Baseball

Junior outfielder Brett Graber has been an offensive force for the Redhawks all season long. He has helped SEMO power its way to the top of the Ohio Valley Conference with a league high 30 wins on the year.

Sophomore infielder Lincoln Andrews had a standout series on April 22-23, against Morehead State. He came up big all series and helped fuel the Redhawks to a series sweep at Capaha Park.

The Redhawks baseball team is currently sitting at 30-12 after going 2-1 in a three-game series at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Pitcher Blake Cisneros has been a contributing factor in a majority of these competitions thus far, pitching 17.1 innings and facing 78 batters.

The Redhawks baseball team beat Belmont University in their first of three games against the Bruins.

The Redhawks baseball team dropped their eleventh game on the year in heartbreaking fashion on the road to the Southern Illinois Salukis on Tuesday evening.

Tonight at 6 p.m. the Redhawks Baseball team takes on the Salukis from Southern Illinois University on the road in Carbondale at Itchy Jones Stadium. This is a rematch with the cross river rivals after the game on April 12 in which the Redhawks were defeated 3-2. The Redhawks are coming into the game with a four game win streak, including a win over Southeastern Conference member the University of Mississippi.

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks baseball team swept the Morehead State Eagles with comeback victories 8-7, 16-9 and 9-8 on April 23.

Southeast Missouri has partnered with Mid-America Transplant to host a Donate Life Baseball game on Friday, April 22.

The Redhawks baseball team fell short against the SIU Salukis in a one-game series on April 12 at Capaha Field.

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks baseball team swept the Murray State Racers in a weekend series on April 10.

The Redhawks beat Murray State 11-2 in their series opener.

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves by the score of 8-5 Tuesday, April 5 at Capaha Park.

SEMO Baseball has a three game home series starting this Friday, April 8 at 6 p.m. vs Murray State University. Southeast leads the all time series against Murray State holding a record of 41 wins to 27 losses. The Redhawks are currently 4-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference standings while the Racers are sitting at 1-5 in the OVC. Southeast is undefeated at Capaha Field this season with a record of 13-0, so the team is looking to keep that win streak going.

The Redhawks dropped their first road game of Ohio Valley Conference play on Friday night 4-3. SEMO jumped out in front early when Jevon Mason scored the game's first run in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly from Tyler Wilber.

SEMO Baseball played against SLU at the Billiken Sports Center March 29. The team won 4-1 over SLU. Anthony Klein closed out the winin the 9th inning.

Jevon Mason has been one of the best players in the Ohio Valley Conference to start the 2022 baseball season. The junior outfielder has a batting average of .338 with six home runs and holds a .469 on-base percentage.

The Redhawks baseball team swept the Valparaiso Beacons in a three-game series on Mar. 13 at Capaha Field.

In a post to Twitter, SEMO Redhawks announced that the March 11 series opener against Valparaiso had been postponed. Impending snow and high winds were cited as the leading causes for the postponement.

The Redhawks baseball team continues their historic start to the season as they rally behind 8 home runs to sweep the Bradley Braves in a 3 game series.

SEMO junior baseball players Andrew Keck and Noah Niznik have been key contributors to the team’s successful start to the 2022 season.

The Redhawks baseball team proved the projections right as they took two of three games from #22 DBU in the Opening series, finishing first in the OVC baseball rankings.

Baseball season is fast approaching, and the reigning OVC champs will attempt to make a statement when they face #22 Dallas Baptist Feb. 18 in Dallas. The Redhawks went 30-22 last season and are the preseason favorites to win the Ohio Valley Conference.

Infielder Tyler Wilber has high expectations entering his senior year with SEMO baseball, as he was named the Ohio Valley Conference preseason player of the year.

As the defending Ohio Valley Conference champions SEMO Baseball was picked to finish first in the OVC preseason rankings. The team has to replace 2021 OVC pitcher of the year Dylan Dodd, they will look to do that with returning starting pitchers, juniors Noah Niznik and Bryce Grossius. At the plate the Redhawks return senior shortstop Tyler Wilber who finished fourth in the OVC in batting average last season at .378, Wilber was picked as the 2022 Preseason OVC Player of the Year. Southeast’s 2022 campaign gets underway this weekend with a three game road series against Dallas Baptist University starting on Friday at 6:30 pm.

Shortstop Tyler Wilber earned the Preseason OVC Player of the Year. Wilber’s batting average is .378, 49 RBI, 109 total bases a .542 slugging percentage and 76 hits. He ended the 2021 regular-season with a OVC-best .400 batting average.

Former Redhawks pitcher Todd Pennington left his mark in the record books at Southeast in 2001, when he posted a 1.33 earned run average (ERA), 12 wins, three shutouts and 121 strikeouts, all good enough for second in the single-season record books. Twenty years later, Pennington continues to leave a mark on the Southeast community by influencing younger baseball and softball players.

“We got a great pitcher, what’s his name?” Here at Southeast, Senior left-handed pitcher Dylan Dodd is the answer to this question posed by country music group Alabama. Currently, Dodd holds a 4-1 record when he is on the mound leading the Redhawks to a 19-15 record and second in the Ohio Valley Conference.

On Friday, April 16, SEMO took game one of their series against Tennessee Tech 7-3, backed by another good start from senior pitcher Dylan Dodd. Dodd went six and two-thirds innings, giving up two runs on five hits and striking out eight batters. With the win Dodd pushed his record on the year to 4-1.

Redshirt sophomore catcher Wade Stauss is the hottest-hitting baseball player on a talented SEMO baseball team. Stauss leads his team in home runs having six long balls through 22 games played this season. He also has 17 runs batted in to complement his home runs.

Experience is something that can never be taken away, and graduate student second baseman Connor Basler has a lot of experience when it comes to baseball.

Redhawks baseball couldn’t muster much in 21-4 loss to Salukis.

In a weekend slugfest, Southeast managed to come away with a two out of three against the Austin Peay Governors in a series that saw 43 runs combined.

Redhawks baseball used stellar pitching to take a series win against Austin Peay

Redhawk baseball’s sophomore catcher Andrew Keck is influenced by “going about every day like it could be your last.”

On Oct. 24, the Redhawks baseball team held a scrimmage between their players to practice for the upcoming season.

Baseball is a sport known, as the saying goes, to be 90 percent mental and the other half physical. Senior shortstop Tyler Wilber is a perfect illustration of this.

Redshirt senior outfielder Justin Dirden has been the driving force of Southeast baseball’s offense to start the 2020 campaign.

Redhawks baseball wrapped up their first home series of the season at Capaha Field as their record now stands at 2-6 after losing the series 3-1 to Northern Illinois University.

With baseball season starting in less than a month, the Redhawks look to start off the season with a win against the University of Louisiana-Monroe on Feb. 14. Last season, Southeast finished with a record of 23-32 overall and 10-20 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

With two losses against Jacksonville State this past weekend, the Southeast baseball team has yet to pick up a series win in Ohio Valley Conference play. Each game against JSU was decided by a single run, with Southeast picking up its lone victory Saturday, a 9-8 win...

The Redhawks took a blow in conference play this past weekend, losing their series to Austin Peay two games to one. Southeast fell 4-2 and 10-2 to the Governors and picked up a lone 7-4 victory. Southeast took the lead and kept it in the eighth inning as senior third baseman Alex Nielsen and freshman catcher Andrew Keck once again drove in runs to finish off the game with a 7-4 Redhawks victory...

The Redhawks opened Ohio Valley Conference play on March 8 with a three-game series against the University of Tennessee Martin. The series started off well for Southeast, as they won the first game 4-1, but their offense seemed to disappear. After the rain postponed the second game to Sunday, the Redhawks failed to log a run all day as they dropped both games of the doubleheader to UTM...

Southeast baseball team dropped its first series of the season this past weekend as Western Illinois University won the series two games to one. The Redhawks won the middle game of the series, 14-2 on Saturday, but dropped the opener 14-2 on Friday and the rubber game 5-2 on Sunday in 11 innings...

The Southeast baseball team turned up the offense in a 13-0 rout of Harris-Stowe State to extend its undefeated start to four games on Tuesday, Feb. 19. The win was the result of inconsistent pitching from the Hornets and some strong offense by the Redhawks, who had three home runs, including a grand slam by sophomore designated-hitter Hunter Southerland in the eighth inning...

It was cold outside, but nothing could cool off the red-hot Redhawks as Southeast opened the season with a three-game sweep of Western Michigan at Capaha Field. Despite a mix of ice and snow hitting the area Friday, postponing the season opener, the teams managed to complete all three games in brisk conditions over the next two days. ...

After a second-place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference last season, Southeast baseball is looking to capitalize on its returning experience in their 2019 campaign. With 1,220 at-bats returning from 2018 compared to the 622 that returned last season from 2017, the amount of experience and chemistry is beyond what the team has had in years...

Southeast gymnastics kept it close, but lost their first home meet of the season at Houck Field House 193.225-189.800 to the San Jose State University Spartans on Friday, Jan. 18. This was a major improvement for the Redhawks from their previous meet, as they were only able to manage 180.925 points at Iowa. The 189.800 was a season high for Southeast...

Southeast baseball coach Andy Sawyers announced Monday, Sept. 24, that Matthew Passauer and Matthew Kinney would be joining the coaching staff. Passauer was hired as both the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for the Redhawks, whereas Kinney will be taking on the role of director of player development...

The Southeast baseball team lost a big bat for the 2018 season with the graduate transfer of Trevor Ezell to the University of Arkansas. Ezell ended the 2018 season third in the Ohio Valley Conference with a .377 batting average and tied for fifth with 87 hits. He also hit six home runs and collected 50 RBIs, while leading the team with 52 runs scored and and on base percentage of .442...

Southeast Senior infielder Tristen Gagan is approaching graduation, bringing his college baseball career to an end. The Redhawks still have 15 games remaining in the regular-season schedule, including Tennessee Tech this weekend, before the Ohio Valley Conference tournament begins May 22. We were able to catch up with Gagan and reflect on some of his season highlights including OVC Player of the Week...

Less than two years after concluding a memorable career at Southeast, Joey Lucchesi made his Major League Baseball debut March 30 with the San Diego Padres. Lucchesi, selected in the fourth round of the 2016 MLB Draft, debuted against the Milwaukee Brewers, and has started three more times since, recording two wins...

Southeast senior pitcher Carlos Vega secured his team-leading fifth win of the season on Sunday, April 8, against Eastern Illinois University. Vega pitched seven scoreless innings, struck 7 batters out, and only allowed two walks and two hits. Vega is 5-3 on the season. He stated the season as a closer but has transitioned to a starter, a move he said coach Andy Sawyers did not anticipate going into the season...

The Southeast Department of Athletics and Mid-America Transplant announced a partnership to bring awareness about organ, eye and tissue donation on Feb. 16. The deal, which runs through 2020, and was made to not only raise awareness about donating, but to also honor those donor recipients and families. April is also designated as the Donate Life month...

Southeast junior infielder Trevor Ezell has started off the 2018 baseball season in great form, leading the way for the Redhawks with a .455 batting average, the 16th best average in the nation, despite missing almost all of last season with a back injury...

The Southeast baseball team fell to the Salukis of Southern Illinois- Carbondale on Tuesday, March 6, dropping its record to 3-10 on the season.It's been a slow start for the Redhawks, who have 22 new players, including 18 junior-college transfers. Pitching has been among the struggles...

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits earned their first two wins of the season against Southeast to take the three-game series at Capaha Field. After falling to the Redhawks 12-8 in the series opener Friday, March 2, they came back with 7-4 and 6-5 victories Saturday and Sunday, respectively...

For the 2018 spring season Southeast’s baseball team has brought in 18 junior college transfers. Now, with 22 new players overall, they hope to bring home another Ohio Valley Conference Championship. So far, the new players have been called on in a 2-6 start, which included Southeast’s first two wins of the season in a weekend split of a four game series with Bowling Green at Capaha Field...

Change is an issue for every collegiate team heading into a new season. Some players graduate, others transfer and typically a player or two is dealing with an injury and won’t be ready for the start of the season. Despite a returning coaching staff, Southeast’s baseball team might see even more change than it did a year ago, when coach Andy Sawyers took over the team...

The Ohio Valley Conference recognized freshman guard Tesia Thompson as the OVC Freshman of the Week for the second time on Jan. 16. Her other recognition was just two weeks earlier. The Memphis, Tennessee, native earned her first recognition after scoring 23 points in a 71-66 win at home against Tennessee State on Dec. ...

The Southeast baseball and soccer programs are looking to make a difference within the community, this time with the students at Franklin Elementary. The Southeast baseball program just recently started helping out the students at Franklin, where the soccer program started in the spring. Baseball head coach Andy Sawyers said he wanted to do community service projects that actually have an effect on someone...

Former Southeast Missouri State University baseball outfielder, Dan Holst, and catcher, Brian Lees, have signed a contract with the Gateway Grizzlies. Both Holst and Lees were eligible for the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, but after not being drafted or signed as free agents, they decided to keep their baseball dreams alive by signing with the Grizzlies...

Southeast Missouri State’s baseball team aims to repeat as champions of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, starting on Wednesday morning when they take on Jacksonville State. Earlier this season, senior starting pitcher Justin Murphy had his best outing of the season against the Gamecocks, throwing a complete-game shutout...

The Southeast Missouri State baseball team swept the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars this weekend, giving the Redhawks a 12-0 record in the Ohio Valley Conference. Friday night opened the weekend series against SIUE at Capaha Field. The Redhawks gave senior starting pitcher, Joey Lucchesi the ball to start off a strong weekend...

The Southeast Missouri State baseball team finished its Red & Black Fall Series on Oct. 29 when the Black squad won game seven and the series 4-3 on a walk-off double by junior outfielder Dan Holst in the bottom of the ninth with two outs. The series was competitive throughout as both the Red and Black teams each won three games before the decisive game seven...

Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Steve Bieser had one year left on his contract after winning back-to-back regular season Ohio Valley Conference Championships. After more than a month of conversations with interim athletic director Brady Barke, Bieser signed a new four-year contract worth approximately $90,000 a year on Sept. 28...

When the Southeast Missouri State baseball team's junior shortstop Branden Boggetto finished his sophomore season, his offensive production left much to be desired. In the 40 games in which he played last season, he hit .232 with three home runs and 18 RBIs...

The first half of the Southeast Missouri State baseball season has featured an explosive offense, a six-game winning streak and a return to the top of the Ohio Valley Conference standings. Southeast is currently 19-12 overall and 11-4 in the OVC, which places them first in the conference...

The snow has wreaked havoc on Southeast Missouri State University in more ways than one. It shut down classes on campus for two days and has caused changes in the Southeast baseball schedule. "We are stuck indoors because of the weather," coach Steve Bieser said. "We have been locked inside the last week or so using batting cages and gym floors. It's really hard to get in real baseball activity in weather like this."...

The Southeast Missouri State University baseball team is entering this year with a "target" on its back as the reigning regular-season Ohio Valley Conference champions. The Redhawks were 23-7 in conference play last season and 37-20 overall under third-year coach Steve Bieser, who was named OVC Coach of the Year...

It has been 12 years since the Southeast Missouri State University baseball team (31-16) has won the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship, but with its conference record of 21-6 it is in first place and on pace to win it.

Scott City native Skylar Cobb made his first start of his career on the mound for the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks. They shutout the Arkansas State Red Wolves 7-0 at Capaha Field on Tuesday, April 1.

To some, the arrival of spring is determined by the warm weather, the leaves beginning to grow on the trees or the ability to cruise down the road with the windows rolled down and the music turned up. To others, there is only one thing that determines that spring has officially arrived and that is the beginning of baseball season.

The Southeast Missouri State University baseball team has started its 2014 regular season with a record of 6-2 under second-year coach Steve Bieser. The Redhawks won their first game of the season, which was the beginning of the three game series in Tulsa, Okla., against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles...

The Southeast Missouri State University baseball team's annual Red and Black Series ended Oct. 30 with the black team earning the win and the steak. "It started when coach [Mark] Hogan was here, and it's kind of carried over. We liked the concept, and we just wanted to continue it," coach Steve Bieser said...

Southeast Missouri State University's football team struggled on offense against Ohio Valley Conference foe Eastern Kentucky on Saturday as they fell to the Colonels 31 -- 7. Saturday's homecoming game was one that the Redhawks would like to forget rather quickly. At halftime the Colonels led the Redhawks 24-0 and saw no great chance at a comeback...

Christopher Lane woke up one morning and decided to go for a jog. Just about an hour and a half after leaving his girlfriend's house, he was pronounced dead due to injuries inflicted by three "bored" teenagers in a drive by shooting.

Cole Bieser and Jason Blum have been teammates in baseball since they were little kids. But while Cole Bieser is the son of interim baseball coach Steve Bieser, Blum also is the coach's first cousin.

Despite living in towns only 35 miles apart John Logan Zink did not meet his future wife Kaitlin Zink until they both attended Olney Central College, a junior college in Olney, Ill.

Southeast students know Capaha Field as the home of Southeast's baseball team. But from late May to the end of July, the field is home to American Legion baseball and the Capahas.

Now a art-time professor at Southeast Missouri State University, Barnes works full-time as a sports and entertainment agent.

The Southeast Missouri State University baseball team was defeated 17-2 by Creighton on Tuesday at Capaha Field.

The Southeast Missouri State University baseball team went 1-1 in its doubleheader against Oral Roberts on Sunday at Capaha Field.

The Southeast Missouri State University baseball team trailed by four runs after 2 1/2 innings, but after slowly chipping away, and a six-run eighth inning, the Redhawks defeated North Dakota State University 13-7 on Sunday.

Bieser was named interim coach by athletic director Mark Alnutt for the 2012-2013 school year following Mark Hogan's retirement.

Trenton Moses has been taking full advantage of his time back home before he heads back to spring training camp in Orlando, Fla. next March.

Mark Hogan had served as the baseball coach at Southeast Missouri State University for 18 seasons. Each year, no matter how narrowly, he got his team into the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Southeast won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season title once, the OVC conference tournament twice, and had the program's only two NCAA tournament appearances under the direction of Hogan. After those 18 seasons, he suddenly decided to retire...

Southeast Missouri State University baseball player Kenton Parmley's 47-game hitting streak ended on Sunday in a 3-1 win against Tennessee Tech.

The Southeast Missouri State University baseball team has a win streak after defeating SIU Carbondale Tuesday afternoon in Capaha Park.

The Austin Peay State Governors handed the Southeast Missouri State University baseball team its third loss in three days Sunday afternoon to finish off a three game series.

The Southeast Missouri State University baseball team failed to snap its 5-game losing streak after a loss to Missouri State Tuesday afternoon.

So far, the Redhawks have had good play by a handful of freshmen and transfer players but have been plagued by a pitching staff that has been unable to control their pitches and their opponents.

Succeeding in three out of 10 at-bats is considered to be good in baseball.