Games #41-43
Lindenwood (24-16, 12-6 OVC)
at Southeast Missouri State (18-21, 12-6 OVC)
Match Information:
Dates: Saturday, Apr. 20 / Sunday, Apr. 21
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Venue: Southeast Softball Complex
Start Times: 3:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. CT (Sat.) / 12:00 p.m. CT (Sun.)
All-Time Series: 0-3
Last Meeting: L, 4-6
Live Stats (Game 1): Link
Live Stats (Game 2): Link
Live Stats (Game 3): Link
Watch (Game 1): Link
Watch (Game 2): Link
Watch (Game 3): Link

On-Tap
Lindenwood softball travels to Cape Giradeau, Mo. this weekend to take on Southeast Missouri State in a battle atop the Ohio Valley Conference. Both teams are tied for the second best record in the OVC at 12-6.

The Lions are in the midst of a 10-game win streak which is tied for the seventh longest in the nation (active streaks). Lindenwood has swept their last three OVC series along with defeating Saint Louis on the road.

Last Weekend Recap
Continuing their current win streak, the Lions swept Western Illinois last weekend in Macomb, Ill. It was an offensive explosion for the Lions as they scored a total of 26 runs through three games.

Amanda Weyh got the win in game one giving her 59 career wins which is the most in program history (NCAA era).  She threw 5.1 innings allowing one run on three hits while striking out six. Avery Wapp picked up her third save after throwing the final 2.1 innings.

Wapp was named the OVC Pitcher of the Week going 2-0 with a save. She tossed 10.1 innings over three games allowing just one run on eight hits while striking out seven. Against WIU, she held opponents to a .216 batting average.

Ashley Gerber also took home an OVC weekly award picking up Co-Player of the Week. She led the Lions with a .667 batting average going 6-9 at the plate with a team-high five runs batted in.

Irelynn West also had a productive weekend going 5-10 at the plate with five RBI and one double while scoring a team high five runs. Chloe Honchar also captured six hits which was tied for the lead with Gerber.

OVC Preseason Poll
Southeast Missouri State was selected to win the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference softball crown as voted on by the league's head coaches and communications directors last week. Lindenwood was picked to finish in seventh.

Eastern Illinois earned six first-place votes as they were selected to finish in second followed by UT Martin and Southern Indiana. The Lions finished last season with a 16-32 overall record including a 8-15 conference record. Lindenwood made the OVC Tournament during their first Division I season, losing a heart-breaker to Tennessee State in 10 innings.

Statistical Leaders
Batting Average: Ashley Gerber (.341)
Hits: Mya Bethany (34)
RBI: Irelynn West (18)
ERA: Amanda Weyh (1.86)
Strikeouts: Amanda Weyh (131)

Scouting Southeast Missouri
Southeast Missouri State is led by Mark Redburn who is in his 10th season at the helm. The Redhawks have won 30 or more games in four of the last six season while winning the OVC regular season title in 2019,2021 and 2023.

Aubrie Shore has led the Redhawks all season hitting .342 with a team-high 40 hits and 14 doubles. She also leads the team in RBI with 25. Paige Halliwill and Marissa Peek also have some pop on the bat with five home runs each.

Paytience Holman leads the team on the mound with a 2.75 ERA in 24 appearances, 19 of those being starts. She has a record of 10-8 this year with 61 strikeouts. Homan has tossed five complete games while throwing 102.0 innings thus far.

Head Coach Erin Brown
Erin Brown is entering her third season as the head coach of the Lindenwood softball team in 2024. In 2023, the Lions went 16-32, including an 8-15 mark against OVC competition. Lindenwood finished with a winning record at home (12-10) and swept eventual conference champion Eastern Illinois late in the year at Lou Brock Sports Complex.

Under Brown's guidance, the Lindenwood softball team capped a historic 2022 season in the NCAA Midwest Regional and a 35-13 overall record. The Lions' trip to the regional tournament marked the first in program history, as the team claimed the No. 4 seed. Lindenwood earned a notable win over No. 2 UIndy in late April, the highest-ranked victory in program history.

Prior to Lindenwood, Brown was the head coach at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., where she accumulated a 348-302 record in 13 seasons at the helm of the program. Over her final seven seasons with the Bulldogs, Brown amassed 233 wins and a .643 winning percentage. Brown led TSU to five NCAA Regional Appearances, and coached three All-Americans, 12 first-team All-Conference selections, 10 second-team All-Conference honorees, and four conference major award winners in 13 campaigns. The Bulldogs made the GLVC Tournament in every season under Brown.

Up Next
Lindenwood will come back to Lou Brock Sports Complex one final time this season on Saturday, April 27th and 28th when they take on the Skyhawks of UT Martin for Senior Day. For more information go to lindenwoodlions.com.