Southeast Baseball

Redhawks open baseball season Feb. 22 (01/17/08)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball team will open its season in Pine Bluff, Ark., on Feb. 22 when it takes on Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the first of a four-game series. The Redhawks' home opener is Feb. 29, when they welcome in Northern Colorado for a four-game set at Capaha Field...

Redhawks will wage Steak & Beans World Series over coming weeks (10/09/07)
The start of the Southeast Missouri State baseball season is more than four months away, but fans will be able to get an early look at the Redhawks seven times over the next several weeks. Southeast begins its annual Steak & Beans World Series at 3 p.m. Thursday at Capaha Field. The seven-game intrasquad series is part of the Redhawks' fall workouts...

Shah signs pro deal (10/05/07)
Former Southeast Missouri State baseball player Asif Shah has signed a professional contract with the Southern Illinois Miners. Shah will join the Miners, an independent team located in Marion, Ill., for the 2008 season. Shah was first-team all-Ohio Valley Conference as a utility player last season. He batted .312 with a team-high 50 RBIs, while going 7-3 to lead the pitching staff in wins...

Redhawks ready to build on past success (08/30/07)
It's easy to understand why the Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team is so excited about the season. The Redhawks captured the program's first Ohio Valley Conference tournament title and NCAA tournament berth last year. Most of the key members from that squad return, including players who scored 37 of the 39 goals. Also back is one of the OVC's premier goalkeepers...

Vincent Anderson emerges as threat at receiver (08/12/07)
Vincent Anderson made a couple outstanding catches during Southeast Missouri State's scrimmage Saturday afternoon at Houck Stadium. Those nice grabs helped solidify Anderson atop the depth chart at wide receiver, a position where the Redhawks saw plenty of turnover. Southeast lost its top four wide receivers from last year's team, and Anderson has stepped in nicely to help fill the void...

Defending OVC tourney champs selected for third place in poll (08/09/07)
Southeast Missouri State, which won the Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament last year and represented the league in the NCAA tournament, was tabbed for third place in the poll of OVC coaches and sports information directors. The poll was released Wednesday by the OVC...

Three Rivers salutes baseball player Bradford (07/27/07)
The winner of the Rawlings Silver Slugger Award for NJCAA Division I is a SEMO recruit.

Sikeston Bulls' Poole signs with SEMO (07/15/07)
Derek James ~ Standard Democrat SIKESTON -- Ryan Poole, a third baseman and pitcher for the Sikeston Bulls, has signed a letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Southeast Missouri State University. In doing so, Poole becomes the first Sikeston Bulls player to sign with a college who wasn't already enrolled prior to his stint with the Bulls...

Southeast adds juco catcher (06/13/07)
Southeast Missouri State's baseball team added an accomplished junior college hitter to its roster for next season with the signing of Three Rivers Community College standout Kieran Bradford. Bradford, a native of Brisbane, Australia, earned second-team all-American honors after hitting .447 with 18 doubles, four home runs and 52 RBIs. The sophomore catcher helped lead Three Rivers to a 28-19 record...

Southeast recorded 32 wins but struggled in OVC tournament (05/31/07)
The season ended a bit earlier than he would have liked, but all in all, Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Mark Hogan was pleased with the Redhawks' 2007 campaign. After posting their worst record during Hogan's 13-year tenure at Southeast last season, the Redhawks bounced back with their most wins since 2002 and highest Ohio Valley Conference regular-season finish since 2003...

Redhawks' season fizzles with 5-1 loss (05/26/07)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- An Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament that started with much promise for Southeast Missouri State ended with a thud. The third-seeded Redhawks, who won their first-round game, were bounced from the six-team, double-elimination event with Friday's 5-1 loss to Samford...

Gamecocks slam Redhawks (05/25/07)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Jacksonville State has had the most success of any team in the Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament since the Gamecocks joined the league in 2004. Southeast Missouri State could not alter that trend Thursday afternoon, and as a result the Redhawks find themselves facing a serious uphill climb in their quest for their first OVC tournament title since 2002...

Southeast rallies for six in the fourth to grab opener (05/24/07)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri State had never beaten Murray State in the Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament, losing all three meetings by identical scores of 4-3. One big inning by the Redhawks on Wednesday night helped take care of that jinx...

Klocke collects honor of OVC's rookie of year (05/23/07)
Southeast Missouri State catcher Jim Klocke would be having a strong season even if he were an upperclassman. The fact Klocke is a freshman makes what he is doing this year even more impressive. Klocke's banner campaign was recognized Tuesday as he was named the Ohio Valley Conference rookie of the year based on voting by the league's head baseball coaches and sports information directors...

Redhawks' Shah contributes with arm, bat (05/21/07)
If you took only Asif Shah's offensive statistics, he would be having an impressive season. The same holds true if you just considered his pitching stats. But throw all those numbers together and the Southeast Missouri State senior is putting together a campaign that no doubt has him on the short lift for Ohio Valley Conference player of the year candidates...

Redhawks lose finale, finish third in OVC race (05/20/07)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State needed to win and have Jacksonville State lose in order to earn a bye for the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Neither happened Saturday as the OVC's regular season came to a close, meaning the Redhawks will enter the six-team league tournament as the No. 3 seed and be forced to play in the opening round...

Redhawks split pair, still third in OVC (05/19/07)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State bounced back from a tough first-game loss to split Friday's doubleheader at Tennessee Tech. But entering today's 1 p.m. series and regular-season finale, the Redhawks still find themselves in third place in the Ohio Valley Conference...

Redhawks make final bid for tournament bye (05/18/07)
Southeast Missouri State and Tennessee Tech are both desperate for wins, but for different reasons. That should make for an intriguing season-ending Ohio Valley Conference series in Cookeville, Tenn. Southeast (30-20, 15-8) and Tech's Golden Eagles (24-27, 10-14) will play a 1 p.m. doubleheader today and a 1 p.m. contest Saturday...

Rain washes out game at St. Louis U. (05/16/07)
Southeast Missouri State's scheduled baseball game at St. Louis University Tuesday afternoon was canceled due to inclement weather. The contest will not be made up. The Redhawks will conclude their regular season Friday and Saturday with a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series at Tennessee Tech. There will be a 1 p.m. doubleheader Friday and a 1 p.m. contest Saturday...

Morehead State rallies for 9-8 win over Redhawks (05/14/07)
Southeast Missouri State was fortunate to win both ends of Saturday's doubleheader against Morehead State. The Redhawks' luck ran out Sunday as they narrowly missed out sweeping a series that saw all three games decided by one run. Southeast led 8-3 after six innings, but the Eagles used a six-run seventh to post a 9-8 victory and spoil the Redhawks' Senior Day...

Redhawks collect two victories in final at-bats (05/13/07)
Saturday's tight doubleheader sweep of visiting Morehead State helped Southeast Missouri State accomplish several things. Heading the list was that the Redhawks remained in the running for an Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship and also positioned themselves nicely for an important bye in the first round of the OVC tournament...

Southeast baseball rained out (05/05/07)
The Southeast Missouri State baseball doubleheader at Eastern Kentucky was rained out Saturday. The teams will try to play two seven-inning games beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday.

Dopudja adds fresh source of power to Redhawks' lineup (05/04/07)
Stacia Dopudja assures a reporter that college softball is not as easy as she makes it look. "No, it's not easy at all," Dopudja said with a laugh. Based on her smooth adjustment from high school to the Division I ranks, Dopudja would probably have a hard time convincing people that she's serious...

Redhawks eager to exact revenge on Arkansas State (05/02/07)
The last time the Southeast Missouri State baseball team saw Arkansas State, the Indians were celebrating a walk-off home run in Jonesboro, Ark. The Redhawks will get a chance at redemption today when they host the Indians at Capaha Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m...