SIUE (15-30, 6-16 Ohio Valley)
vs. Southeast Missouri (24-19, 13-7 Ohio Valley)
Saturday - 4 p.m. single game
Sunday - Noon doubleheader
Edwardsville, Ill. (Cougar Field)
• This is the final home series for SIUE softball.
Bailley Concatto,
Kylie Lane and
Amber Storer will be honored for Senior Day before Saturday's game.
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Grace Lueke set an SIUE softball Division I-only record with her 11th home run of the season at Eastern Illinois. Lueke is tied for fifth all-time in home runs in a season with Jodie Ohlau, who hit 11 in SIUE's Division II national championship run in 2007.
• Lauren Yslava has seven home runs this season. That marks equals the most homers by a freshman since Alyssa Heren in 2016.
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Lexi King is the team's leading hitter with a .354 batting average. She also leads the team in hits (52), doubles (10), runs scored (30) and stolen bases (11).
• Lueke leads the Cougars in walks drawn (18) and is second only to King in on-base percentage (.413-.408).
• SIUE is fourth in the OVC in doubles (55) and home runs per game (0.73).
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Grace Bretveld is ranked third in the OVC in hit by pitch per game (0.26). That is 51st nationally.
• Concatto is listed among the toughest players to strike out (1 per 13.8 ABs).
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Mia Haynes needs seven more strikeouts to hit 100 for the season. She threw a no-hitter earlier this season against Louisiana-Monroe.
• Haynes leads the pitching staff in wins with six. King and
Sydney Baalman have four each.
