BRIEFLY: SEMO SOFTBALL HITS ROAD FOR SIX GAMES

Struggling to stay alive in the OVC race, the Southeast Missouri State University softball team will play six straight league games on the road beginning with today's 3 p.m. doubleheader at Tennessee-Martin.

The Otahkians, 12-17 overall and 4-3 in the OVC, will have a single game at Tennessee State Friday, a doubleheader at Middle Tennessee Saturday and a single game at Middle Tennessee Sunday.

Southeast, which has won five straight OVC championships, is in fifth place in the nine-team league. Middle Tennessee and Eastern Illinois are tied for first at 7-0.

"The conference race has a long way to go, but we need to get some momentum and we could do that with key road wins," said Southeast coach Lana Richmond.