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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Southeast Missouri baseball team defeated Saint Louis (20-14) Tuesday, 6-2. The Redhawks broke a 2-2 lead in the eighth inning with four runs in the inning. The Redhawks improve to 25-11 on the season. They are one win away from tying their win total from last season.
 
This is the first time the Redhawks have defeated the Billikens since April 13, 2011.
 
"We had a quality start from Tyler [Iago] today. He set the tone for us and allowed us to roll the rest of the game," said head coach Steve Bieser. "Gibson's clutch two out two-RBI hit in the eighth not only broke the tie but extended the inning and allowed us to tack on a couple more runs. I was also impressed with Andy [Lennington] today. He's been seeing the ball well lately." 
 
Southeast struck first in the game. Jason Blum led off the game with a single to center. He stole second and tagged up and went to third on a fly out. He scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Matt Tellor to give Southeast a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
 
The Billikens tied the game in the bottom of the third inning. Alec Sole led off with a double down the left field line. He scored from second on a single by Braxton Martinez in the right center gap, tying the game at 1-1 after four.
 
Cole Bieser was hit by a pitch with one out in the sixth inning. A failed pickoff attempt allowed Bieser to move up to third. Tellor flew out to center, just deep enough to score Bieser and take a 2-1 lead.
 
The Billikens retied the game in the bottom of the inning. A leadoff hit batsman followed by a double put runners in scoring position. Tyler Iago's day was done with one out in the inning. Alex Siddle came in, gave up the tying run on a sac fly but retired the second batter he faced to end the inning.
 
The Redhawks took a comfortable lead in the eighth inning, putting up four runs. A walk, a single, and a two-out walk to Tellor loaded the bases. Derek Gibson threaded the ball through the right side to score Clayton Evans and Blum. Andy Lennington followed up with a double down the left field line. Tellor easily scored on the play and Gibson just got a hand under the tag at home, putting the Redhawks out in front 6-2.
 
Brady Wright came in to throw the final two innings of the game, shutting down the Billkens, allowing only one hit.
 
Saint Louis narrowly outhit Southeast 9-8.
 
Lennington was 3-for-4 with one RBI in the game. Blum was the only other Redhawk with a multi-hit performance. Gibson and Tellor both had two RBI.
 
Skylar Cobb was the winning pitcher of record Tuesday evening. Cobb climbs to 3-0 after one scoreless inning, allowing only one hit. Iago pitched five and a third innings, allowing two runs on seven hits.
 
For the Billikens, Sole and Colten Frabasilio were both 2-for-4 Tuesday.
 
Damian Rivera (2-4) recorded the loss. He pitched two thirds of an inning, allowing four runs on three hits. Starter Zach Girrens pitched six complete innings. Girrens allowed two runs on three hits while striking out four batters.
 
The Redhawks will welcome Eastern Illinois to Cape Girardeau for a rare Thursday, Friday, Saturday series to accommodate the Easter weekend. First pitch Thursday is 5 p.m.