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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri extended their winning streak to eight games Tuesday with a 5-4 victory over regional rival Southern Illinois (17-15). Southeast improves to 22-10 on the season. 

The Redhawks touched home first on a two-RBI single off the bat of Andy Lennington. Lennington took third on a single by Dalton Hewitt. Lennington then scored while Hewitt was caught in a 2-4-3-6 rundown. Southeast led 3-0 after one inning. 

With two out in the Redhawks' half of the fifth inning, Matt Tellor scored from first on a double down the left field line off the bat of Derek Gibson, putting the Redhawks out in front by four runs. 

Southern Illinois crossed home in the top of the sixth. After an error by Andy Lack put a leadoff single on third, Will Farmer scored on a sacrifice fly for an unearned run. 4-1 Southeast Missouri. 

SIU narrowed the Redhawk lead a little more in the top of the eighth. With runners on the corners with one out, a balk was called, scoring the Salukis' second run. 

The Redhawks added a very important insurance run in the bottom of the eighth. Lennington hit a two out double to right field. Lennington was awarded third base on the second balk of the inning called on Saluki pitcher Derek Fogel. Hewitt plated Lennington for what would be a very important run; 5-2 Redhawks. 

Christian Hull came in to close the game; however, the Salukis cared to make it interesting. Ryan Casillas led off the inning with a single off of Hull's leg. Cody Daily then pulled the game within one with a two-run home run to left field, 5-4. Hull then settled in then struck out the side to secure his third save of the season and the 5-4 victory for the Redhawks. 

The Redhawks just outhit the Salukis 10-9 in the game. 

Hewitt was 3-for-4 with the all important insurance RBI in the eighth. Lennington continued his hot streak with a 2-for-4 game with two RBI and two runs scored. Five other Redhawk batters added a hit apiece. 

Alex Winkelman (2-2) was once again stellar on the mound for Southeast. Winkelman pitched seven complete innings giving up one unearned run on only four hits. Winkelman also fanned seven batters. 

For the Salukis, Casillas was 3-for-4 with a run scored while Daily was 2-for-4 on the day.

Austin McPheron (1-1) recorded the loss in his second career start. McPheron went four and two thirds innings, giving up four runs on seven hits with three walks. 

The Redhawks and Salukis will meet again on April 22 in Carbondale, Ill. to close the home-and-home series.

The Redhawks will carry their eight-game winning streak into a three-game series with a historically good Austin Peay team this weekend. The Govs took two-of-three from Tennessee Tech last weekend in Cookeville, Tenn. but are tied for seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference.