CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Left-hander Brad Harrison threw a one-hit shutout with a career-high 13 strikeouts through eight innings to lead Southern Illinois (4-8) to a 5-0 victory over Southeast Missouri (3-10) Tuesday night at Capaha Field.

Harrison, this week's Missouri Valley Pitcher of the Week, picked up his third win of the season.

Peyton Faulkner had SEMO's only hit and it didn't leave the infield as Faulkner's line drive went off Harrison's leg. It was the first hit a left-handed hitter got against Harrison this year.

After that, Harrison did not allow a hit to his next 25 hitters.

Freshman reliever Trey McDaniel retired the final three Redhawk hitters in the ninth to help finish off the shutout. 

SIU staked Harrison to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Nikola Vasic reached on a two-base error and four-straight hits, including three singles and a triple followed. Addison Fugitt scored on Connor Kopach's triple to left center. Logan Blackfan knocked in Kopach on a base hit to right and Blackfan later touched home on a sacrifice fly by Jared Kengott.

Vasic doubled and scored on a wild pitch to tack on another run to the Salukis lead in the top of the second.

Kengott doubled and came home with the help of two wild pitches for SIU's final tally in the eighth inning.

Aaron Stretch was strong out of the Redhawks bullpen, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts. Stretch relieved starter Ashton Holyfield in the second inning. He also walked one and allowed two hits.

Holyfield (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season. 

SIU had 11 hits with Blackfan going 3-for-4 with a run scored, walk, one stolen base and one RBI to lead the way.

SEMO opens Ohio Valley Conference play when it hosts Morehead State this weekend. The Redhawks and Eagles begin a three-game series Friday at 6 p.m., CT. MSU was picked second in this year's OVC Preseason Poll.