JACKSON, Miss. – Southeast Missouri (2-0) opened its season with a pair of victories at the Jackson State Tournament Saturday.
 
SEMO beat fellow Ohio Valley Conference member Tennessee State, 9-1, and Jarvis Christian College, 17-2, each in five-inning contests.
 
The Redhawks chased TSU starter Erica O'Kane after two-thirds of an inning.
 
Mykaela Arellanes hit the game's first pitch for a double and scored on an ensuing two-run home run by freshman Rachel Anderson. Anderson's home run came on the first pitch of her at-bat, as well.
 
Darby Pruett kept the rally going with a two-out double to left center and Parker Bandy added a single to score pinch-runner Nicole Deering. Bandy later touched home on a single by Riley Hayes to put the Redhawks ahead, 4-0, in the top of the first inning.
 
SEMO tacked on another two runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth to take down the Tigers.
 
Arellanes and Anderson both delivered two-out RBI-doubles in the fourth.
 
An inning later, Brooke Rheinecker scored when Pruett grounded out to first, and Abby Tillotson knocked in two runs on a single up the middle to close out the 9-1 victory.
 
Madeline Krumrey (1-0) picked up the win in her opening day start. Krumrey struck out two and gave up one run on three hits in three innings.
 
Newcomer Alexis Estes threw two scoreless innings behind Krumrey.
 
O'Kane (0-1) took the loss for TSU.
 
Offensively, SEMO registered 12 hits with Arellanes, Anderson, Pruett and Bandy getting two apiece. Arellanes and Anderson combined for four hits, three runs scored, three doubles, a home run and four RBIs at the top of the lineup.
 
TSU had only three hits and scored its only run in the bottom of the second inning.
 
The Redhawks gave Mark Redburn his first season-opening win in three years at the helm.
 
SEMO faces host Jackson State Sunday at 11 a.m., CT.