OXFORD, Ala. - Southeast Missouri (12-5) notched a season-high seven stolen bases and pounded out 10 hits in a commanding 7-2 victory over Southwestern Athletic Conference foe Alabama A&M (5-15) Saturday at the Leon Smith Classic.
Newcomer
Mykaela Arellanes broke a single-game school record with four stolen bases and added two hits at the top of the lineup to lead SEMO's active offense.
The Redhawks held a 3-0 lead through four innings before blowing the game open with a four-run fifth.
Rachel Anderson drew a leadoff walk and stole second.
Addison Barnouski followed with a double down the left field line and Anderson scored.
Riley Hayes extended the rally with a two-out walk and
Sarah Messex ripped a double to score both Barnouski and
Nicole Deering, who pinch ran for Hayes.
Brooke Rheinecker's single up the middle scored Messex to widen the Redhawks lead to 7-0.
AAMU avoided the shutout when it scored once in the sixth and seventh innings. One of those runs was unearned.
Madeline Krumrey (7-2) pitched a two-hit shutout through five innings before the Bulldogs scored late in the game. Krumrey recorded a season-high five strikeouts and tossed her team-high fourth complete game.
Imani Largin suffered the loss. Largin, too, went the distance, giving up seven runs on 10 hits. She also struck out three and walked three.
SEMO registered double-digit hits for the sixth time this year.
Rheinecker went 3-for-3 with a run scored, RBI and two stolen bases out of the nine-hole, while Messex and Arellanes added multiple hits, as well. Messex was 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs, and Arellanes went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Eriel Lawson and Madi Pozzi accounted for four of the five Bulldog hits.
The Redhawks wrap up the Leon Smith Classic against Alabama State at 3:30 p.m., CT, Sunday.
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