Southeast Missouri State University
4-0
Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.)
5-7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris-Stowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Southeast Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | X | 13 | 9 | 0 |
2/19/2019 3:17:00 PM | Baseball
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SEMO is undefeated through its first four games of a season for the first time since 2013. The 4-0 start is also the best under head coach Andy Sawyers.
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The Redhawks loaded the bases in the bottom of the first and took an early lead when Tyler Wilber grounded out and Peyton Faulkner scored to make it 1-0.
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SEMO scored in four more innings putting up three tallies in each of the fourth and seventh frames, one in the fifth and five in the eighth.
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Garrett Stephens led off the bottom of the fourth with a walk and later scored on Alex Canty's sacrifice. Faulkner knocked in Southerland on a single to right field. Alex Nielsen, who reached on an error, scored an unearned run when Brett Gonzalez grounded out to push SEMO's lead to 4-0.
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After Tyler Wilber touched home in the fifth, the Redhawks used back-to-back home runs to tack on three more runs in the seventh. Turner Fritts hit a two-run bomb to left center and Stephens immediately followed with a solo shot to left. The home runs were the first of the season for both Fritts and Stephens.
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Still not finished, SEMO completed its shutout with a big five-run eighth inning. Â
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Wilber ripped a single to right center to score Keegan Meyn. With two outs following a Stephens strikeout, Southerland hit his first career grand slam to put the finishing touches on the 13-0 win.
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Five SEMO pitchers had a hand in the Redhawks first shutout of the season.
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Blake Cisneros (1-0) was credited with the decision allowing one hit and striking out two in three innings. Nathan Bock, Bryce Grossius, Andrew Frank and Matthew Cook also threw scoreless innings.
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SEMO outhit Harris-Stowe, 9-4, and collected four extra base hits, including three home runs.
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Weber went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a home run and one RBI, and Faulkner finished at 2-for-3 with a run scored as the other Redhawks with multiple hits.
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The Redhawks continue their season-opening seven-game home stand when they play host to Western Illinois in a three-game series beginning Friday at 1 p.m., CT.Â
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cisneros, Blake (1-0)
L: GOLDWATER, C (0-1)
Batting:
2B: ROEPKEN, Nick 1
Base Running:
HBP: BIGGS III, Will 1
Batting:
2B: Southerland, Hunter 1
HR: Fritts, Turner 1 ; Stephens, Garrett 1 ; Southerland, Hunter 1
RBI: Faulkner, Peyton 1 ; Gonzalez, Brett 1 ; Wilber, Tyler 1 ; Blazevic, Austin 1 ; Fritts, Turner 2 ; Stephens, Garrett 2 ; Southerland, Hunter 4 ; Nielsen, Alex 1
SH: Stephens, Garrett 1 ; Nielsen, Alex 1 ; Basler, Connor 1 ; Canty, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Faulkner, Peyton 1 ; Meyn, Keegan 1 ; Wright, Danny 1 ; Wilber, Tyler 3 ; Fritts, Turner 2 ; Stephens, Garrett 2 ; Southerland, Hunter 2 ; Nielsen, Alex 1
SB: Faulkner, Peyton 1
CS: Gonzalez, Brett 1
HBP: Faulkner, Peyton 1 ; Meyn, Keegan 1 ; Fritts, Turner 1 ; Southerland, Hunter 1
