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SEMO’s season ends in Fayetteville (5/19/24)The SEMO softball team’s season ended on Saturday in a 4-1 loss to the Villanova Wildcats in an elimination game in the NCAA Regional in Fayetteville, AR. The seven-time Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Champion Redhawks made the NCAA Regional for the third time...
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SEMO softball headed to NCAA Regional (5/13/24)For the first time since 2019, the SEMO softball team is the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champions after beating Eastern Illinois 4-2 on Saturday at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, IL. The Redhawks were the #2 seed in the OVC Tournament and defeated #3 Tennessee State and #1 Eastern Illinois twice on their way to SEMO’s seventh OVC Title. ...
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SEMO softball sweeps final home series (4/27/24)Explosive offense and lights-out pitching led the SEMO Redhawks to a three-game sweep of Western Illinois this weekend at the Southeast Softball Complex. In game one, the Redhawks defeated the Leathernecks 6-0 behind a complete game shutout from Paytience Holman...
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SEMO’s Rickermann getting it done on offense and defense (4/21/24)SEMO softball’s senior infielder Abigail Rickermann currently leads the Redhawks from the plate with a .379 batting average through April 21. Rickermann has totaled 33 hits to go with seven RBIs while drawing nine walks and is a perfect 8-8 on base stealing attempts...
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SEMO’s Holman leads team on and off the diamond (4/7/24)SEMO softball’s fifth-year senior pitcher Paytience Holman currently leads the Redhawks with a 2.96 ERA as of April 5. Holman has seen plenty of success during her time in Cape Girardeau including the 2021 and 2023 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championships...
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Southeast softball knocks off Missouri, spawns new life after rough start (4/3/24)After a brutal start to Ohio Valley Conference play and a dismal record to begin the season, it felt like just about everybody had written off SEMO softball at Missouri on Wednesday. Everybody, except for Paytience Holman. The senior pitcher threw a scoreless seven innings in Columbia, Missouri, to ensure Southeast (13-20, 7-5 OVC) knocked off the No. 11 Missouri Tigers (29-8, 4-5 SEC) in a thrilling 1-0 victory on the road...
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SEMO softball drops road series to Southern Indiana (3/30/24)Following a successful weekend at home last weekend against Tennessee State, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks hit the road to do battle with the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. Ultimately, it was the Screaming Eagles taking the three-game set after the two clubs split the doubleheader on Friday...
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SEMO softball picks up series win over TSU (3/24/24)Entering Sunday, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks had split the first two games of the series against the Tennessee State Tigers. The Redhawks claimed the series win by way of a 4-3 win over Tennessee State on Sunday. “After yesterday we talked about bouncing back today,” Redhawks coach Mark Redburn said. “We came out today and put some runs up early.”...
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SEMO softball splits midweek doubleheader (3/12/24)The SEMO softball team split a doubleheader with Bradley University on Tuesday at the Southeast Softball Complex. The Redhawks won the first game by a score of 6-2 and lost the second 5-1. Sydney Dennis led the Redhawks in the first game going 2-3 with what proved to be the winning RBI double to left field. In game two, Brooklyn Saysoff brought in the lone run for SEMO on an RBI single to left center...
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SEMO softball drops weekend series to EIU (3/10/24)The SEMO softball went 1-2 over the weekend in the first Ohio Valley Conference series of the season with Eastern Illinois. The Redhawks split a doubleheader with the Panthers on Saturday, losing 7-4 in a 12-inning marathon of a game and winning 9-4 in the following game. On Sunday, SEMO dropped a defensive battle 2-1...
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SEMO softball returns home after daunting stretch (3/6/24)The old saying, don’t judge a book by its cover is entirely true when looking at Southeast Missouri State’s start to the 2024 softball season. While the Redhawks have started 4-14, they have faced teams like Ohio State, Maryland, Syracuse, Auburn and Arkansas...
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Southeast softball receiving early honors, poised for thrilling 2024 season (2/2/24)Just a week removed from the start of the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season, Southeast Missouri State softball got some big preseason love earlier this week. The Redhawks were selected via a poll of Ohio Valley Conference officials to finish as the top team in the conference’s regular season for the fourth time in five years...
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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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Longtime SEMO, Cape Catfish coach/administrator calls it a day - for now (11/15/23)For 40 years, Cindy Gannon has played a massive role within the sports landscape of Cape Girardeau. However, after doing some soul searching, the longtime coach and administrator, initially with Southeast Missouri State, and most recently the Cape Catfish, is stepping aside to “get to know me again.”