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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Southeast Missouri baseball swept a doubleheader with IPFW Friday, winning game one 6-3, followed by a come-from-behind 9-7 victory in game two.
 
Southeast has now beaten IPFW five times this season.
 
Matt Tellor highlighted the day as he had five hits and drove in four RBI to break the single season RBI record of 67 set by Brian Schaefer; a record that stood since 1995. Tellor now has 70 RBI this season.
 
"We have the mark of a club that never gives up and I am so proud of their work ethic and 'never quit' attitude," said head coach Steve Bieser. "You knew it was either going to be Matt or Derek to break the RBI record and either one of them can still set it with tomorrow and the tournament next week but they have both been sensational for us this season. It's been great to see."
 
Southeast Missouri 6, IPFW 3
The Redhawks wasted no time getting the offense rolling in game one. Jason Blum and Cole Bieser both reached to begin the game. Tellor tied the school's single season RBI record with a first inning base hit, scoring Blum. Southeast stranded two runners in the inning but led 1-0.
 
With runners on first and second, Andy Lennington doubled down the left field line, scoring Bieser and extending the Redhawk lead to 2-0 in the third.
 
Lennington drew a one-out walk, stole second, then scored when Dalton Hewitt hit a base hit up the middle; 3-0 Redhawks in the sixth.
 
IPFW's Kristian Gayday homered to left in the bottom of the inning to bring the score within one run, 3-2.
 
Greg Kaiser reached on a leadoff error in the seventh inning. Kaiser was bunted over to second and took third on a wild pitch. A groundout scored him to tie the game at 3-3.
 
Derek Gibson drew a one out walk then was awarded second on a balk call. Gibson scored on a base hit to left to break the tie.
 
Tellor made school history in the ninth inning when he drove in two runs, breaking the single season RBI record. Southeast held the 6-3 lead through the bottom of the ninth to win game one.
 
Bieser, Tellor, and Hewitt all had two hits in the game; responsible for six of the Redhawks' eight hits. Gibson's 28-game hitting streak was snapped after going hitless in the opening game of the doubleheader.
 
Alex Winkelman improved to 5-2 with the victory. Winkelman worked seven complete innings, allowing three runs on four hits. Winkelman also fanned four batters. Alex Siddle earned his first save of the season.
 
For the Mastodons, Gayday recorded two of IPFW's four hits, and drove in two runs to lead the offense.
 
Ryan Wells (3-2) recorded the loss. Wells worked six innings, allowed three runs on four hits and struck out seven Redhawk batters.
 
Southeast Missouri 9, IPFW 7
IPFW found their first lead of the doubleheader when they plated four runs on two, two-RBI singles in the third inning.
 
Southeast Missouri put three runs on the board in the top of the fifth inning. With two out and runners on first and second, Tellor hit a bloop single to center, deep enough to score Nolan Fisher. Cole Ferguson then singled to left center to score two more runs and narrow the Mastodon lead to 4-3.
 
With runners on second and third in the seventh inning for Southeast, Hewitt grounded out to the second baseman but scored Tellor to tie the game at 4-4.
 
The Redhawks took the lead in the eighth inning. Fisher doubled to lead off the inning. He was bunted to third and scored on a base hit by Blum. Blum scored from first on a double by Bieser, who was thrown out at third, trying to stretch a triple but Southeast led 6-4 going to the bottom of the eighth.
 
A three-run eighth inning by the Mastodons put them in front 7-6. Malcolm White hit a two-run single to give IPFW the lead.
 
The Redhawks pushed three runs across in the ninth inning. Back-to-back singles put the tying and go-ahead runs on. Andy Lack doubled in both runs to put the Redhawks ahead. Alex Burridge then laid down a fantastic safety squeeze bunt to put Southeast ahead 9-7.
 
Brady Wright retired the Mastodons in order in the ninth to secure the win for the Redhawks.
 
Tellor led the offense going 3-for-5 with an RBI in game two. Gibson, Ferguson, and Lack also contributed two hits each in the game.
 
Tellor combined for five hits and four RBI in the doubleheader.
 
Starter Travis Hayes got a no decision in the game after working six innings. Hayes allowed four runs, all in the third, on eight hits. Hayes also fanned five batters. Wright improved to 3-0 with the victory. Wright threw one and a third innings, allowing only a hit.
 
Three Mastodon batter had two hits each while five others contributed a hit.
 
Cody O'Neal (0-2) recorded the loss after giving up the go-ahead runs in the ninth.
 
The Redhawks go for their second series sweep of IPFW Saturday at noon, central time. Tyler Iago will have the ball on the mound Saturday.