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NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Southeast Missouri baseball team split a doubleheader with Bradley University Saturday. The Redhawks won game one 7-2 but were shutout in the nightcap, 5-0.

Southeast is now 4-6 on the season while Bradley is 7-2.

Southeast Missouri 7, Bradley 2
Southeast found their first lead of the series in the first inning. Trevor Ezell reached on a single to right. He advanced on a passed ball and then again on a groundout by Dalton Hewitt. He scored on a sacrifice fly from Andy Lennington, giving the Redhawks a 1-0 lead after one inning.

Southeast extended the lead in the third inning. Brendon Neel hit a one-out triple to left center. He immediately scored on an RBI single to right by Ezell. A single by Hewitt had runners on for Ryan Rippee. Rippe proceeded to double down the left field line, scoring both Ezell and Hewitt and extending the lead to 4-0. The Redhawks batted around in the inning but would strand the bases loaded in the end.

Bradley touched home in the fifth to get on the board. Carson Weber scored on an error by Lennington to make it 4-1.

Bradley added another run in the seventh on an RBI groundout to make it 4-2.

Rippee broke the game wide open for Southeast in the bottom of the inning with a big three-run home run down the right field line to make it 7-2.

The score would stand and Southeast would break their four-game losing skid.

Travis Hayes picked up the victory to improve to 2-1 on the season. Hayes worked seven complete innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits. He struck out six and walked two. Alex Siddle and Brady Wright each threw an inning of scoreless baseball in relief.

Offensively, Ezell went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI in game one of the doubleheader. Rippee finished 2-for-4 with five total RBI in the game.

Bradley starter Steve Adkins (1-1) recorded the loss. He worked only four innings, allowing four runs on five hits.

Bradley 5, Southeast Missouri 0
The Braves jumped on Southeast quick and early in the nightcap. They scored three run off Ryan Lenaburg in the first inning.

Bradley added a run in the third on an RBI double to make it 4-0.

Elliot Ashbeck, the starter from game one of the series Friday, hit a home run to right field in the fifth to bring the final score to 5-0.

The Redhawks put up five hits to Bradley's six in the game but couldn't touch home at all. The Redhawks actually left fewer men on base than Bradley, 6-8.

Ezell continued his good day at the plate going 2-for-3 in game two. Hewitt also put up two hits in the game.

The Redhawks used a total of six pitchers in the game. Lenaburg falls to 1-2 on the season with the loss. He pitched two and a third innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits. He walked three and struck out two. Jacob Lawrence, Matthew Wade, and Siddle all threw at least an inning of scoreless, hitless, baseball in the nightcap.

Ashbeck only had one hit but scored two runs and drive in a pair for the Braves.

Brent Stong (2-0) earned the win. He pitched eight shutout innings, allowing only four hits. He struck out eight Redhawks and walked one.

The Redhawks are slated to play Saint Louis University Wednesday at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Illinois. Ohio Valley Conference play will begin Friday at home against Eastern Kentucky.