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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri (7-22, 2-9) suffered its fourth-straight series loss when it was swept in a doubleheader against Tennessee State (16-25, 4-9) Sunday. The Redhawks lost by scores of 3-1 and 4-3.

Southeast, which is on a five-game losing streak, dropped eight of its last nine.

A total of three runners reached base in the first three innings, as Hannah St. Clair and Hannah Durham locked up in a pitcher's duel in game one.

St. Clair retired her first eight hitters of the game before issuing a two-out walk to Kelsey Gass in the bottom of the third. Durham sat down her eight of the first nine hitters she faced with Kate Morris reaching on a two-out error in the second inning.

Durham, however, struggled in the sixth. Courtney Gearlds and Kiarra Freeman drew back-to-back walks to  start the inning. Lindsey Burgess then reached on an error to load the bases. On the next play, Jayna Hanawahine grounded out to third and Gearlds scored. Freeman later touched home on a wild pitch and Burgess scored on a single by Kate Morris to grab TSU a 3-0 lead.

The Redhawks countered during their at-bat in the sixth when Savannah Carpenter reached on a one-out single to center and went to second on an ensuing walk by Haylee Krack. Lindsey Patterson loaded the bases when she got on via an error by Burgess. Meaghan Touchette knocked in Carpenter on a sacrifice fly to right, cutting the Tigers lead to 3-1.

Southeast had just two hits, both of which came from Carpenter. The Redhawks also committed two errors and left six runners on base.

Durham (2-8) worked 5.1 innings, allowing three runs and two hits. She walked four and struck out four, as well.

St. Clair (3-7) went the distance, recording five strikeouts and giving up three walks. She tossed five scoreless no-hit innings.

The Tigers, like Southeast finished with only two hits, including one by both Freeman and Morris.

A pair of two-run home runs by catcher Rebekka Gross was the difference in the nightcap.

Gross crushed her first home run of the season with two outs in the top of the second inning to get TSU an early 2-0 lead. Her long ball cleared the wall in left center and scored Ashley Haynes on the play.

Southeast battled back to take the lead in the fifth.

Nicole Deering led off with a single to left, stole second and went to third on a throwing error. Carpenter drove in Deering on a one-out single to center. Two hitters later, Patterson took Shea Morris' 3-1 offering deep over the left field fence to give the Redhawks a 3-2 edge. For Patterson, it was her second home run of the season.

Southeast's one-run advantage was short-lived as Gross delivered her second home run right after Burgess singled to start the sixth.

The Redhawks then went down in order in their final two at-bats.

Morris (9-10) gave up seven hits and three runs, while striking out four and walking two in her complete game victory.

Schilling (2-9) suffered the loss. She scattered four hits, gave up two runs and struck out four in 3.2 innings.

Southeast fell to 1-7 all-time against Ohio Valley Conference East Division foes this year.

The Redhawks are back in action when they visit regional-rival Southern Illinois Tuesday. First pitch is set for 5 p.m., CT, in Carbondale.