Southeast Softball

A quartet of representatives from the Southeast Missouri State track and field team have qualified for the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships preliminary competition. Marc Maton, Stephen Zagurski, Jonno Engelking and Richard Vinson will travel to the West Preliminary, to be held at California State University in Sacramento, California, on May 24-26...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team's offensive malaise continued Thursday, resulting in a season-ending defeat. The fourth-seeded Redhawks mustered just one run in a 4-1 defeat to No. 8 Morehead State at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama, and were eliminated from the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team just couldn't find the finishing touch. The Redhawks took a 4-0 lead in the first inning but couldn't hold on, and a hopeful seventh inning quickly came apart and left No. 4 Southeast on the wrong side of a 5-4 result, dropping its Ohio Valley Conference Tournament opening game to fifth-seeded SIU Edwardsville on Wednesday afternoon at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama...

As Mark Redburn has gone about building the Southeast Missouri State softball program during the last few years, part of the process has been raising the talent level through recruiting. Along the way, he's picked up some pieces who know a thing or two about winning...

For the better part of the last decade, Southeast Missouri State softball has often received as much attention for legal drama off the field as its mediocrity on it. But things are changing. Sunday was a celebration of what the Redhawks have done on the field this season, using Senior Day to honor those who have fully experienced the ups and downs and are reaping the rewards...

Following a stretch of road games, the Southeast Missouri State softball team returned home and reaped the rewards of that home cooking. The Redhawks swept a doubleheader with Tennessee State, 16-8 and 9-0, in an offensive showcase Saturday at the Southeast Softball Complex...

The third-seeded Kennett Indians struck for three runs in the third inning Saturday and beat seventh-seeded Dexter 5-2 in a consolation semifinal of the SEMO Conference Baseball Tournament at Cape Central High School. The Indians will face Notre Dame in the fifth-place game at 2:15 p.m. Monday. Dexter (3-12) will meet New Madrid County Central for seventh place at noon Monday. Both games will be played at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau...

Southeast Missouri State softball dropped both games of a conference doubleheader at Eastern Kentucky on Sunday. The Colonels prevailed 5-4 and 3-0 at Gertrude Hood Field in Richmond, Kentucky, thanks to some heroics from Emily Corbitt. Corbitt drove in the game-winning run with a walk-off sacrifice fly in Game 1 and hit a two-run homer in Game 2...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team began a six-game road stretch by sweeping a doubleheader at Morehead State on Saturday, 2-0 and 4-1. The wins pushed the Redhawks record to 27-16 on the season, the program’s most wins since 2011. They are 11-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference...

It took some late heroics, but Southeast Missouri State softball split a home doubleheader with conference foe UT Martin on Tuesday. After SEMO lost 4-0 in Game 1, Parker Bandy produced a walk-off single in extra innings to give SEMO a 1-0 win in the nightcap and prevent a Skyhawks sweep. Bandy's eighth-inning single capped off a stellar game in which she went 3-for-4, accounting for nearly half of the Redhawks' seven hits...

To hear it from the Southeast Missouri State softball team, this is the year that things are coming together for them. A mix of veterans who have figured some things out and the continued infusion of talented youngsters have the Redhawks taking a nice step forward this spring...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team was unable to overcome the Ohio Valley Conference's top team on Wednesday, dropping both games of a doubleheader, 4-1 and 4-1, to Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Illinois. SEMO struggled at the plate against EIU pitching and gave up a crucial home run in both games...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team continued its stellar play in the Ohio Valley Conference with a doubleheader sweep of conference foe Murray State on Sunday. SEMO (22-13 overall, 6-2 OVC) won 8-7 and 11-8 in Murray, Kentucky. In Game 1, the Redhawks were down 7-6 entering the seventh inning but scored two runs in the final frame to secure the comeback victory...

A day after dropping a heartbreaker at Southern Illinois, the Southeast Missouri State softball team returned to conference play with a split of a road doubleheader at Austin Peay. The Redhawks dropped the opener to the Governors, 5-2, before bouncing back to claim the nightcap and their 20th win of the season, 11-2, in a battle between two teams currently in the middle of the Ohio Valley Conference pack...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team couldn't quite close things out. Tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth, host Southern Illinois got a one-out RBI single from Sydney Brown for a 2-1 walkoff win Thursday evening in Carbondale, Illinois. Haley Thogmartin (5-5) took the loss for SEMO (19-12), pitching 2 1/3 innings in relief and allowing one unearned run on three hits with five walks and a pair of strikeouts...

For a second straight match, the Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team captured three singles victories but fell in the team competition, 4-3, at UT Martin on Wednesday. Southeast (4-11 overall, 1-5 Ohio Valley Conference) got individual wins from Oleksandra Doroshenko, Kseniya Zonova and Anais Emelie...

The Southeast Missouri State women's tennis team won the doubles point but ultimately lost to visiting Austin Peay 4-3 on Friday at the Redhawks Tennis Complex. SEMO fell to 4-9 overall and 1-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The match started well with Southeast claiming the doubles point for the first time since January 27. The Redhawks' No. 1 doubles team, Kseniya Zonova and Oleksandra Doroshenko, improved to 3-0 in 2018 with a 7-5 win...

The proof was there that Abby Tillotson could hit. Just a quick glance at the resume of the Southeast Missouri State softball senior showed that she'd done it before. Tillotson raked the ball at Fort Zumwalt North High School, hitting .526 as a senior and over .400 her sophomore and junior seasons. Then she went to Three Rivers Community College and as a freshman garnered All-America honors thanks to 53 RBIs and a school-record 12 home runs...

After a strong week of team results, Southeast Missouri State softball is getting individual recognition as well. SEMO sophomore third baseman Addison Barnouski was named the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league announced Monday...

If Southeast Missouri State softball was looking for proof it can be a factor in the Ohio Valley Conference this year, it got some Sunday. Southeast bounced back from a 6-0 opening loss, got two big home runs in the nightcap and split a doubleheader with visiting Jacksonville State thanks to a 7-2 Game 2 victory at the Southeast Softball Complex...

A year ago, momentum from a promising start to the season seemed to be stalling out right about now for the Southeast Missouri State softball team. This year, it's trying to make sure that doesn't happen again. Fresh off a midweek doubleheader split with Missouri -- the program's first win over its in-state rival in 18 years -- the Redhawks began Ohio Valley Conference play with a twin-bill sweep of Tennessee Tech on Friday afternoon at the Southeast Softball Complex...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team split a home doubleheader with Missouri on Wednesday, breaking an 18-game losing streak against its in-state rival. In Game 1, SEMO fell 10-2 in five innings, but rebounded to win the second game 8-2 to improve to 16-10 on the year and 3-1 at home. It was the Redhawks' first win over Mizzou since April 20, 2000...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team won two games Sunday to claim the Memphis Tiger Classic tournament title in Memphis, Tennessee. The Redhawks (15-9) went 4-0 at the weekend tournament, including a 10-2 five-inning win over South Dakota and a 10-7 victory over SIU Edwardsville on Sunday...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team put together a strong Saturday performance, sweeping a doubleheader at the Memphis Tiger Classic in Memphis, Tennessee. Southeast (13-9) took the opener, 7-3, over Ohio Valley Conference foe Tennessee Tech and then took down host Memphis 8-7 in Game 2...

It all starts in the pitching circle. When things are going well there for Southeast Missouri State softball, everything else seems to fall into place. It did on Tuesday, as the Redhawks swept their home-opening doubleheader ...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team finished up a three-game set at Creighton with a doubleheader Saturday, splitting the games. The Redhawks took the opening contest, 7-4, before falling in Game 2, 7-5. Southeast (9-9) got its first-game spark in the third inning, when it scored five runs to take a 5-0 advantage. Two more runs an inning later made it 7-0, and SEMO held on the rest of the way...

One strike away from forcing extra innings against Creighton University on Friday, the Southeast Missouri softball team instead fell victim to a three-run, walk-off home run. Kelli Finan fouled off two 0-2 pitches before launching a home run to left field off Southeast pitcher Rachel Rook. It completed a comeback for the Bluejays, who trailed 3-2 in the sixth but pulled even on a two-out RBI bunt single by Sam Crowley...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team wrapped up action at the Kentucky John Cropp Classic on Sunday with a pair of losses in Lexington, Kentucky. The Redhawks fell to Ohio and No. 22 Kentucky 5-1 and 11-2, respectively, to go 1-3 at the two-day event...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team closed out its trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a pair of one-run victories on the final day of the Chattanooga Frost Classic. Southeast (7-4) scraped by Western Michigan 9-8 before edging Western Illinois 2-1...

It wasn’t as successful as a first-day sweep, but the Southeast Missouri State softball team split a pair of games on Day 2 of the Chattanooga Frost Classic on Saturday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Redhawks (5-4) kept IUPUI off the board for a 7-0 win before falling to the host Moccasins 8-5...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team couldn't muster any offense and fell 1-0 to Drake on Sunday on the final day of the Northern Iowa Dome Classic in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Kailee Smith produced the decisive hit, a two-out RBI double in the fourth inning. Kelsey Wright got the rally started with a two-out single. Smith was the next batter and produced that two-bagger as Wright scored from first...

The Southeast Missouri State softball team opened the season by splitting a pair of games at the Northern Iowa Dome Classic on Friday in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Redhawks won their season opener, beating South Dakota State 4-1 before losing hours later to host Northern Iowa 7-0...

First baseman Anna Griffin, third baseman Payton Pierce, shortstop Leaha Wininger, left-handed pitcher Marisa Davis and catcher Chelsy Pena have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Southeast Missouri State softball team for the 2019 season, coach Mark Redburn announced on Wednesday...

Southeast Missouri State sophomore midfielder Esmie Gonzales earned the adidas Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week award, the league announced Tuesday. It's the first time this season Gonzales has garnered this honor. The Fort Worth, Texas, native scored four goals this past week in two Southeast wins and also had eight shots, including six shots on goal...

Twenty-six Southeast Missouri State student-athletes were recognized Wednesday as the Ohio Valley Conference announced its Academic Medal of Honor winners for the 2016-17 academic year. Awarded to student-athletes who achieve the highest grade point average in each sport, all 221 OVC student-athletes honored carried a perfect 4.0 GPA...