CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri baseball (6-4) avoided a sweep at the hands of Purdue (5-5) Sunday with a 17-7 victory in the series finale.
 
The Redhawks produced their 17 runs on 17 hits and scored in all but one inning. The top third of the SEMO lineup was the major producer in the contest, combining for 11 hits, eight RBI, and 10 runs scored. Dan Holst and Tristen Gagan each knocked four hits and were on base six times. Holst tied a school record with five runs scored while driving in two. Gagan drove in five runs with a home run and two doubles. The Redhawks' leadoff hitter Clayton Evans finished with three hits, an RBI, and two runs scored. Brian Lees knocked two hits including a grand slam in the fourth inning for four RBI.
 
Justin Murphy (2-0) picked up his second win on the mound. He worked seven innings, allowed seven runs, six earned, on six hits, struck out four, and walked one hitter.
 
Jared Waldhoff and Matthew Wade each pitched a hitless, scoreless inning in relief, each recording a single strikeout. With only one walk in the game, Southeast has allowed one walk or less for seven-straight games.
 
Tanner Schumacher (0-2) recorded the loss for the Boilermakers. He worked only two and two-thirds innings, allowed five runs on three hits. Purdue used seven total pitchers in the game.
 
For the third time in the series, Purdue pushed a run across in the top of the first inning. Harry Shipley doubled to lead off the game, advanced on a groundout to first, then scored on a groundout to short by Nick Dalesandro, leading 1-0 after a half inning.
 
The Redhawks plated two in the bottom of the inning to find their first lead of the weekend. Holst lined a one-out double to left field and advanced to third on a passed ball. A slow grounder off the bat of Gagan was picked up by the third baseman, who threw home for a play at the plate. Holst narrowly slid a foot in to tie the game at one. Gagan picked up his first stolen base of the season when he swiped second. Chris Osborne lined a base hit into left field, scoring Gagan from second and putting the Redhawks up 2-1 after an inning.
 
Danny Wright drew a one-out, four-pitch walk in the bottom of the second inning, the first walk issued by Schumacher this season. A failed pickoff attempt allowed the speedy Wright to move all the way up to third. Connor Basler flew out to right, deep enough for Wright to tag up and widen the Redhawk lead to 3-1 after two.
 
With Holst aboard, Gagan lifted his fourth home run of the season over the wall in left to tack on to the SEMO lead, 5-1, in the third.
 
A one-out error by Basler in the top of the fourth opened the door for a two-run home run by Jacson McGowan to right, cutting the lead to 5-3.
 
The Redhawks tacked on a bunch in the fourth inning to extend the lead to 11-3. With runners on the corners Gagan doubled down the third base line to plate Evans. Following a walk to Osborne to load the bases, Kylar Robertson perfectly placed a slow-rolling infield single in the four hole to plate another run. With bases still juiced, Lees blasted a grand slam to right center, putting the Redhawks up by eight.
 
Southeast continued the scoring streak in the fifth inning when Holst stole home with two out, his fifth stolen base of the season.
 
Dalesandro hit a two-run home run to left center in the top of the sixth to cut into the SEMO lead, 12-5.
 
The Redhawks were held scoreless for the only time in the game in the sixth inning.
 
Another two-run blast for Purdue, this time by John LeGare in the seventh, continued to chip away at the SEMO lead, 12-7.
 
With two-out, Holst reached base for the fifth time on his third hit in the seventh inning. He scored all the way from first on Gagan's second double of the day, 13-7. Holst's five runs scored tied a single-season school record, accomplished seven times prior to Sunday.
 
The offensive output didn't stop in the bottom of the eighth. With two out and Lees standing on second, Kyle Bottger doubled to left center to push Lees across. With runners on the corners, Evans singled through the left side to score Bottger. Holst picked up his second double of the game to drive in a pair, bringing the final tally to 17-7. Holst worked his way around to third base in the inning but was stranded 90 feet away from setting a new program record for runs scored.
 
Purdue's six hits were produced by six separate hitters but Dalesandro finished with a team-best three RBI.
 
Both teams combined for five home runs on the windy day at Capaha Field.
 
Southeast Missouri will travel to Arkansas State Tuesday for its first midweek game of the season. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. from Jonesboro, Arkansas.