Redhawks Win Third in a Row with 4-1 Victory Over McKendree
4/23/2019 9:21:00 PM | Baseball
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri (19-23) picked up its third-straight win with a 4-1 victory over McKendree (9-32) Tuesday night at Capaha Field.
Alex Nielsen gave SEMO a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when he ripped a two-out single up the middle to score both Austin Blazevic and Hunter Southerland.
Garrett Stephens walked and came around to score on a base hit by Southerland widening SEMO's lead to 3-0 in the second.
Another RBI-single by Southerland knocked in Alex Canty to give the Redhawks a 4-0 advantage in the fourth inning.
McKendree broke up the shutout when it scored its only run of the contest in the top of the seventh.
Daniel Lloyd (1-2) was credited with his first win of the season. Lloyd pitched two scoreless innings with two hits allowed.
Jacob Reinkemeyer (0-1) took the loss. Reinkemeyer allowed four runs on four hits, struck out three and walked four in 3.2 frames.
Southerland went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI to lead SEMO. Nielsen, Andrew Keck, Stephens and Trent Pobst followed with one hit apiece.
The Redhawks travel to Big Ten Conference member Purdue for a three-game series beginning Friday.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lloyd, Daniel (1-2)
L: Reinkemeyer, Jacob (0-1)
S: Meyn, Keegan (1)
Batting:
2B: Emery, Bryce 1 ; DeLaVega, Matt 1
RBI: DeLaVega, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Costanzo, Joseph 1
CS: Emery, Bryce 1
HBP: Reich, Drew 1 ; Deimeke, Lucas 1

Batting:
2B: Stephens, Garrett 1
RBI: Southerland, Hunter 2 ; Nielsen, Alex 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Southerland, Hunter 1 ; Blazevic, Austin 1 ; Canty, Alex 1 ; Stephens, Garrett 1
SB: Southerland, Hunter 1 ; Nielsen, Alex 1 ; Keck, Andrew 1
HBP: Keck, Andrew 1 ; Pobst, Trent 1

























