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Redhawks back to above .500 after sweeping SIU (4/24/24)The Southeast Missouri State baseball team (21-20) returned to above .500 on the season after a 8-5 win over Southern Illinois on Tuesday, April 23, at Capaha Field. The Redhawks have now played SIU twice, Murray State twice and Missouri once on the road, and have won all five games. For them, playing their rivals means something different, as shortstop Ben Palmer alluded to when he said, “there’s a different kind of energy when you get to the ball field.”...
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COLUMN: Looking back at Cape Girardeau's role in STL Browns' World Series run (4/22/24)Capaha Field is the jewel of Cape Girardeau sports. Nestled in the middle of Capaha field, it is home to the oldest amateur baseball team in America, an NCAA Division I baseball team, an exciting collegiate summer baseball team, numerous high school baseball games, and most recently, the Babe Ruth World Series. This old but enduring ballpark is active from mid-February through August...
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SEMO baseball drops road series to Tennessee Tech (4/21/24)The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks baseball team hit the road for a three-game set against Tennessee Tech, a battle of two of the top teams in the OVC. Ultimately, a 4-3 loss on Sunday saw the Redhawks drop the series after the two clubs split the opening two games of the series...
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Sawyers wins 200th game as Redhawks paces Racers (4/17/24)Andy Sawyers won his 200th career victory as Southeast Missouri State head baseball coach as the Redhawks (19-18) paced the Racers of Murray State 15-8 in Murray, Ky. Caleb Corbin led the Redhawks with three hits, two home runs, and four RBIs. The Redhawks have hit 61 home runs as a team, which is good for second in the Ohio Valley Conference...
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SEMO baseball takes rubber match with rout of USI (4/14/24)On the day the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks celebrated Masters Sunday at Capaha Field, the Redhawks baseball team channeled their inner Tiger Woods with pure domination while wearing Sunday red. The Redhawks cruised to a 12-2 win over the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles on Sunday to take the rubber match of the three-game series...
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Baseball: SEMO vs Southern Indiana (4/14/24)
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SEMO baseball avoids sweep with Sunday blowout (4/7/24)Entering the weekend, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks were 5-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference. Squaring off with a fellow OVC contender in the Little Rock Trojans, the Redhawks dropped the series but salvaged the weekend with a big 16-3 win on Sunday...
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Stauss homers twice, Redhawks win rubber match over SIUE (3/30/24)A two-home run day by Ty Stauss led the way to a 13-3 win in the rubber match of the three-game series between the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks and the SIUE Cougars. With a sour taste in their mouth after blowing an eight-run lead the night before, the Redhawks bats came out with a purpose...
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Baseball: SEMO vs SIUE (3/30/24)
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Redhawk baseball undeniable in conference-opening sweep at Eastern Illinois (3/25/24)After finishing the early non-conference schedule with a less-than-desirable record, Southeast baseball (12-13, 3-0) made a loud statement over the weekend in its conference-opening series. The Redhawks went on the road to Charleston, Illinois, for a series at Eastern Illinois (5-16, 0-3) and smothered the Panthers in their house, scoring a whopping 56 runs in the series...
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COLUMN: Hope springs eternal for SEMO when OVC slate arrives (3/18/24)At SEMO athletics, it seems like a tradition to struggle against non-conference opponents and enter the Ohio Valley Conference slate feeling confident in the team's chances of turning the season around and making a run towards the championship. The softball team went 9-12 against non-conference opponents before dominating the OVC on their way to the regular season title. ...
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SEMO Baseball drops series opener to WKU (3/16/24)Southeast Missouri State (7-12) opened the weekend series against Western Kentucky with an 8-3 loss to the Hilltoppers (13-6) on Friday, March 15, at Capaha Field. The Redhawks have now lost four straight games and six of its last seven games. Prior to the slump, SEMO won five straight games, including on the road against Missouri, to even its record to 6-6...
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SEMO Baseball vs. Western Kentucky (3/16/24)Southeast Missouri State defeated Western Kentucky 8-7 on Saturday, Marck 16 at Capaha Field.
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Redhawks bring the boomsticks to Marshall (3/8/24)West Virginia, mountain momma. Take SEMO home, country road. The Southeast Missouri State baseball team travels to Marshall for a weekend series at 5 p.m., Friday, 2 p.m., Saturday, and noon Sunday, March 8-10. It will be the first-ever matchup between the Redhawks (6-8) and Thundering Herd (4-8), a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Redhawks will have the honor of being the third visiting team to play on the newly built Jack Cook Field in Huntington, West Virginia...
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SEMO baseball falls to MTSU in midweek clash (3/5/24)Tuesday’s midweek contest between the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders and the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks felt eerily similar to Sunday’s game for Redhawks fans. Like in Sunday’s 10-9 loss to Toledo, one bad inning burned the Redhawks in an 8-2 loss to the Blue Raiders...
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SEMO’s Palmer powering through start of senior season (3/4/24)Southeast Missouri State shortstop Ben Palmer has been on quite the offensive start three weeks into the 2024 season. The senior has not only reached base safely in every game this season but also tied his career high in home runs when he hit his fifth bomb during Saturday’s doubleheader in which SEMO swept by a combined score of 25-3...
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Cannon’s bat propels Redhawks to successful week (3/4/24)After a rocky beginning to the 2024 season, SEMO baseball got back on track last week with a 4-1 showing. Perhaps the highlight of the week came during the Redhawks’ 8-3 road win at the University of Missouri. With the Redhawks rallying in the fifth, Bryce Cannon launched a grand slam to right field that stunned the Tiger faithful...
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SEMO Baseball drops series finale to Toledo (3/3/24)If you like offense, then hopefully you were at Capaha Field on Sunday afternoon. After the Redhawks won the first three games of the series, a Sunday slugfest that saw 19 runs and 27 hits swung in favor of the Toledo Rockets as they downed the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 10-9...
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Baseball: SEMO vs Toledo (3/3/24)
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Redhawks soar past Rockets on Cameron’s walk-off homer (3/2/24)Southeast Missouri State outfielder Josh Cameron started Friday’s game against Toledo by robbing a potential home run and ended it with a homer of his own. On the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the ninth inning, the SEMO senior slammed a walk-off blast to lift the Redhawks over the Rockets 6-5 on March 1, at Capaha Field...
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Southeast baseball blows by Missouri, backed by Cannon blast and sharp offense (2/29/24)Entering Taylor Stadium four games below even on the season, expectations seemed to be tempered for Southeast’s Tuesday matchup at Missouri – until they weren’t. With the Tigers supposedly running a scheduled “bullpen day,” the Redhawks took stark advantage and jumped out to an early lead...
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SEMO Baseball reloads through JUCO transfers (2/27/24)Southeast Missouri State outfielder Michael Mugan hit his fourth home run of the season to lead the Redhawks to a series-salvaging 10-3 win over St. Thomas on Sunday, Feb. 25, at Capaha Field. "Kind of a frustrating weekend for us on a lot of parts," Mugan said. "We were struggling to let the ball get to us coming off that weekend at Dallas Baptist. We were out in front all weekend and we made some adjustments as a team where we weren't gonna get beat deep and just kind of let it come to me."...
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SEMO Baseball vs. St. Thomas (2/26/24)Southeast Missouri Baseball (2-6) picked up its second win of the season on Sunday afternoon with a 10-3 victory over St. Thomas (4-4) in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
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New pitch calling system changing the game for Redhawks baseball (2/23/24)Technology has continued to make its way into the game of baseball. It is now making its way to the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks baseball program as a donation of the Gameday Signals electronic pitch-calling system has changed things for the Redhawks...
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COLUMN: For ‘gritty’ Redhawks, first win felt like a long time coming (2/22/24)It was no coincidence that the first home game of the 2024 baseball season at Southeast Missouri State University was a mid-60 degree day. The sun was out with no sign of winter weather to be seen or felt, and just enough wind for the Redhawks to take advantage of, as they rallied in the sixth inning to beat Murray State 8-7 on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Capaha Field...
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Longball leads Redhawks to win over Murray State (2/21/24)The ball was flying out of Capaha Field on Wednesday afternoon when the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks squared off with the Murray State Racers. A four-home run inning in the bottom of the sixth led the Redhawks to an 8-7 win over the Racers. The Racers started the scoring in the top of the second as Carson Garner blasted a solo...
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Baseball: SEMO vs Murray State (2/21/24)A four-home run inning in the bottom of the sixth led the Redhawks to an 8-7 win over the Racers on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Capaha Field.
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Southeast baseball shows promise in season-opening sweep loss at Dallas Baptist (2/18/24)There are few times in which a team can look the part while losing, but Southeast Missouri State baseball may have accomplished that feat over the weekend. Traveling to Dallas to face off against the Dallas Baptist Patriots, one of the country’s top mid-major teams, the Redhawks took a trio of tight losses in which they competed every time...
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COLUMN: Media advice from Cardinal to Redhawks (1/17/24)After spending a year in Cape Girardeau, the one thing that has pleasantly surprised me about this place is how many athletes currently competing at Southeast Missouri State who have aspirations for a career in journalism. Chandler Davis plays on the SEMO women’s basketball team and recently covered the football team as a reporter for the student newspaper, the Southeast Arrow. ...
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Jackson native elected to SEMO Hall of Fame (12/14/23)Jackson native among 2023 SEMO Hall of Fame class Southeast Missouri State announced its 2023 Hall of Fame Class on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Among the six-member class is Jackson native Blake Smith, who currently runs the Cape Girardeau based athletic training center, Prep Athletics...
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SEMO FCA fundraiser is sure to be 'a great catch' for a lot of people (12/14/23)Have you ever wanted to learn how to camp and fish with an “elite tent camper,” who also serves as the head football coach at Southeast Missouri State (Tom Matukewicz)?
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How Noah Niznik went from Redhawk to Banana (12/8/23)What was made official on Thursday, Dec. 7, began taking place in July, a month for Southeast Missouri State alum Noah Niznik where one path to the dream closed and another opened. After the Redhawks were knocked out of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament this past May, the focus for Niznik was set on getting selected in the MLB Draft, which took place during the All-Star Break in the middle of July...
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Jackson alum Cameron Marchi highlight new SEMO baseball signees (11/29/23)Jackson High School alum Cameron Marchi highlights a class of eight signees joining the Southeast Missouri State baseball team for the 2024-25 season, announced by head Coach Andy Sawyers on Monday, Nov. 27. Marchi spent last season at St. Charles Community College, where he threw 30.2 innings with 38 strikeouts, 17 walks, and a 1.50 WHIP...
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Architect of Catfish, SEMO baseball success reels in another honor (7/30/23)At any given Cape Catfish game, you can find the architect of success for the franchise standing atop the hill glancing over a baseball diamond that he has carried in his heart since he was a boy.
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Catfish open long homestand with arms that love Capaha (7/21/23)The Cape Catfish begin a stretch of games on Friday in which the team will play four consecutive contests at Capaha Field, and seven of the next eight at home. There are a multitude of good things about this scheduling quirk, none more significant than the Catfish pitchers have proven to be dominant this season, but particularly so at home.
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Former SEMO arm throwing well of late for 'Fish (7/18/23)The dog days of summer are here for the Cape Catfish, as the team will play seven games over the next week, starting with a rare 2:05 p.m. game on Wednesday at Capaha Field against O’Fallon (21-20 overall, 6-8 second-half). With so many games crammed into the final weeks of the season (compounded by makeup games), the squad is going to need as much quality pitching as possible down the stretch.
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SEMO alum lands coaching job at Jacksonville State (6/25/23)Jacksonville State announced on Saturday the hiring of former Missouri and Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Steve Bieser. Bieser is the program’s third head baseball coach since 1970 and the first to lead the Gamecocks into a new era as Conference USA members. Jacksonville State previously played in the Ohio Valley Conference when Bieser coached the Redhawks...
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Young SEMO thrower finding consistency, thriving with Catfish (6/23/23)The Cape Catfish have annihilated the remainder of the Prospect League this summer offensively.
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SEMO fans, enjoy this moment, because few colleges ever reach this point (6/12/23)There rarely is a shortage of negativity in the daily news cycles, and intercollegiate athletics is never immune to such.
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Redhawks season ends with early OVC exit (5/25/23)The SEMO baseball season came to an end on Wednesday after a 7-6 loss to Eastern Illinois in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament at Mountain Dew Park in Marion, IL. This was the eleventh straight loss for the defending OVC Champion Redhawks who have not won a game since April 30...
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SEMO seniors see season end on sour note, turn focus on OVC Tournament (5/22/23)Southeast Missouri State senior Noah Niznik watched from the dugout the twilight of his playing days at Capaha Field on Saturday as the Redhawks fall to a sweeping defeat, 4-2, at the hands of Eastern Illinois. After five years on the turf mound in his home away from home, the St. ...
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SEMO baseball loses ninth straight (5/20/23)The losing skid the Redhawks have been on continued on Friday as they were defeated 7-2 by the Eastern Illinois Panthers at Capaha Field. This is the ninth loss in a row for SEMO who has not won a game since April 30 against Lindenwood. Southeast was held scoreless until the seventh inning when the two runs were scored to bring the game to within one. SEMO head coach Andy Sawyers said the team is in a rut right now and they are not playing their best baseball...
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Redhawks Roundup: SEMO baseball falls to EIU 10-2 (5/19/23)Southeast Missouri State (26-27, 14-8 OVC) entered its final series of the season needing to sweep Eastern Illinois (31-18, 11-11 OVC) in order to at least win a share of the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship. The Redhawks missed their chance on Thursday when the Panthers knocked in 15 hits to win 10-2 at Capaha Field. The Redhawks have now lost eight games in a row...
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Redhawk athletics roundup, May 7: Tennis season ends in NCAA Tournament (5/8/23)Southeast Missouri State baseball (26-23) traveled to Manhattan, Kan. to take on the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big XII Conference. While the Redhawks showed some grit in the first two games of the series, losing 2-1 on Friday night and 12-5 on Saturday, the series ended in a sweep as the Wildcats took a seven-inning, 10-0 victory on Sunday afternoon...
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SEMO Baseball and Softball hit the road one last time (5/4/23)The SEMO baseball and softball seasons are coming down to the end with baseball having three series left and softball having just three games left. Both teams currently sit atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings and hope to hang on to that spot as the OVC Tournaments approach...
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COLUMN: Like momentum, SEMO bats run cold against Murray State (5/3/23)With a rare win over their long-standing rivals (Southern Illinois) and a dominating sweep over their newly minted in-state rivals (Lindenwood), the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks built up plenty of momentum over the past week. Unfortunately for SEMO, momentum can dissipate at any moment, and in this case, a 5-0 shutout loss to Murray State on Tuesday at Capaha Field...
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SEMO baseball plays Lindenwood for the first time (4/30/23)Southeast Missouri State dominated Lindenwood 10-2 behind a complete game from pitcher Noah Niznik on Friday, April 28, at Capaha Field.
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SEMO, Lindenwood finally meet on the diamond (4/28/23)After months of anticipation, Southeast Missouri State and Lindenwood will finally meet on the diamond on Friday, April 28, at 6 p.m. at Capaha Field. The weekend series is not only the first time these two teams meet as in-state Ohio Valley Conference rivals, but Friday also marks the first-ever game between these two schools. Lindenwood enters this series as a first-timer in Division I, while SEMO is the two-time defending OVC Tournament champion...
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Redhawks sack Salukis in rare midweek win (4/26/23)Two trends were colliding at Capaha Field. Southeast Missouri State has not defeated Southern Illinois since 2019. The Redhawks have also struggled during mid-week games throughout the season. The Redhawks put both trends to bed by beating their rivals 6-2 on Tuesday, snapping a six-game losing streak to the Salukis...
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Redhawk Roundup, Apr. 23: Tennis wins second consecutive conference tournament (4/24/23)Southeast Missouri State tennis (17-2) is heading back to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Ohio Valley Conference tournament for the second consecutive year, defeating second-seeded SIU-Edwardsville in a 4-2 victory in Paducah, Ken. With the win, the Redhawks tied their program record for most wins in a season at 17. ...
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Missourian Redhawk athletics roundup, Apr. 16: Baseball sweeps Tennessee Tech in weekend home series (4/17/23)Southeast Missouri State (21-17) used a dominant three-game sweep against Tennessee Tech (10-24) to improve to 10-2 in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Redhawks won 10-1 on Friday and 5-4 on Saturday to secure the series before taking an 8-6 win at Capaha Field on Sunday afternoon to sweep the visiting Golden Eagles...
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Missourian Redhawk athletics roundup, Apr. 9: Baseball dominates Southern Indiana in series-deciding duel (4/10/23)The Redhawks took the rubber match of a three-game series against Ohio Valley Conference newcomer Southern Indiana by a 14-2 margin on Saturday afternoon. After opening the series with a 13-4 win on Thursday and then dropping the second game, 9-6, on Friday, the Redhawks kept their record north of .500 with a rout win against the Screaming Eagles (9-22)...
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Brockmeyer playing key role in success of many former Redhawks (4/7/23)Much of the focus on Tuesday, April 4 was on Busch Stadium in St. Louis, where former Southeast Missouri State Redhawk was making his MLB debut with the Atlanta Braves. Dodd earned his first big league win, allowing 1 run over five innings while also picking up 3 strikeouts...
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Redhawk OF Cameron finds success in first year of eligibility (4/7/23)They say patience is a virtue. Southeast Missouri State junior outfielder Josh Cameron learned that the hard way while sitting out last season after transferring from Butler County Community College. But the patience and discipline he learned while sitting out are now translating to success on the diamond...
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Former Redhawk Dodd dazzles in MLB debut (4/5/23)ST. LOUIS — Every player’s career is a story in the grand old book of baseball, with tales stretching from the 19th century to the 21st. On Tuesday, Southeast Missouri State alum Dylan Dodd added his chapter to that book. He toed the rubber on a Major League mound 98 miles from his college town and 179 miles from his hometown of Bismarck, Illinois...
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SEMO Weekend Roundup, Apr. 2: Redhawks climb above .500 with Trojans sweep (4/2/23)The Redhawks made it seven consecutive Ohio Valley Conference victories on Sunday after taking a 10-0 victory in five innings against Tennessee Tech. After 11-0 and 9-1 wins on Saturday, Southeast Missouri State put an exclamation point on the weekend series with a five-run fifth inning to claim a mercy-rule win...
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SEMO alum Dylan Dodd completes underdog journey to Braves rotation (3/28/23)As Spring Training comes to a close, this is the time of the year when dreams are about to be made for players who entered camp with long shots but high hopes. Spring Training is the greatest preseason in sports. One of the main reasons why is this is the sport where an unknown can earn his way into the big leagues with a productive month...
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SEMO alum Dylan Dodd makes Braves rotation (3/27/23)NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — The Atlanta Braves will open the season with two rookie left-handers in their rotation while giving right-hander Kyle Wright more time to prepare for his first start. Wright was told Sunday he would start the season on the 15-day injured list. He was the only 20-game winner in the majors last season but had a slow start this spring after getting a cortisone shot in January to address a shoulder issue...
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Missourian Redhawk athletics roundup, Mar. 26: Walk-off grand slam secures softball sweep (3/27/23)The Southeast Missouri State Redhawk teams had a busy Sunday, with diamond sports combining for three wins while the track and field team had a few standouts in its final day at Mississippi State's Bulldog Relays. Redhawk track and field roundup The Southeast Missouri State track and field team competed in the Bulldog Relays this past weekend, with three athletes taking gold medals on Saturday at Mississippi State...
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Kennett alum leads No. 5 Arkansas past SEMO (3/21/23)The sixth inning was the difference in the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks’ 12-2 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks on Tuesday in Fayetteville. While SEMO lost 12-2 due to the mercy rule, Redhawks coach Andy Sawyers was proud of the way his team looked against the Razorbacks, the #5 team in the country...
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Redhawk alums Dodd and Dirden soar in spring training (3/21/23)Joey Lucchesi was the last Southeast Missouri State baseball player to play in the big leagues. His last season was in 2016, a year in which the Redhawks won the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship, just before Andy Sawyers began his coaching tenure in SEMO...
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Chance Resetich’s walk-off in 14th secures series sweep for SEMO (3/20/23)Southeast Missouri State third baseman Chance Resetich has as many hits as games started (19) this season. On a long Sunday afternoon, he made his 19th hit count by driving in the winning run to complete the series sweep against Western Illinois at Capaha Field...
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Doyle leads Redhawks over Western Illinois (3/18/23)A big day from Gunnar Doyle led the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks to a 10-3 win over the Western Illinois Leathernecks on Friday at Capaha Park. With the Redhawks leading 1-0 in the bottom of the 6th Doyle came through with a 2-run single to extend the lead to 3-0...
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Redhawks baseball swept by Bears (3/16/23)Southeast Missouri State dropped the second of a two-game, home-and-home midweek series with Missouri State 7-3 on Wednesday at Capaha Field. Junior infielder Lincoln Andrews got the Redhawks going in the first with a single to right field, bringing in Chance Resetich for his 16th RBI of the season. Head coach Andy Sawyers said Andrews has been steady this season and is pleased with how he plays...
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SEMO senior Noah Niznik pitching like an ace again (3/11/23)Southeast Missouri State senior pitcher Noah Niznik lived up to the role of ace and threw seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts, leading the Redhawks to an 8-0 win over Butler on Friday at Capaha Field. “I'm really just staying focused out there,” Niznik said. ...
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SEMO’s Ty Stauss relishing responsibility in first season behind the plate (3/9/23)After two seasons of playing behind Andrew Keck and Wade Stauss, Redhawks junior Ty Stauss now finds himself with the starting catcher job for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks baseball team. Stauss said he’s enjoying the responsibility that comes with having the catcher job...
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Where Lincoln Andrews' bat goes, SEMO goes (3/7/23)An interesting stat has emerged after the first three weeks of the young college baseball season. When first baseman Lincoln Andrews drives in a run, the Redhawks win. The junior drove in a total of four runs during the Redhawks' series win over Milwaukee at Capaha Field, their first of the season...
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Carlos Aranda hits grand slam in Redhawks' home opening loss (3/2/23)Carlos Aranda made an impressive Capaha debut on Wednesday by hitting his first career grand slam in his first home game as a Redhawk. “I thank God for the opportunity to be a Redhawk and have fun with the boys,” Aranda said. The senior designated hitter was the lone bright spot in an otherwise disastrous 14-8 home-opening loss to Evansville. Aranda’s slam put the Redhawks within two runs, making it a 7-5 contest in the bottom of the third inning...
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College baseball roundup, Feb. 19: Redhawks open 2023 campaign with pair of road losses (2/20/23)While Southeast Missouri State (1-2) opened up its season with an 11-3 victory at Central Arkansas (2-1) on Friday afternoon, the Redhawks slipped over the weekend to inevitably drop the series with following 3-0 and 13-4 losses. Lincoln Andrews finished with four hits over three games. He now sits as the team’s leader in batting average with a .333 average, while Josh Cameron and Brett Garber both notched three hits across the series...
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SIU, former Redhawk Lance Rhodes come to terms on contract extension (8/18/22)Southern Illinois University announced on Wednesday the university and baseball coach Lance Rhodes have come to terms on a five-year contract extension. Rhodes — a Sikeston native who played collegiately at Southeast Missouri State — had his contract extended through 2027 and will receive a base pay of $170,000 per year...
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'Tomorrow's stars' is the truth with Catfish, Prospect League (7/22/22)The above slogan isn’t just an appealing marketing slogan put out there by the Prospect League, there is a whole lot of validity behind it.
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Former Redhawk, Catfish player 'stays the course' and gets picked by the Braves (7/19/22)There was an early indication that Andrew Keck may evolve into a nice baseball player at Southeast Missouri State. After all, he did go 1-for-4 with a run scored and a couple of RBI in his collegiate debut back in 2019. However, his journey to today wasn’t paved entirely.
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Hunter Ralls catches 'break' in solid outing for Catfish (7/1/22)Cape Catfish pitcher Hunter Ralls has been looking for a “break,” as in his breaking ball being more effective against Prospect League hitters, and he just may have found it.
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SEMO IF brings versatility to Catfish, which is 'incredibly valuable' (6/16/22)In the doubleheader split with Quincy on Tuesday at Capaha Field, Cape Catfish player Danny Sperling contributed four hits, two runs scored, as well as a pair of RBIs. However, his contribution defensively may have been just as important. The Southeast Missouri State senior-to-be opened has played five games for the Catfish, opening at second base, but on Tuesday, moved over to fill in at first base.
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SEMO's Ty Stauss wastes no time in playing well for Catfish (6/12/22)Baseball is a team game, so Cape Catfish player Ty Stauss isn’t going to blame two recent losses to Burlington on any one player specifically. However, the truth is, Stauss has made a quick and significant impact for the Catfish since making his debut with the team on Friday.
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Redhawk BB coach has thrived in tough career position (6/7/22)It is a pretty simple formula that Southeast Missouri State Athletic Director Brady Barke has for finding Redhawk head coaches.
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Historic SEMO baseball season ends in NCAA loss to Ducks (6/6/22)Southeast Missouri State fell 18-6 to Oregon in the NCAA Regional in Louisville on Saturday, which ended the Redhawks' tremendous 2022 season.
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Redhawks start strong, but fall to 'Ville in NCAA opener (6/3/22)Southeast Missouri State put a touch of worry into No. 12-ranked Louisville on Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Baseball Regional in Louisville. However, in the end, the Cardinal pitching was too much to overcome, and the hosts won 7-2.
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Former Kelly standouts seek 'to make mark' with Catfish (6/3/22)A memo to high school baseball players throughout Missouri: particularly in Southeast Missouri, you are being watched. And not just for your services to be utilized by the next level years from now, but sooner than you realize. The Cape Catfish open their third season of play at Capaha Field on Friday, as they host Springfield at 6:35 p.m., and they’ll have many familiar faces on the field.
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The greatness of SEMO's Andrew Keck is sometimes obvious, but not always (6/2/22)Of his 15 at-bats during the recent Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, Southeast Missouri State junior catcher Andrew Keck only had four hits, for a .267 average.
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Redhawks taking business approach to NCAAs on Friday (5/31/22)A year ago, the members of the Southeast Missouri State baseball program viewed competing in the NCAA Regional as “an experience.” This year, many of those same players are taking a different approach to compete against the best in college baseball.
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SEMO overcomes adversity again and again (and again) en route to OVC title, NCAA bid (5/29/22)The list of obstacles that were placed in front of the Southeast Missouri State baseball squad over the past three days during the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament was a looooong one.
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SEMO baseball endures its way to OVC title game (5/28/22)There is certainly not going to be anything easy for the Southeast Missouri State baseball club to achieve today, as it battles Ohio Valley Conference regular-season champion, Belmont, for the OVC Tournament championship (12 p.m., ESPN+).
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SEMO BB in OVC Tourney (5/28/22)Southeast Missouri State advanced to the Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament championship game on Friday with a 5-2 win over Tennessee Tech at Wild Health Field in Lexingon, Ky. The Redhawks opened the tournament with a loss to the Golden Eagles, followed by wins over SIU Edwardsville and Friday's win over Tennessee Tech.
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Redhawks hope to regain top form in OVC postseason (5/26/22)The fact remains, that as great as the 2021 baseball season was for Southeast Missouri State, and it was great, the 2022 team won more games overall than last year’s squad.
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SEMO heads to OVC Tournament as No. 2 seed (5/24/22)Southeast Missouri State stumbled into the upcoming Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament in Lexington, Ky. with a pair of losses in its three-game road series at Eastern Illinois over the weekend.
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'Confident' Brett Graber keeping Redhawks' OVC title hopes alive (5/20/22)If the Southeast Missouri State baseball team clinches its second straight Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship this week, it will need a superb performance by both SIU Edwardsville in its three-game series against Belmont, and the same from junior outfielder Brett Graber.
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Redhawks conclude historic home season with bittersweet series (5/17/22)The three-game series that Southeast Missouri State baseball just concluded against Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin was bittersweet.
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SEMO BB suffers long night vs. grounded Skyhawks (5/14/22)Andy Sawyers has been on a baseball diamond since he was barely taller than a Louisville Slugger bat, so he knows enough that a team is only as good as its pitching.
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Local kid throwing well (of late) for red-hot SEMO (5/13/22)This spring has proven to be a mixed bag for Southeast Missouri State junior pitcher Hunter Ralls.
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Redhawk star gets mad (again), then glad, in thrilling W (5/12/22)Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Andy Sawyers has been in the coaching business longer than Redhawk left fielder Jevon Mason has been alive. So, Sawyers knows that changing a player’s hitting mechanics is doable but altering someone’s personality isn’t.
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SEMO BB vs. Missouri State (5/11/22)Southeast Missouri State beat Missouri State 8-7 on Tuesday at Capaha Field.
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SEMO reliever 'has grown into a really old, good, veteran guy' (5/9/22)The fact that Southeast Missouri State senior pitcher Austin Williams got roughed up in Sunday’s 15-3 loss at Oklahoma State can be dismissed as an anomaly.
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Redhawks facing brutal BB schedule on purpose (5/4/22)The non-conference hits (literally and figuratively) keep coming at the Southeast Missouri State baseball squad, and the Redhawks aren’t shying away from any team this spring.
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Versatile SEMO pitcher finding some rhythm (of late) (5/2/22)As yet another memorable baseball season unfolds this spring for Southeast Missouri State, the Redhawks’ power-stroking offense will get a lot of adulation tossed its way, and with very good reason.
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Salukis squeak by Redhawks once again (4/28/22)After beating Southeast Missouri State 3-2 in a recent college baseball game at Capaha Field, Southern Illinois got past the Redhawks once again by a single run, as the Salukis topped SEMO 7-6 in 11 innings in Carbondale on Tuesday.
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Former SEMO QB keeps family legacy of success going with Hall induction (4/26/22)There is a heavy weight carried on your shoulders when your last name is Brune and you compete athletically at Southeast Missouri State.
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Young arms keeping SEMO baseball in thick of OVC race (4/25/22)Southeast Missouri State freshmen pitchers Alex Esker and Ethan Osborne are learning that college baseball can be a series of peaks (hopefully a lot of them) and valleys (it happens to every athlete), particularly of late.
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SEMO baseball grabs dominating W over Ole Miss (4/20/22)Southeast Missouri State senior Tyler Wilber narrowly missed hitting for the cycle when he went 4-for-6 with three runs scored, a double, a home run, and three RBI to lead the Redhawks to a 13-3 thumping of SEC member Ole Miss (21-15) on Tuesday in Oxford, Miss.
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SEMO Briefs, April 17: Redhawks falling in OVC standings (4/17/22)The Southeast Missouri State baseball squad are now two games out of first place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings after dropping two of three games over the weekend at Tennessee Tech. On Saturday, Redhawk junior Andrew Keck went 2-for-4 with a home run, double, one run scored and two RBI, but SEMO (24-10, 8-4 OVC) fell 7-4...