CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri baseball (5-3) saw its four-game winning streak snapped Friday evening when it was shut out in game one of the series against Purdue (4-4), 4-0.
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The Redhawks were held to just four hits in the contest.
Dan Holst was responsible for two of Southeast's four hits, finishing 2-for-4.
Brian Lees and
Chris Osborne knocked the other two.
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Clay Chandler (2-1) suffered his first loss of the season on the mound. Chandler pitched seven complete innings, allowed all four runs on seven hits. He struck out a season-high six batters.
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Chase Hagerty pitched two scoreless relief innings in his second outing of the season. For the third time in the last four games, the Southeast pitching staff surrender no walks.
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Tanner Andrews (3-0) pitched the complete game shutout for Purdue. He struck out eight SEMO hitters and walked none. Andrews retired the first eight leadoff hitters for Southeast in the game.
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Mike Madej got a one-out double to fall down the right field line and scored on a single past a diving
Connor Basler by Nick Dalesandro to lead the Redhawks 1-0 after one inning.
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After leading off the fifth inning with a double, Logan Poisall touched home following a one-out double ripped down the third base line by Evan Warden. John LeGare drove in Warden with a base hit through the left side. LeGare advanced to second on the play then to third on a groundout to first. LeGare scored on a wild pitch by Chandler, widening the lead to 4-0.
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Poisall led the way offensively for the Boilermakers, finishing 3-for-4 with a run scored. Dalesandro was the other Purdue hitter to record multiple hits, finishing with two.
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The Redhawks and Boilermakers will play game two of the series Saturday at 2 p.m. Saturday's game will feature the first tailgate of the season, sponsored by Jimmy John's and River Eagle Distributing.
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