Wednesday, May 6
Peoria, Ill.
12:30 PM
Southeast Missouri State University
21-28
10
vs
2
#8 Western Illinois
14-32
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Southeast Missouri | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
#5 Redhawks Overpower #8 Western Illinois, 10-2, in Six Innings
5/6/2026 3:36:00 PM | Softball
PEORIA, Ill. – #5 Southeast Missouri (21-28) erupted for six runs in the bottom of the second inning to storm past #8 Western Illinois (14-32), 10-2, Wednesday in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament.
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SEMO eliminated WIU and advances to play #4 Lindenwood at 5:30 p.m., CT tonight. The tournament will now be double elimination for the Redhawks the rest of the way.
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Tied, 1-1, SEMO sent 11 hitters to the plate during their decisive second-inning surge.
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Sydney Miles started things off with a single and Addy Martinie followed with a home run to left field. Brittany Affolter singled, stole second and went to third on a base hit by Kamden Hutton. After Madison Winkler singled to load the bases, Aubrie Shore reached on a fielder's choice.Â
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With two outs, Raigan Brannon ripped a single through the left side to score Winkler and Hutton. Shore then scored on a wild pitch and Peoria native Gracie Luna followed with an RBI-double to extend the Redhawks lead to 7-1.
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SEMO scored the game's first run on a sacrifice fly by Brannon in the bottom of the first.
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The Leathernecks answered with a two-out run-scoring single by Alijah Williams to tie the game in the top of the second.
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Offensively, SEMO outhit WIU, 13-5, and notched double-digit hits for the fifth time in its last seven contests.
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Martinie and Brannon both went 3-for-3 to lead the way. Martinie had a home run, one run scored and two RBI, while Brannon added a double, one run scored and game-high four RBI. Additionally, Brannon pushed her hitting streak to 14 games.
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Winkler and Luna contributed two hits apiece.
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Elliott Stinson (6-7), this week's OVC Pitcher of the Week, pitched her first complete game of the season and earned her third-straight victory in the circle.
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Stinson gave up just two runs on five hits, walked three and struck out one in seven innings. She improved to 2-1 with two complete games in three starts at the OVC Tournament in her career.
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Lillie Wools (5-9) took the loss. Wools was roughed up for seven runs on eight hits in only 1.2 innings.
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With the victory, SEMO pushed its winning streak to seven games.
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SEMO eliminated WIU and advances to play #4 Lindenwood at 5:30 p.m., CT tonight. The tournament will now be double elimination for the Redhawks the rest of the way.
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Tied, 1-1, SEMO sent 11 hitters to the plate during their decisive second-inning surge.
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Sydney Miles started things off with a single and Addy Martinie followed with a home run to left field. Brittany Affolter singled, stole second and went to third on a base hit by Kamden Hutton. After Madison Winkler singled to load the bases, Aubrie Shore reached on a fielder's choice.Â
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With two outs, Raigan Brannon ripped a single through the left side to score Winkler and Hutton. Shore then scored on a wild pitch and Peoria native Gracie Luna followed with an RBI-double to extend the Redhawks lead to 7-1.
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SEMO scored the game's first run on a sacrifice fly by Brannon in the bottom of the first.
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The Leathernecks answered with a two-out run-scoring single by Alijah Williams to tie the game in the top of the second.
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Offensively, SEMO outhit WIU, 13-5, and notched double-digit hits for the fifth time in its last seven contests.
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Martinie and Brannon both went 3-for-3 to lead the way. Martinie had a home run, one run scored and two RBI, while Brannon added a double, one run scored and game-high four RBI. Additionally, Brannon pushed her hitting streak to 14 games.
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Winkler and Luna contributed two hits apiece.
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Elliott Stinson (6-7), this week's OVC Pitcher of the Week, pitched her first complete game of the season and earned her third-straight victory in the circle.
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Stinson gave up just two runs on five hits, walked three and struck out one in seven innings. She improved to 2-1 with two complete games in three starts at the OVC Tournament in her career.
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Lillie Wools (5-9) took the loss. Wools was roughed up for seven runs on eight hits in only 1.2 innings.
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With the victory, SEMO pushed its winning streak to seven games.
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Players Mentioned
OF
/ Softball
C/UT
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INF
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C
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SS
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INF
/ Softball
INF
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P
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Stinson, Elliott (6-7)
L: WOOLS, Lillie (5-9)
Batting:
RBI: LUNA, Maria 1 ; WILLIAMS, Alijah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BROWN, Payton 1 ; SANCHEZ, Sophia 1
Batting:
2B: Brannon, Raigan 1 ; Luna, Gracie 2
HR: Martinie, Addy 1
RBI: Brannon, Raigan 4 ; Luna, Gracie 3 ; Martinie, Addy 2
SF: Brannon, Raigan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hutton, Kamden 2 ; Winkler, Madison 2 ; Shore, Aubrie 1 ; Schupp, Sophie 1 ; Brannon, Raigan 1 ; Tutwiler, Mary 1 ; Miles, Sydney 1 ; Martinie, Addy 1
SB: Winkler, Madison 1 ; Affolter, Brittany 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
3
RBI
4
AB
3
R
1
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
3
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