CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Southeast Missouri (10-6) fall to 1-12 in the all-time series against the Redbirds of Illinois State (9-5) after the 18-6 downfall at Capaha Field Tuesday. 
 
Tyler Wilber went 2-for-3 on the day with a single and a double. Wilber was also walked his last two at-bats. 
 
Logan Spalt allowed two hits and struck out three batters in his first start on the mound this season.
 
Nathan Bock came to the mound and recorded no walks and three strikeouts in three innings of work. 
 
SEMO strung together two three-run innings in the loss to ISU. The Redhawks finished with 10 hits and three runs. 
 
In the sixth inning, Southeast made marks on the board after four-straight hits to bring in three runs and cut the lead to 8-3. 
 
 Connor Basler and Danny Wright both had base hits to left field, put runners on the corners for Wilber. Wilber hit his sixth double of the season and scored Basler to cut the ISU lead to 8-1. Wright and Wilber scored on a base hit by Austin Blazevic.
 
The Redbirds strung together seven straight hits in the top of the ninth to push ahead 18-3. Illinois State would finish with 22 hits on the day, the most allowed by the Redhawks this season. 
 
In the bottom of the ninth, Southeast hit through the lineup to bring in three more runs to finish the game 18-6 ISU. 
 
Freshmen Andrew Keck and Brett Gonzalez were both walked in the final inning to put runners on bases and no outs for Alex Canty. Canty would hit a base hit to right field to load the bases. 
 
Alex Nielsen would get hit by the pitch for the fifth time this season to score a run. Keegan Meyn would follow suit and bring in another run after getting plunked. The Redhawks trailed 18-5 now. 
 
Connor Basler would record a sacrifice fly to the right fielder, but only score Canty to make it 18-6. 
 
Southeast hits the road for only the second time this season to face the Salukis of Southern Illinois. First pitch is set for 2 p.m., CT in Carbondale, Ill.