FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.– Mark Redburn picked up his 100th career win as Southeast Missouri's head coach when the Redhawks closed out the Razorback Invitational with a split Saturday. SEMO (9-6) fell to Drake, 7-5, and bounced back to beat IUPUI, 5-3.
 
Redburn's milestone victory came in a game that featured a combined six errors and six unearned runs between SEMO and IUPUI.
 
The Redhawks struck early in the bottom of the first inning on a solo home run by Mykaela Arellanes, SEMO's second hitter of the game.
 
After IUPUI pulled ahead by a run in the top of the second, SEMO tied quickly tied things up on a RBI-double by Sarah Messex. Messex's hit scored Madison Harris who previously reached on an error.
 
The Jaguars managed to get ahead again on a run-scoring infield single by Mandy Dallas in the top of the fifth.
 
IUPUI then fell apart defensively in the bottom half of that inning and SEMO pulled away for good.
 
The Redhawks took advantage of two Jaguar errors to score three unearned runs during their at-bat in the fifth. Messex, Brooke Rheinecker and Claudia Gallo all scored to increase SEMO's lead to 5-3.
 
Haley Thogmartin (5-3) tossed her third complete game of the season. Thogmartin scattered six hits and allowed three runs (one earned), while striking out three in seven innings. The outing was Thogmartin's longest this year.
 
Lexi Lucas suffered the loss for IUPUI. Lucas worked six innings, allowing five runs (four unearned) on three hits. She also struck out two and walked one.
 
SEMO finished with three hits against the Jaguars with one each from Addison Barnouski, Arellanes and Messex.
 
Down, 3-0, after one inning versus Drake, SEMO erupted for five runs to take the lead in the top of the second.
 
Barnouski and Ashley Ellis hit back-to-back home runs to start the inning. Ellis' round-tripper was her team-high fifth of the season. Rachael Donald walked after that and gave way to pinch-runner Mackenzie Long. 
 
On the next play, Messex doubled giving the Redhawks runners at second and third. With one out, Kaylee Anderson doubled home Messex and Long, and Arellanes followed with a RBI-single to put SEMO ahead, 5-3.
 
Drake pulled to within a run in the bottom of the second and regained the lead on a pair of tallies in the fourth.
 
The Bulldogs plated both runs on walks with two outs and the bases loaded. Nicole Newman and Taryn Pena each drew bases on balls with Pena's pushing across Mandi Roemmich for the go-ahead run.
 
Roemmich had a two-out RBI-hit to score Sarah Maddox for the game's final run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
 
Newman entered the game at pitcher with two outs and SEMO runners at second and third in the top of the sixth. She forced K. Anderson to pop up to third and retired the Redhawks in order in the seventh to claim her second save. 
 
Nicole Timmons (5-2) was credited with the win. Timmons struck out six, walked one and allowed five runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings.
 
Freshman Marisa Davis (0-1) was charged with the loss. Davis, one of three relievers pitch for SEMO, struck out three and gave up two runs on three hits.
 
Four of the Redhawks seven hits went for extra bases. All of those extra base hits came in the second inning. Ellis paved the way going 2-for-3 with a run scored, double, home run and one RBI.
 
Roemmich went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. She had half of the Bulldogs hits.
 
SEMO continues tournament play when it heads to the UCA Classic in Conway, Arkansas Mar. 1-3.