The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are the lone non-Power 5 team competing in the Louisville Regional. The Redhawks hail from the Ohio Valley Conference, where they ended their regular season with a 37-20 record and placed #2 in the conference standings. SEMO prevailed in the OVC tournament by defeating the #1 Belmont Bruins in 10 innings.
The Redhawks, like the rest of the teams in the Louisville Regional, have a better offense than they do pitching. They can score runs, even against a middling SEC West team like Ole Miss, where they prevailed in Mississippi 13-3.