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.
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.
Tied, 1-1, SEMO sent 11 hitters to the plate during their decisive second-inning surge.
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.
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.
SEMO scored the game's first run on a sacrifice fly by Brannon in the bottom of the first.
The Leathernecks answered with a two-out run-scoring single by Alijah Williams to tie the game in the top of the second.
Offensively, SEMO outhit WIU, 13-5, and notched double-digit hits for the fifth time in its last seven contests.
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.
Winkler and Luna contributed two hits apiece.
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.
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.
Lillie Wools (5-9) took the loss. Wools was roughed up for seven runs on eight hits in only 1.2 innings.
With the victory, SEMO pushed its winning streak to seven games.
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.
Tied, 1-1, SEMO sent 11 hitters to the plate during their decisive second-inning surge.
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.
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.
SEMO scored the game's first run on a sacrifice fly by Brannon in the bottom of the first.
The Leathernecks answered with a two-out run-scoring single by Alijah Williams to tie the game in the top of the second.
Offensively, SEMO outhit WIU, 13-5, and notched double-digit hits for the fifth time in its last seven contests.
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.
Winkler and Luna contributed two hits apiece.
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.
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.
Lillie Wools (5-9) took the loss. Wools was roughed up for seven runs on eight hits in only 1.2 innings.
With the victory, SEMO pushed its winning streak to seven games.
Players Mentioned
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/ 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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