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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri baseball won its opening weekend series against Bowling Green (1-2) Saturday with a 5-1 game three victory.
 
The Redhawks begin the 2015 season 2-1.
 
"It's always a good weekend when you win a series," said head coach Steve Bieser. "Bowling Green came in and they were very competitive and well prepared and did a good job of shutting down some of our strengths. For our guys to come back after dropping the first game to win the series is very impressive to me."
 
Southeast starter Ryan Lenaburg (1-0) pitched a gem in his first start of the season. Lenaburg pitched six and a third innings allowing only one run. He struck out a career-high eight batters and walked only one.
 
Southeast got on the board in a big way in the second inning. With one out, Andy Lennington poked a single through the right side followed by Branden Boggetto getting hit by a pitch and Hunter Leeper drawing a walk to load the bases. Brendon Neel flied out to right for a sacrifice fly, scoring Lennington and putting Southeast on the board. Jason Blum followed with a single to left, plating Boggetto. Freshman Trevor Ezell then stepped in and singled to right to plate Leeper and take an early 3-0 lead in the rubber game.
 
In the sixth inning, Ezell found himself at the plate once again with bases loaded. Ezell reached on a fielder's choice that scored Leeper from third. With runners on the corners and two out, Ezell was thrown out at second after being caught in a rundown long enough for Neel to swipe home and extend the lead to 5-0.
 
Randy Righter put the Falcons on the board in the seventh inning when he homered to left center off Lenaburg. After six and a third innings, Lenaburg's day was finished.
 
Joey Lucchesi came in and silenced the Falcon offense the remainder of the game. Lucchesi allowed only two hits in two and two thirds innings of work and fanned four batters.
 
Despite scoring four less runs, the Falcons outhit Southeast 9-8 but committed three errors on the day.
 
The Redhawk defense rebounded Saturday, committing no errors after they had six in Friday's doubleheader.  
 
Bieser added, "We didn't play very well defensively Friday and I think we had a chance to win both of those games but to see us come back and play the way I know we can play today is what I was hoping to see. This is how I expect our club to play defensively from here on out."
 
Lennington led the Redhawk offense with a 3-for-4 performance and a run scored. Blum and Ezell each had two hits while Ezell had two RBI and Blum had one.
 
Blum finished the weekend hitting .556 (5-for-9), scoring four runs, and drawing four walks with an impressive .714 on base percentage.
 
Bowling Green's Matt Smith was the only Falcon hitter to have a multi-hit day when he went 2-for-3 Saturday.
 
The Redhawks are slated to host Missouri Valley opponent Illinois State in a three-game series next weekend. First pitch Friday is scheduled for 3 p.m.