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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Henderson will revisit conference opposition when it heads to Durant, Oklahoma to take on Southeastern Oklahoma State in a three-game weekend series beginning Friday, Mar. 17 at 2 p.m. In the Reddies' last conference action, they won the series over then-No. 9 Southern Arkansas at Clyde Berry Field, two games to one.
 
REDDIES REPORT
Henderson comes into this weekend off a big week that featured a three-game series victory over then-No. 9 Southern Arkansas and a midweek triumph over Mississippi College, 8-6. The Reddies are now 14-9 overall and 7-5 in conference play, which has them tied for third with three other teams in the league standings.
 
Kaden Argenbright played his best game of the season against Mississippi College, going 4-for-4 at the plate with one RBI and a run scored. With eight hits in his last three outings, Argenbright is batting .352 for third-best on the team and is second with both 31 hits and 21 RBIs. The Sulphur Springs, Texas, native needs five hits this weekend to move into second all-time with 195 behind current teammate Greyson Stevens.
 
Pitchers Ryan Galvan, who earned the GAC Pitcher of the Week honor after his performance against Southern Arkansas, and Reese Weaks are a combined 5-0 on the mound for HSU this season. Both arms have reached a team-high 24 strikeouts with opponents hitting .220 against them.
 
Henderson St. has dominated Southeastern Oklahoma St. in the last several years, having won five in a row and 10 of the last 11 matchups against SE. The Reddies have won the last two series' in Durant, Oklahoma and have not dropped a series to the Savage Storm since 2017. Since the formation of the GAC, that is HSU's only series loss on SE's home field.    
 
SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA ST.
Southeastern is currently 11th in the league standings at 4-8 in conference play, but SE is 3-3 against the GAC when playing at home, including a win over then-No. 2 Southern Arkansas, 4-1. Most recently at Mike Metheny Field, the Savage Storm downed Austin College, 20-5, behind four home runs.
 
Three of those homers came from sophomore infielder Austin Thorp as he tied a Southeastern school record with three blasts in one game. Thorp has yet to start a game, but has three hits on five at-bats. Damon Burroughs is eighth in the entire conference after hitting .387 through 23 games. As a team, SE is hitting .306 for sixth in the league.
 
The Savage Storm's pitching is eighth in the conference with a team ERA of 6.56. Cole Canuteson has seen the most work on the bump for Southeastern as he has a 4.60 ERA in 29.1 innings of work. Both he and Conner Priest are leading the staff with 31 strikeouts a piece.