaded. CF Caleb Klein hit his fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning, a two-run blast that made it 4-1 SEMO after four innings. SIU would take the lead in the sixth with one swing as a pinch-hit grand slam left the park to make it 5-4 SIU after six. After a leadoff double from Ryan Lopetegui, short stop Andrew Ramirez roped an RBI single into center field to tie the game at 5-5 as the game would be tied going to the ninth inning. Catcher Tank Sims destroyed a ball into the right center field gap that scored Ramirez all the way from first base to give SEMO a 6-5 lead in the top of the ninth inning. LHP Jackson Kranawetter came on and picked up his sixth save of the season to give SEMO its 23^rd win of 2026. 
 
First of its Kind
SEMO Baseball entered Tuesday night with an 0-9 record when trailing after the sixth inning this season. After SIU took the lead in the sixth, the Redhawks rallied back for two more runs over the game's final three innings to capture its first comeback victory in 2026 and are now 1-9 when trailing after the sixth. 
 
Historical First 30
The 2026 SEMO Baseball program joined the ranks of one of the best starts in program history. Since 2000, this year's squad tied with the 2016 team for the second-best start at 21-9, including a 13-game winning streak. The 2022 SEMO Baseball team had the best start since 2000 as that team began the campaign 22-8 and went on to play in the 2022 NCAA Louisville Regional.
 
Top 30
SEMO Baseball enters the weekend with the nation's 30^th highest batting average after pounding out 10 hits against Southern Illinois on Tuesday night. The Redhawks are hitting .310 ahead of the series which also ranks third in the Ohio Valley Conference. DH Joe Hall leads the team in batting average with a .360. mark. 
 
Unbelievable Third Inning
Southeast Missouri Baseball has enjoyed the third inning in their games after the first 33 games of the season. The offense has scored 45 runs in the third inning and have held their opponents to just 15 runs for a 45-15 mark. 
 
Non-Conference
After Tuesday's victory, SEMO improved to 17-7 in non-conference play and have not dropped a non-conference contest since all the way back on February 28. The Redhawks have wins over Illinois State (1x), Saint Louis (1x), Wester Kentucky (1x), Miami (OH) (3x), Evansville (2x), Milwaukee (3x), Missouri State (1x), Wright State (3x), Murray State (1x), and Southern Illinois (1x). The Redhawks have just four non-conference, midweek matchups remaining this season. 
 
Keep Up the Trend
The Redhawks have enjoyed hitting the baseball this season and have pounded out 10 or more hits in 19 games and have outhit their opponents in 19 games this season. When SEMO records 10 or more hits, the squad holds a 16-3 record overall. In the same tone, when the Redhawks outhit their opponent, they are 19-0 in those contests. 
 
Clutch Tank
Catcher Tank Sims recorded his biggest hit of his SEMO career on Tuesday night in the ninth inning of the game. Sims, a native of West Plains, Mo., crushed a ball into the right center field gap for his second double of the season. His hit brought home Andrew Ramirez all the way from first base and marked the Redhawks' 17^th run in the ninth inning of games this season. SEMO is outscoring its opponents 17-5 in the final inning in 2026. Sims is batting .215 on the season an dhas made 20 starts behind the dish in just his first active season of collegiate baseball. 
 
Center Field
Center fielder Caleb Klein has been absolutely dialed in at the plate this season continuing Tuesday with his fifth, three-hit game through 33 games. Klein is hitting .341 on the season and has started all 33 games in center field. He has 45 hits including five doubles, five home runs, a triple, and has driven in 28 RBIs all from the leadoff spot in the lineup. He has an on-base percentage of .460 and is slugging .508 in 2026. 
 
Two-Straight
RHP Caden Kickhaefer had a gigantic evening in Carbondale for the Redhawks as he relieved starting pitcher John Paul Sauer in the third inning. With the bases loaded and one out, Kickhaefer punched out the next two Salukis to preserve the 2-1 lead for the Redhawks. Kickhaefer would go on to pitch 3.0 innings and punched out a career-high seven hitters and did not surrender an earned run. The Salina, Kansas-native has recorded three-straight outings without surrendering an earned run, and has punched out 12 opposing hitters in just 8.2 innings. 
 
Wnuk 'Em
LHP Matt Wnukowski came on to relieve Kickhaefer in the sixth inning and matched Kickhaefer's career-outing with one of his own. Wnukowksi (1-0), who made his seventh appearance out of the pen on Tuesday, pitched a career-high 2.2 innings and did not surrender an earned run. He also punched out a career-high six hitters as he picked up his first career victory. 
 
In Their Face
LHP Jackson Kranawetter continues to be one of the best relievers in the country as he picked up his sixth save of the season on Tuesday night. Kranawetter ranks first in the OVC and 15^th in the nation in saves (6) as he did not allow a run or a walk in his Tuesday outing. For his career, Kranawetter marked his 20^th outing without surrendering a run and the 25^th time without surrendering a walk. 
 
Sixth in the Nation
The Redhawks pitching staff is one of the best in the entire country at not surrendering walks. Through 33 games, SEMO is averaging 3.13 walks allowed per nine innings which ranks atop the Ohio Valley Conference and sixth in all of DI Baseball. In 273.0 innings, SEMO pitchers have surrendered just 95 walks as RHP Andrew Carroll leads the starting pitchers with just nine walks surrendered.