PREVIEW
SIUE (14-20, 7-5 OVC) vs. Southeast Missouri (10-20, 6-5 OVC)
Edwardsville, Ill.
Cougar Field
Friday, April 3, 12 pm DH
Saturday, April 4, 12 pm
History
All-Time Series: SIUE leads 44-31
Last Matchup: at OVC W 6-3 (5/9/25)
Record at SIUE: 20-13
Record at SEMO: 17-13
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Live Stats
• This is the 76th meeting between the Cougars and the Redhawks. SIUE has won four of the last five meetings in the series, including two wins in the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Championships in Peoria.
• The Cougars are 7-5 in Ohio Valley Conference play with series wins over Tennessee Tech and Morehead State.
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Raegan Duncan hit .455 last week in games against Missouri and UT Martin. She recorded a team-leading five runs batted in during those four contests.
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Avery Arwood posted a career-best 12 strikeouts in SIUE's eight-inning win over UT Martin. Arwood leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 54.
• SIUE has recorded double-digit hits in a game four times, including its last outing in game three of the series at UT Martin. The most hits in a game this season for SIUE has been 11 against Southern.
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Kaylin Fahy is the team leader in runs batted in with 15. Duncan moved up to second in RBIs with 13.
• Fahy,
Ashley Duran, and
Jesslyn Stairs are tied for the team lead in home runs with two apiece.
• SIUE Head Coach
Ben Sorden is in his fourth season and holds an 95-103 overall record with a 48-38 mark in OVC play. Sorden and the Cougars recorded 32 wins last season, the most by the program since 2017.
