Ohio Valley Conference

MARTIN, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Martin softball team split an Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader with SIUE Saturday afternoon at Bettye Giles Field in Martin. The Cougars edged the Skyhawks in eight innings in game one, 5-3, but UT Martin bounced back in game two with an 8-0, five-inning win.

In game one, SIUE was first on the board in the first when Reagan Duncan doubled to left center to score two runs and give her team the early lead. However, in the bottom of the inning, Avary Makarewicz scored Kyla Harley from first base on a triple to cut the deficit in half at 2-1.

In the top of the fifth, the Cougars tacked on another run when Duncan singled down the right field line to score the runner from second. In the bottom of the sixth, with the bases loaded, Kennedy Brown hit the ball to the shortstop, who threw at home for the play at the plate, but Carly Ward was called safe to make it 3-2. Later in the inning, Harley scored on a sacrifice fly from Jordyn Hustey to tie the game it three.

Neither team scored in the seventh, but the Cougars drove in two runs in the eighth on an Abby Harvell double and a Harley Limberger single to make it 5-3. In the bottom of the eighth, the Skyhawks went down in order to give the Cougars the win.

Harley led the Skyhawks in the game by going 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs. Natalie Kreuziger (4-4) took the loss for UT Martin by giving up two runs on six hits with three strikeouts over four innings of work.

In game two, it was all Skyhawks with UT Martin scoring one in the second, five in the fourth and capping the game with a two-run, walk-off home run from Hustey. Ashtyn Green (7-3) threw a complete game, one-hit shutout in game two, while striking out four and walking none.

The offense in game two was spread evenly, as each of UT Martin's six hits in the game came from six different Skyhawks. Makarewicz had two runs, a triple and a walk in the contest, while Ava Scott, Gia Recrosio, Kennedy Brown and Dylan Scott all had a hit and an RBI.

TENNESSEE TECH 15, MOREHEAD STATE 10
MOREHEAD, Ky. - Recap coming soon.

EASTERN ILLINOIS 3, WETSERN ILLINOIS 2
EASTERN ILLINOIS 9, WESTERN ILLINOIS 0  (5)
CHARLESTON, Ill. - Recap coming soon.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 7, TENNESSEE STATE 2
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Madison Winkler went 2-for-3 with a run scored, double and two RBI to lead Southeast Missouri (8-20, 4-5) to a 7-2 win over Tennessee State (0-22, 0-10) Saturday at the Southeast Softball Complex.
 
As a team, SEMO had five doubles in the game, its first on its home field exactly 50 days into the 2026 season.
 
The Redhawks struck early with four runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back en route to their second-straight win.
 
With one out and the bases loaded, Addy Martinie singled to right and Winkler scored the first run of the contest. Raigan Brannon followed with a bases clearing double to put SEMO ahead, 4-0.
 
TSU cut the Redhawks lead in half after scoring once in both the second and third innings.
 
SEMO then countered with three unanswered runs to finish off its series opening victory.
 
Lily Delmain scored on a TSU error in the bottom of the fourth and Winkler knocked in two runs on a double to center in the sixth.
 
Maddie Carney (3-8) pitched her fourth complete game of the season. Carney allowed just two runs (both unearned) on five hits and recorded a season-best five strikeouts in seven innings.
 
Tianna Salcido (0-7) took the loss. Salcido exited the game after giving up four runs on three hits and walking one in only one-third of an inning.
 
SEMO outhit TSU, 10-5.
 
Brittany Affolter went 2-for-3 with a run scored as the Redhawks other multi-hit performer.

LINDENWOOD 2, SOUTHERN INDIANA 0
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The Lindenwood Softball team (14-18, 3-7 OVC) shut out Southern Indiana on Saturday afternoon behind Samantha Roulanaitis's second straight complete game. The Sophomore allowed three hits and zero earned runs in the contest with the Screaming Eagles, while striking out one to improve her pitching record to 3-0 on the season. 

Lindenwood had nine hits in the game with Anna Sanders, Sadie Sexauer, and Kylee Crowder all having two hits each to lead the Lions offensively in the series opener. Sanders had two doubles and picked up her first double of the game in the bottom of the first inning, but was unable to be brought in as the score remained tied at zero after one inning of play. Roulanaitis didn't allow a single base runner in the second, third, and fourth innings as she retired all nine Southern Indiana hitters that she faced. The Lions used the momentum generated from the circle in the bottom of the fourth as Emily Geary was hit by a pitch with two outs and Crowder drew a walk the following at bat to put baserunners at first and second base. Sexauer then delivered her first hit of the afternoon with a single up the middle to load the bases, but the Lions were unable to bring in a run as USI was able to escape the bases-loaded jam to keep Lindenwood off the scoreboard in the fourth inning. 

With Roulanaitis having a no-no through four innings, the Screaming Eagles broke up the no-hitter as Kate Satkoski and Alyssa Mumaw recorded back-to-back two-out singles, but Roulanaitis was able to limit the damage and escape the inning with no runs allowed. The two runs for the Lions finally came in the bottom of the sixth inning to put Lindenwood ahead for good. Jolie McMinn led off the inning with a single to right field and was pinch ran for by Stella True. True advanced to second the next at-bat thanks to a sacrifice bunt put down by Emily Geary. Crowder followed the sac bunt with her second hit of the game to put runners on the corners, and was able to move up to second base on a stolen base. Sexauer delivered the game-winning hit as she singled to centerfield following Crowder's at bat to give the Lions a 2-0 lead.

USI would get a leadoff double from Sydney Long in the top of the seventh, but Roulanaitis retired the next three batters to help Lindenwood win their third OVC game of the 2026 season. The final out recorded was the biggest play of the game as shortstop Madisen Noll made a leaping catch as she was falling backwards to record the final out for the Lions.