May 11, 2001

Southeast Missouri State Indians (33-16; 14-4 OVC)

vs.

Eastern Illinois Panthers (32-17; 16-0 C-USA)

May 12-13, 2001 * 1 p.m.

Charleston, Ill. * Moiner Field

About the Indians: It was fun while it lasted. That's what Southeast Missouri Baseball can say about their nation's eighth-best winning streak that came to an end at the hands of the Memphis Tigers. The Tigers swept their doubleheader this afternoon over the Indians, winning the first game 2-1 before finishing things off with a 13-3 romp in the second contest.

After a tremendous pitching duel between Matt Krabbe and Greg Lunski, it was Justin Thomas's solo bomb in the bottom of the seventh that pushed Memphis past SEMO in the first game of a twin-bill, 2-1.

1B Shane Allen singled in the Indians first run in the second, giving SEMO the 1-0 edge.

Memphis equalized during the bottom half of the inning with a home run, a solo shot to rightfield which knotted the game at one after two.

Krabbe shut down the Indians on five straight pitches in the top of the seventh which set the stage for Thomas's heroics in the bottom half of the inning.

In the nightcap, it marked just the sixth time this season that Southeast allowed its opponents to score 10-plus runs.

C Jeff Bourbon singled in a run during the first with a blooper to shallow center, putting the Indians ahead early, 1-0.

But one of the nation's biggest double threats, Daniel Uggla, notched a two-bagger to drive in the Tiger's first run of game. Just one batter later, an RBI-single gave the Tigers an early 2-1 lead.

In the bottom half of the second, Memphis pushed three more runs across and took a 5-1 lead after the Indians committed two errors in the inning. The score remained the same until the bottom of the fourth when Memphis scored seven runs on five hits to assume a 12-1 lead with four RBI resulting from Uggla's two-run double which was immediately followed by a two-run single from Smith. The Tigers then produced another run with Smith's homer while the Indians rallied for two more late in the game but the U of M held on for the sweep.

SEMO actually outhit the U of M 11-9 but they just couldn't bring them around, stranding a total of 11 baserunners.

Southeast's Top-5 Notes: OVC Kudos: For the second-straight week, Southeast can claim the OVC Pitcher of the Week. Senior Tommy Thomas tossed seven innings for his fifth win of the season in his final game at Capaha Field. He allowed just five hits and struck out nine.

Rank That: If the season ended today, Todd Pennington's 4.4 hits per nine innings would rank him eighth on the NCAA's season leader's list.

The Greatest Hitter That Ever Lived: Clemente Bonilla continues to bat toward greatness and leads the conference with his .400 batting average for the tenth week in a row. He opened the season with the best average and has yet to relinquish the honor. He entered the week with a .407 average, 40th-best in the nation.

Strikeout Kings Of The World: With the help of 13 Ks on Sunday, the 2001 Indians broke the team strikeout record. Through Saturday, Southeast now has 414 this season. They eclisped the mark of 395, which was set just last year.

And One More For Good Measure: Although the NCAA does not release weekly RPI's until the end of the season, one recognized organization does give weekly rankings. Southeast's stock has risen to its best ranking of the season at 73 of 282. The Indians have played seven other teams in the Top-100. Eastern Illinois is the only other OVC team in the Top-100.

One Last Note, Statistically Speaking -- Southeast Stat Leaders as of 5.12.01:

Batting Average Bonilla (.400)

Hits Borowiak (63)

Doubles Bonilla (18)

Triples Hatton (3)

Homers: Four players with (6)

Runs Scored Bonilla (47)

RBI Bourbon (48)

Stolen Bases Stuckey (8)

ERA Pennington (0.86)

Strikeouts Pennington (109)

Other Notes Receiving Votes:

And We Must Not Forget the Seniored Citizens: Five Indians played their final series at Capaha last weekend, RHP Tommy Thomas, C Jeff Bourbon, INF Kenny Gaebler, 1B Shane Allen and LHP Jeffrey Hilz.

All Good Things Must Come To An End: Southeast's eight-game hitting streak came to an end with a 2-1 loss at Memphis on Tuesday. The eight-consecutive wins was eighth best in the country.

Reaching 30: With a victory at Austin Peay, Southeast assured itself of its fourth 30-win season in seven years.

Best In The Nation: To help close out Pennington's finest week to date, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association named him their Pitcher of the Week for April 24th. This is the first time an Indian has won a national weekly award.

Run Over: Pennington's 29-consecutive scoreless innings was snapped with a run against Tennessee Tech this past Saturday.

April 7th: That EKU game was the last time Penny allowed an extra-base hit. All hits charged against his his last five starts have been singles.

Grand Day : Indian skipper Mark Hogan coached his 1,000th career baseball contest in game two against Austin Peay.

Highly Offensive: The Indians are 12-0 when they score 10-plus runs.

Kerry'd To The Majors: Former Southeast Missouri Indian Kerry Robinson `95 was called up from Triple-A Memphis to join the St. Louis Cardinals roster. The spot for the 27-year-old Robinson was available after Mark McGwire was placed on the DL. In eight at-bats, Robinson has three hits, including a double, one run scored and three walks.

Six and Gone: When holding a lead after six innings, the Indians are 28-1.

Coach Hogan Turns 200: Not literally of course, but in game one vs. Memphis, Hogan picked up his 200th victory as a Southeast coach.

Walking Away With It: With a walk in the first inning against Missouri, Clemente Bonilla became Southeast's all-time walks leader. He currently stands with 144 passes.

More Walk: Bonilla's walk count this season, 52, is currently second on Southeast's season leader boards. His walk totals have ranked on the Indians all-time season's list each of his three seasons -- 53 in 1999 (1st) and 39 in 2000 (3rd).

I Don't Know Is On Third, But We Want Beatty at the Plate: With a runner on third and two outs, DH Brad Beatty is 12-for-16 (.750).

Where's The Love?: Although it looks like reliever Jeffrey Hilz should be listed among the nations strikeouts per nine inning and ERA leaders, he does not have enough qualifying innings. To be listed, a pitcher must has as many innings pitched as games the team has played. This week he stands just three innings short. He currently has 11.9 Ks per nine innings.

Multi-Tasked: Jeff Bourbon leads the team with 13-multi RBI games.

The Natural: In his final at bat this weekend at Capaha, Bourbon smashed a homer over the left-center fence.

Killer B's: Bonilla and Borowiak have a team-leading 17-multi hit games.

Special K: Pennington's 109 strikeouts currently rank him second on the program's season strikeout list.

We Perform Under Pressure: Southeast bats .647 as a team with runners on third and two outs.

Two-Bagger: Clemente Bonilla has jumped onto the all-time doubles list at Southeast. He now has 38 career two-baggers, which places him in sixth place.

Movin' On Up: Senior catcher Jeff Bourbon continues to climb up the Southeast all-time statistics boards. The following is a list of his standings:

Games: 208 2nd * Needs 9 more games to take first from Jeremy Johnson (218).

At Bats: 737 2nd

Hits: 211 3rd * Needs 5 more to take over No. 2 from Kyle Yount.

Doubles: 60 2nd * Needs 6 more to take over No. 1 spot from Johnson (65).

RBI: 154 3rd * Needs 14 more to take over No. 2 from Steve Williams.

Homers: 34 6th

Runs: 149 2nd

Putouts: 1254 1st

Southern Comfort: Bourbon's first four RBIs this season were off two-out hits.

Pour Another: Twenty-six of Bourbon's 48 RBI have come with two outs.

No Match For the Southpaw: Bourbon is 13-for-32 (.406) this season against lefties.

Taking One For the Team: Vern Hatton has taken a team-high 13 hit-by-pitches this season. He needs just two more to break the season record.

Hatton the Conquering Hero: Against William Woods, Hatton tied a school record with five hits in a game.

Streaking No More: Denver Stuckey's 16-game hitting streak was snapped in game three against EKU.

Snapped!: Zach Borowiak`s 18-game hitting streak was broken in game one against Lipscomb. He wasted no time starting a new one as he stroked a single in the first inning of game two.

Iron Man Rusts: Borowiak missed his first game in an Indian uniform due to strep throat in the second game vs. SLU. After banging out two hits vs. the Billikens on Tuesday, Borowiak was diagnosed with the throat ailment early Wednesday. He returned to the lineup at Murray.

Senior Michael Mitchell Leaves: Catcher and DH Michael Mitchell has left the Southeast Missouri State baseball team. Mitchell started one game this season, while going 0-for-2 from the plate. Mitchell opted to the leave the team for personal reasons. Senior catcher Jeff Bourbon will now be backed by freshman Brad Beatty and rightfielder Tristen McDonald.

Pitching Prowess: With blankings against ASU, Harris Stowe and Central Oklahoma, Southeast pitching recorded 27-consecutive innings without allowing a run.

Next Up: The Indians will travel to Paducah, Ky. for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, Tuesday, May 15-Saturday, May 19 at Brooks Stadium. Southeast will enter the tournament at the No. 2 seed.

OVC Leaders

Team Batting

1. Eastern Illinois .317

3. Southeast Missouri .304

Team Pitching

1. Southeast Missouri 3.49

Team Fielding

1. Eastern Illinois .966

2. Southeast Missouri .964

Batting

1. Clemente Bonilla .407

9. Brad Beatty .354

19. Zach Borowiak .332

Doubles

3. Clemente Bonilla 18/.40 pg.

7. Zach Borowiak 16/.35 pg.

10. Jeff Bourbon 15/.32 pg.

Triples

t4. Vern Hatton 3/.06 pg.

RBIs

3. Jeff Bourbon 47/1.00 pg.

Runs

3. Bonilla 47/1.04 pg.

5. Denver Stuckey 43/1.00 pg.

Pitching

1. Todd Pennington 0.86

8. Tommy Thomas 4.17

13. Brad Purcell 4.80

Wins

1. Todd Pennington 11-1

8. Jeffrey Hilz 5-1

Saves

t5. Jeffrey Hilz 2

Strikeouts

1. Pennington 84/109/11.5 kpg.

OVC Overall

	        W	L	Pct.	W	L	T       Pct.     
Eastern Illinois	17	0	1.000	32	17	0	.653
Southeast Missouri	14	4	.778	33	16	0	.673
Murray State	        10	8	.556	28	21	1	.570
Tennessee Tech	         9	9	.500	25	27	0	.481
Eastern Kentucky	 7	10	.412	22	27	0	.449
Austin Peay	         7	11	.389	26	27	0	.491
Morehead State	         7	14	.333	18	34	0	.346
Tennessee-Martin	 3	18	.143	7	44	0	.137 

Indians Trends

Overall	33-16

Conference	14-4

At Home	19-5

On the Road	13-10

Neutral Sites	1-1

In February	6-4

In March	12-5

In April	12-5

In May	3-2

On Sunday	9-3

On Monday	0-0

On Tuesday	5-5

On Wednesday	5-1

On Thursday	2-1

On Friday	4-1

On Saturday	9-5

In games starting before 5 p.m.	27-13

In games starting after 5 p.m.	6-2

When playing in doubleheaders	15-7

When Indians score 5-plus runs	27-5

When Indians score 10-plus runs	12-0

When Indians score under 5 runs	6-11

When opponents score 5-plus runs	10-7

When opponents score 10-plus runs	2-6

In 7 inning games	12-6

In 9 inning games	15-10

In extra inning games	3-0

When they score first	25-6

When scoring in the first inning	15-4

When leading after 6 innings	28-1

When trailing after 6 innings 	5-7

When out-hitting their opponents	 29-3

When committing fewer errors than opponent	15-4

When hitting at least one home run	24-4

When turning at least on double play	25-8

When they steal at least one base	21-8

Whey they strikeout less than opponent	29-8

When they draw at least four walks	17-7

When leaving more than five runners on base	28-14