MURRAY, Ky.– Southeast Missouri (16-19, 6-11) split a doubleheader with Murray State (16-17, 10-5) Friday at Reagan Field. SEMO dropped game one, 9-5, but won the nightcap, 4-2.
In game two, the Redhawks led, 4-1, after scoring once in the fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings.
Trent Pobst walked with the bases loaded and
Hunter Southerland scored in the top of the fourth.
Two innings later,
Devon Wilson grounded out and
Andrew Keck touched home.
In the seventh,
Hunter Southerland drove in
Tyler Wilber on a two-out single to left. Wilson then knocked in Keck on a single in the eighth.
MSU had two on with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning when Daniel Bergtholdt struck out Vito Iovino to end the game. Bergtholdt picked up his first save of the season.
Austin Sachse (4-4) struck out eight and walked just one in 5.2 scoreless innings. Sachse gave up four hits and faced 23 hitters.
Peyton Faulkner, Southerland and Keck each had two hits to lead the Redhawks.
MSU keyed its game one victory with a seven-run third inning. The Racers had four extra base hits in the inning, including a two-run home run by Bryan Chilton.
The Racers led, 9-0, before SEMO scored five runs over the final three frames.
Keck knocked in two runs on a single. Keck drove a 3-2 pitch through the left side to score
Danny Wright and Pobst in the top of the seventh.
Wilber doubled, went to third on a balk and touched home on a wild pitch in the eighth inning.
Connor Basler ripped a two-out single to cut MSU's lead to 9-5 in the ninth.
Dylan Dodd (4-3) allowed eight runs on eight hits, while striking out five in 3.2 innings.
Trevor McMurray (2-4) picked up the win striking out six and allowing two runs on five hits in six innings of work.
SEMO finished with eight hits. Wilber and Keck led the way with two apiece.
The Redhawks and Racers wrap up their series at 2 p.m., CT, Saturday.
