CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri (17-23, 7-14) defeated Tennessee Tech (17-20, 5-13), 9-4, in its series finale Saturday afternoon at Capaha Field.
SEMO scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take the lead and never looked back.
Down, 4-3, after three-and-a-half innings, Tyler Wilber drove in Danny Wright on a one-out single to left field. Wright was hit by a pitch and stole second before touching home on Wilber's base hit. On the next play, Austin Blazevic belted a three-run home run to right field to put SEMO ahead, 7-4. Blazevic homered in his third game back after missing five weeks with a fractured thumb.
Devon Wilson tacked on another run for the Redhawks when he scored on a sacrifice bunt by Connor Basler. Basler then doubled down the left field line to start the bottom of the eighth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Peyton Faulkner to cap the 9-4 victory.
SEMO's bullpen was strong holding TTU scoreless for the final five innings of the contest.
Logan Winder (1-1), who recorded his first win of the season, struck out five, walked two and allowed four hits in 4.2 innings. Winder gave way to Aaron Stretch in the ninth inning. Stretch struck out Nathan McMeans for the last out of the game.
Caleb Morgan (1-5) suffered the loss. Morgan allowed seven runs on six hits and walked one in four innings.
SEMO finished with 10 hits for the day with five coming from Wilson and Blazevic. Wilson went 3-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored, while Blazevic followed at 2-for-4 with a double, home run, three RBI and one run scored. Andrew Keck added two hits, as well. Eight of the Redhawks nine starters scored.
The Redhawks evened their record to 13-13 at home this season.
SEMO continues its five-game home stand when it hosts Saint Louis Monday. First pitch is set for 6 p.m., CT.