Southeast roundup: Kennett senior signs with Redhawks baseball team

Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Mark Hogan announced three signings during the NCAA's early signing period.

The Redhawks landed high school senior Andrew Lack and junior college sophomores Mike Bibas and Hank Williams Jr. They will join the Redhawks for the 2012 season.

Lack is a 5-foot-10 shortstop and pitcher at Kennett High School who earned all-conference and all-district honors as a junior last year.

Lack batted .420 with seven doubles, one triple and two home runs. He went 5-1 with a 3.05 ERA in 36 2/3 innings on the mound. He struck out 31 and walked just four.

"Andrew has a tremendous upside and has great versatility," Hogan said in a release. "We expect him to be on the field early in his career and visualize using him both at shortstop and on the mound."

Bibas is a 6-6 pitcher at Meramec Community College in St. Louis. He went 4-4, striking out 28 in 26 innings as a freshman last year.

Bibas is a former standout at Vianney High School in St. Louis, where he played for current Southeast assistant coach Steve Bieser.

"Mike is a projectable weekend starter for us," Hogan said. "He is a tall, right-handed power pitcher who we believe could fit into our rotation as soon as he steps onto campus."

Williams is a 6-4 pitcher at Meramec Community College in St. Louis. He went 6-4, striking out 56 in 59 1/3 innings as a freshman last year.

Williams starred at Ft. Zumwalt South High School in St. Peters, Mo., where he went the distance in the Class 4 state championship game victory as a senior in 2009.

"Hank is another tall, right-handed power pitcher who we see as a weekend starter from Day 1," Hogan said. "He and Bibas have similar traits and we expect to have great things from him."

Softball signs six

Southeast softball coach Lana Richmond announced the early signing of six players who will join the Redhawks for the 2012 season.

They are high school seniors Megan Cidlik, Katy McAllister, Lindsey Patterson and Jamie Woodworth, along with junior college sophomore teammates Leah Becker and Simone Patterson.

Cidlik, a first baseman for Eureka High School in St. Louis, batted .422 with 27 RBIs this year. She hit .417 as a junior.

McAllister is a four-time all-state selection and two-time conference player of the year for Affton High School in St. Louis. The utility player batted .608 with seven triples, 19 doubles and a .931 slugging percentage this year.

Patterson is preparing for her senior season at Anna-Jonesboro (Ill.) High School. She went 18-4 as a junior pitcher, while compiling an 0.55 ERA as a sophomore. She also batted over .400 the past two seasons.

Woodworth, a utility player from Sparta, Ill., batted .388 with seven doubles as a junior. She hit .377 as a sophomore.

Becker and Simone Patterson are preparing for their sophomore seasons at Butler Community College in Kansas.

Becker went 12-3 with a 2.77 ERA on the mound while contributing six homers and 30 RBIs at the plate last year. She also stole 13 bases in 13 attempts.

Patterson batted .357 as an outfielder last season. She had 18 doubles, three home runs and 34 RBIs while stealing 15 bases in 15 attempts.

"We always want to bring in talented players. This group coming in already has achieved high academic standards qualifying them for academic scholarships at Southeast and exemplify what kind of individuals we want in our program," Richmond said in a release.