Southeast 26 IPFW 7 - Box Score

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. –The Southeast Missouri baseball team plated 26 runs Sunday afternoon at Capaha Field as the Redhawks downed IPFW 26-7 in the final game of the three game set. The Redhawks scored 10 runs in the first inning as the 28 minute half inning set the tone for Southeast offensively. The 26 run output fell one run short of the school record of 27 that was set against Freed-Hardeman in 2007.
 
“Up and down the line-up we had a great day,” said head coach Mark Hogan.
 
The Redhawks (3-4) hit .500 on the day with an on-base percentage of .633 after adding 10 walks on the afternoon. Southeast also scattered 10 extra base hits with seven double and three home runs.
 
The Redhawks opened up the scoring with 10 runs in the opening frame, the highest runs in an inning total since the Redhawks scored 11 runs in the fourth inning against Murray State last season.
 
Redshirt freshman Andy Lennington opened the scoring barrage with two –run double off the right centerfield fence. Fellow redshirt freshman Jason Blum added a two-run double of his own a few batters later extending the lead to 4-0.
 
The inning was also highlighted by a pair of two-run singles off the bats of Kenton Parmley and Lennington, as the redshirt freshman tallied four RBI in the inning. Senior Trenton Moses extended his hit streak to 18 games adding an RBI single in the frame.
 
Southeast added five runs in the second. The second inning was highlighted by a pair of homers. John Logan Zink hit the first of the inning to left field, a two-run shot, the first of his career. Moses later followed with a three-run blast to right center field to extended the Redhawks lead to 15-0.
 
After the Mastodons (2-4) added a run in the top of the third the Redhawks responded with six more runs. Southeast was patient at the plate in the inning with four free passes on base and two hits. Lennington added another two-run double in the frame giving him six RBI on the day.
 
Southeast added five runs in the fourth inning to cap off the Redhawks scoring . Kody Campbell highlighted the inning with a laser shot over the right field fence, his second home run of the season, as the two run blast ended the Redhawks.
 
Parmley also added a two-run double in the inning, he scored five runs in the contest tying a school record, that was last reached by Nick Harris in 2007.
 
IPFW would add three runs in the fifth and seventh inning, but the Redhawks lead was too much to overcome as the Redhawks took the rubber game 26-7, in a seven inning contest.
 
Parmley was 3-for-4 with four RBI and five runs scored, tying a school record in runs scored in the contest. He also extended a hitting streak to 14 games dating back to last season.
 
“Kenton put up great offensive numbers and put on a very nice offensive show.” Said Hogan.
 
Moses was 3-for-4 with six RBI and three runs scored. Lennington was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and six RBI. Campbell was 2-for-3 with three RBI and runs scored and three walks. Cole Bieser added five runs and two RBI for Southeast.
 
Junior Zack Smith (1-0) made his home debut for the Redhawks earning the win going four innings allowing one run with six strikeouts. Juniors Dylan Lynn and Bobby Hurst each threw and inning of relief, while freshman Cody Spanberger threw the final frame for Southeast.
 
Daniel Tursell took the loss for the Mastodons in his first career start, allowing six earned runs in an 1.1 innings. Tursell threw 70 pitches in the opening frame.
 
The Redhawks return home Tuesday to take on Hannibal-LaGrange in the first game of a two game set at Capaha Field at 3:00 p.m.,CT.