Southeast Softball

The only thing spreading more rapidly than the COVID-19 public health threat Thursday was the sporting events and leagues that were ceasing operations for the time being.

The Southeast Missouri State softball squad won three of five games over the weekend at the Bulldog Slamboree at Mississippi State.

Playing consistently is important regardless of the sport and if a team doesn’t, then it hampers its chances for success.

When a softball team has won eight consecutive games, it’s hard to narrow down precisely what that group is doing well because more than likely, it is good at a lot of things. That is the case with Southeast Missouri State.

Southeast Missouri State junior pitcher Rachel Rook tossed a one-hit shutout with a career-high 13 strikeouts as the Redhawks swept their way through the Stinger Classic in Montgomery, Alabama with a 2-0 win over South Carolina State (0-7) Sunday.

In the first game of a doubleheader in girls softball action in Troy, Alabama, it was the pitching of Southeast Missouri State pitcher Paytience Holman that would be the story leading the Redhawks to a 7-0 win.

In the first game of a double-header at Troy University it was a four-run third inning by the Owls of Kennesaw State that would spell doom for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawk softball team in its season opener.

Getting to the top of the mountain in Ohio Valley Conference play was a challenging trip for the Southeast Missouri State softball program. To ensure that the Redhawks have an opportunity to remain at – or at least within sight of – the top of the league, sixth-year coach Mark Redburn has to continually reload his roster with talent.

Summers are supposed to be centered on beaches, baseball, and barbecue, but certainly NOT biology. However, when you are a student-athlete at Southeast Missouri State, summer may mean several things, but classwork IS a part of it.

It’s easy for a fan or recruit of the Southeast Missouri State softball program to have confidence in the job that coach Mark Redburn has done today. After all, the Redhawks have made history over the last two seasons. However, take a step back a few years and what becomes clear is just how foretelling the vision of the Southeast leadership was.

It was a year of firsts for Southeast Missouri State softball in 2019. Not only did the team claim its first Ohio Valley Conference title since 1999, but Southeast was able to win a NCAA regional game in the NCAA Tournament. Although the historic season has concluded, the postseason honors however, have not...

Oxford­, Miss. —All good things must come to an end.  Southeast Missouri State softball survived one elimination game Saturday but a second proved too much. A rocky start proved to be damaging as the Redhawks were overwhelmed by Ole Miss (39-18) early, losing 10-0, and were eliminated from the Oxford Regional on Saturday at Ole Miss Softball Stadium. Earlier in the day, Southeast had defeated Chattanooga 2-1 in an elimination game...

Oxford, Miss. -- Playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999, the Southeast Missouri State softball team wanted to make a statement. However, Lexie Comeaux had the final word with a late RBI single that broke a tie and sent Louisiana-Lafayette to a 3-2 victory over the Redhawks on Friday afternoon in the Oxford Regional opener at the University of Mississippi...

The Southeast Missouri State baseball team dropped its third straight Ohio Valley Conference game Thursday, falling 13-9 to Morehead State in the opener of the a three-game series in Morehead, Kentucky. The Colonels blasted four home runs in the game, including two by Connor Pauly...

It's a moment Haley Thogmartin and Mykaela Arellanes have dreamed about since they were youngsters watching the NCAA Tournament on television and hoping one day that would be them on the screen. It took years of hard work, perseverance and trust in a vision for a downtrodden program, but that moment has arrived for the pair of seniors, and the rest of the Southeast Missouri State softball team. ...

Southeast Missouri State University softball player Maddie Harris, right, claps as other teammates laugh and cheer Wednesday after boarding a bus at Houck Field House bound for their NCAA Softball Regional in Oxford, Mississippi. The Redhawks will be making their first regional appearance since 1999 after winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. The Redhawks open regional play at 3:30 p.m. Friday against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette...

OXFORD, Ala. — If you wanted to know a little bit about what meant the most to Mykaela Arellanes on Saturday, all you had to do was look at how she was holding her Ohio Valley Conference softball hardware. While posing for photos and celebrating an OVC tournament championship in the Choccolocco Park outfield, the Southeast Missouri State outfielder held the tourney MVP award loosely in her right hand, almost as if it wouldn't matter if she happened to drop it...

OXFORD, Ala. -- After a thrill ride of a day at the Ohio Valley Conference softball tournament, Southeast Missouri State is alive and in the championship round. In the winners' bracket final, the top-seeded Redhawks fell to three-time defending champion Jacksonville State 4-3 on Friday afternoon, with a seventh-inning comeback falling short. That put Southeast into the elimination bracket final Friday evening, where the Redhawks fought off a late rally by Eastern Kentucky to win 11-8...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team wasted little time in looking like the No. 1 seed in Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, scoring four runs in the first inning on its way to a 6-0 victory over No. 5 Eastern Kentucky on Thursday in Oxford, Alabama...

Just days after claiming a share of the Ohio Valley Conference championship, the Southeast Missouri State softball team was back on the field. After arriving in Oxford, Alabama, for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament on Tuesday, the OVC co-champion Redhawks held practice on the field they will be playing on Thursday...

Four days after the Southeast Missouri State softball team claimed a share of the regular-season conference championship, the Redhawks were recognized with two awards and several all-conference selections. Junior outfielder Rachel Anderson was named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year and Mark Redburn was tabbed OVC Coach of the Year at the pre-conference tournament banquet Tuesday in Oxford, Alabama...

Forward Darrious Agnew signed with the Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team, the university announced Monday. Agnew is a junior college transfer from East Mississippi Community College and averaged 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game for EMCC over two seasons...

For the first time since 1999, the Southeast Missouri State softball team is the top seed in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. The Redhawks earned the top seed via a coin toss Sunday afternoon. Southeast split the regular-season conference title with Jacksonville State as both teams had identical 17-5 records in OVC play...

Southeast Missouri State softball claimed a share of the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title and broke a school record for wins in a season all in one night Friday. The Redhawks swept last-place Morehead State in a doubleheader at the Southeast Softball Complex, 7-0 and then 9-0 in five innings, to equal Jacksonville State's 17-5 conference record. ...

Southeast Missouri State softball's 2019 season has been memorable, and it's not done yet. The Redhawks defeated Saint Louis University on Wednesday for their 39th victory of the year, tying the school record for the most wins in a season since moving to Division I in 1992...

Ashley Ellis scored on a wild pitch in the second and Sarah Messex's home run in the third inning propelling the Southeast Missouri State softball team to a 3-1 road win Wednesday at Saint Louis University. The Redhawks improved to 39-15 and left the "Gateway City" tying their own record for the most wins in a season during the NCAA Division-1 era. They last achieved the feat back in 1996 in a 39-9 season...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team split with the first-place team in the Ohio Valley Conference on Sunday to finish the weekend with a 3-1 record. After getting no-hit in a 1-0 Game 1 loss, Southeast rebounded with a 3-1 win over Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, Alabama. The Redhawks swept Tennessee Tech in a doubleheader Friday...

For the first time since Feb. 21, Southeast Missouri State softball lost consecutive games Tuesday, as host Missouri swept the Redhawks in a doubleheader, 4-3 and then 4-1. In Game 1, Southeast (35-14) scored all three runs in the top of the first inning as Addison Barnouski blasted a three-run home run. It was Southeast's final hit of the game...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team concluded its jam packed home stand by sweeping the Senior Day doubleheader against Eastern Illinois, 11-3 in five innings and 8-5 in Game 2. It capped a stretch of eight home games in eight days for the Redhawks (35-12, 12-4 Ohio Valley Conference), who went 5-3 in that run and are now tied with Eastern Kentucky for second in the conference. Southeast coach Mark Redburn was glad to send the seniors out on a good note...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team picked up a 4-3 win over in-state foe Saint Louis on Wednesday at the Southeast Softball Complex as the Redhawks tied their win total from last season. Haley Thogmartin got the save as Southeast (33-12) held off a late SLU rally...

The Southeast Missouri State baseball team suffered its fifth loss in the last six games as Arkansas State swept the season series with an 8-4 victory Tuesday in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Southeast (16-21) scored first, scratching a run across in the second thanks to a Hunter Southerland double, a Danny Wright single and a Andrew Keck RBI ground out...

Southeast Missouri State wrapped up the first of two vital series this weekend by splitting an Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader with Austin Peay on Friday at the Southeast Missouri State Softball Complex. The Redhawks dropped the opener 5-2, suffering their first home loss of the season and breaking an eight-game home winning streak that stretched back to last season, but then recovered with a resounding 9-0 win in the nightcap...

For Southeast Missouri State softball, this season has been years in the making. It started in 2015 with coach Mark Redburn's hiring and continued a year later when he brought in his first recruiting class. To get to this point, the Redhawks had to take their lumps, enduring losing seasons. Now, they are reaping the rewards and stockpiling wins. After posting a winning record last spring, the program's first since 2011, Southeast came out of the games clicking on all cylinders this season...

Southeast Missouri State softball continued its dominance by shutting out Ohio Valley Conference foe Tennessee-Martin 1-0 and 6-0 in a doubleheader Wednesday in Martin, Tennessee. In the first game, Ashley Ellis singled in the first inning to score Mykaela Arellanes for the game-clinching run. Haley Thogmartin recorded her 13th win of the season, pitching a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits and striking out three...

Southeast Missouri State softball hits the road today for an important Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader against UT Martin in Martin, Tennessee. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, the games were pushed back due to impending inclement weather. The Redhawks are in a two-way tie for third place with Austin Peay with a 6-2 conference record, trailing only Jacksonville State and Murray State. ...