ST. LOUIS- Southeast Missouri (21-24) was no-hit for 6.2 innings in a 5-2 loss to Saint Louis (29-15) Tuesday night at the Billikens Sports Complex.
A total of 20 SEMO hitters were retired until Trevor Ezell got the Redhawks first hit on a single to right field with two outs in the top of the seventh inning. Ezell later scored with the help of a Tristen Gagan walk and infield single by Justin Dirden.
The Redhawks added one more run in the top of the eighth inning on another infield single, this time by Devon Wilson, to narrow the Billikens lead to 5-2.
SLU took a 5-0 lead, scoring in three of the first four innings of the game. The Billikens scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning to key the surge.
Connor Lehmann (2-1) picked up the win. Lehmann did not allow a hit, struck out three and walked one in six scoreless innings.
Ryan Lefner earned his seventh save of the season.
Ashton Holyfield (1-2) suffered the loss. Holyfield struck out five and walked one in three innings. He also allowed four runs on six hits.
Offensively, SEMO finished with just three hits, including one each from Ezell, Dirden and Wilson.
SLU had 10 hits with four different players getting two each.
SEMO, which beat the Billikens in two of three meetings this year, closes out its eight-game road stretch with a three-game non-conference series at Lipscomb this weekend.
