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MARTIN, Tenn. – The Southeast Missouri baseball squad finished a three-game series sweep of the UT Martin Skyahwks (3-22, 2-10 OVC) Sunday with an 11-1 victory. The Redhawk offense was powered by Matt Tellor, who hit three home runs in the game. Southeast remains atop the Ohio Valley Conference after improving to 10-2 in league play, 17-10 overall.
 
"Matt was in the zone today as he remained really consistent at the plate throughout the game," said head coach Steve Bieser. "He hit for strikes and never expanded his zone. Our goal lately is to be more aggressive at the plate and we are starting to do that.
 
"Winkelman did an outstanding job today both on the mound as well as his defense. He was in command the whole game. After his last two outings, he will be looked to heavily going forward in the season."
 
This is the first time since April 6, 2008 that a Redhawk has hit three home runs in a game. The last Redhawk to do so was Tyrell Cummings at home against the Murray State Thoroughbreds. Southeast Missouri won the game 9-8.
 
In the series sweep, the Redhawks gave up only four runs, all of which were unearned. Southeast put up 33 runs on the weekend to the Skyhawk's four.
 
Tellor wasted no time jump-starting the offense in the first inning when he blasted his first home run, second home run of the series, to right center field with two out in the inning.
 
The Skyhawks tied the game in the bottom of the second inning. Kenny King hit a one out double, then advanced to third on a passed ball. King scored on an RBI groundout by Taylor Cox.
 
The Redhawks retook the lead in the top of the third inning on Tellor's second home run of the game, this time to right field.
 
The score remained 2-1 until the Redhawks' half of the seventh inning. Andy Lack drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, followed by a base on balls by Cole Bieser. With Tellor due up, the Skyhawks went to their bullpen for right-hander Stu Jones. On the first pitch he saw, Tellor drove his third home run of the game to right for a three-run bomb. Derek Gibson followed with a single, taking second on a throw back to the infield. Gibson scored on a double by Andy Lennington. After Lennington took third on a groundout, he scored on a Clayton Evans double. This prompted UT Martin to make their second pitching change of the inning. After Southeast batted around in the inning, the Redhawks were ahead 7-1.
 
Southeast widened the lead in the eighth inning with a double by Gibson to score Jason Blum. An error by the left fielder also allowed Tellor to score on the play. Gibson then scored on Lennington's second RBI double of the game to put Southeast ahead 10-1 in the eighth.
 
The Redhawks tacked on another run in the ninth with a sacrifice fly by Bieser to score Branden Boggetto from third, who reached on a one out triple earlier in the inning. Southeast led the Skyhawks 11-1 going to the bottom of the ninth inning.
 
Southeast finished with 14 hits in the game. The offense was led by Tellor, who finished 4-for-5 with four runs scores and five RBI in the game. He finished the series with 11 RBI and four home runs against the Skyhawks. Gibson was 3-for-5 Sunday with two runs and an RBI. Lennington used two RBI doubles to go 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and a run scored. Five other Redhawks contributed hits in the game.  
 
Starter Alex Winkelman (1-2) pitched six complete innings, giving up one unearned run on two hits, three strikeouts and two walks on only 64 pitches. Winkelman, Alex Siddle, and Greg Mosel combined for the two-hitter.
 
Bieser added, "The middle of our lineup really produced today. We have to give their starting pitcher credit; he really kept us in check, as he knows how to control pitches and work quickly. We definitely struggled to figure him out early in the game."
 
Starter Alex Martin (0-5) worked six and a third innings for the Skyhawks Sunday. He allowed four runs on five hits but struck out four Redhawk batters. Other than leaving a few up to Tellor early in the game, Martin looked good against Southeast early in the game.
 
Nico Zych and Kenny King were the only two Skyhawks with hits Sunday.
 
The Redhawks return home for a single game Tuesday with the Arkansas State Red Wolves. The Redhawks lost to the Red Wolves on Feb. 25, 8-3, in Jonesboro. Southeast will send Skylar Cobb to the mound as they look to split the annual home-and-home series Tuesday.