JONESBORO, Ark.– Jaylon Deshazier hit a two-out grand slam as part of a six-run sixth inning to lead Arkansas State (22-16) to an 8-4 victory over Southeast Missouri (16-21) Tuesday.
 
Tied, 1-1, after five innings, Will Zimmerman scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. With two outs and the bases loaded, Tyler Duncan walked and Sky-Lar Culver scored. On the next play Deshazier drove a 2-1 pitch over the left field wall to grab ASU a 7-1 lead.
 
SEMO answered with an unearned run in the top of the seventh when Devon Wilson touched home on a two-out error.
 
An inning later, the Redhawks tacked on two more runs. Connor Basler led off the eighth with a single to center and moved into scoring position on a base hit by Peyton Faulkner. Alex Nielsen later reached on a one-out error and Basler scored. Faulkner touched home on a bases loaded walk by Andrew Keck to narrow the Red Wolves lead to 7-4.
 
Jake Karst scored an unearned run on a sacrifice fly by Deshazier to cap the scoring the bottom half of the eighth.
 
The Redhawks scored the game's first run in the top of the second inning. Hunter Southerland reached on a one-out double, advanced to third on a single by Danny Wright and scored when Keck hit into a fielder's choice.
 
Karst tied the game at 1-1 with his single to left center in the fifth.
 
Noah Stone (1-0) picked up his first win of the season. Stone allowed just one run on four hits, struck out two and walked one in six innings.
 
Daniel Lloyd (0-2) took the loss in relief. Lloyd gave up three runs on one hit, struck out one and walked two in two-thirds of an inning.
 
SEMO outhit ASU, 7-5. Wright and Trent Pobst each had two hits to lead the Redhawks.
 
The Redhawks return home to host Tennessee Tech in a three-game series beginning Thursday. First pitch is set for 6 p.m., CT, at Capaha Field.