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MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State Softball will look to slow down one of the hottest teams in the conference as it travels to face Southeast Missouri. The Eagles have a tough task ahead of them this weekend with a three-game series against a SEMO team that has won eight of its last nine games.
 
The first matchup between the two clubs is set for Friday, March 26 at 7 pm ET before a doubleheader the following day scheduled to start at 3 pm ET. All three games will be played at the Southeast Softball Complex in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
 
The Eagles, who lead the OVC with 46 stolen bases, will look to use their abilities on the basepaths to try and best their conference foes.
 
"Our focus will continue to be on our strengths as we face off against SEMO this weekend," said head coach Samantha Jones. "We are confident in our abilities and talent to compete and stay right with SEMO throughout the whole game."
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
2021 Records: Morehead State (6-14/0-11 OVC) | Southeast Missouri (11-10/8-1 OVC)
Series History: Southeast Missouri leads 61-22
Last Five Meetings: May 3, 2019 (SEMO 9, MOR 0 [5 inn.]) | May 3, 2019 (SEMO 7, MOR 0) | May 10, 2018 (MOR 4, SEMO 1) | April 21, 2018 (SEMO 4, MOR 1) | April 21, 2018 (SEMO 2, MOR 0)
 
NOTABLE
• Sophomore Kirya Kingery has reached base safely by hit, walk, or HBP in 16 straight games. Her on-base streak (when including fielding errors) is 21 games dating back to the final game of the 2020 season. She also currently holds a 10-game hitting streak.
 
• The Eagles are dangerous on the basepaths as they currently lead the OVC with 46 stolen bases on 52 attempts. MSU is also placed in the top 15 in the NCAA with 2.30 stolen bases per game.
 
• Sophomore Kirya Kingery is the catalyst for the speedy Eagles as she leads the OVC with 19 stolen bases. She is also eighth in the country with an average of 0.95 stolen bases per game.
 
• The Eagles rank in the top half of the conference in runs (4th, 91), RBI (5th, 77), and triples (T-5th, 3). They also lead the OVC with a total of 19 times hit by a pitch.
 
• After being hit for the 19th time in her career, Peyton Slater stands alone for sixth in MSU softball history in times hit by a pitch.
 
• Senior Alexis Strother is currently thirteenth in the conference with 15 RBI.
 
• Morehead State has seen excellent work behind the plate as the Eagles currently lead the OVC with eight opposing runners caught stealing.
 
• Freshman Lennon Spicer is tied for fourth in the OVC with 62.1 innings pitched on the year. She is also ranked in the top 15 in the conference in appearances (5th, 13), wins (7th, 4), and strikeouts (T-10th, 38).
 
• MSU pitchers lead the OVC with 35 batters struck out looking. Lennon Spicer leads the conference individually, representing 18 of the 35 total strikeouts.
 
• Kirya Kingery is tied for fifth in the OVC in runs, having crossed the plate 18 times on the season. She is also sixth in the conference with a .458 on-base percentage, tied for eighth with 22 hits, and eleventh with a .367 batting average.
 
• Morehead State has three Eagles in the top 10 in times HBP. Kirya Kingery leads the Eagles with five times HBP to place tied for fourth in the OVC while Peyton Slater and Peyton Rose have been hit four times apiece to be tied for fifth in the conference.