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#LETSSOAR 2021 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BASEBALL GUIDE 2021 CONTENTS Intro to Redhawk Baseball Ohio Valley Conference Media Information .............................................................2-3 OVC History .................................................................... 68-75 New SEMO Logos ............................................................. 4-5 2020 OVC Statistics ....................................................76-77 Capaha Field .........................................................................6-7 2021 OVC Baseball Championship .............................78 Baseball Training Facility ............................................. 8-9 Academic Excellence .........................................................10 Opponents Social Development .............................................................11 Series Results (Division I Era) ............................. 80-88 Competitive Success ......................................................... 12 Sports Medicine .................................................................... 13 Records & History Under Armour ..................................................................14-15 Honors & Awards .........................................................90-91 Redhawks in Major League Baseball ..................16-17 Single-Season Hitting Records ................................... 92 President Dr. Carlos Vargas .....................................18-19 Career Hitting Records .................................................... 93 Director of Athletics Brady Barke .......................20-21 Single-Season Pitching Records ................................94 Athletics Staff................................................................. 22-24 Career Pitching Records ................................................. 95 Annual Leaders ..........................................................96-104 Season Preview Coaching History ..............................................................105 Season Outlook .............................................................26-29 Miscellaneous Records ..................................................106 Numerical Roster.................................................................30 OVC Tournament History............................................. 107 Alphabetical Roster ............................................................ 31 All-Time Roster ........................................................... 108-111 Radio/TV Roster ........................................................... 32-33 Yearly Results ...............................................................112-121 Schedule ................................................................................... 34 Draft Picks ..............................................................................122 Credits Coaches SEMO The 2021 Southeast Missouri Head Coach Andy Sawyers ...................................36-38 Southeast Missouri State University ............124-129 Baseball Media Guide was written, Assistant Coach Matthew Kinney ............................. 39 Together, Let’s Soar .........................................................130 Baseball Staff .........................................................................40 edited and designed by Assistant Director of Athletics for Profiles Strategic Communications Jeff Returnees .........................................................................42-55 Honza. Additional assistance by Newcomers .....................................................................56-60 Eric Mueller. Photography by Marc Mahnke, Southeast Missourian/ Review SEMOBall, Richard Lynn, Charlie 2020 Final Overall Statistics ........................................ 62 Balcom, St. Louis Cardinals, San 2020 Final OVC Statistics .............................................. 63 Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. 2020 Results/Hitting Statistics .......................... 64-65 2020 Pitching Statistics ..................................................66 REDHAWK BASEBALL REDHAWK BASEBALL Redhawks Radio Network STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS All Southeast Missouri baseball games will be broadcast One University Plaza MS 0200 live on the radio at SEMO ESPN 93.5 FM (K228FX) and • 2016 CHAMPIONS • 1998 2002 TOURNAMENT OVC Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 1220 AM (KGIR), and online at GoSoutheast.com. Erik Sean Phone: (573) 651-2294 | Fax: (573) 651-2810 is in his 21st year as the “Voice of the Redhawks.” Sean is the Director of Sports Operations for Mississippi River Radio’s eight radio stations in Cape Girardeau. Radio Network Affiliates Real Rock 99.3 FM (KCGQ) ......................................................Cape Girardeau, Mo. ESPN 93.5 FM (K228FX) ............................................................Cape Girardeau, Mo. Jeff Honza Eric Mueller ESPN 1220 AM (KGIR) .................................................................Cape Girardeau, Mo. Assistant AD/Football Graduate Assistant Contact (573) 651-2937 ESPN 1470 AM (KMAL) ................................................................................Malden, Mo. (573) 651-2933 (630) 267-5145 (cell) (618) 528-1145 (cell) [email protected] [email protected]/ [email protected] Visiting Radio Line A courtesy ethernet line is available for official visiting team radio use at Capaha Field. Redhawks on the Internet Southeast Missouri’s Official Athletics website can be found at the following address: Charlie Balcom Coordinator of Digital Media GoSoutheast.com (513) 673-3220 (cell) [email protected] The website is updated daily and information on all 15 sports is available. Complete schedule, results, coaches and player bios, and The 2021 Southeast Missouri baseball media guide is a source of information for the news media covering the Redhawks. News releases, clips, video Press Box Decorum conference information can be accessed. footage, photographs and other information will also be available to accredited members of the media upon request. Any cheering or outward expression is strictly prohibited in the Capaha Field Press Box at all times. Redhawks on ESPN+ Strategic Communications Southeast Missouri follows the guidelines set forth by the NCAA // The Ohio Valley Conference and ESPN have a media rights • 2016 • 1998 2002 TOURNAMENT NCAA The Southeast Missouri Strategic Communications Office is always governing the issuance of credentials. Press credentials will be issued Gameday Parking agreement, which includes a minimum of 600 conference events on willing to assist the media with their coverage of Redhawk Baseball. All to accredited sports writers of daily and weekly newspapers. Photo There is no media parking at Capaha Field. Parking is available on a ESPN+, the multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming media and credential requests should be made to Assistant Director of credentials will be issued to accredited members of the photo media first-come, first-serve basis. Please be aware that foul balls are often hit service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer & Athletics Jeff Honza. Should you need any information, feel free to call working for newspapers and television stations. into parking lots and the risk of vehicles being damaged. International segment and ESPN. Select Southeast Missouri baseball any time, day or night. Honza can be reached at (573) 651-2933 (work) All credential requests should come from sports editors, directors or games air live on ESPN+. ESPN+ offers fans thousands of additional or (618) 528-1145 (mobile). anchors. Spouses, dates and minors will not be permitted in the Capaha Live Stats live events, on-demand content and original programming not available Field Press Box. Any unauthorized use of credentials will result in StatBroadcast Live is the official live statistics platform of Southeast on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks. ESPN+ is an integrated part of In-Season Interview Policy revocation of credentials issued by Southeast Missouri State University Missouri Baseball. Live stats can be accessed at Statb.us/l/SEMO. OVC CHAMPIONS • 2002 • 2014 2015 2016 CHAMPIONS • 2002 OVC the completely redesigned ESPN App. Already the leading sports app, All of Southeast Missouri’s baseball student-athletes and coaches will and credential requests will not be honored for future SEMO athletic the new ESPN App is the premier all-in-one digital sports platform for be available to the media throughout the 2021 season. Interviews should events. Wireless Internet fans across mobile and TV-connected devices. ESPN+ is also available be arranged through the Southeast Missouri Strategic Communications Wireless internet is available at Capaha Field. A member of the through ESPN.com. Office. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Interviews with players and Postgame Interviews Strategic Communications staff will provide login information. coaches will mostly be conducted virtually (via Zoom/Face Time) or The Southeast Missouri Strategic Communications staff will make by phone during the season. Please let the Strategic Communications student-athletes available to the media at the conclusion of each game. Official Statistics SOCIAL MEDIA Office know at least 24 hours in advance so interview arrangements can Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, postgame interviews will be conducted Southeast Missouri uses “The Automated Scorebook” for baseball be made. by phone. Coach Sawyers’ first postgame responsibility after meeting computerized statistics. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no printed with the team is his live radio show.