Updates from the Ohio Valley Conference softball tournament

The No. 7 Southeast Missouri State softball team was defeated 21-0 by No. 2 Jacksonville State in its first-round game of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament on Wednesday afternoon.

It was the Redhawks' first postseason appearance since 2011.

Southeast will face No. 6 Eastern Illinois at 10 a.m. Thursday at Cougar Field on the campus of regular-season champion SIU Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois, for an elimination game.

A tournament preview can be found here.

Southeast Missourian beat reporter Erin Unerstall will provide updates on Twitter @semoballErin throughout the Redhawks' tournament games.

Updated tournament schedule

Game 1 - No. 3 Murray State 8, No. 6 Eastern Illinois 4

Game 2 - No. 2 Jacksonville State 21 No. 7 Southeast Missouri 0

Game 3 - No. 4 Tennessee Tech 11, No. 5 Eastern Kentucky 3

Game 4 - No. 1 SIU Edwardsville 8, No. 8 Morehead State 3

Thursday, May 7

Game 5 - No. 6 Eastern Illinois vs. No. 7 Southeast, 10 a.m.

Game 6 - No. 3 Murray State vs. No. 2 Jacksonville State, 12:30 p.m.

Game 7 - No. 4 Tennessee Tech vs. No. 1 SIU Edwardsville, 3 p.m.

Game 8 - No. 5 Eastern Kentucky vs. No. 8 Morehead State, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, May 8

Game 9 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 10 a.m.

Game 10 - Game 8 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 12:30 p.m.

Game 11 - Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 3 p.m.

Game 12 - Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 9

Game 13 - Game 12 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 10 a.m.

Game 14 - Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 12:30 p.m.

(If necessary Game 15 follows 30 minutes after Game 14)