COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Nearly a month-and-a-half into the 2017 softball slate and the Tennessee Tech softball team will get to come home and play amongst the friendly confines of the Tech Softball Field for the first time this season.

 

Tech's first two home series this weekend are also its first Ohio Valley Conference matchups as the Golden Eagles entertain Southeast Missouri on Saturday and UT Martin on Sunday.

 

The Redhawks enter the weekend with a 15-10 record with the team hitting .312 on the season. SEMO has seven players with double-digit tallies in RBI, led by the trio of Rachel Anderson, Parker Bandy and Sarah Messex with 15 runs driven in each. Anderson also has a team-high .447 batting average, five doubles, seven triples and three home runs.

 

In the circle, Madeline Krumrey has been solid, throwing her way to a 9-2 record and a 1.39 earned run average. She has walked 22 and struck out 53 in 70 1/3 innings of work and opponents are hitting .242 against her. Alexis Estes has appeared in 16 games, compiling a 5-2 record and a 3.65 ERA. During her 48 innings of work, she has walked 21 and struck out 37 with opponents connecting for a .269 average.

 

The Redhawks have lost their last three outings, dropping a pair of 6-5 losses to Kansas and Omaha, as well as a 7-3 defeat at the hands of LSU.

 

The Skyhawks, however, are riding a three-game winning streak after taking two from Western Illinois and a game against Samford. UT Martin, however, will take on Jacksonville State on Saturday before venturing to Cookeville for the Sunday twinbill.

 

As a team, the Skyhawks are hitting .329, led by Renate Mecki with a .398 clip. Rachel Williams, who is batting .325, has driven in a team-high 26 RBI, while Mecki and Gracyn McBride each have a team-high four home runs.

 

In the circle, Sara Hooten (6-2, 2.86 ERA), Brooke Kennedy (8-2, 3.17 ERA), Samantha Scott (3-2, 3.50 ERA) and Seeley Layne (2-1, 3.11 ERA) could face the Golden Eagles.

 

Tech is coming off of a doubleheader loss last weekend at East Tennessee State, and is hitting .215 as a team with an OVC-leading 30 home runs.

 

Newcomer Hallie Davis has been leading the Golden Eagles in production as she has 14 RBI, six home runs, 15 runs scored and 41 total bases – all team-highs.

 

In the circle, Danielle Liberatore missed last week's action, but remains the leading pitcher for Tech, holding on to a 2-6 record with a 4.39 ERA. She has walked 31 and struck out 70 and opponents are batting .293 against her. Taylor Waldrop (1-2, 4.75 ERA) and Leigh Ellen Thomas (3-8, 4.78 ERA) could also see action this weekend.

The start times for both days are scheduled as 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Live stats will be available on TTUsports.com, while the games will be streamed on the OVC Digital Network with Dylan Vazzano providing play-by-play duties. Fans can also follow along on the team's Twitter feed -- @TTU_Softball.