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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on their way to a 5-3 comeback win over Austin Peay in front of a crowd of 1,472 at Capaha Field Saturday afternoon. The Redhawks scored five unanswered run in the final four innings on their way to the win.

“It was an outstanding win with great individual performance, it really just all came together for us,” said head coach Steve Bieser. “It was also a great atmosphere today at the ballpark it is really great part of Southeast baseball.”

The Redhawks move to 18-18 on the season and 10-7 in the Ohio Valley Conference as Austin Peay drops to 26-10 and 9-4 in the OVC.

Junior Derek Gibson extended his hitting streak to 16-games going 2-for-4 with the game tying RBI. Jason Blum extended his hitting streak to 10-games going 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored.

Starter Will Spitzfaden (4-3) got the win for the Redhawks going eight solid innings allowing three runs (one Earned) on 10 hits with two strikeouts. Senior Bobby Hurst earned the save with two strikeouts in the ninth.

“Will was outstanding today hitting his spots and commanding the strike zone,” said Bieser.

An error by the Redhawks opened the door for a pair of runs by the Govs in the top of the fourth inning to open up the scoring. Michael Davis scored on an error by the Redhawks to put APSU on the board. P.J. Torres added to the lead as he later scored on an RBI double by Dlyan Riner.

The Redhawks got two runners on in the fourth inning looking to break into the Govs lead, but Austin Peay turned a rare triple play to end the threat. The last triple play against the Redhawks came against Ole Miss on May 19, 2011.

Austin Peay added to the lead in the fifth inning as Jordan Hankins hit his sixth home run of the season to right center field to extend the Govs lead to 3-0.

The Redhawks got on the board in the sixth inning on an RBI single to right field by Blum. Freshman Clayton Evans scored on the base hit as he reached base on a two out triple.

Southeast then erupted for four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Junior Josh Meade cut the Govs lead to one with a clutch pinch-hit RBI single to left center field scoring Branden Boggetto as he opened the inning with a walk.

After Blum was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Gibson tied the game with a infield single that plated John Logan Zink (pinch runner for Meade). Matt Tellor gave the Redhawks the lead with a two-run single up the middle to make it 5-3 Redhawks.

Hurst came in a shut the door on the Govs in the ninth sending them down in order to earn his sixth save of the season as the Redhawks tied the series with a 5-3 win.

Tyler Rogers (5-1) was tagged with the loss going two thirds of an inning allowing two runs on three hits.

Hankins led the Govs going 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored.

The Redhawks and Governors wrap up their series tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at Capaha field.