Southeast Missouri 9 Missouri 7 - Box Score I PDF Version

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Southeast Missouri junior Matt Tellor's ninth inning home run on the first pitch of the inning proved to be the game winner as the Redhawks defeated Missouri 9-7 in the team's first meeting since the 2006 season. Southeast out slugged their Southeastern Conference counterpart as the Redhawks recorded 15 hits with six extra base hits on the night.

The Redhawks move to 21-25 overall and win their fourth out of the last six against the Tigers dating back to 2005. Mizzou drops to 15-25 on the season with the loss as they have dropped three of their last four games against the Redhawks by allowing a home run in the final inning.

Derek Gibson and Clayton Evans led the Redhawks as they each added a trio of hits. Evans added three RBI on the day as well. Jason Blum, Nolan Fisher and Ryan Barnes also added a pair of hits on the night.

Senior Bobby Hurst (3-2) got the win throwing the final 1.2 innings allowing one hit with one walk and a strikeout. Starter Tony Zerrusen and Skylar Cobb moved to ninth in single season appearances as they both recorded their 23^rd of the season.

The Redhawks opened the scoring on a Gibson inside the park home run as Mizzou left fielder Case Munson dove for the ball and missed the ball as it rolled all the way to the left field fence to give the Redhawks' the 2-0 lead. It was the first inside the park home run since Casey Jones did it on March 13, 2010 against North Dakota.

The Tigers got on the board in the second inning to cut the Redhawks lead to 2-1 on an RBI single to left field by Shane Segovia.

The Redhawks took a 3-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning as  Evans drove in Barnes on an RBI double to left centerfield.
Mizzou tied the game in the fourth inning with a pair of runs. The Tigers scored on a double play and an infield single as the ball did not leave the infield in the frame.

The Tigers took their first lead in the fifth inning on a solo home run to left centerfield by Dillon Everett, it was his first career home run. Mizzou added to the lead with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch to take a 5-3 lead after five innings.

The Redhawks answered back with three runs in the top of the sixth as Evans drove in a run on a single followed by a two-run double to left centerfield by Blum to make it 6-5 Southeast.

Southeast added a run in the seventh inning as Fisher drove in Tellor as he reached on an error to open the frame to give the Redhawks a 7-5 lead.

Mizzou tied the game at 7-7 in the bottom of the eighth inning on a two-run single to left field by Dane Opel.

Southeast wasted little time to retake the lead as Tellor hit a home run to right centerfield on the first pitch of the ninth inning to give the Redhawks an 8-7 lead. Evans added a two-out RBI single to centerfield to give the Redhawks a 9-7 lead.

Hurst shut the door on the Tigers in the ninth to secure the 9-7 win for the Redhawks.

Breckin Williams (0-3) was tagged with the loss allowing two runs in 1.2 innings of work.

Segovia led the Tigers going 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and a run socred.

The Redhawks return to action this weekend as they head to Murray State for key Ohio Valley Conference Series.